Profit Term Papers Samples For Students

Governing Policy, Board Members, Roles, Responsibility

Stakeholders, Clients, and Community
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Introduction

Every organizations are not without a stakeholder. It only means that every organization is rightfully composed of different individuals who are classified as the “organization’s stakeholders.” In an article published in 2014, the author described the stakeholders as the brand of the organization. In other words, the stakeholders serve as an image that represents the organization and what it generally stands for. There are two types of stakeholders. These include the (a) external stakeholders, and (b) internal stakeholders . Each type of stakeholders have a specific role in the organization and each contributes ...

Business

Introduction
This is a feasibility study project that aims to establish a pre-plan for the restaurant business. This feasibility study is also aims to provide basic information that will help in better decision making for the proposed restaurant business. Study will include some key points that may help establish a strong and stable business and aims to target the possible opportunities and challenges that this business might encounter. The paper will be written in a form of providing the industry and market feasibility; discussing the overview of the industry which the proposed business is included and its strengths, weaknesses, and viability from the ...

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Profitability of the company
The profitability of the company is determined by the benchmarking of different returns on the total sales of the company. Some of the basically used methods here are gross profit margin, net profit margin, revenue per employee, and other margin ratios in company’s income statement and balance sheet. The revenue of company is in increasing trend. Approximate revenue of $29 million reached mark of $37 million in 2011, and reached the level of $50 million by 2012. There is significant growth in the revenue model of company as it has ...

Definition of Binary Options

An option is a derivative contract where an investor possesses rights to purchase and sell assets such as commodities, foreign currencies, and common shares etc . There are two types of options like traditional, regular or vanilla options as well as binary or digital options. The market dynamics and mechanics for options contracts are same in every economy. The only difference relies in the manner in which options trading is regulated in each country.
In derivatives, binary option represents a trading form where traders or investors predict movement in the prices of underlying assets, commodities and securities etc. The word “ ...

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1. Introduction
The paper will present the public company Starbucks Corporation. The focus will be on examining the background of the company and the industry in which the company operates. The analysis of the competition in the sector, the risks and mitigation of the company will follow. The research will involve the financial analysis of the global active company.
1. Background and overview of the company and the industry
The official name is the Starbucks Corp. and is present in the consumer services industry. A sector in which the company operates is a travel & leisure. The foundation of the ...

Introduction

Global branding can be simply referred to the process whereby a company directs its efforts at spreading its name, brand, and logo worldwide. According to Chabowski, Samiee, and Huit (as cited in Lu, 2014, p.36), “global branding is defined as the manner in which firms select, manage, and control their brands across international markets”. Firms follow the global branding strategy for several reasons like obtaining access to fast growing markets, exploiting economies of scale, and broadening the customer base. If a company manages to apply global branding and brand positioning strategies collectively in a thoughtful manner, surely it can take greater advantages ...

Business

In order to meet the goals and objective of retail chains, the management needs to formulate effective financial objectives. This will provide ways in which measurement of fiscal operations of retail chains and portrays the capacity of the owner to chase their business objectives and demonstrate the viability of the business to different stakeholders. At the fundamental level, the balance of payments and receipts points out the commercial profit or loss.
The main aim of any business is to operate at a maximum profit possible, therefore, the retail traders uses this objective to convince the investors to take risk ...

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the Clorox Company financial research. The research includes analysis of financial statements, analysis of financial ratios, bonds and stock valuation methods, calculation of dividends growth rate, description of constant-growth model, calculation of beta coefficient of stock, calculation of standard deviation of stock, calculation of weighted average cost of capital. The computations are based on the data collected from annual reports for the years 2007-2011. Calculations were made using appendices and excel spreadsheets. The arguments are supported by analysis of financial performance of the Company.

Introduction

In accordance with Bloomberg (2012), Clorox Company is a large manufacturer ...

