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Double or Quits Kishore Biyani is India’s most successful retailer to date. And he wants to stay that way. Even if it means wagering everything he has built so far. Is Kishore Biyani a retailer or a fund manager? That question might well be asked of him in the not too distant future. Over the…

Working capital: Current assets minus current liabilities. Working capital measures how much in liquid plus as company has available to construct its concern. The figure can be positive or negative, depending on how much debt the company is transporting. In general, companies that have a batch of working capital will be more successful since they…

What are the primary strengths and weakness of the current system? How should the performance of such a system be evaluated? The capital budgeting system at Stryker Corporation made use of formalized CER forms by which individual divisions within Stryker documented the goals for revenue, operating profit and cash flow across in a way that…

1. How has Diageo historically managed its capital structure? Diageo sought to maintain the low-debt (conservative) financial policies of the Guinness and Grand Met with goals to keep * its interest coverage ratio (EBITDA / Interest Payments) between 5 and 8 and * its EBITDA / Total Debt around 30-35% Although not quite as conservative…

What is the weighted Average Cost of Capital for Marriot Corporation? WACC for Marriott Corp is 11.89 WACC of divisions: Lodging 10.29, Restaurant 13.49, Contract Services 13.615 a) What risk-free rate and the risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? We used 8.95% as the risk free rate (LT Government Debt) and…

Summary MarineCorp was the maritime solution provider for the SURIA group of companies. It had two subsidiaries which are Green Port Sdn Bhd and Sungai Emas Port Sdn Bhd. Hafiz Hasyim is the person who is responsible to report financial performance in the company. He is one of the Boards which is CFO in organizational…

Success: The Role of Competency, Network-Building and Character             Whether it is in the field of business, medicine, the law profession and entrepreneurship among others, success can only be achieved through the combination of several factors. Among these are competency, network or alliance building and character. Although different disciplines and field have their own definitions…

Organizational Behavior Module 1 – Written Assignment OB in Action Case Study The case study about Whole Foods Markets discusses their core principles, as explained by their Co-founder and Co-CEO, John Mackey. He also explains how capitalism flourished and the basic principles that helped it do so, such as property rights. People have the ability…

Summary: Everyday Injustice: Latino Professionals and Racism, written by Maria Chavez, analyzes the increasing presence of Latinos in professional work environments. Despite their success, discrimination and racism still affect them. Chavez studied the experiences of privileged Latinos who obtained high-ranking jobs and recorded the findings of selected individuals who continue to face significant opposition based…

Brief Introduction             Political theorists and scholars observe that it is not only the right to suffrage, pertaining to freedom of choice in voting a candidate and relevance of partisanship, as the common denomination of voters during election. The contemporary voters reflect on the candidate’s capability and social influence, in which a “common sense” of…