FDI: is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country‚ either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in that country. Horizontal FDI: Processes conducted at home country are replicated directly in the host country. Vertical FDI: performs value-adding activities either upstream or downstream on the processes in host country. MNE: A company with operations in multiple locations across
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wavelength of light. Because the velocity of light in air is always greater than that through a liquid‚ the refractive index is a number greater than 1; for example‚ hexane n20D 1.3751. The superscript 20 indicates that the measurement was made at 20 oC‚ and the subscript D refers to the yellow D-line of a sodium vapor lamp‚ light with a wavelength of 589 nm. The measurement is made with a refractometer using a few drops of liquid. Compensation is made within the instrument for the fact that white
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The Inaba text describes the phenomenon of "therapeutic index." Addiction to barbiturates can be critical in terms of lethality as measured by the therapeutic index. Describe how this phenomenon might lead to an accidental overdose. Why is this factor more critical with barbiturates than with other classes of depressant drugs? Barbiturates are nonselective central nervous system (CNS) depressants‚ capable of producing all degrees of depression from mild sedation and hypnosis to general anesthesia
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The index of dissimilarity The index of dissimilarity measures the evenness of two racial groups distributed across an area in relation to a larger area. The scale ranges from zero‚ complete integration‚ to one‚ complete segregation. The index can be used with the analysis of racial segregation in trends dealing with socioeconomic class‚ immigration‚ nativity‚ and residence. Generally‚ without immigration‚ the dissimilarity index between two races decreases as time goes on. This trend is most noticeable
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Determinants of Commercial Banks Profitability: An Empirical Evidence from the Commercial Banks of Ethiopia Birhanu Tsehay Amare ID No. GSR/ 0695/03 A thesis submitted to The Department of Accounting and Finance Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Business Administration in Finance Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia May‚ 2012 1 Addis Ababa University School of Graduate Studies This is to certify that the thesis prepared by
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Appendix B Profitability Analysis Solutions to Questions B-1 Absolute profitability measures the impact on overall profits of adding or dropping a particular segment‚ such as a product or customer‚ without making any other changes. B-2 Relative profitability involves ranking segments‚ each of which may be absolutely profitable‚ for the purpose of making trade-offs among the segments. Such trade-offs are necessary when a constraint exists. Otherwise‚ they are not necessary. B-3 Every business
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Capital Structure‚ Profitability and Market Structure: Evidence from Textile Industries in Bangladesh. Introduction In corporate finance‚ the academic contribution of Modigliani and Miller (1958‚ 1963) about capital structure irrelevance and the tax shield advantage paved the way for the development of alternative theories and a series of empirical research initiatives on capital structure. The alternative theories include the trade-off theory‚ the pecking order/asymmetric information theory
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BIRTHDAY CAKE INGREDIENTS 1 recipe White-on-White Buttermilk Cake Recipe‚ below 1 recipe Swiss Meringue Buttercream 1/4 cup each green and pink Marshmallow Fondant (MMF) or Rolled Fondant 2 small sticks or branches from non-toxic tree(I used lemon branches) Small faux bird from craft store Thick white thread or white dental floss Small glue dots INSTRUCTIONS STEP I: MAKE THE WHITE-ON-WHITE BUTTERMILK CAKE WHITE-ON-WHITE BUTTERMILK CAKE by Sarah Phillips Makes three‚ 9 x
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Affecting Profitability: An Empirical Study on Ethiopian Banking Industry Amdemikael Abera A Thesis Submitted to The Department of Accounting and Finance Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science (Accounting and Finance) Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia June 2012 Addis Ababa University School of Graduate Studies This is to certify that the thesis prepared by Amdemikael Abera‚ entitled: Factors Affecting Profitability: an Empirical
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Airline Profitability in NIGERA In a 2008 interview with VIA Magazine‚ Richard Branson‚ founder of Virgin Airways‚ said‚ “I’ve always said the easiest way to become a millionaire is to start out a billionaire then go into the airline business.” The airline business has been somewhat of a mixed bag; that is until 2010 when airlines were at their most profitable. According to the Wall Street Journal‚ since 1978 airlines have experienced lagging profits‚ but in 2010 they posted half year profits
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