...objective of this report is to evaluate investment opportunities for Strategic Capital Management, LLC regarding stocks of Creative Computer and/or its subsidiary firm Ubid. The analysis deduces arbitrage to be the best investment strategy. Strategic Capital Management (SCM), LLC: SCM is a recent entrepreneur venture founded by Elena King and two of her fellow classmates. The company has currently generated 20 million dollars and aims for annual returns of 10 percent. Its investors are charged a management fee of 2% of assets under management and an incentive fee equal to 20% of profits. Moreover company policy requires investors to keep their money invested for a minimum of two years. Recent meetings with prominent analysts, Henry Blodgett of Merrill Lynch and Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley have indicated the Internet Sector to hold promising investment opportunities, therefore Creative Computers and its subsidiary Ubid present potential prospects for investment. Analysis: Internet Sector: Dot-com Bubble The dot-com bubble has enabled the Internet sector and its related fields to yield earnings at an above-average rate relative to the market. Hence the expected return on these growth stocks is great (see figure below). However these investments involve an inherent risk that must not be ignored. Because this sector is categorized by strong competition the need for innovative and skillful business strategies is a must. ** (Note: since our case is set in 1998...
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...environment and promotes increased business mobility. This report focuses on two sections which include immigration policy and transfer of funds and earning from Thailand back to Australian. Immigration policy under Free Trade Agreement The immigration policy under TAFTA provides the temporary entry of natural person who needs to perform engagement on business purpose. Natural person must be a person who is a national or a permanent resident of Australia. This natural person should be employed or signed service contract with company that registered in Australia or Thailand. Furthermore, this person should also meet the criteria on immigration formality in order to have a right to receive temporary entry visa. The eligibility and duration of each stay depend on different business purpose. 1. Business visitors - Thailand does not require a work permit for Australian citizens who are business visitors conducting business meetings in Thailand for up to 15 days, and up to 90 days for APEC Travel Card Holders. This condition is available for service seller, investor and natural persons who are employed by an investor. Service sellers or sales representative of the service firm are people who want to visit Thailand for negotiation about business without make direct sale to the general public or supply service directly. Those Australian investors seek investment opportunity in the territory of Thailand. It also can be natural persons who employed by an investor who seek to perform investment...
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...Major Determinants and Hindrances of FDI inflow in Bangladesh: Perceptions and Experiences of Foreign Investors and Policy Makers An assignment on Major Determinants and Hindrances of FDI inflow in Bangladesh: Perceptions and Experiences of Foreign Investors and Policy Makers Submitted To: S. M. Zahidur Rahman Associate Professor Submitted By: Tasnuba Nowrin ID-090316 Fatema Khatun ID- 090349 KHULNA UNIVERSITY Business Administration Discipline BBA Program 4th Year, 1st Term Course Title: Financial Management and Institution Course No: FIN-4203 September 10, 2012 Summary on previous article Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is considered as a crucial component for economic development of a developing country. Countries that are lagging behind to attract FDI are now formulating and implementing new policies for attracting more investment. The determinants which play as a driving force for attracting FDI are geographical location, cheap labour cost, and government attitude towards liberalization of the existing laws of the host country, skilled manpower, incentives for investors, and exemption of taxes etc. According to Bangladesh Board of Investment Handbook (2007) Bangladesh offers an attractive investment climate compared to other South Asian Economies. But among the emerging economies India and China are the desired choice for investment (Baskaran and Muchie, 2008). FDI is considered as an important tool for economic development in a developing country. If...
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...Case Report - Amazon CONTENT 1. Amazon in Brief 2. Amazon’s Five Forces 2.1 Threat of New Entrants 2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers 2.3 Rivalry Among Existing Competitors 2.4 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 2.5 Threat of Substitute Products or Services 3. Amazon’s Value Chain 4. Conclusion 5. References Case Report - Amazon 1. AMAZON IN BRIEF Amazon.com, an American company, started the journey 1994 in a small garage based in Seattle, Washington. Today, twenty years later Amazon has become the world's largest web retailer with a predicted revenue around $100 billion in 2014. The founder Jeffrey Bezos, a former Wall Street broker, started Amazon.com by selling books online from the garage in Seattle through the website Amazon.com; With a mission to provide everything for everyone. The company is one of the most customer-centric company in the world and every decision taken by Amazon, started with the key question; What is the value for the customer? - to provide the costumer with the best possible experience of Amazon. Jeffrey Bezos did not care about profit or return to the shareholders; the main focus has always been to provide the costumers with the most enjoyable experience. By offering a wide range of products and services to the lowest possible price and a fast and convenient delivery. Over the years, the selection of products and services have expanded enormously from just...
