...Introduction II. History and background on the company III. Financial analysis IV. Financial reports V. Current value of common shares VI. Summary and conclusions VII. Appendix I (Include footnotes giving sources of quoted and paraphrased material) VIII. Appendix II (Include appendices, if needed, containing correspondence or other supporting schedules and documents, including the financial statements) IX. References (Include appendices, if needed, containing correspondence or other supporting schedules and documents, including the financial statements) I. Introduction Yahoo! Inc. is a main player of internet information provider industry. Based on their I good operation performance in recent few years, more and more investor are re-purchasing their stocks. II. History and background on the company The US Public company, Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo!), found in 1994 has been one of the largest technology company in the world. At the begining, the founders of the company create a website named “jerry and David’s Guild to the World Wide Web”, a simple directory of websites to help people navigate the Internet. In march 1994, that website name was renamed “Yahoo”. The “Yahoo.com” domain was incorporated in 1995 and is a Delaware corporation. Yahoo grew rapidly throughout the 1990s. As other companies of search engines and web directors, Yahoo added a web portal. At the year of 1998, Yahoo was the most popular starting page for web users. It also brought many high-profile...
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...Unwinding complex systems, fostering innovation and controlling climate change Stepping towards global prosperity in a greener environment Shitij Nigam mail.snigam@gmail.com Introduction The question of climate change - and whether to tackle it or not - has always probed the minds of policy makers. Indeed, the issue of how it may be technologically tackled is solved to a certain extent. But whether such solutions may be implemented in a sustainable manner, and which hold grounds with the interests of all stakeholders – demands a higher level of scrutiny, especially into the consequences of taking overtly aggressive actions. Indeed, Environmentalists have been continuously plagued by Economists regarding the viability of any steps which might be taken in this arena, especially in policy-making, given the substantial amount of initial investment involved in ‘green’ projects, supplemented by the fact that the rates of returns remain inevitably slow, if not supplemented by uncertainty in most cases. The term “Emerging Markets” has been loosely thrown around the table for the past few years, being crudely defined as ‘nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization’[1]. China and India instantly come to mind as perfect examples of such ‘markets’, given their perception as future cash-cows, owing to the vast scope of industrial expansion, especially within themselves – owing to the aggregated strength of their respective populations...
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...Class Discussion: Students will respond to the following: · How have entrepreneurs been impacted by the global economic crisis? · What excites you about being an entrepreneur? · What concerns you about being an entrepreneur? How have entrepreneurs been impacted by the global economic crisis? Entrepreneurs have been hit since the downward slope of the economy. The banks have stopped and/or made the loan process more stringent to receive funds and to continue business. Some entrepreneurs found investors to receive funding where they were able to get around receiving loans from banks. · What excites you about being an entrepreneur? The exciting attributes of being an entrepreneur is setting your own standards. Creating jobs for the community and putting resources back in the community served. Leaving a legacy for the next generation and giving young people an opportunity to learn a new skill and concepts. · What concerns you about being an entrepreneur? The concerns revolve around not having the resources to continue running the business. The product or service rendered is no longer needed and not having the technology to advance. The business failing because of bad decisions that were made. 1. The global economic crisis has negatively impacted many entrepreneurs. Those who began their businesses during better times have found themselves in severe financial trouble. However, the downfall in the global economy has also presented a...
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...Superior Vending Expansion Proposal 1 REVISED Superior Vending Online Business Expansion Proposal Brian Dyck E-Commerce November 15, 2012 Superior Vending Expansion Proposal 2 Table of Contents A. ONLINE BUSINESS EXPANSION PROPOSAL ................................................................................. 3 A.1. A.2. A.3. A.4. A.5. A.6. A.7. A.8. A.9. B. VIABILITY OF SERVICE .................................................................................................................... 3 ONLINE COMPETITOR ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 5 ONLINE MARKETING STRATEGIES ................................................................................................. 10 SEARCH ENGINE CONSIDERATIONS & OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES .................................................. 13 SOCIAL MEDIA INTEGRATION......................................................................................................... 14 ONLINE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ......................................................................... 15 E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS............................................................................................................ 16 INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATION .................................................................................................. 17 PROJECTED W EB DEVELOPMENT & MAINTENANCE COST.....................................................
