...Q:What are the factors which led you to pursue PGP at ISB ? Looking for challenging opportunities, accelerate learning and Industry (Fin-Tech Consulting to Infrastructure) /Function (Consulting to Operations) /Market change (USA to India). Q: Briefly share the role you were playing in your erstwhile organization prior to joining PGP at ISB. Fin-Tech Consultant responsible to provide innovative technology-based solution to business problems with an objective to improve business process by increasing revenue, reducing cost and/or improve return on assets. Q: Which B-schools did you apply for and why did you select ISB? I applied only Indian School of Business for the following 3 reasons: One, Short duration hence lower opportunity cost. Two, Strong global Alumni Network. Finally, Strong brand recognition in Indian market. Q: Please share in detail the application and final selection procedure at your B-School. Application process was fair and simple. In general, there are total two rounds of application with dates in Mid-Oct and Mid-Jan for Class of 2018 with decisions admissions offer being rolled out a month later. After the applications are submitted, admissions team short-lists the candidates for Personal Interviews at college campus and are conducted by Alumni. Where personal interview is not possible, interviews are conducted over video call. There is only one round of interviews and they typically last 20-45 minutes. Q: The programme at your B-School is...
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...FIN 534 – Financial Management (Prerequisite: ACC 557 or ACC 560) COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduces the concepts of finance. Reviews the basic tools and their use for making financial decisions. Explains how to measure and compare risks across investment opportunities. Analyzes how the firm chooses the set of securities it will issue to raise capital from investors as well as how the firm’s capital structure is formed. Examines how the choice of capital structure affects the value of the firm. Presents valuation and integrate risk, return and the firm’s choice of capital structure. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Brigham, E. F., & Ehrhardt, M. C. (2014). Financial management (14th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. (Note: This is a textbook uniquely created for Strayer and can only be purchased through the Strayer Bookstore. The contents of the book differ from the national title.) Tabbush, V. C., Trueman, B., Levine, D. Opler, T., Brandwein, A. C., Hanna, M. D., & Baran, R. J. (2011). MBA primer: Finance 3.0 instructor-led printed access card (3rd ed.). Mason, OH: Cengage Learning. Supplemental Resources CNN Money. (2013). General format. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/ Criniti, A. (2013). The necessity of finance. Philadelphia, PA: Criniti Publishing Company. Fidelity Investments, Inc. SWOT analysis. (2013). Fidelity Investments, Inc. SWOT Analysis, 1-8. Hasseltoft, H. (2012). Stocks, bonds, and long-run consumption risks. Journal of Financial & Quantitative...
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...e\ An Assignment On Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: A Conceptual Review on Bangladesh Perspective Course Code: FIN-5211 Submitted To: Masrick Hasan Mehedi Lecturer Department of Finance Jagannath University, Dhaka Submitted By: Mohammad Faisal Hossain ID: 07882719 On behalf of Group-7 MBA, 2nd Batch Department of Finance Jagannath University, Dhaka Date of submission: 12th January, 2014 Members of Group-7 |Serial |Name |ID No | |1 |Mohammad Faisal Hossain |M110203037 | |2 |Md. Arif Billah |M110203032 | |3 |Zahidul Islam |M110203003 | |4 |Atikur Rahman Chowdhury |M110203025 | |5 |Sankar Kumar Roy |M110203040 | |6 |Rashel...
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...“A Novice Manager’s Tale of Woe” Tricia Monet is a store director at a retail store called “Personal Reflections”. Personal Reflections is a national chain of personal care and household products. Tricia moved from Illinois with her fiancé to Sioux City, Iowa. Tricia has a bachelors in Accounting, but decided she wanted to do something different. She saw the position for assistant director and Personal Reflections and applied. She was hired with under the director Heather Munson. Assistant directors were scheduled in 9-hour shifts there were three assistant directors who could potentially all be working at the same time along with part-time as well as seasonal employees. Tricia worked under Heather Munson clashed from the beginning. Tricia felt interrogated; the store that Tricia was assigned to consistently fail to meet sales goals, the store was un-organized. Tricia was yelled at for organizing the store and after 1 month she was ready to quit. Munson then stated that she was going on disability leave which put Tricia in a temporary store director, which then took on fully when she found out Munson was not returning. In the process Tricia had fully organized the store, brought up sales and had trained three new assistant store directors; Amy, Lori, and Tammy. Lori soon became Tricia’s right-hand man because she wanted to achieve everything. Amy was one of the easiest to get along with, and Tammy struggles with paper work and adapting to a new environment. ...
