IMPACT OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ON SURVIVAL OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN NAIROBI KENYA BY GACHOGU BENSON KAMAU REG. NO:L50/82852/2012 FACILITATED BY PROF. PROF.POKHARIYAL‚ GANESH P A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) JANUARY‚ 2013 DECLARATION I Walusimbi Samuel declare that this project report is my original work and has
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FACTORS DETERMINING WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT The working capital needs of a firm are determined and influenced by various factors. A wide variety of considerations may affect the quantum of working capital required and these considerations may vary from time to time. The working capital needed at one point of time may not be good enough for some other situation. The determination of working capital requirement is a continuous process and must be undertaken on a regular basis in the light of
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Dell working capital case Dell’s build to order system created a very different balance sheet. We want to assess their competitive advantage in working capital at the time of the case‚ evaluate how they funded growth at the time (1996) and evaluate potential ways to fund projected sales growth of 50% in 1997 through use of internal funds. 1. Calculate their working capital advantage. To do this calculate days sales of inventory‚ payable days and receivables days to find their cash conversion
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Brief Outline This case is regarding Dell computers financial status in the period from 1991 to 1995. In this analysis we intend to highlight the various issues related to working capital experienced by the company. What makes this case interesting is the turnaround of Dell’s financial structure which in turn led to its recovery from seemingly major liquidity issues. To give a brief outline‚ this study enlightens one on how a fast growing company can get into trouble due to mismanagement of cash
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Working Capital Simulation Richard Hughes FIN/571 January Nineteenth‚ 2015 William Stokes Working Capital Simulation Sunflower Nutraceuticals (SNC) is barely breaking even and is strategizing on methods improve its growth and cash flow through capital budgeting. This paper will discuss the decisions the CEO made in each area of the 3-phase process‚ and evaluate how the decisions affected SNC. The numbers in this analysis are in thousands. Background SNC provides dietary supplements to individual
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assume greater importance. The company would need more working capital funds to support the expanding sales. Mr Shyam Lal knew that it may not be easy to get funds from banks. He was wondering how he could reduce the working capital funds requirement of his company without affecting the sales. In the beginning of 2009‚ Mr Shyam Lal‚ Chairman and Managing Director of Reliable Texamill Limited (RTL)was concerned about the company’s working capital management. As the company was expecting its net sales
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htm Top management teams’ social capital in Taiwan The impact on firm value in an emerging economy Chaur-Shiuh Young Department of Accounting‚ National Chung Cheng University‚ Min-Hsiung‚ Taiwan‚ ROC Abstract Purpose – The paper aims to examine the contributions of top management teams’ (TMTs) social capital to the creation of business value. Design/methodology/approach – Least-squares regression is used to estimate the relationship between TMT social capital and Tobin’s Q‚ while controlling
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and management? Although the two terms are often used interchangeably‚ management is more usually viewed as getting things done through other people in order to achieve stated organizational objectives. Management is regarded as relating to people working within a structured organization and with prescribed roles. To people outside the organisation the manager might not necessarily be seen in a leadership role. The emphasis on leadership is on an interpersonal behaviour in a broader context. It is
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LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Report on Summer Training [Title] Ratio Analysis to know the Financial Position of “The Nawanshahar Central Co-operative Bank Limited” Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Submitted by: Name of the student- Mandeep Kaur Dhamrait University Roll No.- R1813A26 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY
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Multinational Management of Working Capital MNCs tie up funds when investing in their working capital‚ which includes short term assets such as inventory‚ accounts receivable‚ and cash. They attempt working capital management by maintaining sufficient short-term assets to support their operations. Yet‚ they do not want to invest excessively in short-term assets because these funds might be put to better use. The management of working capital is more complex for MNCs that have foreign subsidiaries
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