of Problem Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company that owns and manages chains of hospitals on a for-profit basis. HCA is currently facing a complex financial situation with their ratio of debt to total capital approaching 70%‚ as opposed to a target ratio of 60%. While some investors welcome HCA’s more aggressive use of leverage‚ others are worried that HCA’s capital structure could decrease the company’s current A bond rating. As a result of increased
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Application of Capital Structure‚ Costs of Capital for Multiple Division firms Case Analysis: Pioneer Petroleum Corporation (PPC).1 Submitted by: Joseph Donato N. Pangilinan‚ FICD Date Presented: April 12‚ 2012 Introduction: This landmark case seeks to break the risk-reward trade off involved in calculating Capital Cost. The object of the solution must be to minimize project risks while maximizing project opportunities available. We want a rate and a rating system that does not unnecessarily
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Knowledge management | | | ByAmr Badrawy | | | Definition of knowledge knowledge is the ability of an actor to respond to a body of facts and principles accumulated over a period of time Definition of Knowledge management a multi-disciplined approach to achieving organizational objectives by making the best use of knowledge. KM focuses on processes such as acquiring‚ creating and sharing knowledge and the cultural and technical foundations that support them. A more simple definition
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Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC ------------------------------------------------- Corporate Valuation 248 Group Project #1 Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC ------------------------------------------------- Corporate Valuation 248 Group Project #1 The main benefit of a hedge fund is that an investor can make higher returns with a hedge fund compared to the market returns by using leverage from taking a short position in certain stocks. It is possible for the return for hedge funds to be
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HBS Case 9‐202‐024 Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC Instruction for the Case Report The case report carries 10 marks and should follow the structure suggested below. It should have at most 6 pages including the cover page‚ and should be printed with line space 1.5 lines and font size 12. The cover page should contain the name of the group‚ student name and ID number. There is one mark for the clarity of the writing. Note that lecturers will help you to clarify conceptual issues but not specific case questions and calculations
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The Fundamentals of Working Capital Management Working Capital refers to the company’s current or short-lived assets. This includes cash‚ marketable securities‚ notes receivable‚ account receivable‚ inventories and other current assets. Non-current assets are referred to as capital assets. These are long-term assets and are mostly depreciable in nature. In evaluating an investment in capital assets‚ the future cash flows‚ the risk of those cash flows as well as the opportunity cost of the funds
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Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting ISSN 1946-052X 2012‚ Vol. 4‚ No. 1 Capital Structure and Firm Performance in the Financial Sector: Evidence from Australia Vedran Skopljak School of Economics and Finance‚ La Trobe University Kingsbury Drive‚ Bundoora‚ Vic 3086‚ Australia Tel: 61-3-9479-1111 E-mail: vedran.skopljak@latrobe.edu.au Robin H. Luo (Corresponding author) Department of Finance‚ Wuhan University Luojia Hill‚ Wuhan 430072‚ China Tel: 86-27-6875-2740 E-mail: robin.h.luo@gmail.com
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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FEBRUARY 2003 www.corporateleadershipcouncil.com Fact Brief Structure and Function of the Change Management Team Profiled Institution A B C D E F G H Industry Retail Financial Services Financial Services Transportation Utility Financial Services Manufacturing Automotive Employees 10‚000 – 50‚000 10‚000 – 50‚000 5‚000 – 25‚000 25‚000 – 75‚000 1‚000 – 10‚000 15‚000 – 50‚000 10‚000 – 50‚000 More than 100‚000 Revenues $500 million-$1 billion Less $500 million More
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School of Accounting ACCT 1511: Accounting and Financial Management 1B Session 2‚ 2012 Week 5 Completing the Balance Sheet Student Handout Contents: 1. Learning Objectives 2. Tutorial Questions 3. Lecture Materials Lecturer: Dr Victoria Clout Website: http://telt.unsw.edu.au 1 Introduction and Learning Objectives In this week we are turning our attention towards the remaining major component of the balance sheet – owners’ equity. Like liabilities‚ owners’ equity represents another
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According to the (classical theory of management‚ 2010) The effort of all position in company is connected with steering‚ cooperating and setting of objectives top subordinates implementing the individualism dimension in the organization gives them a space to choose their suitable method to achieve company destination. According to (Durker‚ 2010) MBO and by coordination of chief and worker will generate ideas according to better planning to the attainment of objective and clean the way of success from
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