Discuss: “The concept of efficient diversification implies that for an investor wishing to efficiently assume risk in their portfolio; the risky part of the portfolio should consist of weighted proportions of all possible risky assets.” Abstract: Minimizing investor’s portfolio risk was a dominant goal influencing decision making of investment. The effective method of reducing risks was to efficient diversifying the portfolio. The author’s purpose in this article was to share thoughts and concerns
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Pepsico operates in Pakistan through seven franchisees‚ none of which are publicly listed. The company declined to disclose revenue numbers‚ though it did claim that it is the largest food and Beverages Company in the country and has maintained that leading position since 1982. The largest listed food company in Pakistan is Nestle‚ which had revenues of more than Rs65 billion in 2011. Pepsi’s retail sales are assumed to be higher than that number. Despite‚ the franchise model‚ the company has invested
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Introduction Diversification is a method of investing that been shown to increase portfolio return while reducing portfolio risk as measured by standard deviation. This method specifically increases the efficient frontier for investors. The challenge to an investing firm is an appetite by its customers for an ever increasing efficient frontier. One area to explore to obtain this increase is through further diversifying through international diversification. International portfolio diversification gives
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BOYAN JOVANOVIC New YorkUniversity The Diversification of Production produce more than one product. In this sense their production is diversified‚ or horizontally integrated. This paper addresses two questions. First‚ why have firms become more diversified over the past century? And second‚ why are diversified firms more oriented toward research and development (R&D) than nondiversified firms? I tackle these two questions under the assumption that a firm diversifies to maximize its efficiency
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Case Study: business strategy Biddy’s Bakery (BB) (strategic and operational decisions) Biddy’s Bakery was founded by Elizabeth McDoogie in 1984. Nicknamed “Biddy”‚ Elizabeth started the home style-bakery in Cincinnati‚ Ohio as a alternative to commercially available baked goods. The mission of Biddy’s Bakery was to produce a variety of baked- goods with old fashioned style and taste. The goods produced included a variety of pies and cakes‚ and were sold to the general public and local restaurants
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DIVERSIFICATION. For companies‚ they all want to have bigger market share and earn more profit. So they will find many ways to penetration into the market like diversification. Diversification strategies are used to expand firms’ operations by adding markets‚ products‚ services‚ or stages of production to the existing business. The purpose of diversification is to allow the company to enter lines of business that are different from current operations.There are basically two broad forms of diversification
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Rural Diversification: The Lake District: Farm Diversification: In the Lake District‚ there are a number of ways in which farm diversification has taken place. For example‚ as the income that farmers receive has decreased‚ they have to creative new ways to make money. On way of doing this is when their sheep are clipped‚ although their fleece is poor quality and colour‚ they can sell it for loft insulation or carpets. Also‚ the Lake District has become a popular tourist destination and as a result
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CASE STUDY RAVI SOAP FACTORY COMPANY OVERVIEW PROBLEM DEFINITION: DECLINING SALES VOLUME The company is currently experiencing declining sales volume due to a stiff competition in the market. Customers are switching brands based on television commercials. Since the arrival of cable television in the terai region in 1997 ‚the companies like HLL ‚ Nirma ‚P&G‚Tomco started advertising their products heavily. The products include both detergent powder and detergent cake. HLL was focusing
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solution about marketing and the concept of planning and strategy. At the time particularly Mevacor and Zocor hit the market‚ Lipitor just syinthesized by Warner-Lambert and it was still done animal testing or in the other words Lipitor is still developed become great statin in the world. To give alternative solution for the problem number one‚ Lipitor should understand about concept of planning and strategy and arrange suitable planning and strategy with the condition nowadays. Because the Lipitor still
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References: Pepsico. (2015). Global Brands. Retrieved from: http://www.pepsico.com/Company/Global-Brands Pepsico Pepsico. (2014). Form 10-K. Retrieved from: http://www.pepsico.com/annual13/media/PepsiCo_10K_20140214.pdf Complete Assurance of Learning Exercise 10D on textbook page 321.
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