Essays on Time Warner

Answer 1) AT&T is the largest telecommunications company in the United States, which also has a broadband business unit as well as satellite TV brands. Time Warner on the other hand, positions itself as a content company which also has some of the country’s largest entertainment channels as well as a Television and Film Studio. A merger between both is going to benefit AT&T greatly because the unique content generated by Time Warner will now be broadcasted using the expensive wireless and satellite capabilities of AT&T (Selyukh 1). Answer 2) the business rationale for this merger is that ...

Abstract

The aim of this project is to conduct risk assessment and return analysis on the investment vehicles in my portfolio. The investment vehicles chosen are Ford Motor, Walt Disney Company, Citigroup Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Time Warner Inc, Johnson & Johnson, US Treasury Bills, and Johnson & Johnson bond. The portfolio includes securities drawn from three categories that are the money market fund, corporate bonds, and shares. In the first scenario, the project tested the impact of novice asset allocation on return and risk in the sense that the investor allocates assets to the portfolio at own discretion. In this scenario, ...

Globally, mergers and acquisitions are very common as business organizations expand and enhance their competitiveness and operations. The underlying assumptions in the formation of mergers and acquisitions are that the resultant merger or company has a greater value than individual companies merging. However, despite the optimistic expectations of the corporate acquisitions and mergers, the frequency of failure for this endeavor seems very likely (Pikula, 1999). This has mainly been attributed to the focus on the financial transactions as well as the strategic issues surrounding this corporate activity and neglecting other critical success factors such as human resources. Often when ...

Internal Analysis

Internal Analysis

Introduction

According to David (2011), every organization has weaknesses and strengths in its functional areas. Organizations have several functional areas depending on the industry they operate in. A firm that seeks competitive advantage against rivals must build on its distinctive competencies, which are inimitable strengths that others cannot replicate. Similarly, it is important to build on weaknesses and to turn them into strengths. The process of internal analysis, therefore, involves establishing the company’s strengths and weaknesses within key functional areas. Once completed, an internal analysis helps employees to understand and perform their roles within the larger organizational ...

Introduction

Time warner Cable Company is a telecommunication company located at the Time Warner center in the United States in the city of New York. Time Warner company deals with the televisions networks, films and entertainment. It is the third largest telecommunications company in the world. The company was established in the year 1990. It was started by forming a merger between two companies in the United States of America. This companies comprised of Time Inc. and the Warner communications. The company mainly operates in film production and television. The company has a limited publishing operations in the United States ...

SWOT analysis refers to a method through which a company can determine their internal strengths and weaknesses. The company also gets the opportunity to discover their opportunities which they can exploit to ensure that the company prospers. They also discover the threats the company faces that can make it impossible for the company to achieve their set goals. The purpose of this write-up is to conduct a SWOT analysis for Samsung. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that face the company will be analyzed and outlines. A conclusion on the way forward for the company will also be provided ...