EVALUATION OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF GLAXOSMITHKLINE 2008 AND 2009 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY GSK is the world’s largest pharmaceutical company. It has a 7% share of the global pharmaceutical market‚ 26% of all vaccine sales‚ and 17% of all anti-invectives. It was formed with the merger of two top pharmaceutical companies‚ Glaxo Wellcome Plc and SmithKline Beecham Plc in December 2000. “GSK’s history dates back to 1715‚ when Plough Court pharmacy‚ a predecessor to SmithKline Beecham‚ was
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Introduction: The current economic crisis is raising difficulties for investors who want to gain higher profit through investing the right companies. With the help of ratio analysis‚ this report will focus on the performances of Tesco and Sainsbury from year 2008 to 2009‚ making a comparison between Tesco‚ which is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share (Wikipedia‚ 2009)‚ and Sainsbury‚ which is the third largest chain of supermarkets in UK with a share of
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Report on “Global Financial Crisis 2007-2012” Introduction Global Financial Crisis 2007--2012 also known as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)‚ is considered by many economists to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It resulted in the collapse of large financial institutions‚ the bailout of banks by national governments‚ and downturns in stock markets around the world. A ripple effect around the world is resulted due to the collapse of the US sub-prime
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EFFECTS OF THE 2007 FINANCIAL CRISIS ON STARBUCKS Luiz Carlos Jacob Perera‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil Hans Ulrich Lenk‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil Mariana de Souza Corrêa‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil Anderson Nobuo Yoshikawa‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil Alex Alves Gomes da Silva‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo‚ Brazil Rodrigo Kenji Arasaki‚ Presbyterian Mackenze University‚ São Paulo
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Introduction The financial crisis that began in 2007 spread and gathered intensity in 2008‚ despite the efforts of central banks and regulators to restore calm. By early 2009‚ the financial system and the global economy appeared to be locked in a descending spiral‚ and the primary focus of policy became the prevention of a prolonged downturn on the order of the Great Depression. The volume and variety of negative financial news‚ and the seeming impotence of policy responses‚ has raised new
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Impact of Privatization on Organization’s Performance Abstract The proposed research is intended to assess the impact of Privatization on Organization’s Performance. The main theme is to examine its impact on profitability‚ output‚ efficiency and employment. It will be analyzed to compare the performance of public and private sector organization in Pakistan. Keywords: Privatization‚ profitability‚ output‚ efficiency and employment Introduction Despite frequent changes
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Mortgage Financial Crisis By Jessica Tian Abstract The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis was a set of events that led to the 2008 financial crisis‚ characterized by a rise in subprime mortgage defaults and foreclosures. This paper seeks to explain the causes of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and how this has led to a generalized credit crisis in other financial sectors that ultimately affects the real economy. In recent decades‚ financial industry has developed quickly and various financial innovation
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after that‚ it becomes the most of impact currency in the world. Within current year‚ the Australian dollar hit a highly record‚ especially the period of Global Financial Crisis. In this report‚ it will take United State dollar (USD)‚ Japanese Yen (JPY)‚ Chinese’s Renmingbi (CNY)‚ Euro dollar (EUR) and the New Zealand dollar NZD as examples‚ which are the major countries’ currencies to influence Australia dollar. Also‚ it will illustrate Current global financial systems which is the greatest lesson
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------------------------------------------------- Is balanced scorecard useful for retail companies? Tesco case study Read more: http://www.businessteacher.org.uk/free-business-essays/isbalanced-scorecard-useful-for-retail-companies.php#ixzz2PHsEYEMK INTRODUCTION: Balanced scorecard is a management tool which is used by companies to gain complex information at a glance. According to Kaplan and Norton (1992)‚ balanced scorecard is a set of measures that gives top managers a fast but comprehensive
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THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMY The global financial crisis began in the United States of America and the United Kingdom when the global credit market came to a standstill in July 2007 (Avgouleas‚ 2008). The crisis‚ brewing for a while‚ really started to show its effects in the middle of 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen‚ large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out‚ and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with
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