The following report consists of two parts; PART A identifies Whitbread’s main business information users (or‚ stakeholders)‚ based on the information provided on their website. In contrast‚ PART B analyses different types of business structures and determines the pros and cons of Whitbread being a PLC. Tables and bulleting are used throughout the text to convey a vast volume of information in the given scope. -PART A- 1. MAIN BUSINESS INFORMATION USERS AND THEIR NEEDS – KEY WHITBREAD’S
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE THEORY AND REGULATION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BANKING INSTITUTIONS By WESLEY NAIDU Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER COMMERCII in FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCES In the FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES At the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA SUPERVISOR: Prof. JOHANNES HvH DE WET November 2011 -i- ABSTRACT The topic of capital structure has been one that has plagued the academic world for a number of years
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Capital structure describes how a corporation has organized its capital—how it obtains the financial resources with which it operates its business. Businesses adopt various capital structures to meet both internal needs for capital and external requirements for returns on shareholders investments. As shown on its balance sheet‚ a company’s capitalization is constructed from three basic blocks: Long-term debt. By standard accounting definition‚ long-term debt includes obligations that are not
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AIC LSU Student Resources ESSAY WRITING What is an essay? Structure - Introduction - Body - Conclusion - Basic Essay Structure Standard conventions (presentation) Tips Essay checklist DISCLAIMER Much of the information contained in this document has been taken directly or adapted from the following guidelines: Central Queensland University‚ Faculty of Business & Informatics 2006‚ Guide for students‚ 6th edn‚ Central Queensland University‚ Rockhampton‚ QLD. This is available online at: http://fbi
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reign of George Washington‚ the federal bureaucracy had only three cabinet departments; however‚ the federal government has since grown not only to more than eight cabinet departments‚ but also with other numerous bureaus‚ agencies‚ government authorities‚ administrations‚ and corporations. Between the periods of independence and the civil war‚ the federal government performed limited duties with regards to the daily lives of the American people. During these early decades of our nationhood‚ the
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modernize and grow into civilizations‚ the beliefs of what was thought normal‚ the distinct ways of living; have greatly changed over time. One certain belief that is focused in this paper is family structure‚ the contrast there is between nuclear families and the extended ones. Although the United States has now a dominant structure‚ which is nuclear families‚ it wasn’t always like this. It alone has many different norms of family structure due to differences in socioeconomic status‚ the government
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able to function and communicate‚ but it is also a structure that can greatly affect the body and its functions if damaged. The brain is at risk of damage in most situations such as accidents or disease‚ but one of the greatest events in life that have a huge risk of brain damage are contact sports. Four brain structures that can be affected by a sports related injury to the head are the cerebellum‚ hippocampus‚ amygdala‚ and thalamus. These structures at risk of being damaged because they are in the
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Organizational Structure Assignment #2 Josephine Nyiri AMP370 – Systems Concepts Grand Canyon University Vernon T. Cox‚ H‚ MBA September 13‚ 2009 Abstract The purpose of this essay is to present the concept of structure‚ explaining the roles and relationships of organizational culture‚ and to illustrate how that structure can direct the behavior of teams (organizational learning). There are several interpretations of the concept of structure. This definition of‚ structure: • refers
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Structure is dependent on strategy. If an organisation has vertical integration then they operate a functional structure‚ which gives efficiency through economies of scale. If an organisation uses a diversification structure then there is a business unit structure which gives customer responsiveness. However‚ many firms have a hybrid structure; this type of structure balances efficiency and customer responsiveness. A company also can choose to outsource through a contract with another company for
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The Structure of Viacom We would like to analyze the structure of Viacom in two aspects‚ enterprises and management. In terms of enterprises‚ Viacom has its parent company‚ subsidiaries and divisions. To be more specific‚ the parent company of Viacom is National Amusements. The subsidiary is Viacom 18‚ which includes VH1‚ Nickelodeon‚ Comedy Central‚ MTV‚ Sonic Nickelodeon‚ Colors and Rishtey. The divisions of Viacom could divide into two parts. One section is Film Production and Distribution
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