Corporate Finance Essays and Term Papers
650 Essays on Corporate Finance. Documents 276 - 300
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Change in the Growth of American Corporations
Change in the Growth of American Corporations Technological change and organizational change both played integral parts in the growth of large American industrial corporations in the late nineteenth century. I don’t believe that you can truly choose one or the other to be more important then the other because they are so directly related to each other, as one expanded the other would change. As technology improved you saw restructuring of management and planning, yet
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Finance
The Role of the Financial Manager 1 The Role of the Financial Manager Finance for Managerial Decision Making January 9, 2005 The Role of the Financial Manager 2 Abstract This paper will discuss the role of the financial manager and how that particular role, in the area of corporate expertise, differs from that of the shareholder and of the employee. The discussion the paper provides will help determine how the financial manager maximizes shareholder
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Corporate Governance
Task 1 Corporate governance has become a major issue in business over the last few decades. In light of corporate financial scandals such as Poly Peck and Maxwell many reports were made headed by various different people and each one tried to highlight problems and suggest solutions. The process of improving corporate governance in the UK began with the Cadbury Report and ended with the current revised Combined Code of Corporate Governance. Aspects of this
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Finance
Donna and Sherman Terrel are preparing a budget for 2003. Donna is a systems analyst with an airplane manufacturer, and Sherman is working on a master's degree in educational psychology. The Terrels do not have any children or other dependents. Donna estimates her salary will be about $39,996 in 2003; Sherman expects to work only during the summer months, doing painting and remodeling work for a building contractor. He anticipates an income from those activities
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Costco Wholesale Corporation
2. What are the chief elements of Costco’s strategy? Chief elements of Costco’s strategy were low prices, limited selection, and a treasure-hunt shopping environment. The ultra-low pricing strategy includes a mark-up capped at 14% and Kirkland, a Costco brand designed to be of equal or better quality than national brands. Product Selection is limited to 4,000 items within a wide variety of categories. Costco does however include ancillary businesses to increase member alternatives. The loss
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Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Intersect Investment Corporation
SITUATION ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT: INTERSECT INVESTMENT CORPORATION Situation Analysis and Problem Statement: Intersect Investment Corporation November 15, 2005 University of Phoenix MBA 520 / Transformational Leadership Melissa Jackson Situation Analysis and Problem Statement Intersect Investment is a financial service investment company. Currently, the company is facing several situations that posse opportunities as well as problems that need to be evaluated with a critical outlook. The basis for this paper is to look at the
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Corporate Culture
I am not currently working. However, the ideal company I will like to work for is a company where everything is structured. I don’t like changes because it takes me time to adapt to change/s. Therefore, I will want to work in a place where everything is standardized, and things are not always being modified in the firm. However, I will want to work in an environment in which their dress code is not formal
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Corporate Compliance: Committee of Sponsoring Organization
RUNNING HEAD: Corporate Compliance: Committee of Sponsoring Organization Corporate Compliance: Committee of Sponsoring Organization (COSO) MBA/560 Enterprise Risk University of Phoenix Abstract Internal controls in any organization were executives are constantly keeping a close look on the accuracy and effectiveness of these controls to help improving them. According to the Committee of Sponsoring Organization, the implementation of internal controls helps guide companies in reaching towards their profitability goals. These are accomplishment of their mission statement,
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Understanding the Corporate Governance Quadrilateral
Understanding the corporate governance quadrilateral Introduction The recent splurge in corporate governance literature has veered the way the corporations work. Firm behavior was earlier modeled on the “black-box” argument of the neo-classicists who asserted that firms are nothing more than production counters. All activities of the firm were so geared to maximize profits. Finance literature has come a long way in explaining the various theories of firms and the behaviors associated with them. However, with
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Accounting and Finance
Introduction JJB Sports plc is an UK’s leading sports retailers. It started in Wigan in late 1900s with a single sport shop. JJB Sports acquired an honor of business of Sports division which was largest in sports ‘clothing’ retailer rather than sports ‘equipment’. The shops rose from 120 shops in 1998 to 430 shops in 2005. In year 2005, launch of online shopping site expanded their market into cyberspace. JJB Sports also deal in health
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Corporate Governance
Introduction The rules and regulations I am going to discuss is helpful in evaluating and improving the legal institutional and regulatory frame work for corporate governance in deferent organizations and provide suggestions for stock exchanges, investors, corporations and other parties, that have role in the process of developing good corporate governance. Our focus is on mostly publicly traded companies financial and non financial and it will also be a useful tool to improve corporate governance
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Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment has been around for many years, even centuries. Many schools allowed corporal punishment, but is it necessary to us it in public schools? Can it be taken too far? Up until the 60s and 70s, corporal punishment was a natural thing in schools and as court sentences. It wasn't until the later part of the century that parents began to complain about the treatment of their children. Many parents believe that
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Long Term Financing
Running Head: Long Term Financing Alternatives Long Term Financing Alternatives Shellie N Phillips, Elias Hernandez, and Deborah Stewart University of Phoenix MBA 503 Joey Oliveri March 19, 2008 Introduction Firms need Capital to finance their assets. The need for long-term capital requires the firm to assure itself of having adequate capital at all times. Financing can be debt based, equity based or a mix of both. Debt is the cheapest form of financing, but it
