Essays on Last Quarter

How international finance affects Apple?

Needless to say, Apple Inc. is one of the world’s most profit making multinational company and has its target market segment spread across the world, serving consumers with its wide range of computer electronics, computer software, and online services. Hence, international finance plays a crucial role in shaping the financial position of Apple Inc. in the global market. The impact of international finance on Apple Inc. can be easily justified by the fact that the company is the second biggest brand worldwide in terms of its market share in the smartphone category. As a result, the performance of ...

1.0 Introduction KFC, the world’s largest fried chicken chain restaurants, was started in 1952 by Harland Sanders, under the name Kentucky Fried Chicken though the idea was first discovered in 1930 when Sanders started to sell fried chicken to visitors in Corbin Kentucky. It is the second largest restaurant chain, with about 1800 locations, with over 3000 stores in China, and a revenue of about $ 15 billion, McDonald’s is the first (Hu & Xie, 2013). In 1939, Sanders came up with an original recipe for fried chicken incorporating 11 spices that are kept at the Company's headquarters in ...

(Alivan Watch & Accessories Company)

Executive Summary

Recent advancement in technology has led to people innovations in electronics such as mobile phones, television, media players and other electronics. Watches, however, have been neglected in this new era of advanced technology. Alivan identified this gap and came up the brilliant idea of Alivan Watch & Accessories, a company that will deal in the manufacture of designer watches and fashionable accessories like earrings, bracelets, and necklaces for both men and women of all ages. The company will be based in Singapore and is planned to begin its operations in the last quarter of this year. ...

The Canadian real estate industry has experienced a better share of the effects of last year’s economic depression since the last quarter of last year. Players in the industry experienced doubled interest rates charged on mortgages which was attributed to the decrease in the value of the Canadian dollar. With the real exchange rate favoring foreign goods which were cheap as compared to local goods, several investors preferred the international market and hence the circulation of money in the economy reduced. This further pushed up the interest rates for borrowing money since investors withdrew money from local banks ...

Abstract

This paper gives an insightful preview of the Panama's economy. It analyzes key data from the current major economic indicators to comprehend the state or nature of Panam. The analyzes espouse data and statistics drawn from the Panamanian Bureau of Statistics and Economic portfolios. It analyzes both the endogenous, exogenous economic factors, as well as their impact on the Panamanian economy. One of the most conspicuous endogenous factors is the Panama’s unsustainable development growth models. Its economic growth mostly focuses on the economic indicators while ignoring critical and pressing aspects such as social as well as environmental problems. ...

Conversation Period 1

Conversation Period 2 Conversation Period 3 Observation The meeting started with the divisional sales manager discussing the current troubles with all participants, but most of the direct conversation was made with the manager next in line of superiority. This was probably done to break-in the meeting or make everyone feel comfortable with the points to be discussed in the meeting and let other participants prepare their answers and opinions on the issue. As the meeting moved on the divisional manager started to communicate with other participants to get their feedback and identify any possible gaps in the current methods. ...