objectives. Noe’s thoughts on new technology depicted on p.358 that new technology training methods are superior to traditional methods in one way because they allow trainers to participate in courses at any time or places (Noe, p. 358). I once read a case study which depicted an insurance company who was looking for new ways to cut cost while simultaneously maintaining their competitive edge in the insurance marketing industry. In this scenario, the company was a giant amongst its competitors, and
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Case Study 1: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation 08 Fall AFF5300 Case Studies in Finance- March 2013 Executive summary This report examines the decision of JetBlue management to price the initial public offering (IPO) of JetBlue Stock on the April 2002, a few months after the terrorist attack in September, 2001. First, the paper provided a brief introduction to JetBlue Airways and its industry. This paper revealed JetBlue’s innovative strategy and the associated strong financial performance over
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haos Motivating Employees for the Long Run LDR 531 November 7, 2012 Prof. Leadership in Organized Chaos It is easy to be “called” a leader during stable and routine times. He who wants to deserve the title needs to be able to help his organization manage and overcome changes such as expansion or restructuring. I am in the best position that suits me for my organization at this time. Commanding a “junior” Engineer Battalion, which personnel strength is below the required
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Entrepreneurship versus Intrapreneurship1 Veronica MAIER2 Cristiana POP ZENOVIA Abstract This paper provides a review of theoretical studies on the concepts of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, pinpointing the similarities and differences between them. Entrepreneurship continues to thrive in almost all corners of the world. Entrepreneurs are reshaping the business environment, creating a world in which their companies play an important role in the vitality of the global economy. But
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Kranworth Chair Corporation This study case focuses on the change of the company’s structure into a decentralized company, since before the structure of the company Kranworth Chair Corporation was more or less centralized around the two owners being the center of the company. The company’s reporting system before the change was that there were several vice-presidents reporting to a centralized ruling entity. The key recurring decisions were made strictly on a corporate level due to the fact that
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FINA 351 – Managerial Finance, Chapter 13, Capital Structure, Notes 1. What is Capital Structure (CS)? It is the mix of debt and equity on the balance sheet. The basic capital structure question is: How much debt is right for this company? Contrary to what your momma may have taught you, according to the so-called finance experts too little debt may be just as costly as too much debt, because debt financing is usually the cheapest source. This is why it is often said that debt is a two-edged
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a legal counselor for DFW, a firm that is interested in venturing in Shanghai, understanding Chinese investment policies are critical in determining the business structure that the company will have, as well as, the various incentives, and the means of resolving disputes should any arise. There are two main types of business structures that can be used in Shanghai; these can be Limited Liability companies and Representative office. The Limited Liability Company is independent legal entities that
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declaration of €698,000. o Adoption of the financial plan for 2001? Spreadsheet file: Available Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette 1995 (Abridged) 1. Why is Equitable considering selling an interest in DLJ? 2. What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of carve-outs, spin-offs and divestiture through cash sale? 3. What is your estimate of DLJ's fair value per share? In answering this question, please draw upon as many valuation approaches as you can. Give special attention to the valuation
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An array is defined as a sequence of objects of the same data type. All the elements of an array are either of type int (whole numbers), or all of them are of type char, or all of them are of floating decimal point type, etc. An array cannot have a mixture of different data types as its elements. Also, array elements cannot be functions; however, they may be pointers to functions. In computer memory, array elements are stored in a sequence of adjacent memory blocks. Since all the elements of an array
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