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...I have provided an “important telephone” number. If you would like to meet with me, let me know and we will arrange a mutually satisfactory time. For some students, telephone “meetings” are easier. To this end, you may call me at reasonable hours (i.e., before 10:00 p.m.). NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to read, understand and abide by all of the course information and policies listed below. Failure to do so could result in you failing this course or being withdrawn from this course by your instructor, School of Business Dean’s Office or by the Graduate Studies Department. The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary. COURSE PREREQUISITE: All MBA Foundations classes must be completed or waived before enrollment in FIN 611. REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1. Textbook – Corporate Finance: The Core, by J. Berk and P. DeMarzo, published by Prentice Hall, ISBN (10‐digit) 0132153688. Available in loose leaf (3‐ring) format in the U Tampa bookstore. Textbook are also available as an e‐book from coursesmart: 1 Revised 08/21/2012 2. Cases and readings: available from www.study.net – available by 8/27/12 3. Additional files and readings will be distributed via Blackboard 4. Calculator - A financial calculator is required for this class. A Hewlett Packard 10B or a Texas Instruments BAII+ is ideal. Other brands/models may also suffice. Bring your calculator to class every day. Be sure you know how to use it. 5. Laptop computer...
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...PLAN DE PRODUCCION Orlando Avilés University of Phoenix Operation Management – OPS/571 22 March 2011 José Rodrigo Pons, P.E., MBA, DBA Doctoral Learner Plan de Producción Riordan Manufacturing es un Compañía que se dedica a la fabricación de plásticos a nivel global. Ellos se especializan en "Recipientes de plástico para todo tipo de bebidas, piezas especiales de plástico y piezas de plástico para abanico. El objetivo de la compañía es mantenerse líderes en la industria en la utilización de materiales poliméricos para proveer soluciones para sus clientes "(Universidad de Phoenix, 2004). Los nuevos productos de la compañía se van a estar desarrollando e investigando productos de las piezas. Se está investigando en la sede corporativa de la compañía en San José. Riordan tiene plantas de fabricación situada en Albany, Pontiac y Hangzhou, China. La planta en China se utiliza para producir los ventiladores eléctricos vendidos en todo el mundo. El plástico para cada ventilador eléctrico se produce en la planta, pero los motores de los ventiladores eléctricos se compran se produce en la planta, pero los motores de los ventiladores se compran como un conjunto completo a una compañía local en china. Las operaciones de la planta incluyen los siguientes procesos; predicciones de ventas, producción, compra de materiales, diseño y desarrollo personalizado, y transporte marítimo. En este trabajo de equipo C vamos a discutir...
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...[pic] Submitted To Course Instructor: Mr. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal Course Title: Human Resource Management Course Code: Fin 502 Program: MBA Department of Business Administration University of Asia Pacific Submitted By Mohammed Nayeem Ul Hasan ID: 12206047…………... Md. Mahmudul Haque ID: 11206010………….. Md. Ashraful Islam ID: 12106021………….. Date of Submission: (22/06/13) Letter of Transmittal To The Honorable Course Instructor Mr. Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal Department of Business Administration Program: MBA Course Title: Human Resource Management. University of Asia Pacific Sub: A Visit Report on Human Resource Policies & practice (Al-Muslim Group). Dear Sir, Here in our report on “Human Resource Practice in an Organization”. You assigned us to prepare this report as a part of Human Resource Management course requirement. While writing this report, we have tried to follow the given instruction. This report will help us to know the present situation of human resource in an organization. We have tried to gather accurate information about this topic. We sincerely...
