opportunities in the global marketplace) have placed a dramatic premium on individuals who take the time to properly train themselves in international business. For me‚ the Columbia MBA is a significant component of this training. I foresee my own career moving in the direction of European/American business‚ initially from an advisory perspective (i.e. investment banking or consulting) and ultimately from a leadership role within a manufacturing entity‚ preferably a start-up venture. This prophecy
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References: Atrill‚ P. and McLaney‚ E. (2013) Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists (8th edition). Pearson Education Ltd. BBC News (2012) Tesco ’disappointed ’ by its UK Christmas trading (online). Available at: (Accessed: 30th November 2013) BBC News (2013) Sainsbury ’s threatens court over Tesco price comparison (online) Davies‚ T. and Bockzo‚ T (2005) Business Accounting and Finance (2nd Edition). McGraw Hill. Sainsbury’s (2013) Annual Report 2012 (online). Available
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Abstracts The first article I read was about retirement. The article reasserted a lot if not all the points we hit on during the semester. It basically covered three different areas of retirement that need to be looked at seriously. The first being social security‚ which most of us know is looking very dim as far as our generation is concerned. The second was benefit plans offered by employers. And last was the savings that people accumulate until their retirement. The article basically tried
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STUDY 1: The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company capital structure‚ valuation‚ and cost of capital [10 MARKS OUT OF 100 MARKS TOTAL] Semester 1‚ 2013 Background: The term capital structure refers to the way a corporation finances its assets through some combination of equity and debt. Each form has its own benefits and drawbacks and firm managers attempt to find the perfect capital structure in terms of risk / reward payoff for shareholders. See these podcasts: http://www
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SIBM Bangalore – MBA EE – Semester IV International Finance Take-Home Assignment - 1 – 01.05.2013 You may use the issues discussed in the case of ‘Lufthansa – to hedge or not to hedge” to submit this assignment. 1. Assume that Lufthansa placed an order to Boeing to buy 10 jets of Boeing 787-9 model on 1st December 2012. The transaction is invoiced in Euros using the spot USD-EUR exchange rate prevailing on 1st December. 2. The payment terms: Lufthansa has to make the payment in USD to Boeing
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Dreams and Aspirations Dreams and aspirations can be viewed in a negative or positive way; they affect daily lives and views on the world. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck George wishes to become independent and live the American dream and own his own land with is friend Lennie. In the poem “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar a Caged Bird is used to represent the author and other African Americans The Caged Bird faces the same struggles and the misfortune events they faced such as pain
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Finance 100 Week 5 Homework 1 Chapter 9 P1 Find the future value one year from now of a $7000 investment at a 3 percent annual compound interest rate. Also calculate the future value if the investment is made for two years. P2 Find the future value of $10000 invested now after five years if the annual interest rate is 8 percent. a. What would be the future value if the interest rate is a simple interest rate? b. What would be the future value if the interest rate is a compound interest
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My Three Highest Career Interest Areas During class I was assigned to take a test that informed me of what careers that would best suit me in the future. My three highest career interest areas are: Humanitarian‚ Artistic‚ and Leading-Influencing. Humanitarian and Artistic are at a two-way tie following close by is Leading-Influencing. All these areas help people in some shape‚ way or form. My aspiration in life has always been to help people. Before I took the career interest test‚ I automatically
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Finance 1 NETCO case Capital budgeting report Capital Budgeting Report Introduction At present the boat Cynthia II no longer has economic value for NETCO meaning that either an overhaul of said boat has to be financed or a new boat should be purchased. Therefore‚ an NPV budget decision has to be computed in order to determine which alternative‚ an overhaul of the current boat or the purchase of a new one‚ is most profitable. To compare the profitability of these two options we used
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Overseas Development Institute Global Financial Crisis Discussion Series Paper 4: Cambodia Hossein Jalilian‚ Chan Sophal‚ Glenda Reyes and Saing Chan Hang‚ with Phann Dalis and Pon Dorina Global Financial Crisis Discussion Series Paper 4: Cambodia1 Hossein Jalilian‚ Chan Sophal‚ Glenda Reyes and Saing Chan Hang‚ with Phann Dalis and Pon Dorina May 2009 Overseas Development Institute 111 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7JD 1 This study was prepared by researchers at the Cambodia
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