EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Proctor and Gamble (P&G) over its journey of about 175 years has become one of the world’s largest consumer goods Company with sales of nearly $80 billion and a net profit of about $10 billion. P&G has a presence in more than 180 countries with brands that accumulate to in excess of $25 billion. The company has achieved success by creating high quality brand recognized products that are sold on multinational level. It enjoys one of the largest brand names in household
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Case analysis "Cost of Capital at Ameritrade" Cost of capital refers to the maximum rate of return a company must earn from its investments‚ so that the market values of the company’s equity shares do not go down. The people at Ameritrade are not in agreement on the best estimate of the cost of capital. Research analyst put the cost of capital at 12%‚ while other members of the management estimate it to be at 9% and the CFO estimates it to be at 15%. The CEO of the company is optimistic that
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future." Budgeting actually refers to the process that‚ after the strategic plan of the business has been made‚ companies made a short term plan (usually one year) to meet the strategic purpose. Traditional budgeting has offered a lot of contributions in so many years’ practice. But it seems it is more and more unsuitable for the modern business. In this paper‚ I will give a brief induction for traditional budgeting; and then discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional budgeting; last I
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Dr. Janet Durgin Overview In 2005‚ Procter and Gamble completed the largest acquisition merger in its history – a $57 billion buyout of the Gillette Company. But analysts were concerned that Procter and Gamble had only succeeded in diluting its earnings-per-share and investors feared that the buyout of Gillette shares from stockholders was too generous in the midst of this acquisition. The larger question is whether or not Procter and Gamble made the right decision when choosing to take
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Case Study Questions (1) What is Procter & Gamble’s business strategy? What is the relationship of collaboration and innovation to that business strategy? Procter & Gamble uses “distributed development” as part of their global model. This model allows for the adaptation in a set of tools and practices that fit an organization’s needs. This can range from project management procedures to specific chain of tools used by company’s development team. P&G shares the model for increased communications
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Introduction: Procter & Gamble‚ known to many as simply P&G‚ is one of the most influential and world leaders in the consumer goods industries. It delivers superior products at an exceptional value that exceeds customer demands. Marketing its brand in over 140 countries‚ P&G reported net earnings of $1.6 billion in 1990; a notable $100 million of those reported earnings stemmed from its Canadian subsidiary where P&G is “recognized as a leader in the Canadian packaged-goods industry” (Kerin &
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purchase terms o Users: People who will actually use the product or service and can help initiate the purchase and set specifications. ¬ So‚ Linda going to classify the seven people that she met at the company by how these people stand at the company Gamble & Simpson. o Marie Doyle: She is the secretary of the department manager which is Mr. Constantin‚ and she belong to the user because she is the type of employee that going to use the product that Linda offer for the company. o Bill Constantin: I
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Budgeting lies at the foundation of every financial plan. It doesn’t matter if you’re living paycheck to paycheck or earning six-figures a year‚ you need to know where your money is going if you want to have a handle on your finances. Unlike what you might believe‚ budgeting isn’t all about restricting what you spend money on and cutting out all the fun in your life. It’s really about understanding how much money you have‚ where it goes‚ and then planning how to best allocate those funds. Here’s
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Chapter 8 The Cost of Capital 236 CHAPTER 8—THE COST OF CAPITAL TRUE/FALSE 1. Capital refers to items on the right-hand side of a firm’s balance sheet. 2. The component costs of capital are market-determined variables in as much as they are based on investors’ required returns. 3. The cost of debt is equal to one minus the marginal tax rate multiplied by the coupon rate on outstanding debt. 4. The cost of issuing preferred stock by a corporation must be adjusted to an after-tax
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