In our society today‚ we need to make a living. Everyone needs money to survive‚ and would be willing to go to great lengths to earn their satisfaction income‚ like sacrificing their happiness. In Daniel Pink’s novel‚ Drive‚ he claims‚ “By offering a reward‚ a principal signals to the agent that the task is undesirable” (Pink 52). When a reward is used as an external reward‚ the person loses intrinsic interest in the job they’re doing. Being a doctor can make a satisfactory income. Doctors dislike
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market segment? The purpose of this memo is to help the executives of Ducati to make the optimum decision for Ducati’s future success. This memo contains the industry analysis‚ as well as an internal strategic analysis‚ company performance‚ and solutions and recommendations. This industry is divided into 4 segments. Ducati’s dominating segment is the sport sector. Ducati managed to utilize its differentiation strategy by taking into account of the industry’s driving forces. The cruiser segment is
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MINI-CASES Question Case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Andersen: An Obstruction of Justice? C.83 C.83 C.83 C.83 C.83 B.63 C.83 2. PTL Club—The Harbinger of Things to Come 3. GM 11.74 12.65 11.74 12.65 11.74 12.65 11.74 11.74 11.74 4. Unhealthy Accounting at HealthSouth 4.64 4.64 5.70 5.70 C.82 G.84 5. KPMG: How Many Firms? B.64 B.64 B.64 1.56 6. Something Went Sour at Parmalat 6.58 7.72 4.65 12.64 7. GE: How Much Are Auditors Paid? B.65 B.65 B.66
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The book‚ Ishmael‚ by Daniel Quinn‚ was thought provoking and puzzling. The most engaging topic that continued to be extremely relevant throughout the book was about the flaws in the human race. Ishmael believes all of human sin stems from the lack of knowledge on how to live. He argues‚ “If you knew how you ought to live‚ then the flaw in man could be controlled… [and] you wouldn’t be forever screwing up the world.” There were many great breathtaking and heart stopping phrases in this book‚ but
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of the McDonald’s book‚ be aware that a copy of the book is reserved at the main library of the University of Hong Kong for you to borrow for short period of time. Answers provided are for your reference only. It is complied directly from the solution manual provided by the author. If you identify any error‚ please let me know. Chapter 1: 1.3‚ 1.4‚ 1.11 Chapter 2: 2.5‚ 2.9‚ 2.13‚ 2.16 Chapter 3: 3.1‚ 3.3‚ 3.10‚ 3.12‚ 3.14‚ 3.15‚ 3.18 Chapter 4: 4.1‚ 4.4‚ 4.5‚ 4.15‚ 4.17 Chapter 5: 5.4‚ 5
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Solutions Guide: A3. (Net advantage to leasing) A firm is considering leasing a computer system that costs $1‚000‚000 new. The lease requires annual payments of $135‚000 in arrears for 10 years. The lessee pays income taxes at a 35% marginal rate. If it purchased the computer system‚ it could depreciate it to its expected residual value over 10 years. The lessee’s cost of similarly secured debt is 10% and its WACC is 15%. a. Calculate the net advantage to leasing assuming zero residual value.
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“The New Beetle” (HBS) Case Study Analysis This case study discusses the history of Volkswagen (VW) in America and in particular the launch and relaunch of one of the most successful VW models‚ the Beetle. 1. Why would positioning the New Beetle be considered Mission Impossible? Volkswagen (VW) started their business in the US in 1949 with the very successful Type 1 or as it was know‚ Beetle. In the 80’s‚ due to several reasons from legislation to Japanese competition‚ VW had to stop its production
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The Harvard Management Company (2001) Case You will design an excel spreadsheet that allows you to answer the following questions: i) Given figures in Exhibits 4 and 11 what is the expected return and volatility of the policy portfolio? ii) Find an efficient portfolio having the same expected return as the policy portfolio but lower volatility. iii) Find an efficient portfolio having the same volatility as the policy portfolio but higher expected return. iv) Repeat question ii
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The Brewster-Seaview Landscaping Co. Part 1 During the summer of my freshman year in college‚ I worked for a small private landscaping company planting shrubs‚ seeding new lawns‚ cutting grass‚ and tending flower gardens. The company was located in my hometown of Seaview‚ N.J.‚ which is a rural community on the coast about 80 miles from Philadelphia. The company was owned and run by Joe Brewster‚ a 45-year-old man who had lived in Seaview all his life. He had started the company some years ago and
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all of its products to either insiders or outsiders and if buying center can obtain all of its requirements from either outside or insiders. The market price then represents the opportunity costs to the seller of selling the product inside. In this case‚ Thompson division had been running over capacity and
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