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...ASSIGNMENT SHEET TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 CLASS 1– INTRODUCTION AND GOALS FOR THE SEMESTER A. CLASS LECTURE Review of Topics, Assignment Sheets, and Course Outline The Case Method - Rules for Classroom Discussion Instruction for the Formation of Study & Project Groups B. Professor/Student Introductions C. Readings from Course Packet: 1. Fin 394.4 Syllabus - Course Outline and Grading Policy 2. “Course Introduction” 3. Note to the Student: How to Study and Discuss Cases 4. “The Case Method” - Jeff Sandefer 5. “Classroom Discussion” - Jeff Sandefer 6. “Note on Study Groups” - Jeff Sandefer ASSIGNMENT: 1. PURCHASE THE COURSE PACKET 2. BRING YOUR RESUME TO THE NEXT CLASS 3. BROWSE THE CLASS BLACKBOARD SITE: (HTTP://COURSES.UTEXAS.EDU/) AND LOOK AT THE EXTERNAL LINKS AND COURSE DOCUMENTS POSTED. a. Case Exhibits b. Case Solutions c. Valuation Templates d. Valuation External Links e. Project Information ASSIGNMENT SHEET THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012 CLASS 2 – WORK FOR MONEY OR MONEY WORK FOR YOU? A. Turn in Resume B. Form study groups (self-select 4-6 people with different education, concentration, work experience and cultural background). Send e-mail to the professor with...
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...FIN-672 Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management Professor Michel A. Robe Practice Set #1 and Solutions. What to do with this practice set? To help MBA students prepare for the assignment and the exams, practice sets with solutions will be handed out. These sets contain select worked-out end-of-chapter problems from BKM4 through BKM6. These sets will not be graded, but students are strongly encouraged to try hard to solve them and to use office hours to discuss any problems they may have doing so. One of the best self-tests for a student of his or her command of the material before a case or the exam is whether he or she can handle the questions of the relevant practice sets. The questions on the exam will cover the reading material, and will be very similar to those in the practice sets. Question 1. Suppose you discover a treasure chest of $10 billion in cash. (a) Is this a real or financial asset? (b) Is society any richer for the discovery? (c) Are you wealthier? (d) Can you reconcile your answers to (b) and (c)? Is anyone worse off as a result of the discovery? Question 2. Consider Fig. 1.5 in BKM6. (a) Are these American gold certificates primitive or derivative securities? (b) Is the issue being described a primary or secondary market transaction? Question 3. Suppose that you are an executive of General Motors (GM), and that a large share of your potential income is derived from year-end bonuses that depend on GM’s annual profits. (c) Would the...
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...FIN-672 Securities Analysis & Portfolio Management Professor Michel A. Robe Practice Set #1 and Solutions. What to do with this practice set? To help MBA students prepare for the assignment and the exams, practice sets with solutions will be handed out. These sets contain select worked-out end-of-chapter problems from BKM4 through BKM6. These sets will not be graded, but students are strongly encouraged to try hard to solve them and to use office hours to discuss any problems they may have doing so. One of the best self-tests for a student of his or her command of the material before a case or the exam is whether he or she can handle the questions of the relevant practice sets. The questions on the exam will cover the reading material, and will be very similar to those in the practice sets. Question 1. Suppose you discover a treasure chest of $10 billion in cash. (a) Is this a real or financial asset? (b) Is society any richer for the discovery? (c) Are you wealthier? (d) Can you reconcile your answers to (b) and (c)? Is anyone worse off as a result of the discovery? Question 2. Consider Fig. 1.5 in BKM6. (a) Are these American gold certificates primitive or derivative securities? (b) Is the issue being described a primary or secondary market transaction? Question 3. Suppose that you are an executive of General Motors (GM), and that a large share of your potential income is derived from year-end bonuses that depend on GM’s annual profits. (c) Would the...
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... | |ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET | |NAME OF STUDENT |Vũ Thị Thanh Huyền | |REGISTRATION NO. |F07-073 | |UNIT TITLE |Unit 2: Managing Financial Resources and Decisions | |ASSIGNMENT TITLE |Financial Performance Analysis and Decision Making | |ASSIGNMENT NO |2 of 2 | |NAME OF ASSESSOR |Mr. Nguyen Nam Trung, ACCA, MBA | |SUBMISSION DEADLINE |23/12/2014 | I, Vũ Thị Thanh Huyền hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized from any source. I have referenced the sources from which information is obtained by me for this assignment. _Huyền_ ...
