REAL OPTIONS: STATE OF THE PRACTICE by Alex Triantis‚ University of Maryland‚ and Adam Borison‚ Applied Decision Analysis/ PricewaterhouseCoopers1 n an economic environment characterized by rapid change‚ great uncertainty‚ and the need for flexibility‚ it has become increasingly important for corporate managers to use investment evaluation tools and processes that properly account for both uncertainty and the company’s ability to react to new information. Real options has emerged as an approach
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South African Investment and Utilitarian Principles “Utilitarianism is a general term for any view that holds that actions and policies should be evaluated on the basis of the benefits and costs they will impose on society” (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ p. 59). The Ford Pinto example (Velasquez‚ 2010‚ pp. 60-61) calculated utilitarian benefits as a straight-line computation based upon monetary values which were placed on costs and benefits and making a decision based upon where the scale showed the
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A beautiful country filled with a variety of creatures‚ Ecuador lies on the northwest boarder of South America. The climate there is humid‚ a suitable environment for the thriving animal population and the plethora of trees which cover the tropical floor of the Andes mountains. There is one animal‚ the glass frog‚ that is native to this country and has a unique physical characteristic. Glass frogs have made their home in the forests of Ecuador and Peru and feature a translucent underside which
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Everywhere you go‚ everywhere you look‚ there is always somebody different. The American society focuses on differences and not similarities of other people. Imagine walking down the street and having people stare at you or call you names‚ or talk behind your back. Imagine not knowing the time because nobody will tell you. Why won’t they tell you the time‚ or spare you some change? Because you are black. Actually‚ because your skin is a different color‚ or because you are a different kind of religion
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Case Study #4 – A South African Investment Organizational Ethics May 9‚ 2011 Case Study #4 – A South African Investment In your judgment‚ were the possible utilitarian benefits of building the Caltex plant in 1977 more important than the possible violations of moral rights and of justice that were involved? The general reason businesses seek to conduct business in other countries is for increased profit margins or some other type of tax break. Caltex was no different. Depending on what perspective
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water has long been recognized as toxic and when Texaco began dumping produced water‚ local people who depend on the rivers for bathing‚ drinking‚ and cooking began reporting skin rashes and other ailments. Furthermore‚ many fish have disappeared from the rivers around the oil concession area. This has contributed to dire poverty among indigenous Ecuadorians who used to depend on fish as a major source of nutrition (ChevronTexaco‚ n.d.). Texaco is under by the Chevron Corporation‚ upon the filing
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22nd 2002 Nishith Desai Associates 2 TRANSFER PRICING Content I. II. Introduction History III. Select International cases US Cases 1. 2. 3. Compaq Computer Corporation V. Commissioner DHL Corporation and Subsidiaries V. Commissioner Texaco Inc. and Subsidiaries V. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 4. Exxon Corporation and Affiliated Companies‚ et al V. Commissioner 5. Central De Gas Chihuahua‚ S.A. V. Commissioner of Internal Revenue 6. Sunstrand Corporation and Subsidiaries V. Commissioner
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the repair process. Allstate Roadside Service (ARS) ARS provides service to the Allstate Motor Club‚ Signature Motor Club (owned by (Allstate) and the Paragon Motor Club (independent). Signature provides service to BP Oil‚ Exxon/Mobil‚ Chevron/Texaco‚ Mercedes‚ BME/ Mini‚ Good Sam‚ Ferrari‚ AARP‚ and RoadSmart. ARS offers a diagnostic data capture mobile app that identifies the vehicle’s problem and the lets the owner select what type of service is desired: tow‚ battery jump‚ flat tire‚ fuel delivery
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I believe that color-blind ideology is a complete failure‚ Whites who pick up on swag and music do not necessarily want to be black; but they seem to foster the image of swag connected with being Hip or cool. Time after time‚ we see Whites denying their white race because they feel that being White is pessimistic. Despite‚ their connection to colorblind ideology‚ which leads them down the inquisitive way of participating in hip-hop to show the triviality of race in their own lives. Moreover‚ the
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Chapter 3: Civil Dispute Revolution Ram Products Co.‚ Inc vs. Chauncey US District Court‚ N.D. Indiana‚ South Band Division‚ F. Supp 1071 Facts: Warren Chauncey is a resident of Indiana resident‚ and the previous Vice President of marketing and Sales for Ram Products which was based in Michigan. Chauncey is fifty-nine years old and has been employed as a plastic surgeon for twenty-five years. Replex Plastics‚ based in Ohio‚ is another corporation that is also in the plastic industry. Chauncey
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