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...Social Computing: Study on the Use and Impact of Online Social Networking IPTS Exploratory Research on the Socio-economic Impact of Social Computing Romina Cachia EUR 23565 EN - 2008 1 The mission of the IPTS is to provide customer-driven support to the EU policy-making process by researching science-based responses to policy challenges that have both a socio-economic and a scientific or technological dimension. European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Contact information Address: Edificio Expo. c/ Inca Garcilaso, s/n. E-41092 Seville (Spain) E-mail: jrc-ipts-secretariat@ec.europa.eu Tel.: +34 954488318 Fax: +34 954488300 http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu Legal Notice Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of this publication. Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. A great deal of additional information on the European Union is available on the Internet. It can be accessed through the Europa server http://europa.eu/ JRC 48650 EUR 23565 EN ISSN 1018-5593 Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities © European Communities, 2008 Reproduction is authorised provided the...
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...REPORT ON “BENFITIS FOR OPTING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISEMENTS” SUBMITTED TOWARDS PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,JAMIA HAMDARD SUBMITTED BY: OMER NISAR SIDDIQUI MBA (2011-13) SUBMITTED TO : MR. SHAHNAWAZ ABDIN DECLARATION OF THE STUDENT I, the undersigned, hereby declare that this project entitled “BENIFITS FOR OPTING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISEMENTS” is a genuine and bona fide work prepared by me and submitted to the JAMIA HAMDARD UNIVERSITY, for the partial fulfillment of The Masters Degree in Business Administration. The present work is of original nature and the conclusions drawn therein are based on the data collected by myself. To the best of my knowledge, the matter presented in this dissertation has not been submitted for the award of any Degree, Diploma or Membership Either to this or any other Institute / University. Place: Dubai, UAE Name: Omer Nisar Siddiqui Date: 28.06.2012 Acknowledgement Sometimes words fall short to show gratitude, the same happened with me during this project. The immense help and support received from Integrated Advertising Services FZ. LLC. overwhelmed me during the project. Much of my work to make this report would not have been possible without the constant guidance and support of certain key-people. I would like to express my deep-felt appreciation and gratitude to Mr...
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...ELEVENTH EDITION Management LEADING & COLLABORATING IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD Thomas S. Bateman McIntire School of Commerce University of Virginia Scott A. Snell Darden Graduate School of Business University of Virginia MANAGEMENT: LEADING & COLLABORATING IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD, ELEVENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill Education, 2 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Copyright © 2015 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions © 2013, 2011, and 2009. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education, including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOW/DOW 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 ISBN 978-0-07-786254-1 MHID 0-07-786254-6 Senior Vice President, Products & Markets: Kurt L. Strand Vice President, Content Production & Technology Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Managing Director: Paul Ducham Executive Brand Manager: Michael Ablassmeir Executive Director of Development: Ann Torbert Senior Development Editor: Laura Griffin Digital Product Analyst: Kerry Shanahan Marketing Manager: Elizabeth Trepkowski ...
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...------------------------------------------------- Can Flipkart Deliver? From a start-up with an investment of just four lakhs rupees, Flipkart has grown into a $100 million-revenue online retail giant in just five years. “It came to me as a Christmas gift from my Secret Santa, and it was all about choice, convenience and a new relationship,” is how Naveed Ansari, a 26-year-old Project Executive from Mumbai, recounts his first experience with Flipkart. A typical professional from a metro, he's short on time, and he's invariably seeking convenience. So, an e-voucher from Flipkart seemed an ideal fit. This gift marked his initiation into the sphere of e-commerce, and the journey for him has “just begun”. Many Indians today are embracing e-retailing with enthusiasm. Popular portals such as Flipkart are spearheading the conversion of offline shoppers into online bargain hunters. Adds Naveed, as an afterthought, “I felt Flipkart was the best option as the transaction was easy, and the variety of products was a bonus.” For Flipkart, this means the unlocking of a vast audience waiting to experience the joys and comfort of shopping online. Sachin Bansal, CEO and one of the co-founders of Flipkart (the other being Binny Bansal), is an ardent believer in the merits of customer service. “A simple desire to create a tailor-made product for the Indian consumer has grown into something beyond what we imagined,” Sachin muses. A quick glance at Flipkart's timeline shows it was to start as...
