people in the Construction Industry don’t understand‚ though‚ that the Structural Engineer rarely designs the connections. Why is that? Historically‚ the Steel Fabricators developed many different ways to make connections. What one Fabricator did in his shop economically might have been quite an expensive way to do it in a competitor’s Fabrication Shop. So the practice developed that the Structural Engineer would size the members‚ but the Steel Fabricators would design the connections‚ which the
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Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank1 and Vidhan K. Goyal2 First draft: March 14‚ 2003. Current draft: December 20‚ 2003. ABSTRACT This paper examines the relative importance of 38 factors in the leverage decisions of publicly traded U.S. firms from 1950 to 2000. The most reliable factors are median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book ratio (-)‚ collateral (+)‚ bankruptcy risk as measured by Altman’s Z-Score (-)‚ dividend-paying
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Differentiating Between Market Structures Joshua Konieczka Eco/365 June 8‚ 2015 Dennis McGuckian Apple‚ Inc. Info Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne Originally produced just computers and software Expanded into mobile devices (iPod‚ iPad‚ iPhone) Monopolistic Competition or Oligopoly Monopolistic Competition- a market structure in which there are few barriers for entry and there are many buyers and sellers of different products Oligopoly- a market structure in which there
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Analysis‚ vol.1‚ no.2‚ 2012‚ 61-81 ISSN: 2241-0988 (print version)‚ 2241-0996 (online) International Scientific Press‚ 2012 Topic: capital structure determinants of quoted firms in Nigeria and lessons for corporate financing decisions Michael Nwidobie Barine1 Abstract Financial arrangements determine how and the amount of financing that can be obtained from fund providers. An optimal allocation between equity and debt is determined by the trade-off between the net tax advantage of additional
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KSAs – Knowledge/Skills/Abilities [Taken from the Federal Government‚ Office of Personnel Management 2008] KSA Description Knowledge – Mastery of facts‚ range of information in subject matter area. Skills – Proficiency‚ expertise‚ or competence in given area; e.g.‚ science‚ art‚ crafts. Abilities – Demonstrated performance to use knowledge and skills when needed. KSA Definitions [General Employee Competencies] Interpersonal Skill Is aware of‚ responds to‚ and considers the needs‚ feelings
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OPTIMAL CAPITAL STRUCTURE The optimal capital structure for a company should be the mix of equity‚ debt and hybrid instruments that minimizes the overall cost of funding‚ i.e. it should minimize the company’s weighted average cost of capital. In practice‚ however‚ it is not possible to specify this optimal capital structure exactly‚ for any individual company. It clearly makes sense to obtain funds at the lowest possible cost. In the long run‚ debt is cheaper than equity. However‚ when a company’s
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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE & STRUCTURE Outline Prepared By: Marnela Kathleen V. Pasamba‚ RN MSN I I. Organizational Culture A. Definitions 1. Gareth Morgan: set of beliefs‚ values and norms‚ together with symbols like dramatized events and personalities‚ that represents the unique character of the organization and provides the context for action in it and by it. 2. Edgar Schein: a pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group has learned as it solved its problems that has worked well
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the correct organizational structure. If the structure of an organization and its corporate strategy are not properly matched then the management will not be as effective as it should be in the organization. Having an organizational structure is a very vital part of implementing a strategy. Purpose of Organization Structure The organizational structure determines the company’s procedures‚ controls‚ decision making process and reporting relationships. Structure is a very significant part
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The Structure of a Restaurant While working in a restaurant each employee has their own title‚ and they all have their own responsibilities. At the entrance of the restaurant is the hostess‚ who is the customer service representative. Further inside are the servers‚ who are the marketers of the restaurant. In the far back of the restaurant on one side are the cooks and pizza makers‚ or food artists and perfectionists. In the far back towards the exit are the delivery drivers‚ who are considered
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immediately give a broad overview of what they accomplished during their life. You can use 1-3 paragraphs for this section | | Biographical Information: The main body of the obituary. This will tell a little about the person’s life‚ their accomplishments‚ education‚ hobbies‚ etc. This will be unique depending upon the individual you have selected and the life that you construct for them. Try to choose information that enables you to tell a story.E.g.- Where and when the person was born - Where they
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