Capital Structure In finance‚ the term “capital structure” refers to the way a firm finances its assets. Generally speaking‚ there are two main forms of capital structure: debt financing and equity financing (Cumming 52; Myers‚ 83). Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages‚ and an essential task for the successful manager of a firm is to find an optimal capital structure in terms of risk and reward for stockholders. When making decisions that affect capital structure‚ managers must be
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Understanding corporate value: managing and reporting intellectual capital Intellectual capital Contents 1 Introduction 4 2 Definitions of intellectual capital 6 2.1 2.2 Classifications of intellectual capital Why is intellectual capital so difficult to measure? 3 IC measurement 8 Generic models 3.1 Balanced scorecard 3.2 Performance prism 3.3 Knowledge assets map approach Individual company models 3.4 The Skandia navigator 3.5 Ericsson’s cockpit communicator
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2.5 Working Capital This section includes: Definition and classification of working capital Determinants of Working Capital Measurements of Working Capital Working Capital Financing Management of Working Capital Inventory management Cash Management Receivables Management INTRODUCTION : The term working capital is commonly used for the capital required for day-to-day working in a business concern‚ such as for purchasing raw material‚ for meeting day-to-day expenditure on salaries‚ wages‚ rents rates
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Capital Reconstruction Introduction:- The act of placing a company into voluntary liquidation and then selling its assets to another company with the same name and same stockholders‚ but with a larger capital base. It is the complete overhaul of the capital of a distressed company to save it from liquidation. The object of it is to enable the company to continue as a going concern by the removal of the burden of immediate debt‚ the attraction of additional capital and the creation of a viable financial
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The concept I found to be the most important in Module 6 was the Refreezing Stage of the Three Phase Change Process. I found this concept to be the most important because of a project I am currently working on involves drastic change affecting the entire installation and the methods everyone receives their driving permit. The implications that occur from inappropriately applying this concept are irrefutable. Failure to solidify changes will cause organizational chaos and result in both leaders
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people have never heard of the Moriori. They didn’t really cause many problems so not many people even know who or what happened to them. They were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands. They were enslaved by the Maori and Taranaki Tribes. If they weren’t enslaved they were staked out to have a very painful death. The Moriori were treated very poorly and didn’t deserve what happened to them. “The moriori people were the indigenous people of the Chatham Islands. They settled in New Zealand
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Corporate Finance and Investment 1. Define “Working Capital” Working Capital=Current Assets-Current Liabilities =Accounts Receivable + Inventory - Accounts Payable “Working capital is how much in liquid assets that a company has on hand. Working capital is needed to pay for planned and unexpected expenses‚ meet the short-term obligations of the business‚ and to build the business.” 2. Give concrete measures how w.c. can be optimized (receivable‚ inventories (JIT
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Behavioural Issues in the Budgetary Control System Objectives of Budgeting Through budgeting organisations can provide information for strategic planning and control‚ these are the two main objectives of the budgetary control system. Management and management accountants must work together and operate a system that achieves these objectives‚ they do so through a system called variance analysis. Management accountants compare the actual results against the budgets; they then send reports to the
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in the initial stages. Learning Tuckman’s five stages to group development is a great way to begin preparing your team for success. “Each stage of team development has its own recognizable feelings and behaviors; understanding why things are happening in certain ways on your team can be an important part of the self-evaluation process.” (Stein‚ J. (n.d.).) The stages are forming‚ storming‚ norming‚ performing‚ and adjourning. If management is lacking with the beginning stages‚ the group will
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are called vendor companies and the new company is called purchasing company. * Generally‚ the issue of equity shares of purchasing company discharges purchase consideration. Advantages of Amalgamation 1. Operating economics Operating economics means expenses associated with business and its allied activities. These expenses are required to carry on day-to-day activities of the business. These generally include fixed cost and variable cost. When companies amalgamate‚ their business operation
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