Caterpillar Inc. Analysis FIN400 – Analyzing Financial Statements June 23‚ 2013 Caterpillar Inc. Analysis Caterpillar Inc. is a global company headquartered Peoria‚ Illinois. They specialize in the manufacturing and selling of construction‚ mining‚ and farm equipment. Caterpillar Financial Services is a subsidiary company that offers financing options to their customers. I currently work of a construction company and I specialize in the accounting management of the company’s assets. Approximately
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FACTOR ANALYSIS Factor analysis is a general name denoting a class of procedures primarily used for data reduction and summarization. It is used in the following circumstances: • To identify underlying dimensions or factors‚ that explains the correlations among the set of variables. • To identify new‚ smaller set of uncorrelated variables to replace the original set of correlated variables in subsequent multivariate analysis. • To identify smaller set of salient variables from a larger set for
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TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF THEORY Running Head: TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF THEORY Transactional Analysis: A Review of Theory Robin K. Walters-Powell Wayne State University SW 9220 Spring‚ 2010 Abstract Eric Berne‚ M.D. during the 1940’s as an alternative to psychoanalysis‚ created Transactional Analysis theory. Although influenced by the likes of Freud‚ Kahn‚ Federn‚ and Erikson‚ it was a transition to the optimistic side of human nature. It lends itself to the
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CLASSIFICATION OF RATIO ANALYSIS "Ratios" can be grouped into various classes according to "financial" activity or function to be evaluated. In view of the requirements of the various users of "ratios"‚ we can classify then into the following categories. Liquidity "Ratios" Profitability "Ratios" Solvency "Ratios" "Financial" statement "analysis" is a judgemental process. One of the primary objectives is identification of major changes in trends and relationships and the investigation of the
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supported by the DGIS/TMF-BirdLife funding scheme Guidelines on Stakeholder analysis Contents 1. How to identify the stakeholders ................................................................................................................. 1 2. Stakeholder analysis.................................................................................................................................... 1 3. The Stakeholder Analysis Report ...............................................................
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Job Analysis Bonnie Dolan PSY 435 May 6‚ 2013 Tammy Franklin * University of Phoenix Job Analysis When an individual is striving to attain a different employment opportunity or career path‚ or he or she is attempting to hire another individual to work for them or the company they are employed by‚ it is exceedingly vital to collect a great deal of information regarding the position you are applying for or about the person you are considering hiring to fill a position. There is a great
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CASE ANALYSIS Prepare a case analysis on the topic of Strategic Management. The case analysis should be a minimum of three pages long‚ double spaced. Check for correct spelling‚ grammar‚ punctuation‚ mechanics‚ and usage. Citations should use APA style. Case Analysis Question: What is Strategic Management and why is it critical to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission? Your analysis of this case and your written submission should reflect an understanding of the
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GAAP Analysis: In business and economics‚ gap analysis is a tool that helps a company to compare its actual performance with its potential performance. At its core are two questions: "Where are we?" and "Where do we want to be?" If a company or organization is not making the best use of its current resources or is forgoing investment in capital or technology‚ then it may be producing or performing at a level below its potential. This concept is similar to the base case of being below one’s production
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Social Analysis Assignment Social analysis means taking the time‚ habit‚ to question what is happening in the world around us. It means asking questions about society and looking for answers about what’s going on and who it affects. Social analysis not only helps us develop a critical awareness of the world‚ but also to lead us toward social justice. When analyzing these questions it often brings out other links‚ or connections between different social issues‚ and this helps us dig beneath
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and tendencies) world. Morrow uses no subtle manner to illustrate this point. The basic premise of the book is that God is dead‚ and his giant body is floating in the ocean. The Vatican orders an oil tanker captain and his ragtag crew to literally tow the body (like a tugboat) to the North Pole to preserve it in a giant vault. From shipwreck islands to WWII re-enactors dropping bombs on the body of God to the sexual exploits of the crew‚ this book is certainly and adventure. But‚ what does it all
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