Aswath Damodaran 2 THE OBJECTIVE IN CORPORATE FINANCE “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does’nt maCer how you get there” First Principles 3 Aswath Damodaran 3 The Classical Viewpoint 4 ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Van Horne: "In this book‚ we assume that the objecKve of the firm
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Goals and Objectives: SMART Matrix The words Goal and Objective are often confused with each other. They both describe things that an organization may want to achieve or attain but in relative terms may mean different things. Definitions Goals and objectives describe what the program/project is striving to accomplish. Goals depict the general programmatic outcomes‚ while objectives specify more specific outcomes. It is common to have several objectives for each program/project goal. A goal
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Individual Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Principles of Accounting Professor: Bruce Geddus January 8‚ 2014 Introduction to financial accounting and it ’s my turn to identify the four basic financial statements and to describe them as well. In this financial statement paper I will also be describing the four financial statements‚ discuss how the four financial statements are useful to internal users such as managers and employees. And last I will discuss
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Overview * General Tips * Non-Fiction * Fiction * Poetry * Fire Starters Creative Non-Fiction If representing and exploring the “real” by writing in the genre of creative non-fiction is your goal‚ we hope these tips about what creative non-fiction is‚ as well as some pointers on a few genres that are considered creative non-fiction (memoir and the personal essay) can help you. We have also included some links to some well-known examples of creative non-fiction to give you a sense
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MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES (MBO) What is Management by objective? * Management by objectives (MBO) is a systematic and organized approach that allows management to focus on achievable goals and to attain the best possible results from available resources. It aims to increase organizational performance by aligning goals and subordinate objectives throughout the organization. Ideally‚ employees get strong input to identify their objectives‚ time lines for completion‚ etc. MBO includes ongoing tracking
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of tea. Explain why organisations need aims and objectives. (P1) Every organisation needs to set aims and objectives to be able to run the business more easily and effectively. Objectives are more like goals‚ it’s more realistic than aims. Objectives are far more sensible and achievable. Aims are what an organisation wants to achieve. These are long-term plans‚ probably over next 3 to 5 years. This allows the business to move forward. Objectives set out how the organisation will meet their aims
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difficult for organisations to decide the types of programmes and projects necessary to manage their finite resources. A businesses’ portfolio‚ or “The totality of an organisation’s investment ... in the Changes required to achieve its Strategic Objectives”¹‚ requires sound decision-making processes and carefully proposed solutions in order to make returns for investment decisions. The management of the firms’ corporate portfolio allows for a clear portfolio strategy‚ providing companies with an “ongoing
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Objectives As discussed before this programs objectives are SMART objectives. Objective #1 is an academic objective in accordance to the RFA: All children that go through the program will develop skills in the classroom to help them solve problems in a non-violent way by June 30‚ 2020. Objective #2 is an epidemiological objective in accordance to the RFA: By June 30‚ 2020 there will be a 50% reduction in homicides among 14 to 18 years olds that live in the specified violent areas of Los Angeles
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Introduction 2 Five Performance Objectives 3 Implement and Support Process 5 Evaluating Model 6 Conclusion 7 Reference 8 Introduction “Operation strategy concerns the pattern of strategic decisions and actions which set the role‚ objectives and activities of the operation.” It refers to the process to set mission and goals‚ make specific decisions for achieve specific objectives; and the procedure to design and formulate the strategy of operations. Operation strategy is one part of the organizational
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The Objective in Corporate Finance “If you don’t know where you are going‚ it does not matter how you get there” Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business Aswath Damodaran 2 First Principles Invest in projects that yield a return greater than the minimum acceptable hurdle rate. • The hurdle rate should be higher for riskier projects and reflect the financing mix used - owners’ funds (equity) or borrowed money (debt) • Returns on projects should be measured based on cash flows
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