Firm Reputation and Horizontal Integration∗ Hongbin Cai† Ichiro Obara‡ March 14‚ 2008. Abstract We study effects of horizontal integration on firm reputation. In an environment where customers observe only imperfect signals about firms’ effort/quality choices‚ firms cannot maintain good reputation and earn quality premium forever. Even when firms choose high quality‚ there is always a possibility that a bad signal is observed. Thus‚ firms must give up their quality premium‚ at least temporarily
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Answers to Warm-Up Exercises E9-1. Answer: Weighted average cost of capital N 10‚ PV $20‚000 (1 0.02) $19‚600‚ PMT Solve for I 8.30% 0.08 $20‚000 $1‚600‚ FV $20‚000 E9-2. Cost of preferred stock Answer: The cost of preferred stock is the ratio of the preferred stock dividend to the firm’s net proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock. rp Dp Np rp (0.15 $35) ($35 $3) rp $5.25 $32 16.4% E9-3. Cost of common stock equity Answer: The cost of common stock equity can be found by dividing the dividend
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Essay #5 Firms of Endearment by Raj Sisodia‚ Jag Sheth‚ and David Wolfe argues the idea of humanistic companies‚ meaning businesses that “seek to maximize their value to society as a whole‚ not just to their shareholders” (Sheth‚ Sisodia & Wolfe‚ 2014‚ p. 3). These companies wish to contribute to a higher meaning in society and take this endearment approach to create value outside of providing a product or service for financial gain. While humanism does focus on the potential for compassion‚ the
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CAPITAL BUDGETING MEANING OF CAPITAL BUDGETING Capital budgeting is the making of long term planning decision for investment fixed assets and their financing. Capital budgeting decision is concerned with current investment that will pay for itself and yield an acceptable rate of return over its life span. Hampton (1992) defines capital budgeting as the decision making process by which firms evaluate the purchase of major fixed assets‚ including buildings‚ equipment. It also covers decisions to
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tell you‚ “Pentagram provides design services across the full spectrum of graphics‚ identity‚ architecture‚ interiors‚ and products. Our multi-disciplinary structure‚ with teams from different disciplines working in the same environment‚ promotes a culture of interchange that adds tremendous value to all creative thinking.” (Pentagram) This vision all began in London in 1962 when Colin Forbes‚ Alan Fletcher‚ and Bob Gill came together to form a graphic design consultancy. Fletcher‚ Forbes
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Teaching & Teaching Method of Teacher (A Case Study of Union Council Hero Shah Tehsil Dargai‚ Malakand ) Submitted by Humaira Bibi B.E.d Student Roll No: 746 Advisor: Sir Farhad Ali Shah NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION‚ Affiliation with ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY MARDAN Session:2012-13 CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL Certified that the contents and form of the project entitled‚ “Teaching & Teaching Method of teacher (A case study of union council Hero Shah Tehsil Dargai‚ Malakand)” submitted
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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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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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Notes: FIN 303 Spring 09‚ Part 7 – Capital Budgeting Professor James P. Dow‚ Jr. Part 7. Capital Budgeting What is Capital Budgeting? Nancy Garcia and Digital Solutions Digital Solutions‚ a software development house‚ is considering a number of new projects‚ including a joint venture with another company. Digital Solutions would provide the software expertise to do the development‚ while the other company‚ American Financial Consultants (AFC) would be responsible for the marketing.
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Innovation‚ Organizational Capabilities‚ and the Born-Global Firm Author(s): Gary A. Knight and S. Tamar Cavusgil Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 35‚ No. 2 (Mar.‚ 2004)‚ pp. 124-141 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3875247 . Accessed: 24/06/2013 13:59 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is
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