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (TTEC)

TeleTech Holdings is a technology services company whose main business is the provision of telephony services to businesses. The company operates call centers and BPO centers through which it connects customers to their companies. Through the provision of the telephony services, it creates a lasting customer experience, which in turn results in growing revenues and profitability of the companies that it represents. The various industries that it serves include the automotive industry, financial services, healthcare, government agencies, e-commerce entities, and the hospitality industry among others (TeleTech Holdings, 2017).
In light of the above brief on TeleTech Holdings, the objective ...

Introduction 3

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development 3
Role of CSR in Developing Nations 4
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Financial Performance 5
Ethical Behaviour 6
The Role of the Financial Sector 6
Conclusion 7
Introduction
Under the conventional economic theories the businesses have been operating with the sole purpose of profit maximization and the increase in shareholders’ wealth. According to the classical view of business operations, the managers are liable to use the available resources in the best optimum manner to generate the revenues for the organization, while following the relevant legal ...

Strategic planning is the process in which an organization defines how to achieve its objectives using the allocated resources and necessary priorities. Strategic planning is fundamental for non-profit and public organizations as it ensures that there is continued viability and effectiveness. In short, it helps the non-profit and public organizations respond appropriately to new developments and situations. The decisions in a strategic plan center on the mission, mandate and service or product level of an organization or initiative (Bryson, 2011).
In a planning process for a group home for teen boys, initiation and championing process of strategic planning is critical. This ...

Introduction

Google is a large Multinational Corporation based in the United States. Since, it’s rather humble and tumultuous beginning in 2004; Google has become a pioneer internet giant in its field. It provides top-notch search engine facilities, cloud facilities, advertising facilities as well as other software based services to their clients. Rapid growth which was fuelled after its incorporation has allowed the company to expand its product offerings rapidly as well. Now the company also provides other online applications meant to facilitate and meet the demand of superior software products, in the form of social networking, office suite products, as well ...

Introduction

Some actions such as divorce, same sex marriage and other practices were considered morally wrong in the past (Giletti, 2012). However, in the modern times, they have been legally accepted and most people are now thinking that these practices are not morally wrong. This is now the trend in the ethical issues of downloading digital music and videos. People think that downloading digital music and videos from the internet is morally wrong because it is still illegal. However, there are also people thinking that the illegality of this practice is not enough to settle its morality or ethical judgment.
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This paper is divided into three sections. The first section is a review of academic research and studies on corporate theories, positions and counter-positions. The second part discusses the two theories – stakeholder value theory and shareholder value theory. This section evaluates key arguments associated with each theory. In the third part, the paper evaluates why value-driven stakeholder approach should be embraced by managers of corporations. The paper finalizes the discussion by concretizing the arguments in a summary and offering submissions for future managers.
This paper hypothesizes that profit maximization is no longer the only priority of organizations; other non-economic features ...

Profit/Cost Calculation for Three Departments

In the present scenario, Department A buys 3000 quantities of Part 101 internally from Department C and rest of the 1500 quantities from an outside raw material part supplier.
In the proposed scenario, it has been decided by the managers of Department A, B and C that Department A will buy 2000 units from Department C and rest of the 2000 units will be procured from the outside part supplier. This is because Department A thinks that procuring Part 101 from outside vendor costs less than procuring it from Department C. The total costs of procurement for Department ...

Liquidity Ratio: these ratios are useful to Al Meera Company to determine and measure its capacity to pay its compromises with banks and creditors.
■ Current Ratio: The calculations show a decrease between 2014 and 2015 from 1.93 to 1.65. That means that the company has 1.65 riyals of current assets per 1 riyal of current liabilities. The company reduced the cash and relative inventory positions from 2014 to 2015.
■ Quick Ratio: The calculations show an increase between 2014 and 2015 from 0.37 to 0.40. That means that the company has 0.40 riyals of cash equivalents per 1 riyal of ...

Analysis of ‘The Goal’

There is a couple of concrete words that Mr. Goldratt uses in the explanation and illustration of the Theory of Constraints in the book “The Goal”. The primary terms applied a lot in the book are Throughput, Inventory and Operational Expenses. With respect to the fact that the Theory of Constraints is about money and constraints, he also mentions Return on Investment and Bottlenecks a lot. Understand the meaning of the above definitions and comparing them to the meaning he gives them is essential for the optimal analysis of “The Goal”.

