Corporate Finance Essays and Term Papers
650 Essays on Corporate Finance. Documents 201 - 225
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Apple Corporation Inc. Case Study
I. Introduction. This external analysis of Apple Corporation uses an amalgam of Porter’s Five Forces, complementors, and elements of a PEST analysis to examine the threat levels in Apple’s market environment. Even though the analytical scheme is an amalgam of the various models, certain items are broken out for special attention below. First, in order to obtain an appreciation of that macroenvironment, an overview of Apple is offered. Apple is really involved in two businesses:
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The Corporation
“The Corporation” The film started out with a bunch of different brand logos flashing across the screen as a woman’s voice introduced the movie. This was a hard-hitting intro. It put into perspective how corporate America really is. This film’s ultimate goal was to investigate and assess corporations in America. Through interviews, and undercover footage, the movie slowly unfolded the dehumanizing brain of corporate America. The movie then continued to single out certain American corporations
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3com to Fix Cultural Communication Within the Corporation
3COM To Fix Cultural Communication within the corporation In this paper I will be making proposal/suggestions to the 3COM Corporation as if this was a new company. I will try to alleviate the cultural communication differences. This proposal hopefully will furnish the company with ways to communicate with their employees from different region of the world effectively. I also will be using the four elements of effective business communication; audience, content, delivery and comprehension. The
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What Is Meant by Externalities? How Have Oil Companies in Trinidad and Tobago Employed Solutions to Externalities as Part of Their Corporate Social Responsibilities (csr)?
What is meant by externalities? How have oil companies in Trinidad and Tobago employed solutions to externalities as part of their corporate social responsibilities (CSR)? Externalities exist when a third party bears costs or receives benefits arising from an economic transaction in which he or she is not a direct participant. This occurs when producers or consumers provide benefits to third parties or impose costs on third parties for which the market system does not
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Corporate Social Responsibility Within the Airline Industry
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY By : R J Wright This assignment is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Salford for the degree of: Bachelor of Arts with honours in Hospitality Management Declaration The following work has been completed by R J Wright and it is all my own work except where it is referenced accordingly. R J Wright R J Wright Abbreviations 1. CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
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McDonalds Corporation
McDonald's Corporation McDonald's is the global market leader in the fast food industry. Two brothers in San Bernardino, California started the first McDonald's fast food restaurant in 1948; they tailored their drive-in restaurant, as an example of convenience for other restaurants to soon follow. At the beginning, there were only a few items on the menu, which has now substantially evolved to many more options, catering to the appetite of each region's interest of food
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In Favor of Corporate Punishment
The death penalty is a deterrent to someone who may consider committing a capital crime. Victims of capital crimes are entitled to retribution. Criminals committing capital crimes deserve severe punishment. If the crime was heinous, deliberate and multiple then capital punishment is the answer. The subject should be approached rationally and without emotion. It is not unfair and inhumane to execute another human being. For those who would unfairly, inhumanely and premeditate the demise of
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Kmart Corporation
KMART CORPORATION FACTS- Kmart was formed in the late 1950's to challenge new forms of discount stores. They are a descendant of an organization Sebastian S. Kresge. The average Kmart store is around 100,000 square feet. In 1987 Kmart was the largest discount retailer in the United States. They currently have 2,223 stores and last year they had over $25 billion in sales which is nearly double that of Wal-Mart. In 1991 they opened their
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Corporate Obstacles to Pollution Prevention
Case Study - Corporate Obstacles to Pollution Prevention Overview This case focuses on corporate obstacles to pollution prevention. Pollution prevention can complex especially for large corporations. There are many different forms of pollution prevention including emissions control devices and incremental changes in existing technology. The author reviews the impact of emissions controlled devices, however the focus of the case study is on incremental changes in existing technology. Incremental changes include substituting one or two steps
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Presidential Campaign Financing
Running Head: Presidential Campaign Financing Presidential Campaign Financing and Spending Michael P. Caldwell Herzing College Abstract President Bush won reelection against Sen. John Kerry in a presidential race that shattered previous fundraising and spending records to become the most expensive in U.S. History. Both candidates benefited from the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which went into affect just before the 2004 election cycle began and doubled the individual contribution limit from $1,000 to 2,000 dollars. Anyone
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A Risk Assessment of Fedex Corporation
A Risk Assessment of FedEx Corporation Marvin Conley CIS RISK MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIC PLANNING CMGT/585 Mr. Sardoni June 12, 2006 Abstract Many organizations perform risk assessments to measure the amount of risks that could impact their organization, and identify ways in treating them before a major disaster occurs. Risks involve theoretical effectiveness of security measures, loss of impact, threats and vulnerabilities that are common in today’s society. FedEx Corporation follows guidelines and policies that are
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Nucor Corporation Issues
Nucor Corporation is made up of 11,500 teammates whose goal is to "Take Care of Our Customers." We are accomplishing this by being the safest, highest quality, lowest cost, most productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world. We are committed to doing this while being cultural and environmental stewards in our communities where we live and work. We are succeeding by working together. Nucor's History Nucor Corporation is the largest
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Hospital Corporation of America
Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Staff Analysis Statement of Problem HCA, after following a conservative financial policy since its establishment, has entered the new decade preparing to make some changes in order to realign their financial strategy and capital structure. Since establishment, HCA has often been used as a measure for the entire proprietary hospital industry. Is it now time for the market to realign their expectations for the industry as a whole? HCA has
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Corporate Volunteer Program
INTRODUCTION In the last two years Family Video’s employee retention has dramatically decreased. Employee retention has gone from sixty five percent to a staggering fifty two percent in the last two years. Family Video is currently growing at an average of sixty new stores each year. With this rapid growth Family Video must focus on how to increase the employee retention. Employee retention requires a whole lot more than just competitive salaries and great benefits.
