HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Question 1 ( 5 points) In a world with no frictions (taxes‚ etc.)‚ value is created by how you finance a project. False. True. Question 2 (5 points) The return on equity is equal to the return on assets of a project/firm. Never true. Sometimes true. Always true. Question 3 (10 points) Suppose the expected returns on equity of two firms‚ Macrosoft and Microsoft‚ that operate in the same industry are 10.50% and 12.60%‚ respectively. What is the return on assets in this business if Macrosoft
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1. What are the problems? Market leadership and technological innovation have marked Sealed Air’s participation in the U.S. protective packaging market. Several small regional producers have introduced products‚ which are less effective than Sealed Air’s but similar in appearance and cheaper. The company must determine its response to this new competition. The company is faced with a difficult choice of choosing from a range of feasible options ranging from doing nothing to introducing a new product
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Introduction An investment is an exposure of cash that has the objective of producing cash inflows in the future. The worthiness of an investment is measured by how much cash the investment is expected to generate. The analysis of Return on Investment (ROI) is a financial forecasting tool that assists the business manager in evaluating whether a proposed investment opportunity is worthwhile within the context of the company’s business objectives and financial constraints. The investments to be analysed
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CUBA: THE LIMITS OF COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT María C. Werlau Since the collapse of the Soviet Bloc‚ the Cuban government embarked on economic liberalization based on the adoption of capitalist mechanisms which include an opening to foreign investment. This has led to increasing claims abroad that engagement— particularly commercial engagement within the context of constructive engagement1 —is the policy instrument that will lead to economic and political reform and the
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sector firms‚ restrictions on foreign investment‚ high tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports‚ which held up the growth of the manufacturing sector in India. This has been replaced by a more liberal industrial and trade policy regime‚ through the inception of new economic policy in 1991. The major focus of these policies had been to dismantle the complex web of controls that severely constrained the emergence and operation of the private entrepreneurs. Investment performance has been a key emphasis
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deploying VoIP o Determine number of employees who send and receive voice and data services o Provide expanded set of services with new and higher-value offerings o Identify risk factors Systems affected upon deployment of VoIP o Define project size and market opportunity o Manage complexity of technology o Increase bandwidth allocation o Select proper standards o Interoperate with other vendor systems o Improve latency II. Stakeholders A. Primary Executives looking to expand
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Dollar General Case 1. Consider the $13.4 million of freight costs. What is the correct (GAAP) method of accounting for these? How did Dollar General in fact originally account for these costs? (Include in your answer a table of the effects on income in any years affected‚ both before and after tax‚ of the correct accounting and the accounting they originally used. The correct GAAP method to account for freight costs is as an expense of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) that occur at the time
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5. Evaluate Intel’s shift in strategy under CEO Craig Barrett and new CEO Paul Otellini. Craig Barrett’s strategic focus was on innovation and R&D. He aggressively built new businesses thru acquisitions and internal ventures‚ to the tune of $12 billion. Under his leadership‚ Intel entered a myriad of new markets – wireless‚ networks‚ communications‚ and online services. In 1999‚ he changed the corporate mission statement. Intel went from “being the preeminent supplier to the new computing
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