Throughput

In the contemporary business world, throughput refers to ...

The city of Good Year is located in the county of Maricopa, Arizona, United Sates of America. The city is in the Phoenix suburb in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. The area has a population of 65275 people according to the census results of 2010. It is among the fastest growing in cities as compared to the other cities and towns in the state of Arizona. Good Year city is the home for the Goodyear Ballpark a part where the Cincinnati Reds and the Cleveland Indians of the MLB do their practice and training during spring. This city is named Good year ...

Forewords

The term recycling refers to the process of changing waste materials into usable, new products, thus, preventing the wastage of useful materials. It leads to the reduction in the consumption of fresh raw materials, usage of energy, water pollution, and air pollution. It obviates the need for conventional waste disposal, and the greenhouse gas emission is far less than fresh production of the product. There are several materials and wastes that can be recycled including plastics and others. Modern waste management includes recycling as a key component and is the third aspect of waste management hierarchy which includes Reduce, Reuse, ...

Introduction

Generally, when we plan to analyze the performance of any organization we calculate the financial ratios of the company and then critically analyze these ratios with current and past performance and with the results of the competitors. There are some performance measurement tools that require comprehensive data in order to comprehend the performance of the company. With changing dynamics of the business environment and the complexity of the tasks performed by companies, these performance measurement tools are given their due share of consideration by financial analysts now. (Jack, 1997) The company we will analyze is Bank of America. Bank ...

Management Organizations

Executive Summary
A manager, as the term itself implies, is someone who has been given the task of managing an organization. The organization that a manager has been given the task of managing can either be a for-profit or a non-for-profit organization. In general, a manager is hired by a company owner or appointed by a corporation’s board of directors to coordinate and integrate the efforts and processes of various company departments and people in order to accomplish the organization’s goals and objectives using the allotted available resources in an efficient and effective manner, limiting wastages as much as possible . Evidently, a manager’ ...

An analysis of Coinmach Strategic Planning

Executive Summary
According to various research works, Laundry and dry cleaning businesses across the world provide a huge revenue payback of up to $120 billion annually. Coinmach is the largest market player in the United States and its operational scope is hugely diverse as its work framework is based on the growing needs for commercial and industrial laundry services. Laundry service delivery provision is based on changing clientele needs and the core factors attributed to this are satisfaction, better link to the wider business array and improved convenience for a real market. In 65 years, Coinmach service provision has significantly ...

Statement

Since social enterprises are a business form on its own, there should be a code of corporate governance specifically to govern social enterprises.

My stand: I disagree with the statement

Introduction
In every corporation, quality management is essential to ensure that all the activities are well carried out and the involved parties, which include; stakeholders, employees, directors and the managers enjoy being associated with the company. All activities in an organization should run according to the corporate laws whereby the organization holds the accountability and responsibility towards its stakeholders as it conducts its businesses in an ethical manner. All organizations whether large, medium sized or small, possess a ...

Organization: Teen Athletic League

Introduction
Arguably, ethics is the heart of any organization in the world today. Regardless of whether the organization is a profit making or non-profit making, ethics forms the base of success, and achievement of goals. Ethical organizations do not just happen, but are built and developed. In building an ethical organization, it is advisable to begin by adhering to organizational mission, vision, as well as creating an ethical organizational culture. In a non-profit making organization, financial gain is not an issue, but rather focusing on ethics among its employees and members is fundamental. In building an ethical organization, all stakeholders ...

INTEL CORPORATION

Intel Corporation

Generic Strategy
The generic strategy according to Porter refers to the details of interaction between product differentiation strategies, cost minimization, and Market focus strategies. It describes a company as one having multiple segments which can be targeted by the firm. According to the case study on Intel Corporation between 1968-2003, the generic strategy involves a number of ideologies. These Ideologies include, cost leadership, focus, and differentiation

Focus

For almost a decade, Intel corporation was a leading company in the production of EPROM and DRAMS and was famously known for it. Nevertheless, due to the rapidly changing markets, Intel ...

