Suddenly I receive a Titian to hang on my wall -- a Greek bas-relief to stick over my chimney-piece." (James in: Phelan-Cox, 2004) Through the analogies of Ralph, the reader is able to view the manner in which "male pleasure in spectatorship with i Continue Reading...
Financial Risk The financial ratio categories are Liquidity, Activity, Profitability, and Coverage (Kieso, Weygant, & Warfield, 2008). These ratios are comparisons of different financial accounts that show financial performance measures in diffe Continue Reading...
Microsoft purchased Skype for $8.5 billion (Primack, 2010). This marked the third time in five years that Skype had been sold, first to eBay and then to a private investment group. The company filed for an IPO, but that never came to pass as Microso Continue Reading...
One can be certain that many millions of dollars will flow through the hands of right wing fundraisers like Karl Rove into attack ads against Obama's reform legislation, called "Obamacare" by many who oppose it and even by some who have embraced it. Continue Reading...
Dividends A regular cash dividend is paid out of the company's cash supply. The dividend can be at a fixed rate, or can be loosely tied to the company's net income. This is the most common form of dividend, and is paid under most circumstances. Wher Continue Reading...
social work beyond U.S. Borders? Whilst it is true that each country and region may have its own concept of justice and ways of doing things, and that the Western concepts of justice and its norms, are inapplicable to a different country, neverthel Continue Reading...
Enron Leadership Enron collapsed very quickly in November 2001, and its failure should have been a warning to serious dysfunctions in the entire corporate and financial system, but this did not happen. Its executives admitted that they had falsified Continue Reading...
This strategy of investing face-time has continued to scale extremely well in the U.S., yet has faced many challenges in other nations that value data, hard numbers and strong methodologies to validate the claims of products. One nations' buyers of Continue Reading...
Dubai World, a venture funded by the emirate of Dubai, announced that it would place a six-month "standstill" on $4 billion out of $26 billion of its outstanding debt. The move had dramatic repercussions for global financial markets, and the rulers o Continue Reading...
Corporate Social Responsibility Today's society is very much a corporate society where power is centered at many of corporate centers. Corporations are seen more than just tools and methods of living, but rather this way of life dictates the lives o Continue Reading...
EMR There are several criteria by which the company can establish acceptability for the eCube system of EMR that is available from Fresenius. The first stakeholder group consists of the patients, who will benefit from the enhanced functionality that Continue Reading...
Financial Analysis The report provides the comparative analysis of Sun Trust Banks Inc. (STI) vs. U.S. Bancorp. (USB) using the following valuation tools: Price/Book Value, Price/Earnings per Share Price/EBITDA per Share. The paper also compare Continue Reading...
Organizational culture theory and the role and impact of both formal and informal groups on the functioning of modern day organizations. Organizational culture is the way organizations conducts its business transactions. It also refers to the differ Continue Reading...
College Athlete Pay The question of payment for college athletes may seem trivial at first glance, when one considers the variety of other, seemingly more pressing issues facing universities today, but upon closer examination it becomes clear that t Continue Reading...
Haircuts The price of a commodity or service is determined by evaluating how value is fashioned with regards to the customer segments in the market. The management of the organization needs to ensure that the pricing of the product is optimum to gua Continue Reading...
Sociology -- Social Work Poverty Poverty is the condition of one who lacks a definite amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the one who lacks basic human needs, which normally includes clean and fresh wa Continue Reading...
HR Strategy Read Abstract Mountain Bank Strategies to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace Organizations thrive by providing a level of value or services for their customers that their competitors cannot. Mountain Bank currently has Continue Reading...
Asking for $2.5 million in loan to purchase and develop land and construct a 6,000-foot travel center. Competitive issues -- Center will be located between Hwy 45 and 635; there is high visibility, good access, limited competition, good traffic pot Continue Reading...
Financial Management "Suddenly, Gold Isn't Looking So Solid" This article (Sommer, 2011) examines the advisability of including gold in a typical investment portfolio. The article analyzes arguments, both historical and current, in favor of and aga Continue Reading...
2. Second, the deductibility of mortgage interest and property tax payments serves to lower the after-tax cost of homeownership, also contributing to owners' ability to increase savings or consumption. Many low-income owners may not benefit from th Continue Reading...
