Clifford tells the story of a shipowner whose ship sank and drowned all aboard. Clifford things the shipowner is guilty of their deaths even though he sincerely and in all good conscience believed the ship was sea- worth. What do you think? Do you agree with Clifford? Why or why not? Answer: I think that Clifford is absolutely correct in the scenarios that he provided. Quickly‚ Clifford made it clear that the shipowner was fully aware that his ship had not been built well‚ and because of this the
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1. Briefly explain why many corporations prefer to issue callable long-term corporate bonds rather than non-callable long-term bonds. There are three main reasons why a corporation may be interested in calling a bond. * Interest rates have fallen‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Credit quality has improved‚ so they can refinance at a lower rate. * Assets have been sold‚ so money is available to pay off debt. If a bond issuer pays investors the going rate of 7% annually in interest‚ and
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BUSINESS Literally‚ the word “business” means the state of being busy. Generally‚ the term business includes all human activities concerned with earning money. In other words‚ business is an activity in which various persons regularly produce or exchange goods and services for mutual gain or profit. The goods and services produced or purchased for personal use are not included in “business”. Business is an economic activity‚ which is related with continuous and regular production and distribution
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Intercontinental University Why do firms purchase other corporations? Many firms purchase other companies to make their company larger. The growth of a company is achieved through expansion of purchasing already built companies and expanding their business into empty building. Merging with other companies is sometimes easier since the business is already setup. They can gain good managers and employee as well as formidable contracts that they were not using before. Do firms pay too much for the
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such as ‘opportunity‚ innovation‚ and competitive advantage’ for a company rather than disadvantages such as ‘cost‚ constraint or charitable deed’. This essay aims to explain and evaluate the extent to which this statement implies‚ and the benefits and drawbacks of CSR in terms of the short run and long run development in corporations. The complicated connotation of CSR results in the difficulty of understanding intensively and application efficiently. Despite the wide range of definition‚ CSR
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Context of business strategy 3 1. Vision 3 2. Mission 4 3. Value 5 II. The significance of stakeholder analysis 7 1. Significance of stakeholders 7 2. Stakeholders analysis and its importance 9 III. Environmental and organizational audit of Kinh Do Corporation 11 1. External environment 11 1.1. PESTEL analysis 11 1.2. Five forces 14 2. Organizational audit 18 IV. Applying strategic positioning techniques to the analysis of Kinh Do Corporation 21 1.
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be our next president. Mr. Sanders and I agree on many situations going on in our world today‚ the environment‚ foreign policy‚ the economy‚ healthcare‚ education etc. Mr. Sanders is a democratic who agrees that environmental actions should be taken; for example Mr. Sanders thinks national parks should be preserved and protected by the federal government. Mr. Sanders response was “yes‚ and the government should protect more land” there are other reasons why Bernie Sanders on different issues of the
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KINH DO CORPORATION I. Introduction Kinh Do Corporation is Vietnam’s largest confectionary company by both sales and production value. The company was founded in 1993 by a small group of entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam; beginning as a snack company. Kinh Do sucesses on snack products opened a new opportunity with the strategy of diversifying product portfolio and affirmed the quality of a Vietnam brand. From a small production facility with sales of only 10 billion in 1993‚ Kinh Do has
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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Why do firms become multinational enterprises? Identify and discuss four reasons‚ making sure to incorporate examples into your answer. Name Institutional Affiliation Why do firms become multinational enterprises? Identify and discuss four reasons‚ making sure to incorporate examples into your answer. Multinationals are corporations which operate in at least two countries but whose management is established in one specific country. They have their operations in at least one other country different
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