Executive Summary

Corporate responsibility is made of three key sectors of corporate action: community involvement, environmental action, and economic growth. Winnipeg transit has an advanced sense of responsibility when it comes to sustainability and environmental action, however it has failed to provide a positive partnership with the community and employees, in order to gain an overall high reflection of corporate responsibility. More specifically, Canada has a growing dedication to the implementation of sustainable technology, and the growth of public transportation as a means of lowering the national carbon footprint. As such, the Government of Canada has provided financial support for the ...

CONTROVERSIAL EDUCATION REFORMS

Introduction
Many of the debates about particular educational reforms are mostly and inherently controversial (Au, 2014; Zeichner, (2015). The controversy thereof, many a times, occur because of the existence of multiple diverse and mutually opposing values, aspirations, and general interests. For example, if one party is for a particular change such as reduction of tests in schools, that particular party will come up with quite convincing reasons such as the need for specialization and reducing burdens to students (Au, 2014). Similarly, the opposing party comes up with equally convincing reasons, and in this case, reasons such as more tests to ...

Journalism over the years has been commercialized in that it has shifted to become a profit-oriented business. It has become a venture where the owner’s main aim is to maximize the profits they earn at the expense of the quality of news they air leading to deterioration of the quality of the news.
Many companies now edit their stories they air to the public as they strive to maximize views at the expense of airing real information. The companies try to edge out each other out the competitive market where entertainment news were discovered to generate more profits. It ...

Part 1

The company under study is Coca Cola, which an American Multinational corporation. The company deals in manufacturing, retailing and marketing of nonalcoholic beverages. This essay seeks to examine the competitiveness of Coca Cola Company in relation to other player in the industry such as Pepsi. The selection of Coca Cola Company is of immense significance to the topic under study because it offers a good background of financial statement analysis.
As a point of departure, Coca Company is one of the primary players in the beverage industry and this analysis will provide a glimpse of the company’s operations and elements ...

Balance Sheet:a)What components of stockholders' equity do each of the companies disclose?

Referring to the balance sheet of both the companies, below is the information relating to stockholder equity:
Meiji Holdings:
The company during 2013, has total stockholder equity of $3242.84 Million with the components of stockholder equity as follows:
- Common Stock(Authorized and Issued)
- Capital Surplus
- Retained Earnings
- Treasury Stock(at cost)

General Mills Inc:

Noted from the balance sheet of the company for the year 2013, the total stockholder equity of the company was reported to be $3242.84 Million with the component of stockholder equity as follows:
- Common Stock(par ...

Because of the vibrant construction industry, companies that deal with steel production have healthy financial records. The two companies that I will analyze are; the United States steel company and the second company is steel dynamics Inc. this are among biggest producers of steel and other carbon products in the United States and are considered as high performers by all means. United States Steel Corporation was established in 1901 by four people, and they were Elbert Gary, Carnegie andrew, J.P Morgan and Schwab Charles. The corporation implemented its diversification strategy in other activities and has gone into various industries ...

Ratio refers to a comparison between two variables, ratios is an important component in day to day business as it enables the shareholders and other stakeholders to check the performance of business in comparison to the previous year’s which refers to trend analysis it can also be used for cross sectional analysis which involves comparing the performance of business with other business within the same industry. Other financial ratios such as liquidity ratio plays a very important part in managing working capital in that a business will be able to predict the cash required to manage day to day transactions, in ...

PepsiCo Summary

PepsiCo is the biggest food and beverage business in North America and the biggest in the world. Some of its brands in America include Quaker Oats, Pepsi-Cola, Gatorade and Tropicana. In addition, it has Aquifana, Naked, 7UP and Cheetos outside America. Brands that exist in Europe include Mirinda whereas, in Latin America, the popular brand is the Gamesa. PepsiCo has employed over 290,000 employees worldwide in its 700 facilities. These facilities include research and development facilities, manufacturing sites as well as the distribution centers and offices. PepsiCo’s success is attributed to its high standards of performance, distinctive ...