Toward the end of the decade, Wall Street investment firms began hiring PhDs in mathematics and physics to create incredibly complex algorithms capable of modeling elements of the stock and futures markets. In most cases, the creators of these algor Continue Reading...
Cards Alternatives for Growth SendOutCards has a number of different options for growth. The company utilizes what it terms a "network marketing" model, wherein its distributors are responsible for selling the cards, and bringing in new potential Continue Reading...
Nudity in Television Nudity is increasing in the television shows and movies with every passing day. More number of actresses and models agree to do nude shoots. As the technology is also advancing at a fast pace, even young children have access to Continue Reading...
LEGALIZING PROSTITUTION IN THE U.S.A. The topic I have chosen to discuss is the legalization of prostitution in the United States of America. By prostitution, I refer to an act where money is exchanged for rendering sexual services. Presently, 49 st Continue Reading...
South Korea The Political, Social, and Economic Institutions in South Korea South Korea was considered to be one of the "Asian Tigers," but that designation of strength did not stop the country from experiencing serious problems in the past. These Continue Reading...
Trip of a Lifetime Bon Giorno, Italia! This is the trip of a lifetime to Italy, financed by a $50,000.00 inheritance from a nonexistent relative. The trip is for two people, including Yours Truly and a good friend who shall be known as "Zippy." Mone Continue Reading...
Apple is a consumer technology company that markets a wide range of branded consumer electronics. According to Porter's typology, Apple utilizes a differentiation strategy, wherein it markets to a mass audience but focuses on finding ways to differen Continue Reading...
With the idea to globalize comes the concept of outsourcing - may it be in the form of supplies or even the very human resources. Needless to say, outsourcing has always been interconnected with globalization. Globalization is imposed focusing on t Continue Reading...
Alpaca Business Overview of Scenario Like many people who have retirement, investments that are diminishing in return, Betty Parks decided to do something tangible to increase her yields for retirement. Betty is 49, and has at least 16 more years t Continue Reading...
Wynne, co-owner of Arena Flowers, and you are considering how to grow your business. You decide to complete a SWOT analysis so can fully understand where the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the business lie. Your SWOT analysis sh Continue Reading...
Risk, Return and Their Evaluation Risk & Performance Indicators Since this is a small business, therefore raising equity capital through public stock issue is less likely than debt or whatever form of paper issued to angel or venture investors. Continue Reading...
Bond In general, the price I would pay for this bond will depend on the risk that the company has. My personal risk preference is that I am risk averse. I expect inflation to continue to be very low over the next year, but increasing slightly from Continue Reading...
Business Management Each company must face the decision on their own as to what sort of ethical guidelines they want to follow. While Friedman (1970) made the case that a business only has social responsibility to earn profits, this theory is not ai Continue Reading...
TUI is an England-based travel company that was created with the merger of the English company First Choice and the Germany company TUI. The company operates tours, has its own airline, and accommodation (TUI travel, 2013). The company has operations Continue Reading...
Environmental Scan of Two Companies: The first step towards an organization's strategic management is environmental canning, which involves collecting information for the internal and external of the company. Generally, environmental scan is describ Continue Reading...
Five Guys Burgers and Fries -- Ingredients for Success: Five Guys Burgers and Fries has emerged as a brand that is renowned for its ability not to be considered as a fast food chain since customers are getting quality food at any time and in any loc Continue Reading...
Innovation and pricing are concepts that the manufactures and service providers should focus on. This paper focuses on how value is created on various products and services highlighting on the impacts value addition can bring to the company against t Continue Reading...
Illegal Corporate Activities Clinard's publication concerns corporate violations of stipulated laws by 582 public corporations in the United States of America. In addition, the extent and nature as well as the economic settings the violations occurr Continue Reading...
Economics Course Economics impacts on many areas of life subsequently it will impact on many areas of professional life. Reflecting on the lessons learned, including the knowledge and skills gained, the real value is in the way that economics concep Continue Reading...
(Lenzner, 2008) When scrutiny revealed that Madoff has for years fabricated these returns as a way to court wealthy investors, his would prove to be both the largest of such scams in history and demonstrative of the ethical void defining today's cor Continue Reading...
