1. Explain the different activities carried out on E–Commerce‚ with appropriate examples. Ans: In its simplest form ecommerce is the buying and selling of products and services by businesses or consumers over the World Wide Web. People use the term "ecommerce" or "online shopping" to describe the process of searching for and selecting products in online catalogues and then "checking out" using a credit card and encrypted payment processing. Internet sales are increasing rapidly as consumers take
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IMPACT OF E-COMMERCE ON THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY E-commerce is the new buzz word. With the advent of the Internet‚ the development of e-commerce in both the developed and developing economies has developed at a rapid pace. Developing countries such as Malaysia are catching up fast as there are already 1.2 million Internet users. The private sector and the Government have taken initiatives to implement e-commerce. Physical and legal infrastructure for e-commerce in Malaysia have been put in place
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protecting its e-commerce assets‚ they should have a security policy in place. A security policy is a written statement describing which assets to protect and why they are being protected‚ who is responsible for that protection‚ and which behaviors are acceptable and which are not. The policy must address physical security‚ network security‚ access authorizations‚ virus protection‚ and disaster recovery. Both defense and commercial security guidelines state that organizations must protect assets
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Qn. Discuss managerial actions that affect the value of the firm. Managerial actions range from strategy decisions‚ to capital structure decisions to decisions on the composition of the managerial team. Dividend Policy The dividends issued by a firm to its shareholders have a signalling effect to the market as they reflect the management’s view on the future prospects of their firm. An increase in ordinary dividends by management is a sign of managerial optimism about the future.This
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goals based on the analysis of environmental opportunities and threats and the realistic appraisal of how the business can arrange its assets in order to compete most effectively. It is very important for one such structure to be established in any firm as this may rely heavily on the survival of any business and ultimately the accomplishment of the organization ’s goal. It is also important that these structures are monitored as influences such as rapid growth and the change in organizational culture
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“Primark Fires child Worker Firms” UK clothing firm Primark has fired three Indian suppliers because they used child labour to finish goods. The suppliers sub-contracted smaller firms‚ which were using child labour to carry out embroidery and sequin work. The BBC’s Panorama programme‚ which carried out a six-month investigation‚ alerted Primark to the problems. Consumers are increasingly demanding that companies produce goods in an ethical manner‚ turning the spotlight on worker wages and
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You are presently working as a paralegal in a large law firm in San Diego‚ California. Your supervising attorney‚ Janet Jones‚ has called you into her office. Janet just finished an interesting meeting with some potential clients. Rob and Bunny Sherman have a 15-year-old son named Rob Jr. Rob Sr. and Bunny want to bring suit against the Church of the Divine Light. It is similar to the Church of Scientology‚ but not actually related to any one‚ organized church. The parents allege that Rob Jr. was
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their race‚ gender‚ or language that they speak‚ have huge goals that they want to accomplish in life. We spend our lives either receiving a college degree or performing on world tours in the pursuit of happiness and success. In the end‚ it’s not all about the long term goals but the steps to get me there. My long term goals are to travel‚ graduate with a master’s degree in Business‚ and make partner at a prestigious law firm. The ultimate long term goal is to travel to Paris and Antarctica. Paris
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Why Do Some Firms Become Global? 1. Introduction More and more companies all over the world have joined the army of firms that are running globally. Reasons of companies becoming increasingly international can vary‚while the ultimate goal of going global turns out to be growth and expansion of the company. No matter whether a firm employs staff from international labour market or looks for exploration of new markets overseas‚ corresponding strategies can contribute a great deal to diversification
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CHAPTER 18 VALUATION AND CAPITAL BUDGETING FOR THE LEVERED FIRM Answers to Concepts Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. APV is equal to the NPV of the project (i.e. the value of the project for an unlevered firm) plus the NPV of financing side effects. 2. The WACC is based on a target debt level while the APV is based on the amount of debt. 3. FTE uses levered cash flow and other methods use unlevered cash flow. 4. The WACC method does not explicitly include the interest cash
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