TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Definition of economic development 2 Economic development process 3 General notions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 3 FDI in Asia 4 FDI in Thailand 5 How FDI effected to economic development in Thailand? 6 FDI relationship in two important sectors of Thai industry 7 Electronics 8 Automobiles 9 Conclusion 10 Bibliography 11 Tables and Figures 11 Is Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) necessary for economic development? Discuss in relation
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Retention Management Recruitment‚ Selection and Placement ABSTRACT This research paper covers the retention management process‚ as it pertains to business. The two types of turnovers‚ involuntary and voluntary‚ will be explained‚ along with the cost and consequences of each. Also covered are reasons why employees are discharged. Details of why companies downsize will be reviewed. Statistical information is noted throughout the paper. Finally‚ it will reflect on what happens
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Kohler Case Study I. Enterprise Value of Kohler Tax Rate = 34% Debt to Value = .464 or 681‚038/1‚467‚373 Debt to Equity = .536 or 786‚335/1‚467‚373 Risk Free Rate = 20 yr government bond = 6.0% Market Return on Debt = 6% Market Return on Equity = 2002 Net income/ Average Stockholder’s equity 1998-2002 108‚229/924‚800= 11.7% WACC: (1-.34)*(.06)*(.464)+ (.117)*(.536)= 8.11% II. Estimated Share Price of Kohler - $55‚400 vs. $270‚000 The $55‚400 price per share is an undervalued
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FIN310 - Venture Capital - Investing in early stage growth companies – Lecture 1 Brendon Blacker Monday 24 March Introduction to your guest lecturer Brendon Blacker Vice President Macquarie Capital Sydney STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 2 Agenda Lecture 1 – Monday 24 March 2014 1. Introduction to Macquarie Capital Lecture 2 – Monday 31 March 2014 — Review questions — Quick recap 2. Introduction to venture capital — What is venture capital? How does it work? 3. Investing in early-stage growth companies
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Age Discrimination About 200 employees of General Dynamics in Ohio and Pennsylvania sued their company after the company said in 1997 it would discontinue retirement health benefits to union workers younger than 50. Among them was Dennis Cline‚ a materials driver at the company’s Land Systems tank plant in Lima‚ Ohio. The age discrimination case springs from a dispute between defense contractor General Dynamics and the United Auto Workers eliminated the company’s provision of health benefits
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Sandwich chain Quiznos made its name selling hot subs at premium prices‚ but a leveraged buyout at the top of the market and the recession helped turn that strategy to toast. Now the company finds itself on the brink of default‚ also thanks to sour relations with franchise owners‚ costly rents and stepped-up competition from rivals like Subway. The chain now has about 3‚500 stores‚ down from nearly 5‚000 before the recession. With sales sliding‚ Denverbased Quiznos told lenders July
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RJR Nabisco • Some genius invented the Oreo. We’re just living off of the inheritance. F. Ross Johnson Fair Market Value • Fair Market Value: “…the price at which the asset would trade between two rational individuals‚ each in command of all of the information necessary to value the asset‚ and neither under any pressure to trade.” Rocky Higgins Analysis for Financial Management (p. 318) Capital Budgeting 101 • Step 1: Estimate Discount Rate • Step 2: Project Cash Flows – Cash flows for 1989-98
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What are the five stages of film making and what is the producers major creative and commercial tasks in each of those? Development The development stage is one of the most crucial stages for a producer‚ it is where you get the chance to plan every aspect of your production before you begin pre-production and production. The chance to get the ball rolling right. During the discovery stage of the film it is the producers role to obtained rights or an option to a film that he thinks is promising
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might that culture have played in its demise? Bear Stearns played a risky role with the promise of high returns. Bear was participating in the LTCM and created a bubble. Bear’s competitors recognized and hedged against risk by participating in the buyout while Bear Stearns ignored the bullish market. Other banks hired both externally as well as internally so they received other opinions and perspectives‚ but Bear Stearns only hired internally. Bear ignored concerns while others hedged for possible
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Case 21 Analysis: Harley-Davidson By: Joyce Morgan This case study is about Harley-Davidson‚ Inc.‚ which is the parent company for the group of companies namely Harley-Davidson Motor Company‚ Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Harley-Davidson Motor Company‚ the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer‚ produces heavyweight motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts‚ accessories‚ apparel‚ and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces
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