Agency Costs of Free Cash Flow‚ Corporate Finance‚ and Takeovers Michael C. Jensen Harvard Business School MJensen@hbs.edu Abstract The interests and incentives of managers and shareholders conflict over such issues as the optimal size of the firm and the payment of cash to shareholders. These conflicts are especially severe in firms with large free cash flows—more cash than profitable investment opportunities. The theory developed here explains 1) the benefits of debt in reducing agency
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Running Head: TRAVEL AND TOURISM Travel and Tourism [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] Abstract This study aims tо explore thе motivations fоr tourists’ choice оf diverse tourism environments іn а Third ’World country‚ Nigeria. Results obtained from а questionnaire survey оf 376 tourists randomly sampled from seven tourism destinations іn Nigeria show that thе most prominent motivations fоr tourist destination choice are self-actualization іn an appreciative‚ educational or cultural
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Porters Industry Analysis: The automobile manufacturing industry The Automobile Manufacturing Industry 3 Introduction 3 Power of Buyers (Medium-High) 3 Power of Suppliers (Low) 4 Threat of New Entrants (Low) 4 Threat of Substitute products (High) 6 Internal Rivalry (Medium) 6 Relative Power of Other Stakeholders (High) 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 The Automobile Manufacturing Industry Introduction The automobile manufacturing industry is comprised of companies that produce
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Climate Change - International - June 2012Introduction Almost 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP) is generated by activities related to tourism‚ which include: the direct receipts of tourism industry players (for example hotels‚ car-rental firms‚ travel agents and tour operators‚ some food and beverage outlets and certain attractions); indirect receipts of suppliers to the tourism industry; and induced receipts (spending by employees of the tourism industry and its suppliers). Tourism is therefore
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D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures‚ from the Southern farm
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What is structure and agency? How does this framework help us in political analysis? For it is part and parcel of daily experience to feel both free and enchained‚ capable of shaping our own future and yet confronted by towering‚ seemingly impersonal constraints. Consequently in facing up to the problem of structure and agency social theorists are not just addressing crucial technical problems in the study of society‚ they are also confronting the most pressing social problem of the human condition
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Michael Porter published the Value Chain Analysis in 1985 as a response to criticism that his Five Forces framework lacked an implementation methodology that bridged the gap between internal capabilities and opportunities in the competitive landscape. This framework focused on industry attractiveness as a determinant of the profit potential of all companies within that particular industry. However‚ significant differences in performance exist between companies operating within the same industry that
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WHAT IS STRATEGY? BY MICHAEL PORTER! 1! ! ! What is Porter’s definition of Strategy? ! Porter claims that a competitive strategy refers to the fact of being different to the competition‚ choosing a different set activities to deliver a unique mix of value to the client. He affirms that the essence of strategy is in choosing to perform actions in a different way than the rivals do and differentiate themselves in the market aligning themselves at the same time with the needs and wants
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Table of content Preface………………………………………………………………….1 Chapter 1. Prerequisites of the agency problem and different approaches to solving it 1.1 How we detect an agency problem……………………………………..3 1.2 Remedies of agency problem…………………………………………….5 1.3 Different approach for different types of companies……………….10 Chapter 2. Practical examples of agency problem’s solution 2.1 Good intentions usually backfire……………………………………….13 2.2 Positive examples and new ideas………………………………….........17 2.3 Foregoing
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