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...www.nitie.ac.in Volume 7 Issue 1 StreetAtNITIE In-Fin-NITIE ALSO INCLUDES: Bank Loan for Startups MSME Sector Development Global Turmoil and Indian Capital Market IN-FIN-NITIE Vol 7 Issue 1 IN-FIN-NITIE Vol 7 Issue 1 MESSAGE FROM THE CONVENOR Want to become an Investment Banker or a Financial Research Analyst Stop dreaming…Add the skill sets required to become one… IIQF is the pioneer of high-end finance education in India. It is an education initiative of top industry practitioners who have pioneered the most sophisticated financial technologies in India like Portfolio Risk Management Models and Systems and Algorithmic Trading Systems using High Performance Parallel Computing. “A mere 25% of graduates that India produces every year is actually employable. Even though India is poised to become the third largest economy in the world by 2050, out of all the graduates that pass out in an academic year, only 25% are suitable for getting inducted into the industry.” Jeffrey Fuller, Principal Advisor of Human Capital. There exists a huge gap between the skills that are required by the industry and what the Indian academic system produces. The objective of IIQF is to impart training to students in those skill-sets that are in demand in the industry and make them industry ready, or as we call them “The Street-Ready”. Certificate Program in Advanced Financial Modelling in Excel and VBA Certificate Program in Financial Modelling in Excel ...
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...QRT Task 1 Company name: Christian Heating and Cooling (CHC) A1. Viability of product or service Customers need a business with the knowledge and expertise to install and service air conditioning systems. The company will work on all systems to include commercial and residential customers. Our expertise will lie in refrigeration (medium and low temp), air conditioning, and heating. We are launching this website for several reasons. This will allow us to more effectively communicate with our current and potential customers. It will also allow us to more effectively compete with our competitors, while allowing us to gather information through surveys, questionnaires, and emails. Lastly, we can offer our customers another means of payment for services, making us that much more accessible to our customers. A2. Current Online Competitor Summers Plumbing, Heating and Cooling (http://summersphc.com/) Slogan: “The difference is our service.” Online presence Online tool for scheduling appointments Simple Website Informational Easy to navigate Same theme used throughout Impersonal No slogan Promotions buried and links hard to find Social media links below the fold Broad Ripple Service Experts (Formerly Broad Ripple Heating) (http://www.serviceexperts.com/Locations/IN/Broad_Ripple_Service_Experts_Indianapolis_IN_46220.aspx) Name Change Online scheduling tool More complicated website Not cluttered Promotion “on the fold” and on a scrolling...
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...EPS perspective Too Many Too Little Debtanu Dutta Surbhi Verma EPS Co-ordinators (Batch 2012-14) eps@iimk.ac.in Manjunatha Belgere Ajinkya Lokare Faculty Advisory Board Prof. Kausik Gangopadhyay Prof. Subhasis Dey Prof. A. F. Mathew Prof. Sthanu Nair Prof. Venkat Raman Prof. Rudra Sensarma Editorial Board Biswa Prateem Das Debtanu Dutta Manjunatha Belgere Presented by Economics Politics & Social Sciences Interest Group Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Editorial After an inspiring success of the inaugural edition, we are very happy to present you the second volume of “Pragati”, magazine from Economics, Politics and Social sciences (EPS) Interest Group of IIM Kozhikode. This time it is much inclusive and much bigger. We received articles from students of the esteemed colleges of India and published the best among them. This is a result of tireless effort and dedication from the student members of the group and endless inspiration and help from the faculty members of our “Faculty Advisory Board”. EPS Interest Group is a cohort of enthusiasts on economic, political and social issues. Main aim of this group is to create awareness about recent related issues and sensitize the community on the importance of human initiatives. As a group we facilitate debate, discussion, article writing, social live projects and other activities. Our teachers always say that creating awareness is the first step of mobilizing people. EPS strives to engage people in...
