1. What do you believe McCaw is worth? Prepare a careful DCF using the financial forecast of FCFs given in the case and in the associated spreadsheet. What key assumptions determine the range of high and low values in your valuation analysis? Also draw on any other valuation approaches and information that you can. For the sake of consistency‚ all groups should use a (low‚ "Darden") risk premium of 5.5%. We performed a DCF Analysis for two scenarios: 1) assuming the purchase of the residual equity
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Culture and Negotiations Why do Japanese negotiators behave in the manner they do? How does culture affect negotiating behavior and outcomes? MASTER THESIS Author’s name: Patrycja J. Krause Student’s number: 258891 Academic advisor: Søren O. Hilligsøe Faculty of English Aarhus School of Business May 2006 I would like to thank my Mom‚ Barbara‚ for her understanding‚ encouragement and eternal support‚ as well as my advisor‚ Søren O. Hilligsøe‚ for his academic help‚ advice and faith in me keeping
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etiquettes‚ culture and protocol will supplement international businessmen and enhance cross cultural negotiation. The Rational German: Based on research findings‚ Germany’s geographical location and history have had a substantial effect on its culture and thus on the way that Germans negotiate. Some historical events helps us understand more about Germany‚ its people and the effects on negotiations: Pre-Unification Era: Before Charles V formed Prussia‚ Germany was largely comprised of small princely
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negotiating parties based on the resources they control or can influence to respond to their interests that will be addressed in a given negotiation. “walking-in” BATNA‚ that group of resources in your pocket before negotiation begins‚ and the dynamic BATNA that changes as you gain information during the negotiation process gives you a sense of whether to undertake a negotiation and whether to quit once the process has begun. Elements of BATNA 1.0 Deadlines: if you are under pressure to deliver a particular
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Case Study: BP Texas Refinery Introduction According to Lewicki‚ Saunders & Minton (2003)‚ adopting an unethical approach to negotiation in business can have serious consequences. A recent explosion at the British Petroleum (BP) Texas refinery on 24 March‚ 2005 reiterated this and demonstrated the effect of an unethical approach to negotiation with the death of 15 contract workers. Ethical behaviour refers to the standards of conduct such as honesty‚ fairness‚ responsibility and trust. (Lewicki
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Running Head: THE SIX STEPS OF THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS The Six Steps of the Negotiation Process The Six Steps of the Negotiation Process There are six steps of the negotiation process are: (a) defining the desired results‚ (b) gathering data‚ (c) analyzing the situation‚ (d) planning‚ (e) bargaining ‚ and (f) documenting the agreement. 1. Defining the desired results to be achieved - This stage begins as the acquisition team defines the requirement‚ starting with market research. The acquisition
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Factors influencing cross-cultural negotiations Many factors influence cross-cultural negations and should be considered before entering into negotiations with another culture. Negotiators who understand certain aspects of cross-culture negotiations have the advantage over the negotiator who is not well prepared to negotiate with their foreign counterpart. According to Salacuse‚ 1991‚ negotiators should consider the following seven factors when conducting business internationally: the negotiating
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The prevailing tendency of organizations is to concentrate on core activities and opt to outsource those activities which are considered to be noncore. 1) Discuss the concept of outsourcing‚ reason behind outsourcing and its challenges. Outsourcing is the act of one company contracting with another company to provide services that might otherwise be performed by in house employees. Often‚ the tasks that are outsourced could be performed by the company itself‚ but in many cases there are
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Negotiation about Virgin conflict A brief summary This was a dispute conflict between Virgin Airlines and its pilots about the delayed pay in 2011. Although the government intervened this case‚ pilots in Virgin Atlantic was not able to reach agreement with the airline on an overdue pay and conditions settlement. In fact‚ the increasing pay did not found since 2008. The representatives demonstrated that it would ballot Virgin Atlantic members on possible strike action. The company promised to pilots
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There was a situation between two students in which they had a disagreement on which approach to take on a team project. There were names called and a lot of agree between the two. I went with the negotiation method. I wanted to hear both sides’ arguments and see what we can do to pull this project all together. I want to make sure I was being fair in resolving this conflict and to make sure both sides input was a part of this project. Working with a team is not always easy for students‚ but
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