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...to any MBA student who is interested in either investment or corporate finance. This course provides students with a focused examination of the debt market. Topics examined include valuation, term structure of interest rates, derivatives of fixed income instruments, Treasury securities, 国库证券 corporate bonds 企业债券. The course should also be beneficial to students that want to pass CFA exams. Teaching material: 1. Course note package and additional materials online; 2. Textbook: Frank J. Fabozzi, Bond Markets, Analysis and Strategies, (Hardcover: 792 pages, Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6th, 7th, or 8th editions) Available in Spartan Bookstore. 3. Cases (case pack is available for sale at $ 36.71 in Spartan Bookstore in the International Center. a. Tombstones (HBS 5-213-085) b. Arbitrage in the Government Bond Market? [HBS Case 9-293-093] c. The Harvard Management Co. and Inflation-Protected Bonds (HBS Case 201053). #Relation, correlation between d. Cougars (HBS Case 295006). #How banks are making there money, how many moneys they make, is a good deal or not a good deal #Corporate finance course, simple liner relation Instructional methods: The course will be in a traditional lecture format. Students will be evaluated by several assignments, five cases and final exam. The weights are as follows: participation 5%, assignment 15% , four cases 20% each. All assignments are due before the class starts. In case you miss the case/assignment without...
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...------------------------------------------------- Course Syllabus FP/101 Foundations of Personal Finance Course Start Date: 08/13/12 Course End Date: 10/14/12 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Carol Ward, MBA, DBA cward123@email.phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) ciward123@yahoo.com (Personal) (901) 270-9434 (Central Standard Time) Facilitator Availability Dr. Ward is available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Central Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. During the week, I am online most of the time during that 9 a.m.-9 p.m. time...
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...STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH Assignment On: Capital Structure Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited Course Title: Finance Theory Course Code: FIN -608 Submit To Mohammad Salahuddin Chowdhury, ACA Assistant Professor, Dept. of Finance, University of Dhaka Submit By Md. Jahidul Islam; ID: MBA-05014570 Jabun Nahar; ID: MBA 05014443 Rajib Kumar Saha; ID: MBA 05014533 Date of submission 17th April 2013 Letter of Transmittal April 17, 2013 Mohammad Salahuddin Chowdhury, ACA Assistant Professor, Dept. of Finance, University of Dhaka Subject: Submission of Assignment titled “Capital Structure Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. Dear Sir, This is informing you that I have done this assignment on “Capital Structure Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. It is a great pleasure for me to present you such type of assignment. To prepare this assignment I collect essential data. I learnt a lot of unknown issues of direct Marketing, while preparing this assignment. This assignment was a challenging experiences for us a theoretical as well as practical. I tried my best to make the assignment a sound one as per your valuable counseling and proper guidance. I express our gratitude to you for giving us the opportunity to making this assignment. I would be obliged if you kindly call me for any explanation or any query about the assignment as and when deemed necessary. Within the time limit, I have tried my best to compile the pertinent information as comprehensively...
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...AT GREENSBORO Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Finance Fall 2008 I. Meeting Time and Place FIN 625.01, Corporate Strategy and the Finance Function 6:30 pm – 9:20 pm M, Bryan School (Room 204 Bryan Bldg.)[1] II. Instructor Daniel T. Winkler Office: 324 Bryan Bldg. Phone: 256-0122 E-mail: dt_winkler@uncg.edu Blackboard: http://blackboard.uncg.edu Office Hours: 5:15 pm – 6:15 pm M, 11:15 am – 12:15 pm W, or by appointment III. Prerequisites Prerequisites: MBA 605, 617; Co-requisite is MBA 620 IV. Course Materials Douglas R. Emery, John D. Finnerty, and John D. Stowe. Corporate Financial Management, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall Publishing (Pearson), 2007. ISBN: 9780132278720. Harvard Business Review Cases (HC) purchased and downloaded online at: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b02/en/cases/cases_home.jhtml. Case ordering numbers are given in parentheses next to each case in the Tentative Schedule. HP (Hewlett Packard) 10 B II, 17BII financial calculator or the equivalent. V. Course Description and Purpose The UNCG Graduate Bulletin describes MBA 625 as follows: "Finance in the strategic management process; corporate strategies and shareholder value creation, financing decisions, distribution...
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