Nonprofit and For-Profit Organizations? Submitted By: Dietrice Watkins Strayer University For: Professor Gerry Patnode Date June 21‚ 2008 Abstract Academic researchers have not found it important to attempt to complete studies based on leadership in non-profit organizations. A main problem that arises is that people tend to confuse the terms leadership and management with each other. Also leadership researchers tend to associate leadership in non-profit organizations with
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Why might a business firm pursue other objectives besides the objective of maximum profits? What objectives other than profit maximisation might a firm pursue? Is this possible in a competitive world? The traditional theory of business behaviour tends to make a general assumption that businesses possess the information‚ market power and motivation to set a price and output that maximises profits. Profits being defined as the difference between the total revenue received by a firm and the total
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in Review IV. Basic Types of Securities Transactions A) Long Purchase B) Margin Trading 1. Essentials of Margin Trading a. Magnified Profits and Losses b. Advantages and Disadvantages 2. Making Margin Transactions a. Initial Margin b. Maintenance Margin 3. The Basic Margin Formula 4. Return on Invested Capital 5. Uses of Margin Trading C) Short Selling 1. Essentials of Short Selling a. Making Money When Prices Fall b. Margin Requirements and Short Selling c. Who Lends the Securities? d. Advantages
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Classification of Ratios Ashok Leyland (Company 1) Swaraj Mazda (Company 2) Profitability Ratios 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Gross Profit Margin (%) 7.86 4.77 7.49 8.32 6.78 7.31 3.38 6.61 6.62 6.76 Operating Profit Margin (%) 10.09 7.66 10.23 10.67 9.43 7.8 4.96 7.81 7.62 7.78 Liquidity Ratios Current ratio 1.08 1.29 1.22 1.09 0.88 0.96 0.85 1.19 1.23 1.25
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Kevin Tame Business Research 2/23/2010 Springfield Nor’easters Case #1 Evaluate the research survey undertaken by the League Sports Association and by Larry Buckingham‚ Nor’easters marketing director. Consider each step in the process that led to the findings of the survey Buckingham started his research by using the League Sports Association survey done in 2005 and confirmed that families with school age children were more likely to attend sporting events. He also found that 73% of the audience
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Assignment 6 FIN321 Winter 2015 Using a Broker - Buying on Margin - Selling Short 1. Your friend Joe will begin saving for his retirement after he graduates in December. He is trying to decide whether he will employ the services of an investment company or build his own portfolio. Which do you think Joe ought to do? You know him as well as anybody! Explain to Joe why he ought to follow the path that you recommend. (Please talk directly to Joe!) Joe‚ you should invest your retirement savings
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Group Assignment Topic: Café de Coral Background of Café de Coral The Cafe de Coral Group was incorporated in 1968‚ but it would not be until September 1969 when it opened its first Café de Coral restaurant in Causeway Bay. The chain gradually expanded over the next decade and went on air in 1977 when it promoted its restaurants through TV commercials. In 1979‚ Café de Coral established its first food processing plant‚ a move commonly taken to lower costs and ensures consistency. In 1986
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Blue Nile Case Study 1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online retail jewelers? Do a five-force analysis to support your answer. The competition among the competing sellers in the industry is strong. Competitors for Blue Nile not only include the online jewelry sellers such as Diamonds.com‚ Whiteflash.com‚ Ice.com and JamesAllen.com‚ but also include brick-and-mortar jewelers‚ chain department stores‚ mass merchants‚ local jewelry shop‚ and large jewelry
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better or worse off financially would Catawba be?” Our Analysis shows that the gross margin for the standard compressor (Figure 1 at left) is $53‚905‚ at a capacity of 24 units. By producing the 10 lightweight compressors‚ the capacity to produce standard compressors is reduced to 17 units. The combined gross margin for standard and lightweight compressors is $76‚081; thereby‚ Catawba increases gross margin by $22‚176 by adding the lightweight compressor to the production run (Figure 2 below).
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In the case of Goodner Brothers‚ Inc. ‚ the six key control weakness were no proper segregation of duties‚ no proper procedure on recording documents‚ lacking monitoring on performance review‚ low gross profit margin than benchmark‚ no control on accessing to the accounting system and inventory storage and too depends on the honesty of the employees. Woody Robinson know very well that the company have these weaknesses that give him the chances to enter the hole to start the fraud activities. Firstly
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