Financial statement of the Nestle group
Case study - 14 pages - Finance
A financial analysis aims to make an assessment of the financial position, market position and performance of a company in order to analyze the possible problems, make recommendations and to inform both the internal (staff, manager) and external stakeholders (investors, general public) of the...
Development as Growth: Macro Theories of Economic Growth
Course material - 10 pages - Economy general
Why do some countries have much higher levels of income per capita than others? Why do some countries grow (in terms of their output or income per capita) faster than others? From a public policy perspective: what are optimal policies to promote growth? Growth depends on two processes: the...
Comparative analysis of mutual funds schemes of ICICI Prudential Mutual Funds
Case study - 29 pages - Finance
The mutual fund industry in India began with the setting up of the Unit Trust of India (UTI), in 1964, by the Government of India. Till the year 2000, UTI has grown to be a dominant player in the industry with assets of over Rs. 76,547 crores as of March 31, 2000. UTI is governed by a...
A look at financial derivatives in India
Dissertation - 53 pages - Finance
The derivatives markets has existed for centuries as a result of the need for both users and producers of natural resources to hedge against price fluctuations in the underlying commodities. Although trading in agricultural and other commodities has been the driving force behind the development...
Content management with repository open service interface definition
Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science
Now days the term content management is the key issue with website's design, what to include what not to include is very crucial problem. Here, in this paper we have shown the way of managing content called assets, which may contain metadata, course materials, assessment items, images,...
Human Resource Policies Influence on Performance of Medium Sized Manufacturing Firms
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Globalization has created a paradigm shift in the ways by which firms conduct their business. The convergence of world economies has minimized-and in some cases eliminated-both legislative and geographical barriers to international production and sale of goods and services. The flip-side of this...
Stock option price modeling using system dynamics and operations research
Thesis - 12 pages - Finance
Options are instruments that give the holder the right, but not an obligation, to buy or sell an asset by a certain date for a certain price. Options can be bought or sold on a variety of assets like stocks, foreign currency, indexes, and futures. A call option gives the holder the...
The functional areas of Standard Chartered Bank in India
Case study - 17 pages - Management
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) had acquired the interest of ANZ Banking Group in the ANZ Grind lays Asset Management Company Private Limited and ANZ Grind lays Trustee Company Private Limited and subsequently these entities were renamed as Standard Chartered Asset Management Company...
The concept of private equity and its application
Thesis - 4 pages - Finance
Private equity is a relatively young asset class, but has evolved substantially over the last two decades. Due to the long-term horizon required for investing, private equity is dominated by institutional investors, such as pension plans, foundations, endowments and family offices....
Interaction of sectors and real money
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The importance of money as means of payment and as a unit of account and the relationship between the money supply and the change in the general price level is among the topics of greatest interest of the first economic thinkers. Initially, the concern was with the role of money in the...
Effects of piracy on cruise ships' business
Essay - 1 pages - Business strategy
Smooth Sailing, a private cruise ship company, has seen a decline in performance due to an increased presence of pirates in the area in which it cruises. This has contributed significantly to the decline of its overall sales value and presently it has seen a decline of about 30 percent of its...
Axa's business strategy
Thesis - 4 pages - Business strategy
Globally diversified and internationally reputed (strong brand; market share: 3% of the world insurance market), AXA is a leading global insurance (with a more than €90 billion turnover, 65 million customers worldwide, and 150,000 employees) and asset management (3rd largest...
Capital budgeting tools and analysis of capital expenditures
Case study - 35 pages - Business strategy
Capital budgeting is a financial procedure to ensure that capital is allocated to value adding opportunities. A capital budgeting / investment proposal should be accepted /rejected depending on whether it generates, over the life of investment, returns more than its cost of capital. “Capital...
Toyota: How trade barriers can affect the firm's strategy in terms of marketing operations
Thesis - 10 pages - Economy general
Automotive industry is recognized as one of the most global of all industries. “On a global level, the assets of the top ten multinational automotive enterprises represent 28% of the assets of the world's top 50 companies, 29% of their employment and 30% of their total sales....
The introduction of Islamic banking in France: A research on the potential market for retail Islamic banking
Dissertation - 37 pages - Finance
This study provides an assessment on the current problems and progresses made in France for the introduction of Islamic banking into its economy and contains an evaluation and an analysis of the potential market for Islamic retail banks in France. The research is divided into two distinct...