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Cash Management and Short-Term Financing
Introduction It is important for companies to manage their cash because holding a lot of cash is not necessarily a good thing. In fact many companies will not hold onto excess cash and will in fact invest it into short term investments. Choosing how to manage cash and how to invest the excess is a decision that is up to the company, and is not necessarily an easy one. If a company does not have
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Nokia Corporation Case Study
CONTENTS LIST: PAGE: 1.Introduction ...........3 2. Historical Review...........3 3. Products and Services.......4 4. Mission Statement............4 5. Business Strategy.............5 6. PESTEL Analysis...............6 7. SWOT Analysis.................8 8. Culture.................9 9. Management and Leadership............10 10. Human Resources...............11 11. Control Mechanisms.............12 12. Structure........................13 13. Diversity..........................14 14. Recommendations............14 15.References...................15 1. INTRODUCTION The aim of this report is to introduce and analyze the basic features of a well-known Nokia Corporation, which mainly deals with mobile and network communication systems. To begin with,
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not a new phenomenon. For example, Smith (2003) outlined how Sit Titus Salt founded the company town of Saltaire in the nineteenth century in order to provide his employees with better working conditions than the alternatives available at the time. However, what has emerged as a new reality in CSR is the range of stakeholder expectations that managers must incorporate into their planning (Clarkson, 1995; Dawkins and Lewis, 2003; Harrison
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The Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethic at the Leadership Level of Companies
What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)? According to the Ў®WikipediaЎЇ , Ў°Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a company s obligation to be accountable to all of its stakeholders in all its operations and activities with the aim of achieving sustainable development not only in the economical dimension but also in the social and environmental dimensions.Ў±(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_social_responsibility retrieved:10/09/07); another definition is that Ў°CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact
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Manager, Corporate Compliance
Segregation of duties – a summary: A fundamental element of internal control is the segregation of certain key duties. Segregation of duties consists of controls that represent the separation of incompatible business duties and/or responsibilities. Adequate segregation of duties reduces the likelihood that errors (intentional or unintentional) will remain undetected by providing for separate processing by different individuals at various stages of a transaction and for independent reviews of the work performed. More specifically, segregation
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A Corporate and Financial Analysis of Ebay.Inc
A Corporate and Financial Analysis of Ebay.Inc Executive Summary Section One - Corporate Level Part 1 - Brief History of the Corporation eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar's in his San Jose home in September of 1995, under the name AuctionWeb. From its early beginnings it was meant to be a marketplace for the sale of goods and services for a variety of interested individuals. It was incorporated in 1996, and has since grown to
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Finance
Identify an event or series of events that occurred in the financial marketplace falling within the realm of Financial Management, Financial Institutions and Markets, or Investments that raise significant ethical questions. Analyze the events, public policy responses and their impact on the financial markets and economy at large. Suppose you are the CEO of a well respected, multi-million dollar energy company. You stand at the forefront of innovation and you are world-renowned for your pioneering
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He Corporate Social Responsibility : Tesco Study Case
Management report: The Corporate Social Responsibility CRS in terms of marketing strategy and competitive advantage. Propose: This present paper tries to enhance the different views about CSR, in the global vision of all the stakeholders, in the particular context of retailing. We will treat the interest for a company to deal with responsible actions and activities, and the main breaks found by certain authors. The subject is treated in relation with marketing strategies and tries
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Mmc Corporation Summary
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2004 YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2004 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This annual report contains forward-looking statements about Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s plans, strategies, beliefs and performance that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) operates, management’s beliefs and assumptions made by management. As the expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections are subject to a number of
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Strategic Finance
1. From the following selected operating data, determine the DOL and comment on which company has the greater amount of business risk and why? A B Sales 2500000 3000000 Fixed Cost 0000 1500000 Variable cost 15% of sales 25% of sales 2. Sales 2000000 Variable cost 1400000 Fixed Cost 400000 (includes 15% interest on 1 million borrowing i.) Calculate DOL,DFL ii.) What if sales increase by 100% DOL = %D EBIT or Sales – Variable
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Lester Electronics Financing Alternative Benchmarking
The first concept that is relevant to the financing alternative benchmarking with Lester Electronics is financial capacity. When it comes to mergers, a company must have enough financial resources to fund the acquisition (Ross, Westerfield, & Jaffe, 2005). The two companies that were benchmarked, namely, Fidelity Bank and Dow Jones, exemplify the importance of possessing ample financial support to be involved in a merger. The Fidelity Bank of Nassau, Bahamas is recently negotiating a cross-border
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Financing Alternatives
Financing Alternatives Lester Electronics (LEI) is in a position to acquire Shang-Wa Electronics. LEI is investigating several different financing options in order to make the acquisition profitable for both companies. Financing alternatives that are being considered are: issuing common stock, issuing preferred stock, issuing bonds, or a mixture of the three options. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the advantages and disadvantages of each financing option as it relates to this particular acquisition
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