Background of the Case

In 2007, Peoples Company acquired a large manufacturing plant from Lexington, Inc. The new manufacturing plant was run by one of Peoples' subsidiary companies, Choice Manufacturing LLC. They built upon the acquired management team, diversified the client base and made significant investments in the plan. Choice Manufacturing LLC has consistently exceeded expectations for Peoples Company. Since acquiring the new plant from Lexington, they have been able to attract new non-Lexington types of manufacturing. They also considered taking the company public. Choice Manufacturing was the premier business until they ran into a cash flow crisis two and a half years later. They sought ...

Financial management is one of the most important success tools for any organization. A company that is financially viable is most likely to compete favorably with its peers. In this paper, I have analysed the financial performance of Microsoft Corporation with comparison to Oracle Corporation. Both the companies are giants in the software industry.
Microsoft Corporation’s core services include the development, manufacturing, licensing and support of a vast range of software products and services. They include operating systems, servers, server applications, high performance computing applications, software development tools as well as the business solution applications. Oracle Corporation is a ...

Introduction

The exchange rate has become an integral component of modern economics. Its role stems from its far-reaching effects on the economy of a country, investments, the profitability of firms, and personal finances. Countries have become even more interdependent due to the rapid advancement in communication technologies and the expansion of global trade, which have significantly reduced the geographical distance between both individuals and countries. However, since nations use a broad range of domestic currencies with different values, trading partners must, therefore, rely on currency conversion methods to facilitate global transactions. This paper explores the importance of exchange rate and ...

Executive Summary

The paper discusses different topics related to the field of corporate finance and how the same will impact my future career, during which I plan to work as an equity investor. Beginning with the paper, I first discussed the importance of the financial statements and what information they reveal about the company. However,more than reading these financial statements, it is important that we learn how to study the financial statements using the tool of common-size statements and financial ratios as these tools help us in evaluating the trend in the financial standing of the company. Thereafter, I discussed ...

Introduction

Mining activities can pose serious environmental and health implications. Although, these environmental and health hazards can be mitigated and effectively managed through sound engineering and environmental practices, these environmental and health issues associated with mining operations could not be totally eradicated. In general, there are three major players in the mining industry: the company, which include the employees and the stockholders; the regulatory bodies, which include the government and other national and international environmental organizations; and the community, which are not directly related to the mining industry, but is impacted by its operations. Each one of these stakeholders has ...

Organizations have different ways by which they conduct business. Nevertheless, while the organization sought different ways to operate and conduct its regular business process for the purpose of performing well in the macroeconomic level considering that the perspective of business corresponds to the perspective of the entire industry. This paper is designed to conduct a study on General Electric and offer a reflective analysis as far are macroeconomic factors and drivers are concerned in comparison to the industry’s economic indicators.

Company Profile: General Electric

History
The inspiration to build General Electric sprout from the discovery of Thomas Edison of the light bulb. This ...

Introduction

Financial markets in the economy have a role of linking the demanders and also the suppliers of funds. They enable firms and individuals to access capital and invest any surpluses. These are the markets that allow the financial sectors of the economy to run smoothly. However, many individuals do not understand these markets despite their crucial role in the economy. They have varied reasons for their failure to comprehend these markets and these reasons limit their understanding of the markets. This serves as the foundation for the thesis of this paper that is – accountants have a role to play to enhance ...

JetBlue Airways Corporation is an American airline which provides low cost, but high quality services by imposing advance technology and effective customer service. The airline was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Long Island City nearer to New York City (JetBlue Airways).
The fundamental business strategy is cost leadership and differentiation. JetBlue Airways has aggressively cut down the cost without neglecting the quality and comforts that customers want. Company aimed to develop efficient cost structure which supported low fare rates with standard quality services. The fares offered by company are almost 50% lower than other airlines. For ...

History and Overview:

Headquartered in San Jones, California, Adobe Inc is a multinational computer software company. The chief operations of the company include development of multimedia and creative software products along with rich internet application software development.
The company was founded in the year 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, both of whom were employees of Xerox PARC. The very first product launched by the company was Post Script followed by Digital Fonts. However, the very first consumer software launched by the company was Adobe illustrator which was a vector based drawing programme designed especially for Apple Macintosh. Today, the company offers ...

