Running head: GAP ANALYSIS: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Gap Analysis: Global Communications LaDonna Smith University of Phoenix Gap Analysis: Global Communications Global Communication has been under pressure to keep up with new technology that its competitors have been giving to consumers for a very long time through local and international markets. They are getting a lot of slack from their stockholders, whose shares have declined more than half in the last couple of years. Also, they are
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(MAP) operations to National Guaranteed Repairs (NGR), another publicly held company. NGR paid cash plus common stock that, after issuance, would be equal to roughly 15% of NGR’s outstanding shares, which would in turn make Major Motors the largest shareholder by a considerable margin. The question resulting from this transaction is whether or not the equity method must be applied to Major Motors’ 15% interest in NGR. After reviewing the appropriate accounting literature, we have determined that the equity
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of the $32 billion worth of Alibaba shares Yahoo owns, plus a unit called Yahoo Small Business, which helps U.S. merchants setup websites. The stake in Alibaba will initially account for over 95% of Aabaco’s total assets, according to Yahoo’s filing. The deal is an elaborate way to get around the massive capital-gains tax that Yahoo would face if it sells the Alibaba stake outright. Including the small-business unit allows the company to claim the transaction as a tax-free spinoff rather than a sale
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Anheuser-Busch-Campbell Taggart Background Anheuser-Busch is a brewing company that is based in St. Louis, Missouri. After several changes in owner ship during the mid 1800’s, the Bavarian Brewery on South Broadway belonged to a local pharmacist named William D’Oench who was the silent owner until he sold hos share on the brewery on 1869. The other was a man by the name of Eberhard Anheuser, a successful soap manufacturer. Adolphus Busch, who was a German immigrated, who in 1891 married Eberhard’s
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firm's common stock, a potential agency problem between mangers and stockholders exists. * Managers may make decisions that conflict with the best interests of the shareholders. For example, managers may grow their firms to escape a takeover attempt to increase their own job security. However, a takeover may be in the shareholders' best interest 2. Stockholders versus Creditors * Creditors decide to loan money to a corporation based on the riskiness of the company, its capital structure
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proposes to purchase its own shares pursuant to section 67A of the act, the following must be complied with : * declaration by directors * advertisement * adjustment to register of substantial shareholders * lodgement of forms * restriction on purchase * restriction on selling treasury shares Share Certificates * Lost or destruction of share certificates * May request for a duplicate
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1) In your own words, define the term stakeholder The term stakeholder can be defined as any person, social group, or organization that has an interest or concern in an organization. Each stakeholder can be affected by the business’ actions. Primary examples of stakeholders include owners and employees (internal stakeholders), as well as the community, customers, suppliers, media, etc (external stakeholders). 2) In the 3rd section of the ATOM Flash module, identified alternatives, provide what you
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majority shareholder and it was specifically stated in the argument. * August 25, 1988: Both agreed upon a buy-sell agreement that they titled, “Stockholder’s Cross-Purchase Agreement” * The agreement provided for the repurchase of a shareholder’s stock in the event of death, disability, or voluntary withdrawal of that shareholder. * Specifically: * It stated that if Coyle or Schwartz died or otherwise attempted to dispose of his shares, the other shareholder would
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Corporate managers and shareholders can sometimes find themselves in a conflict of interest. The goal of being a good manager is being able to spot these potential conflicts and to remedy the situation before a serious problem arises. The biggest conflict between managers and shareholders is going to be money. Here is the most common scenario. A corporation is profitable. In fact, the corporation is more profitable than expected. Therefore, the corporation has a cash surplus, if you will. Managers
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Info Systems Technology (IST) manufactures microprocessor chips for the use in appliances and other applications. IST has no debt and 100 million shares outstanding. The correct price for these shares is either $14.50 or $12.50 per share. Investors view both the possibilities as equally likely, so the shares currently trade for $13.50. IST must raise $500 million to build a new production facility. Because the firm would suffer a large loss of both customers and engineering talent in the event
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