Kathmandu University School of Management | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Zipcar: Redefining the business model | | | 3/29/2015 | Submitted to, Prof. Rupesh Krishna Shrestha | Submitted by, (Group 6) Niraj Ghimire (14313) Amit Pathak (14325) Subigya Regmi (14327) Prajwal Sagar Shrestha (14332) Synopsis: Zipcar is a start-up organized around the idea of "sharing" car usage via a membership organization. This case describes several variations of the Zipcar business model along with
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necessary. There were several global trends that influenced the need for Nayar to create a more innovative organization. According to Nayar, when he was appointed to be CEO, the company's revenues were growing by about 30% a year and were some 765 million, which on the surface would be great however, it was losing market share and their competitors were growing at 10% or 20% faster rate each year, not to mention, the IT services industry was changing rapidly. “Customers didn't want to work with an undifferentiated
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major topic of debate throughout the United States, especially since the 1980s. Healthcare costs in the United States have risen dramatically during the past 40 years, due in part to longer average life spans, which give rise to greater costs because older citizens require greater care, and the employment of technologies that extend the life of patients, which generally results in greater spending. Insurance costs have likewise increased dramatically, and a relatively large percentage of U.S. citizens
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Introduction: The primary purpose of financial and accounting management is to organize, plan, control and direct the financial and accounting activities, but to ensure that every stakeholder is adequately served. The effectiveness of financial and accounting management, therefore purely depends on the policies, regulations and frameworks that are designed and being evolved from time to time. According to Gray, Owen and Adams (1996) financial management is the core business discipline which is meant
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discusses real-world business cases, which relate to the materials covered in Corporate Finance and Advanced Corporate Finance. The main topics are company valuation, capital structure, bankruptcy, corporate governance, project finance and corporate risk management. The main objective of the seminar is to apply the theoretical concepts of corporate finance and corporate governance to real-world situations. To do so we will discuss six Harvard Business School cases. In addition, there will be several company
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11. ServerVault: ‘‘Reliable, Secure, and Wicked Fast’’ III. Estimating the Cost of Capital 12. ‘‘Best Practices’’ in Estimating the Cost of Capital: Survey and Synthesis 15. Teletech Corporation, 1996 IV. Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation 19. Diamond Chemicals PLC (A): The Merseyside Project 20. Diamond Chemicals PLC (B): Merseyside and Rotterdam Projects VI. Management of the Corporate Capital Structure 29. Structuring Corporate Financial Policy 31. Polaroid Corporation, 1996
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Business strategy & policy Lander, Ltd. Implementation of the marketing concept in a production-oriented firm. Content Introduction…………………………………….….3 Lander Ltd issues………………………………….4 Analysis of the structure’s modification………4 Alternatives…………………………………...……6 Conclusion………………………………………....8 Introduction For the Lander Ltd it’s important to understand first when during 1927 to now, the company made some majors decisions for the future for the company: In 1927, Lander
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1. Information asymmetry refers to a. | the tendency of a person who is imperfectly monitored to engage in dishonest or otherwise undesirable behavior. | b. | the tendency for the mix of unobserved attributes to become undesirable from the standpoint of an uninformed party. | c. | an action taken by an informed party to reveal private information to an uninformed party. | d. | a difference in access to relevant knowledge. | 2. Which of the following relationships involves asymmetric information
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description: The purpose of course Provides understanding of the finance function and the responsibilities of the financial manager. Develops concepts and tools for use in effective financial decision making and problem solving. Covers ratio analysis, funds, flow, forecasting, current assets management, budgeting, credit services, formation and cost of capital and impact of operating and financial leverages. The tasks of course are: Analysis of financial problems encountered by various
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