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...ADVANTAGES TO BUSINESS Advantages of audit for the business are: 1. Satisfaction of Owner It is because of audit that the owner will be satisfied about the business operations and working of its various departments. 2. Detection and Prevention of Errors The errors whether committed innocently or deliberately are discovered by the process of audit and its presence prevents their occurrence in the future. No one will try to commit an error or fraud as the accounts are subject to audit and hence they will have a fear of being detected. 3. Verification of Books Another advantage of audit is the verification. of the books of accounts, which helps in maintaining the records up to date at all times. 4. Independent Opinion Auditing is very useful in obtaining the independent opinion of the auditor about business condition. If the accounts are audited by an independent auditor, the report of the auditor will be true and fair in all respects and it will be of extreme importance for the management of the company. 5. Detection and Prevention of Frauds Just like errors, frauds are discovered by audit and its presence minimizes future possibility if not eliminated totally. 6. Moral Check The process of audit will establish a check on the minds of the staff working in the business and they will not be able to commit any irregularity, as they will have a fear and will also be aware that the accounts will be examined in the near...
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...Determine the impact of this event on ARC’s benefits of business ethics” (employee commitment, investor loyalty, customer satisfaction, and bottom line. Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell (2011) stated that the ARC is an independent organization, supported by the public donations and volunteerism (p.327). ARC mission is offer relief to people of catastrophes and help them prepare for and answer to emergencies. Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell (2011) mentioned that The ARC has had to report allegations of fraud, bribery, and even theft on the part of volunteers and employees working for the organization (pg.327). This had a bad impact on the employee commitment and investor loyalty standpoint. It lead to ARC having to deal with a number of inside trials due to high turnovers, as well as charges of over payment and possible dishonesty among its board of directors and upper management. We know that dishonesty is having a lack of truthfulness, which has a great impact on ARC benefits of business ethics. Clara Barton founded the ARC in 1881 and was enthused by the work of the International Red Cross while on a trip to Europe during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871(p.327). The ARC is one of the many organizations chartered by the U.S government, receiving its first federal charter in 1900(p.327). The ARC employee commitment is being honest, fair which leads to having integrity which has a great impact on the benefits of business ethics. In 2007, all employees and volunteers are required...
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...Examining a Business Failure: ENRON LDR 531 Organizational Leadership December 5, 2011 . Examining a Business Failure Effective managers and leaders contribute to the organizational success of an organization. Companies lacking strong managerial leaders failing to enforce the ethical code of conduct of an organization are prone to organizational failure. Yukl (2006), states, “One viewpoint is that leadership occurs only when people are influenced to do what is ethical and beneficial for the organization and themselves” (p. 4-5). The notorious Enron scandal created a historic impact to the organizational culture and processes of businesses in the United States. The following paragraphs will address organizational behavior theories, which could have predicted Enron’s failure. Furthermore, a comparison of management, leadership, and organizational structures is scrutinized to determine the influence each had on Enron’s failure. Who was ENRON? Enron was founded in 1985 when Kenneth Lay merged Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth creating Enron (CBCNews, 2006). In the early 1990s Kenneth Lay commenced the sale of electricity at reasonable prices. However, Congress deregulated sales of natural gas. As a result, Enron’s earnings increased and became the largest retailer of natural gas. To expand, Enron diversified and incorporated gas pipelines, pulp and paper, broadband services, water, and electricity plants. Furthermore, the deregulation allowed Enron executives...