Introduction.

AT&T (Amercian Telephone and Telegraph Company) is an American based public company with history which goes back to the end of XIX century when the first telephone was invented. Originally AT&T was one of the subsidiaries of Bell Telephone Company, whose founder Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone itself. Company was founded in 1885 and provided short and long distance calls along with telegraph services. Throughout the century it has become one the world’s largest telecommunication companies which provide wide range of services from fixed and mobile telephony to broadband internet services and digital television.
Company was ...

Abstract

Outsourcing developed a very high dynamics among the small companies in the 21 century “In the United States, payroll is already outsourced 46% of the time and tax 30% of the time” (Hagel, 2013). According to WTO, “The novelty of 21st trade lies in the quantitative dimension. To illustrate what is really new, it is useful to put 21st century trade into the broad context of globalization” (2011, Baldwin, p.4). There comes a question why should the companies outsource and what they should not outsource? The answer to this question lies in many dimensions with the key tendencies in the field ...

A& W Company is mostly recognized for its popular A&W Root Beer beverage. According to history, this is one of the major famous drinks in the United States and the same effect has also been experienced in the Canadian market. Since the 1990’s the concoction of root beer has retained a leading share in the American market despite facing fierce competition from Hires root beer products and Barq’s Dad’s. It is also evident that since 1960s the ownership of the famous beverage and also the franchise serving it has gone through a lot of changes .

Sales People

The company mostly ...

The Southwest Airlines is an airline whose purpose is to provide air transportation for its passengers into the US on schedule. The services are point to point and are lowly priced with a connection into 72 cities and into 37 states in the US. Its headquarters are based in Dallas in Texas, and the company employs a total of 34,901 personnel (Jackson, 115). Management in any organization has functions that include; planning, controlling, leading and organizing. These functions help to ensure the smooth running of the organization and that the internal and external factors that affect the organizations operations.
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Strategic planning refers to a process where an organization identifies its targets and goals, and determines how it will accomplish them. It is vital for organizations to determine their goals so as to ensure they have a clear path towards achieving their goals (Bixby et al, 2011). As part of strategic planning, organizations need to determine who should get involved and how they will become involved in the planning process. This paper, seeks to identify and specify the roles of stakeholders involved in a strategic planning process for a non profit organization for tutoring children.
Successful strategic plans require input from external ...

Business Ethics Related to iPhones

Business ethics, which are also referred to as corporate ethics or professional ethics, are morals or conduct which govern each and every business environment. (Boldrin, M. & Levine, D 45).Applied across the business environment, business ethics govern the behavior of the employees, the employers and even the consumers.
Business ethics can also be defined as how a business behaves and adheres to its day-to-day activities in the world. One can define business ethics in two broad dimensions, which are normative and descriptive. (Boldrin, M. & Levine, D 34).While approaching business ethics in academic terms, one will have to employ a ...

Abstract

Since 2007, the European markets continued to experience a decline as several European nations had felt the consequences of applying the unstable Euro into their countries that had influenced the nation’s economic instability as seen in the case of Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. In recent news, the European debt crisis continues to prevail as the Eurozone reaches its all-time low for the past5 years as both strong and weak European markets now enter a state of recession that affects the entire world market. With the current European Debt Crisis continuing to influence the European markets, the United States may ...

The Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002 was passed after the corporate scandals of certain companies such as Enron and WorldCom. The responsibility of the senior management was increased to a higher level. First of all the management are supposed to establish and oversee the implementation of the internal controls of the firm (Strawser, 3). They must accept this responsibility. The acceptance of this responsibility must be disclosed in the financial statements. The management is also expected to disclose whether the internal controls have been effective in the financial reporting process. The Act expects the management to disclose the framework ...

Accounting and Financial Management

Question 1.
A. Taking into account Centro management experience, there are three main issues that are to be addressed, namely: company directors do not have to consider signing financial reports as formality and remember that they are the ultimate authority which controls financial statements; overload with information cannot be used as an excuse for absence of control over the accounting process; there must be a person who would check financial reports in the company (internal financial auditor) and consult top management regarding financial issues.
B. Eight former directors of Centro were accused in failure to disclose short-term debt ...