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Biopure Corporation
Case Analysis: Biopure Corporation. Background Analysis: General Market Assessment: Biopure Corporation makes Blood substitutes for animals and human beings. Blood substitutes are designed to replicate the oxygen carrying function of blood. Biopure specializes in making blood substitutes that were “bovine-sourced” i.e. from cattle. For the Human market Biopure had a product called “Hemopure”, while its counterpart in the animal market was “Oxyglobin”. Competition: In the animal market Biopure was the only company to have a
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News Corporation
1. INTRODUCTION. News Corporation is a global integrated media company founded by Rupert Murdoch, with properties in film, television, cable, magazines, newspapers, publishing and others. It emerged as a national organization in Australia and is now present in the UK, Europe, USA, and Asia. This reports attempts to analyze the firms strategic position by critically looking at the stakeholders expectations, corporate governance, it’s environment and social responsibity. The report also analyzes the firms strategic choices
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Corporate Scandals: How Greed Consumed the American Dream
Corporate Scandals: How Greed Consumed the American Dream Enron is not even at the top of the list. More and more corporate scandals are happening in America. Why have these scandals just shown up in recent years? What causes these corporations to lie and be deceitful towards investors? Though once seen as legitimate, fair, honest, and respectable, corporations have arrived at a stage of greed and deception. This can be explained by a number of
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Financing Healthcare
The first financing mechanism of healthcare is health insurance. This helps in distributing risk. With an individual, health is uncertain, but with group statistics health is a little more predictable. This insurance pays less than the total loss incurred by levying out-of-pocket or even direct costs on the patient. This is due to the fact of “moral hazard”. Moral hazard is the temptation to use the insurance when it is not really needed. The issue
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Global Financing and Rate Mechanisms Paper
Global Financing and Rate Mechanisms Paper Purchasing Power Parity Onofre Castaсeda University of Phoenix Jose L. Hernandez MGT/448: Global Business Strategies May 06,2006 Purchasing power parity, or PPP, is a mechanism used to calculate an alternative exchange rate between the currencies of two countries. The PPP is an international measure of how much a currency can buy, since goods and services have different prices in some countries than in others. PPP exchange rates are
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Ibm offers Microsoft Corporation Cofounder
The Development of MS-DOS began in October of 1980, when Microsoft was commissioned to write one of the first operating systems for the pc. I believe that is what started the boom in the industry. On August 12, 1981 IMB released its “new revolution in a box”, the personal computer, with its 16-bit MS-DOS 1.0 operating system from Microsoft. Bill Gates’ operating system eventually wiped out Kildall’s operating system out of common use. Kildall’s had
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Intel Corporation: The Dram Decision
Introduction Morison’s (2004) essay, “Gunfire at Sea: A Case Study in Innovation”, is a commentary on the social implications of technological change that surrounded the introduction of continuous-aim firing in both the British and American navies. Morison discusses (1) conditions that foster technological innovation, (2) reactions to the changes produced by innovation, and (3) the elements of an adaptive society. The Cogan and Burgelman (2004) case, “Intel Corporation: The DRAM Decision”, paired with the aforementioned
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Imclone: Corporate Scandal
ImClone is a healthcare company in the biotechnology and drugs industry. This corporation deals with the development of life saving, life altering, and life prolonging drugs for people with a variety of cancers. ImClone is in the same biotechnology research fields as the other drugs companies such as Medarex Incorporated, Abgenix Incorporated, Amgen Incorporated, Genentech, Incorporated, OSI Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, CancerVax Corporation, Onyx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Ariad Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Pfizer Incorporated, and Vion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Being
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Law of Corporation
Before trying to explain the duties of a promoter, I would need to expand on the term “promoter” itself. There is no legal definition in law apart from the one given in a case Twycross v Grant (1877): “A promoter is a person who undertakes to form a company with reference to a given project and to set it going, and who takes the necessary steps to accomplish that purpose”. So it seems very obvious
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Problem Solution: Lester Electronics Corporation
Problem Solution: Lester Electronics Corporation Lester Electronics and Shang-Wa Electronics have a long-standing business relationship. The owners of these firms are close friends, both working diligently to increase market share, profits, and the reputation of their companies. Both companies are financially solvent, and both companies are making strides to address the growing demand for their products and services. Their exclusive business agreement has been extremely successful and to date has ensured a competitive edge in
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Lester Electronics Financing Problem
Lester Electronics Financing Problem “Corporations are very adept at creating hybrid securities that look like equity but are called debt. Obviously, the distinction between debt and equity is important for tax purposes. When corporations try to create a debt security that is really equity, they are trying to obtain the tax benefits of debt while eliminating its bankruptcy costs” (Ross, Westerfield & Laffe, 2004). Since CEO and board of Lester Electronics have decided to acquire
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