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...“IF ONLY THEY HAD LISTEN” Marketing Management 521 Hitesh Kapadia Ethics- Ethic is a science of morality. It tells us about what is good or bad and what is right or wrong? The value System of good or bad and right or wrong is the base for smooth and satisfactory functioning of the society. Ethics are standard of conduct. To act in an ethical way is to confirm to accepted standards or moral behavior. It is true that all people like to behave ethically but when person have to make difficult choice between person interest and social interest the problem of ethics becomes dominant. Marketing Managers have to face challenges of balancing the best interest of the consumers, organization and society and has to distinguish between what is ethical and what is unethical and act accordingly Your text here Your text here Your text here Your text here A company’s Managers play an important role in establishing its ethical tone. If Managers behave as if the only thing that matter is profit, employees are likely to act in a like manner. A company’s leaders are responsible for setting standards for what is and is not acceptable employee behavior. Managers to play an active role in creating a working environment where employee are encouraged and rewarded for acting in an ethical manner. Marketing Ethic Is an Area that deals with the moral Principles behind marketing. Ethics in Marketing applies to different spheres such as in product, pricing, placing...
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...about; • Corporate profile of IBBL • Mission and Vision of IBBL • Objectives of IBBL • Features of IBBL • Functions of IBBL • Management structure of IBBL • Basic Facts • Major differences between Conventional Bank & IBBL Corporate profile of IBBL: Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd. (IBBL) was incorporated on March 13, 1983 under the companies Act, 1913 as the first interest free Shariah based commercial bank in South East Asia. IBBL started functioning on March 30, 1983 and formally inaugurated on August 12, 1983. The bank was promoted by 23 local sponsors including the Government of Bangladesh and 4 local institutions and 13 foreign sponsors including Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The foreign investors hold 57.37% of total shares while the local investors hold the rest 42.63%. There is a Shariah council, which is entrusted with the responsibility for ensuring that the activities of the bank are being conducted on the precepts of Islam. IBBL is one of the leading first generation private sector banks in Bangladesh, which provides all kinds of commercial banking services to the customer. The bank went for IPO in November, 1985. The IBBL got enlisted with Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE) in 1985 and Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. (CSE) in 1996. IBBL has been declared as one of the 20 blue chip companies by DSE and as one of the 30 best companies by CSE. The bank has grown significantly over the last 24 years in operation. The initial paid up capital of the bank...
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...to know the reasons why certain changes have occurred (Maclaney and Atrill, 2002). Nevertheless, there are some limitations in the used of financial ratios, for instance, the information is out of date so it does not reflect the real situation of the company, hence it can lead to wrong decisions, also, the analysis made from the financial statements gives symptoms of such situations but not the causes of it (Berry and Jarvis, 1997). The purpose of this report is to analyze Sainsbury's financial performance using the analysis of ratios as a financial tool. This information will be taken from the annual reports of 2003 and 2004. In addition, it will include external and relevant information of the company which adds value to the analysis and thus to the financial performance in the already mentioned period of time. This will also help to compare Sainsbury's with its competitor Tesco, in order to identify and evaluate the performance of both companies. Finally, this report will give conclusions and recommendations to those investors who want to make an investment in a secure company. RATIO ANALYSIS...
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...The auditor’s report is the most visible product of the auditor’s work. According to PSA 200 (Revised and Redrafted) the prime purpose of an audit report is to enhance the degree of confidence of intended users in the financial statements which can be achieved by the expression of an opinion by the independent auditor on whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. Putra, in his article entitled Understanding Audit Reports and Auditor’s Opinion, foremost conferred about the significance of the auditor’s report. Basically, designing an accounting information system that will capture all of its business transactions and compile the financial statements is the management’s responsibility. However, third parties, such as a current or potential investor or creditor, may be concerned about whether management has put the financial statements together without bias. This is where the work of an independent auditor comes to place. In his article he stated that an independent auditor’s report is designed to alleviate that concern and give the public assurance that the financial statements can be relied on. He also thinks that assurance is a key word: In fact, it is common in the accounting profession to refer to auditing as an assurance service or attest service because the auditors are providing assurance or attesting (vouching for) to the fairness of the presentation of the information on the...
