oohCocoMix Juices© Mini-case Copyright © 2012 by Dr. Gabriel G. Ramírez FIN 4220 Bebidas-Sabrosas (B-S) Inc. is a producer and distributor of juice drinks. Currently, B-S has one line of tropical juices targeted to Hispanic communities in Chicago, LA, Miami, and New York. Two years ago, the firm decided to expand its operations and create a juice drink from Costa Rican green coconuts, or “pipas” (see Exhibit 1). The liquid inside pipas is clear, as opposed to the milky color in mature coconut
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Chapter 2 Mini Case 1 Cash Flows and Financial Statements at Sunset Boards Sunset Boards is a small company that manufactures and sells surfboards in Cape Town. Sipho, the founder of the company, is in charge of the design and sale of the surfboards, but his background is in surfing, not business. As a result, the company’s financial records are not well maintained. The initial investment in Sunset Boards was provided by Sipho and his friends and family. Since the initial investment was
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C H A P T E R 19 International Trade Finance Financial statements are like fine perfume: to be sniffed but not swallowed. —Abraham Brilloff. LEARNING OBJECTIVES ◆ Learn how international trade alters both the supply chain and general value chain of the domestic firm, thereby beginning the globalization process in the trade phase. ◆ Consider what the key elements of an import or export transaction are in business. ◆ Discover how the three key documents in import/export, the letter of
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business Department of Business Administration BADM 449: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS POLICY (FALL 2015) Section J: Tuesday – Thursday 11:00 A.M. – 12:20 P.M. BIF 2041 Name: Shinjinee Chattopadhyay Visting Assistant Professor Office: 465 Wohlers Hall Office Hours: Tuesday, 2-3.20 pm (Or by appointment) Office Phone: 217-300-1033 Email: schattop@illinois.edu Website: Maintained on Illinois Compass 2g INTRODUCTION
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4/27/2003 CHAPTER 4 MINI CASE SITUATION Assume that you recently graduated with a major in finance, and you just landed a job as a financial planner with Barney Smith Inc., a large financial services corporation. Your first assignment is to invest $100,000 for a client. Because the funds are to be invested in a business at the end of 1 year, you have been instructed to plan for a 1 year holding period. Further, your boss has restricted you to the following
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across borders in a variety of ways – they can do this directly, through the formation of strategic alliances or through merger and takeover. It is clear then that businesses need to be aware of the global context of their markets. Having read this chapter you should be able to: G G G G Learning outcomes understand the difference between globalisation and internationalisation outline the main elements of globalisation illustrate the role of the multinational enterprise introduce the implications
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Chapter 5: Mini Case 2 - Central University Central University Suppose you are the network manager for Central University, a medium-size university with 13,000 students. The university has 10 separate colleges (e.g., business, arts, journalism), 3 of which are relatively large (300 faculty and staff members, 2,000 students, and 3 buildings) and 7 of which are relatively small (200 faculty and staff, 1,000 students, and 1 building). In addition, there are another 2,000 staff members who work in
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Lecture Schedule Date: Week Beginning | Lecture Topic | Readings from textbook | Week 129 February | Introduction * Overview of Australian Business Environment * Globalisation and interdependencies * Drivers of internationalisation | Ch 1(pp19 to 28 & 43 to 63) | Week 27 March | Introduction to IB Theories and Databases * Models/theories of internationalisation * Country analysis * EIU, GMID Databases | Ch 2 (pp90-108) | Week 314 March | Business environments – Socio-economic
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the Darden MBA Program: (1) it is a general management program; (2) the program, through its frequent use of the case method of instruction, has a practical, pragmatic bias and a decision- orientation; and (3) the first-year program provides the basic training on which students can build in the second-year. Consistent with the first-year program, FMP aims to provide: 1. An Introduction. The course provides the basic framework necessary to pursue further study in finance in the second-year of the
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Week 1 Assignment Mini Case Pg 46 A. Why is corporate finance important to all managers? Corporate finance provides the skills managers need to: Identify and select corporate strategies and individual projects that add value to their company and forecast funding requirements of their company, and devise strategies for acquiring those funds. B. Describe the organizational forms a company might have as it evolves from a start-up to a major corporation. List the advantages and disadvantages
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