Journal of Accounting and Economics 31 (2001) 105–231 Capital markets research in accounting$ S.P. Kothari* Sloan School of Management‚ Massachusetts Institute of Technology‚ Cambridge‚ MA 02142‚ USA Received 22 November 1999; received in revised form 8 March 2001 Abstract I review empirical research on the relation between capital markets and financial statements. The principal sources of demand for capital markets research in accounting are fundamental analysis and valuation‚ tests of market
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Capital One Financial Corporation 1. How is Capital One’s use of IT different from other mass customization strategies? Capital One uses IT through its information-based strategy (IBS) to “record‚ organize‚ and analyze data on the characteristics and behaviors of their customers‚” as stated by CEO Richard Fairbank. Their philosophy was to exploit information by constructing scientific models that could be used to both assess the creditworthiness of potential cardholders through
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Electro Inc. Case Analysis Who: Electro Inc.’s executive assistant When: 1987 Where: Calgary‚ Canada Electro Inc. is fast developing company which strive to build a high tech wonder company image‚ it also has clear market segmentation and specific strategies to penetrate this segment. However‚ in recent report‚ the company’s financial statement indicates that the company experience financial difficulties at this moment. Some managers believe that this difficulty is largely due to two projects
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Case Questions Case #5 – Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital 1. Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? 2. How does Marriott use its estimate of its cost of capital? Does this make sense? 3. What is the weighted average cost of capital for Marriott Corporation? a. What risk free rate and risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? b. How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? 4. If Marriott used a single corporate
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”CAPITAL PUNISHMENT” Understandings of justice differ in every culture‚ as cultures are usually dependent upon a shared history‚ mythology‚ and religion. Each culture’s ethics create values which influence the notion of justice. Although there can be found some justice principles that are one and the same in all or most of the cultures. In this topic‚ i won’t tell you about justice in details‚ but i’ll give you an example of justice in laws‚ one of them is “Capital Punishment”. Capital Punishment
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: argumentative or persuasive essay) Capital punishment is viewed by the law as the act of deterring a person from performing a certain crime that poses threat to the lives of human being. Through capital punishment‚ life is lost and this method in a way makes sure that a particular crime isn’t repeated by a particular person thus completely deterring the person from repeating the crime. It should be noted that though death penalty is practiced‚ in some instances it is discriminatory and it may
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Capital punishment became a controversial issue lately‚ and it is a big debate in the world. The debate of capital punishment has two sides: the people who argue in favour of capital punishment and the people who argue against capital punishment. The most compelling arguments against capital punishment can be made on the basis of it doesn’t reduce crime‚ risks executions of innocent people‚ inflicted disproportionately on the poor and targeting people of colour (racist)‚ persons who commit vicious
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CHAPTER 1 The Basic Theory of Human Capital 1. General Issues One of the most important ideas in labor economics is to think of the set of marketable skills of workers as a form of capital in which workers make a variety of investments. This perspective is important in understanding both investment incentives‚ and the structure of wages and earnings. Loosely speaking‚ human capital corresponds to any stock of knowledge or characteristics the worker has (either innate or acquired) that contributes
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Capital Punishment is defined as the legal infliction of the death penalty. The death penalty is corporal punishment in its most severe form and is used instead of life long imprisonment.Putting people to death that have committed extremely terrible crimes is a practice of ancient condition‚ but it has become a very controversial issue in todays society. Capital punishment has been used for centuries‚ even the Bible contains over thirty stories or incidents about a person put to death for a crime
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Capital Valuation FIN419 May 22‚ 2012 Dan O’Shea Capital Valuation Write a 1‚050- to 1‚750-word paper in which you justify the current market price of the organization’s debt‚ if any‚ and equity‚ using various capital valuation models. Complete the following in your paper: The valuation of a company is planning‚ making decisions‚ and strategy. A way of building confidence and worth in a company is by putting a value on it‚ so that it shows sustainability. We will use the P&G annual report
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