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...billion, $40 billion, $50 billion, $60 billion and $70 billion in revenuesi. Despite this remarkable success, Marcus and Blank, the founders of the Home Depot, stepped down as leaders stating that continued growth required new leadership with fresh and innovative business approaches. Thus, in 2001, Robert Nardelli was named Chief Executive Office of the Home Depot. Nardelli introduced many new initiatives to the company such as, centralized buying, company-wide analytics and improved information systems, which were essential for the company to remain competitive. Many of his other changes, however, led to significant dissatisfaction, low morale, high turnover, reduced productivity, and general discontent among the associates that seriously derailed the company from the customer-centric approach that made the Home Depot such a success story during the Marcus and Blank era. The result was the most dramatic decrease in customer satisfaction in retailing history. In 2001, the Home Depot and Lowe’s both had customer satisfaction scores of 74 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). By 2005 however, customer satisfaction at the Home Depot fell to 67, becoming the worst performing retailer on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) that year.ii As Claus Fornell aptly stated: “Home Depot had devalued its most critical asset: the health of customer relationships”.iii In turn, this...
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...................................................................... 2 p 3. The market trends, opportunities and risks..…...…………................................ 2 p a. Housing in London 2 p b. Commercial real estate in the UK 3 p 4. Strategy for management and marketing.……………………………………….. 3 p c. Business model .……........................................................................... 3 p d. Performance.……................................................................................ 4 p 5. Specific project analysis …………....…………………........................................ 4 p e. Stakeholders aspirations …………………………………………………... 4 p f. Operational performance …………………………………………………… 5 p 6. Conclusion and recommendation ………………………………………….............. 8 p 7. References …………………………………………………………………………….. 9 p 8. Appendix………………………………………………………..…..............…..…....... 11 p 1. INTRODUCTION This report aspires to critically evaluate the performance of Land Securities and provide enough evidence to allow non-professional investors to understand the Company performance, the market where it operates and decide if investing in Land Securities is appropriated, considering the risk and the ideal time frame for that potential investment. 2. OVERVIEW OF LAND SECURITIES Land Securities, founded in 1944, is the biggest commercial property company in the United Kingdom...
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...Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University International Business School Suzhou Feasibility Report on Employing Strategic Management Accounting in Davis Ltd Instructor: Dr. Brain Wright Student Name : Yunyu Xu : Qinyi Zuo : Mengqi Hang : Shuting Chen : Yang Liu : Shufan Xue : ID Number 1200742 1200745 1200746 1200749 1200752 1200766 Contents Contents 1 1 Introduction 2 2 Current Process 3 3 Analysis & Results 3.1 Performance Prism (PP) . . . . . 3.1.1 Stakeholder satisfaction . 3.1.2 Stakeholder contribution . 3.1.3 Strategy . . . . . . . . . . 3.1.4 Process . . . . . . . . . . 3.1.5 Capability . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Quality Costing (QC) . . . . . . . 3.3 Customer Lifetime Value Analysis 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CLV) 4 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1 Chapter 1 Introduction According to a series of researches, an increasing number of managers have expressed their dissatisfaction with the conventional management accounting due to its lack of value adding to corporate strategy (Juras, 2014). As accounting information is critically important to strategy formulation and implementation, strategic management...
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...votes of the business people all around. All of these companies have to make sure that their stakeholders are comfortable in view of their long term goals. And to achieve stakeholder’s satisfaction, companies need to secure and gain trust in the companies. This is done by a company’s governance and code of conduct. Every company has different governance factors and code of conduct that they adopt. For instance Google’s Code of Conduct is “Don’t be evil”. This is adopted in all the levels of the organisation. This conduct makes them achieve high standards, which helps them hire great people, who build great product, which attract users. This process as a whole makes the stakeholders feel comfortable and secure. The following is the list of Google’s Code of Conduct 1. Serve our users 2. Respect each other 3. Avoid conflicts of interest 4. Preserve confidentiality 5. Protect Google’s Assets 6. Ensure financial integrity and responsibility 7. Obey the law Companies today are constantly innovating ways to remain in touch with their shareholders and investors. There are specific sections on websites which focus specifically on investor relations where they highlight their code of ethics and companies vision. Financial reports are updated constantly and the news that would be of any help or concern to the investors is all available on these online portals. RSS feeds and podcasts are the new modes through which investors could be informed...
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