Abstract

With development of new technologies and constant scientific evolution, human perception of ethics cannot keep up with the speed of progress. In order to understand how an individual should consider his actions and decision from the ethically appropriate perspective, an example of business case study given for this assignment is the most suitable. In this context, position of the company and its possible decision is evaluated from the points of three ethical theories and their explanation of what is right and wrong, just and unjust, ethical and immoral. The chosen theories include Utilitarianism, Kantianism and Virtue ethics. On the ...

The corporate governance of any firm or company is extremely beneficial because it will influence the rate and level with which people will be willing to invest in the company. A company with an uncommonly admirable form of corporate governance is likely to attract more investors than a company whose form of corporate governance is not exceptionally convincing. Corporate governance is a broad term that is used to refer to the rules, processes and laws that a specific company or business is regulated or controlled. However, this term refers to the internal factors in the company that are defined by the managing ...

Today, almost all organizations are emphasizing on social responsibility and this has become among the major factors in securing a competitive edge. Companies strive at achieving a balance between the economy and the ecosystem in order to kill the perception that firms are only after maximizing profits and Whole food industry is no different. Social responsibility is good for the business of this American supermarket chain and this paper endears to discuss this statement in fine details.

Alignment with its Vision and Mission

Whole Food business has developed a vision on sustainability which stresses in creating a future that underscores the value of creativity, individual ...

Introduction

Can colleges and universities increase their tuition rates continuously, despite the suffering they cause students? This issue can be and has been tackled by economics – specifically; we can use the tools offered by the study of price elasticity of demand to see what colleges take into consideration before raising their prices. The reaction of students to the increasing tuitions and other expenses might be a driving force on the demand side for higher education. If the students believe that higher education’s high costs will not create a value equal to or less than its cost, they might prefer ...

Coca-Cola’s Naturally Sweet Division: Strategic Objectives Summary

1.0 Naturally Sweet Division: A balanced score card
1.1 Financial perspective (Shareholder value)
1.1.1 Market share: Coca-Cola currently has 30 percent of the global market share of the beverage industry (Sure Dividend, 2016). The Company’s still brands have also captured at least 30 percent of the global industry. Since Naturally Sweet will be aiming to participate in both still and carbonated segments, it will aim to capture at least 30 percent of and Number 1 in the naturally sweetened drinks sub-segments in both the carbonated and still drinks. The products aims to secure for Coca-Cola the largest slice ...

Company Analysis: Verizon Communications

About the paper
The paper is commissioned to perform financial analysis and equity valuation of Verizon Communications, and issue a final recommendation on the company’s performance. As part of this analysis, we will be using the raw financial figures of 2014 and 2015 and will then run them through the microscope of financial ratios. On the other hand, the equity valuation will be performed using the comparable approach as part of which we will calculate the intrinsic value of the company’s stock using industry PE ratio.
However, before initiating with the financial calculations, we will introduce a ...

Investment Summary

Being an avid stock market enthusiast, I knew that stock trading can be cherishingly profitable and can also be painfully unprofitable. Therefore, being a short-term trader, I was aware about the risk-return pool I am going to swim in. However, I ensured that none of my trades should be influenced by mere market rumors, and any long-short trade should be backed by a valid market information.
As for the reasons of selection of the stocks in my portfolio, as I disclosed in the preceding section, each of the stock in my portfolio was backed by either strong fundamentals or ...

A Comprehensive overview

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Financial Crisis

Introduction
It’s of imperative importance to understand the link between financial system and the economy. According to various economists, it is gauged that there are two primary function of finance. As mentioned in The Economist, it essentially performs as an economic time machine, serving savers to haulage their present surplus income into the future, and on the other hand offering borrowers access to future earnings now. Finance also serves as a safety net, protecting against catastrophic unforeseen events. Hence, by performing these two acts, an efficiently running financial system ensures against the bumps in life, providing ...