Multinational Corporation A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred as an international corporation The first modern multinational corporation is generally thought to be the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays many corporations have offices‚ branches or manufacturing plants in different countries from where their original and main headquarters is located. Multinational Corporations (MNC)
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Chevron Corporation What began as the Pacific Coast Oil Company on September 10‚ 1879 in San Francisco transformed into what is now Chevron Corporation‚ recently ranked 8th among the world’s top oil companies by Petroleum Intelligence Weekly in 2011‚ second among US oil companies behind ExxonMobil. The company has a market capitalization of over $204.9 billion. They have expanded into essentially every area of the energy industry‚ including exploring for‚ producing‚ and transporting crude oil and
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CASE 30 “Goodbye‚ Indiana --- Hello‚ Mexico: The Whirlpool Plant Closing*” Ethics in Practice Case 1) Was the Whirlpool Plant Closing just another “business decision”‚ or did it carry with it social and ethical responsibilities and implications? Explain. This was not only a business decision‚ but it carried social and ethical responsibilities with it because the company was thinking for the benefit of its shareholders and consumers by making more energy-efficient products while keeping consumer
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Case 06-65 The Minnetonka Corporation The Minnetonka Corporation‚ which produces and sells to wholesalers a highly successful line of water skis‚ has decided to diversify to stabilize sales throughout the year. The company is considering the production of cross-country skis. After considerable research‚ the cross-country ski line has been developed. Because of the conservative nature of the company management‚ however‚ Minnetonka’s president has decided to introduce only one type of the new
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Running Head: MARKETING PLAN Introduction The Toyota Corporation has a unique business philosophy‚ even in the hard times of the economy they stand up and out for their employees and their business processes. Toyota’s mission statement is "To attract and attain customers with high-valued products and services and the most satisfying ownership experience in America" (Toyota.com‚ 2011). They have exceeded in their mission to do this as well as in their vision to be the most successful and
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Article David Durand‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Association‚ Vol. 49‚ No. 4 (Sep.‚ 1959)‚ pp. 639-655. Purpose of the paper The focus of this paper is to contradict the results of [Franco Modigliani; Merton H. Miller‚ “The Cost of Capital‚ Corporation Finance‚ and the Theory of Investment: Comment”‚ American Economic Review‚ June 1958‚ 48‚261-97] (hereafter MM) assumptions in related to cost of capital theory. Foundations
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part III Apache Corporation Carrie Rainbolt MGT521 June 11‚ 2012 Elaine Earle Business Analysis III Apache Corporation was formed in 1954‚ based on the idea of becoming significant and prosperous in the oil industry. The company took $250‚000 of investor capital‚ paired it with fierce determination and now Apache Corporation is considered one of the top independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world ("Apachecorp.com"‚ 2012). Apache Corporation operates in both
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital April 2012 Executive Summary Determining the appropriate cost of capital for new investment projects for a diversified company like the Marriott Corporation is not an easy endeavor. However‚ it is an important exercise because the more effective the process‚ the better it can help to support the company’s growth objective with its financial strategy. The four components of the financial strategy are: manage rather than own hotel
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it can be even more arduous to find the enthusiasm to exercise. Truck drivers come into this category. Sitting all day behind a wheel can lead to various common problems linked with the job. These include back problems‚ circulation problems‚ heart problems and obesity problems. After having driven all day‚ one of the last things a driver wants to do is go looking for a gym. However‚ there are a few things that truck drivers can do in order to reduce some of these latent problems. When you park
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The state legislature is considering passing a bill to prohibit anyone from receiving a driver’s license‚ unless he or she has earned a high school diploma. The bill now is the driver must be 16 years old or older to get their license. The driver has to pass their permit test‚ go through driver’s ed‚ then they can go take the test. The age has been 16 for decades‚ and it would be strange to change now. State legislature should not pass this bill‚ because if people who are not high school graduates
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