01 Technical risk management relevanT To acca QUalificaTion PaPer P4 The management of risk is a key area within a number of ACCA papers, and exam questions related to this area are common. It is vital that students are able to apply risk management techniques, such as using derivative instruments to hedge against risk, and offer advice and recommendations as required by the scenario in the question. It is also equally important that students understand why corporations manage risk in theory
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optimize our spending and flow resources to better serve consumers and continuously improve our efficiency and productivity. ● Our unique organizational structure offers the global scale benefits of an international company and the local focus to be relevant for consumers in more than 180 countries. Our corporate structure and strong governance practices ensure that we conduct our operations with consistently high standards and integrity. ● ● In 2013, we returned $12.5 billion in cash to shareholders— 110% of net
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an appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRRs from the Boeing 7E7? a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. b. Which equity market risk premium (EMRP) did you use? Why? c. What Beta did you use and how did you derive it? d. Which risk-free rate did you use? Why? e. Which capital-structure weights did you use? Why? 2. Judged against your WACC, how attractive is the Boeing 7E7 project? a. Under what circumstances
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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS LITERATURE REVIEW LUKE WALTON Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Background and motivation 3 Objective or aim of this literature review 4 Findings from current available literature 4 Issues from current research 5 Contribution to current literature and stakeholders 5 Section One 6 Motivation of M&A’s 6 Synergy 6 Agency theory 7 Hubris 7 Relationship between motives and financing 8 Section Two 9 Payment methods 9 Financing hierarchy
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looks like an attractive deal for both parties. Amoco does many things well, but managing smaller, marginally productive oil and gas fields apparently isn’t one of them. This is a chance to unload some properties that because of their high cost structure, Amoco can’t manage profitably. Apache, on the other hand, has low costs and is an efficient operator of small- to medium-sized properties. The company has grown significantly in recent years by acquiring less well-run properties and applying
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looks like an attractive deal for both parties. Amoco does many things well, but managing smaller, marginally productive oil and gas fields apparently isn’t one of them. This is a chance to unload some properties that because of their high cost structure, Amoco can’t manage profitably. Apache, on the other hand, has low costs and is an efficient operator of small- to mediumsized properties. The company has grown significantly in recent years by acquiring less wellrun properties and applying its “rationalize
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A Longitudinal Study of the Cause and Consequences of Changes in Diversification in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry 1977-1986 Author(s): Charles W. L. Hill and Gary S. Hansen Reviewed work(s): Source: Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Mar., 1991), pp. 187-199 Published by: Wiley-Blackwell Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2486592 . Accessed: 16/09/2012 06:40 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www
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E-Leader Croatia 2011 Case Studies in Channels of Distribution Donald K. Hsu, PhD Associate Professor Division of Business Administration Dominican College Orangeburg, New York, USA Abstract Case studies were employed as research tools, for undergraduate and MBA students for 25+ years. The International Management course was taught in two classes at an undergraduate Business program. Channel of Distribution course was given at a MBA program. Real-world examples were utilized and applied
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The Effect Of Capital Structure When Expected Agency Costs Are Extreme The Effect of Capital Structure when Expected Agency Costs are Extreme Harvey, C.R. Lins, K.V. Roper, A.H. Journal of Financial Economics 74 (2004) 3-30 RESEARCH MOTIVATION The objective of this paper is, using international evidenceto investigate whether debt can mitigate the effects of agency and information problems. Prior theoretical research has shown that debt can be used to align managers’ interest. More specifically
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Péter HARBULA CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURES AND VALUE CREATION Summary : This paper analyzes the interaction between shareholder structures and the quality of the corporate governance structure in France using the value creation criterion. Using shareholder structures allows analyzing the performance of French firms and to measure an underperformance of “hard core” and diffuse ownership firms. This paper, updating results from Harbula (2004), also investigates the relationship
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