The conceptual framework of the financial statements in IFRS
Case study - 10 pages - Accounting
In March 2002, the European Council (under EC Regulation 1606/2002 OJ of 11 September 2002) has made mandatory the application of international accounting standards for consolidated accounts of listed companies from January 1, 2005. All the international standards adopted by the ARC (Accounting...
Human Resource Management: E-Recruitment
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
This report offers an overall analysis and evaluation of the current recruitment scenario. It shows the current economic climate, and how it affects E-recruitments a whole. It compares traditional methods of recruitment with that of the fast growing domain of E-recruitment. The website review...
Nokia: Strategic Analysis
Case study - 22 pages - Services marketing
Nokia has largely contributed to the growth of Finland since the mid-90s. Its role in the Finnish economy in figures is as follows: it represents 10% of its GDP, half of its growth, 16% of its exports, and 60% of the capitalization of the Helsinki Stock Exchange. It is also the largest private...
Danone case: Risk management
Essay - 12 pages - Business strategy
Today, Danone is one of the most famous and powerful company in the food industry all around the world thanks to its presence in more than 120 countries. Since its creation in 1929, Danone increased its notoriety and diversified its activities following its mission which is “Bring health...
Knowledge management system: Integrated KMS to support the case study
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
There is a minimal amount of knowledge that is known with regards to what knowledge management system is and what it is not. Although scholars have always described the approaches that can be used in the effective development of KMS that is based on technology although very few of them discuss...
Organizational effectiveness paper
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Selection tools are used by employers to determine if a potential new hire is the right person for the job. Selection tools in essence separate the good from the bad. Selection tools weed out potential employees that have great strengths and will become assets to the organization from...
Futures contracts in risk management companies can use trading on a US exchange
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
A futures contract is an accord between two parties who have agreed to buy or sell a particular commodity of an agreed quantity. The agreement is based on a future transaction in which the commodity will be paid for in future at a time agreeable by both of the parties. This term is common in...
UK foreign exchange markets
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Foreign exchange markets are market where financial assets are traded. These assets include money in currency form, shares, rights, derivatives, and securities. Shares are the value of a company split into denominated units that investors purchase. The company selling its shares...
UK Trust Law - A Case Study on Tracing
Case study - 5 pages - Civil law
Tracing is the process by which assets or property can be traced into the hands of a third party. Tracing can also be the ‘process of identifying a new asset as the substitute for the old' . Within the field of tracing there are two types - tracing at common law and tracing...
Community supported agriculture (CSA) - CSA UBC Farm
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
This essay investigates what motivates members' in joining and remaining in the CSA. It also investigates the ability of CSA program to develop social capital within the surrounding community. Farm is an important asset to the UBC community since its value increase with time and its...
Review of Accounting Ethics
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
The current environments are fairly conducive for business especially the accounting sector. Fast and former most, there is much pressure from the management. The companies and organizations put very high expectations that are next not impossible to reach. Accountants work extra hard to create...
Risk management and the use of derivatives
Essay - 7 pages - Finance
This paper investigates the use of derivatives in Risk Management. Deriving the value from an underlying asset or an index representing assets, derivatives bear the ability to accelerate gains or losses for a small initial outlay thus assisting corporations to manage risk and return...
Estimating market risk premium using Markov switching : Tunisian Case
Dissertation - 97 pages - Finance
The general increase in volatility of the …nancial markets can be partly explained by the growing uncertainly of the economic environment. It is, on the other hand, a reflection of the growing efficiency and integration of the financial markets allow the almostinstantaneous move of capital...
A look at corporate taxation
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
As any business withdraws and employs reduction of all or parts of its assets to cash or cash equivalents to its shareholders, the last step that is usually undertaken is the complete liquidation of the corporation and this denotes the end of the corporation's life as well as the...
The modern portfolio theory
Essay - 7 pages - Services marketing
The aim of the Modern Portfolio Theory is to provide to a portfolio owner the tools necessary to implement an efficient and sustainable strategy focusing on minimizing the risk. According to this theory, risk is supposed to be reduced through the choice of a diversified portfolio. In fact,...
