HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY International Investment Management Mid-term Assignment Submitted by: Anindyta Ayu Indhriawati 25/03/2014 Submitted to: Dr Charalampos Stasinakis The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevance from the modern portfolio theory to the global investment market. Some of the questions that related to the use of techniques about the portfolio theory and it’s relation to risk and return will be discussed in terms of solving
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A report on Senior Personal Financial Consultant Cousin Phuong & Company Prepared for: Ms Lai Chong Yee (Lecturer) Unit 39: Financial Investment Opportunities Banking Academy‚ Hanoi BTEC HND in Business (Finance) Prepared by: Đào Kim Tuyến – Sally – Class F04A Registration No.: ITP F04-193 Submission Date: 10 January 2013 Financial Investment Opportunities Đào Kim Tuyến – Sally – F04-193 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................
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Investment Banking in 2008 (A): Rise and Fall of the Bear 1. What role did Bear’s culture play in its positioning vis-à-vis its competitors‚ and what role might that culture have played in its demise? Bear Stearns played a risky role with the promise of high returns. Bear was participating in the LTCM and created a bubble. Bear’s competitors recognized and hedged against risk by participating in the buyout while Bear Stearns ignored the bullish market. Other banks hired both externally as well
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Business Case for Investment Business Case for Investment Learning Team A has been assigned to put together research‚ facts‚ and supporting documentation for how an organization should consider‚ plan for‚ and implement new technology within the business. The paper will examine different technologies that are available to existing businesses and whether it is worth the effort‚ time‚ planning‚ training‚ and mostly importantly cost‚ for the organization to implement any of these new technologies
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My Investment Summary My investment summary didn’t go as well as I thought it would be. From reading my investment philosophy it is quite certain that I learned a lot from using the trial on Wall Street Survivors. As I stated in my power point‚ I was very uncertain on which companies to invest in and no research was done. From my basic knowledge I mostly invested in companies and corporations I was familiar with. My main focus just like any other investor was to make a large profit; it seems that
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What are the benefits and drawbacks of doing an online course? An online learning‚ compared from traditional learning which means ‘face-to-face’ lessons or classroom lecturing‚ distance learning can be defined as “a purely distance learning course‚ where no face-to-face lessons occur” (Sharma‚ 2010). An online learning can let workers arrange their time freely‚ in some aspect‚can save mony‚ and youngers may feel more comfortable through online courses. Online learning firstly appear to allow
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1. You are offered a T-note that pays $1‚000 in 9 months (or 270 days) for $910. You have $910 in a bank that pays a 5% nominal rate‚ with 365 daily compounding. You plan to leave the money in the bank if you don’t buy the risk-free T-note. Which investment should you choose? Use the following all three solution methods to verify your answer. Greatest future wealth: FV Figure out FV of $910 left in a bank with 9 months‚ and then compare with T-note’s FV=$1‚000 Inputs: N = 270‚ I/Y =5%/365=0
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Creation‚ 4/e IV. Capital Budgeting and Resource Allocation 17. The Investment Detective © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2003 CASE 17 The Investment Detective The essence of capital budgeting and resource allocation is a search for good investments in which to place the firm’s capital. The process can be simple when viewed in purely mechanical terms‚ but a number of subtle issues can obscure the best investment choices. The capital-budgeting analyst is necessarily‚ therefore‚ a detective
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Most Good You Can Do‚ Singer introduces us to Matt Wage‚ who chose to enter a career in finance in order to donate more money. Singer encourages people to “[choose] the career in which they can earn the most‚ not in order to be able to live affluently‚ but so they can do more good.” Effective Altruism is entirely focused on the consequences of their actions‚ and with regards to donations‚ how to maximize the consequences over time. It is with this goal in mind that I will not donate to any charities
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