Practice Questions for Final Exam FIR 3710 Fall 2003 1. If a firm issues no new equity, book value will _______________________. A) decrease each year by the amount of retained earnings B) decrease each year by the amount of retained earnings minus depreciation on fixed assets C) increase each year by the amount of retained earnings D) increase each year by the amount of retained earnings plus depreciation on fixed assets 2. A firm
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sets of variables are investigated - benefits and intrinsic job satisfaction, benefits and extrinsic job satisfaction, and finally benefits and overall job satisfaction. The regression analysis is performed using Excel and the results are shown in this paper, along with a graph for each set. The results are analyzed for recommendation to the company. Introduction Regression analysis is performed on three sets of variables – benefits and intrinsic job satisfaction, benefits and extrinsic job satisfaction
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It can also be considered an intrinsic motivation because certain aspects of the job I do are very enjoyable. For example, when I am closing out a project, I get pleasure out of solving the problems that caused accounting errors within that project. My job also provides me with many different challenges. These challenges motivate me to either do better or to learn something new. These motivations come from inside and are considered internal motivators, or intrinsic motivation. Bainbridge defines
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problem that must be answered is whether the acquisition of PacifiCorp increased Berkshire Hathaway’s intrinsic value. Buffett has a very unique way of measuring intrinsic value that would make it slightly more difficult to determine if this acquisition did, in fact, make Berkshire Hathaway more profitable. According to Warren Buffett, intrinsic value is “per-share progress”. Buffett assessed intrinsic value as the present value of future expected performance. For historical reference, Berkshire Hathaway
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prejudice. It was also found that intrinsic religious orientation was a protection against mental diseases. On the other hand, extrinsic religious orientation had a correlation with mental illness. Allport and Ross Religious Orientation Scale is used by around seventy studies which made it “one of the most frequently used measures of religiousness.” Religion as Quest Distinction Daniel Batson and W. Larry Ventis found some problems in Allport and Ross proposed intrinsic religious orientation. Thus
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motivation are intrinsic: “self generated factors such as responsibility, skills and abilities, interest, opportunities for career advancement and extrinsic: things that motivate an individual such as rewards, promotional opportunities or punishment.” (The Manager, 2007) According to the text, Understanding Motivation and Emotion by Reeve, “motivation is the study of the processes that provide behavior with energy and direction.” (Reeve, 2001) Describe how the theory of intrinsic motivation would
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sophisticated form of hedonism, but it shows that the term hedonism relates to simply the positive or negative outcomes. On a more higher level scale, Bentham states that value hedonism is, “only states of pleasure have positive intrinsic value and only states of pain have intrinsic negative value; anything else of value is mere extrinsic value”
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ILeadership theories in project management In the project management arena each theory used can result in positive or negative results. The methods used depend a great amount on the project manager and how they like to run his or her projects. As stated earlier the democratic theory encourages participation if the project manager is unfamiliar with the type of project that will be executed using a democratic approach and the right team could assist him in understanding the situation better. That
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individual stock price even though the company has had relative good growth in customer sales over the last five years. The overall analysis looks at the return on equity, future growth rate of earnings, required rate of return and the company’s intrinsic value. Graphs and/or tables will be used to support the overall findings of the security. Introduction Robotics is on the rise, the concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously has been a goal set by man since the beginning of time
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Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment Jasamine Stephens PHL/320 – Human Motivation May 5, 2012 Instructor: Richard Reinsch Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment Sandler Training (Sandler) is a global training organization that provides training
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