Introduction: Importance of Valuing and Acquiring Start-up and Research Companies most important companies should always be looking to obtain appropriate start-up or research companies. Suitably, this is general practice among the best, world-class companies. There are a number of most important reasons why this policy benefits most important companies: • It reduces risk. The main company avoids the need to invest in the most risky, […]

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 […]

Introduction The formation of a limited company and the management thereof is a complex set of legal principles contained in common law and statute. The fundamental basis of association between the members and directors of a company is one which is essentially based in contract[1] and as such the enforcement of decisions through the relative power of these stakeholders is primarily based on these articles, […]

KFC has developed a support structure that trains and motivates general managers “with generous reward programs” as they lead teams in different branches across nations. Once becomes a franchise manager, the company assures him of support from advertising to training employees for a successful career with the company. The chances are, being an expat in the company, the job turns as a rewarding career for […]

On January 11, 1975, the finance committee of Harding Plastic Molding Company (HPMC) met to consider eight capital budgeting projects. Present at the meeting were Robert L. Harding, President and founder, Susan Jorgensen, comptroller, and Chris Woelk, head of research & development. Over the past five years this committee has met every month to consider and make final judgment on all proposed capital outlays brought […]

An advertisement is used to persuade. The advert by ‘The International Wine Company’ to sell wine uses many persuasive and linguistic techniques. They are used for different purposes but add up together to persuade the reader to buy the product. The letter is targeted at the ordinary person over the age of eighteen because you cannot drink alcohol under that age in this country. The reason I believe that it is […]

Winding up of Company Section 425 of the Companies Act, 1956, deals with the winding up of companies. Winding up of company is a legal procedure to dissolve the company and put an end to its life. The company ceases to be a ‘going concern’. The term winding up is defined as, ‘the process by which the life of a company is ended and its property […]

Nowadays, the trend in companies establishing strategic alliances has become more apparent as compared to the trend in 1980s and 1990s. Companies have viewed that diversity in the global market has been increasing rapidly and such formation of alliances may help them achieve a fast and a long-term profitable growth for their businesses.  The establishment of strategic alliances is a technique of expansion and diversification, […]

01. Is Sports Exports Company a multinational corporation? Answer: Multinational corporations (MNCs) are defined as firms that engage in some form of international business. As the Sports Export Company sells it products to foreign countries & face to global environment. So, the Sports Exports Company is a multinational corporation. 02. Why are the agency costs lower for Sports Exports Company than for most MNCs? Answer:  The costs […]

Fred Stern & Company, Inc. was a rubber importer based out of New York City during the 1920s. This capital-intensive business was in high demand for numerous industries at the time. As such, Fred Stern & Co. relied heavily on lenders to finance its daily operations. In 1924, Fred Stern & Co. approached a finance company named Ultramares Corporation for a loan of $100,000. Before […]