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STRATEGIC FINANCE QUESTIONS

issuing debt through the sale of bonds. There are, of course, advantages and disadvantages to doing both - but they bring temporar...

A Review of Carville's "Had Enough?"

adopt a more aggressive public stance in support of these policies. As far as the actual subject matter dealt with in the course ...

Airline Industry - Future Projections

in carrying out any analysis the conducting of meaningful research. This means that one cannot proceed in ones analysis purely fro...

What Will Happen with EU Expansion Following the Economic Crisis of 2008?

potential for war would be reduced as the union became larger and he agreements and commitments between countries that were part o...

Financial Perspectives on the Cost of the Death Penalty

With many states teetering on the brink of fiscal bankruptcy, banning capital punishment is an extremely cost-effective way of low...

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS

arent really very helpful, namely because they focus more on economies and economics, rather than hard-and-fast accounting rules. ...

Starbucks - Planning a New Product

South American region (Walljasper, 2007). This would effectively be creating new market in many countries, with the drink is relat...

Assessing an Investment for a Hospital

investment in the software program has a number of benefits as well as some challenges. The development of a system where patient ...

Measuring Risk in Financial Markets

where the risk will not be shared by the entire market (Howells and Bain, 2007, p47). A basic tool that is often...

An Overview of Organizational Measurements

of great usefulness in assessing the state or an organization. Basic analyses of profit and loss can contribute to the development...

Assessing the Success of an IT Implementation in a Healthcare Setting

The writer presents a paper which looks at the implementation of electronic patient records for a company providing medical care f...

METHODS OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND DECISION-MAKING

into a percentage of sales. Many times, these percentages are compared to different years and quarters, but the analysis itself is...

The Ethical Issue of Mistating Financial Results

of such actions" (Dictionary.com, 2010). It is expected that professionals should act with a high level of ethical integrity, refl...

HOMELESSNESS AND INHERENT HUMAN RIGHTS

Safe and secure housing is but one of many rights withheld from those whose circumstances – whether through mental illness, financ...

Intellectual Capital: Assessing the True Value

value was determined solely by financial analysis of tangible assets. While that may have been the case in the past, contemporary ...

Electronic Health Records: The Advantages of Implementation

commonly referred to as EHR for sake of brevity, are helping to redefine and revolutionize the health care industry. In an industr...

A Financial Analysis of the First Bank of Miami

bank is qualitatively different from performing a financial analysis on other types of businesses. This is because the standards t...

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Sound simple? Yes and no. The organization itself is headed toward a more customer-friendly orientation (this is its strategy), so...

Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Method Proposal for Financial Research

the hedging category for the years in which undertook hedging. The results may be correlated to see if there is a snippet differen...

Vanguard Case Study - Exchange Rate Exposure

the U.S. market is worth its while economically. The question becomes, however, what will be the best aspect for this company. Qu...

How to Gain a Positive Return on ERP Implementation

Many companies are implement ERP systems, but not all are gaining positive financial benefits. The writer considers why there are ...

Intermediaries and the Liquidity Problem

are loaned out. The development of mortgage bonds also saw the banks package mortgages to allow investors to purchases pools of lo...

Three International Finance Risks

one of the most useful tools may be the use of hedging with the use of options. An option is a derivative contract; it is bought a...

Application of Leadership and Management Theories in a Financial Institution

The role of both leadership and management is discussed, looking at similarities and differences as well as various approaches to ...

FINANCE DEFINITIONS

of an investors loss or less-than-anticipated returns based on a particular investment. High-risk securities tend to yield more ra...

Cancer Care: An Economic Analysis

is an important part of healthcare that is focused on the economic principles of the industry. This branch of economics is used by...

Comparison of Various Types of Healthcare Organizations

and will be made up of a number of different departments divided by areas of specialty, such as accident and emergency, maternity,...

ACCOUNTING FRAUD AT ZZZZ BEST

year old Minkow was the nations youngest CEO of a publically traded corporation (Clikeman, 2009). At the height of his ca...

FARM FINANCIAL STANDARDS COUNCIL: CASE STUDY

their own equipment as well. Cost centers can help better determine which piece of equipment has the most use (and which, in turn,...

Omega Health Financial Condition

a different position, with as decrease in cash flows in 2008, but an increase in 2009. The reason for this is that not all items t...