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...Media Ventures 15.376 Real Estate & Recruitment – A strategic Analysis Introduction: During this semester our team examined two key issues that have a significant impact on the lives of many working professionals: real estate and recruitment. Though these two issues appear to be disjointed, they have a similarly significant financial impact of the quality of life of most individuals in the world. Real Estate: I. Background: The real estate industry is in a unique state of flux brought on by the proliferation of the sharing economy. The advent of AirBnB, UBER, Lyft, Zip CAR have effectively demonstrated that communal ownership of an asset is often much more efficient than singular ownership, provided an efficient channel for distribution and use of the asset exists. Though AirBnB has made great strides towards bringing home ownership into the fold of the sharing economy, an analysis of the notion and future of home ownership indicate that substantial room for innovation exists in addressing the pain points associated with the use of property. II. Pain Points: Despite the innovation of recent years, homeowners continue to be plagued by several persistent pain points related to liquidity, taxation, equity and maintenance of property. Liquidity: Real estate still remains largely an illiquid asset due to the high costs associated with the sale of property. No reliable peer-to-peer network exists for the sale of property, thereby leaving homeowners...
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...The Evolution of FinTech: A New Post-Crisis Paradigm? Douglas W. Arner* Jànos Barberis** Ross P. Buckley*** Abstract: “Financial technology” or “FinTech” refers to technology enabled financial solutions. FinTech is often seen today as the new marriage of financial services and information technology. However, the interlinkage of finance and technology has a long history and has evolved over three distinct eras. FinTech 1.0, from 1866 to 1987, was the first period of financial globalization supported by technological infrastructure such as transatlantic transmission cables. This was followed by FinTech 2.0, from 1987-2008, during which financial services firms increasingly digitized their processes. Since 2008 a new era of FinTech has emerged in both the developed and developing world. This era is defined not by the financial products or services delivered but by who delivers them. This latest evolution of FinTech, led by start-ups, poses challenges for regulators and market participants alike, particularly in balancing the potential benefits of innovation with the possible risks of new approaches. * Professor, Co-Director, Duke-HKU Asia America Institute in Transnational Law, and Member, Board of Management, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. ** Senior Research Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; and Founder, FinTech HK. *** CIFR King...
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...CHAPTER 2 RECOGNIZING OPPORTUNITIES AND GENERATING IDEAS LEARNING OBJECTIVES |1. |Explain why it’s important to start a new firm when its “window of opportunity” is open. | |2. |Explain the difference between an opportunity and an idea. | |3. |Describe the three general approaches entrepreneurs use to identify opportunities. | |4. |Identify the four environmental trends that are most instrumental in creating business opportunities. | |5. |List the personal characteristics that make some people better at recognizing business opportunities than others. | |6. |Identify the five steps in the creative process. | |7. |Describe the purpose of brainstorming and its use as an idea generator. | |8. |Describe how to use library and Internet searches to generate new business ideas. | |9. |Explain the purpose of maintaining an idea bank. | |10. |Describe three steps for protecting ideas from being lost or stolen. | CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter begins by describing the difference...
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...Sir Richard Branson’s setbacks: from Virgin Cola to Virgin Brides The demise of the domestic carrier Little Red joins a string of the entrepreneur’s failures from makeup to bridalwear to alcohol • Virgin Atlantic axes Little Red * Share * * * inShare0 * Email * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Gwyn Topham, transport correspondent * ------------------------------------------------- The Guardian, Monday 6 October 2014 18.19 BST Sir Richard Branson hands out free cans of Virgin Cola in downtown Tokyo. Sales of the brand lost fizz against the might of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.Photograph: EPA Sir Richard Branson has made a fortune from a string of business ventures that bear his signature brand, including Virgin Trains and Virgin Media. But Little Red joins a series of failures that have seen Branson fail to break into lucrative markets including soft drinks and alcohol. Virgin Cola Launched in 1994, Virgin Cola was initially available only on Virgin planes and in Virgin cinemas before Branson sought wider distribution. “It tasted better than Coke. For one wonderful year we had the dream of Virgin Cola being the brand on everyone’s lips.” Instead, Branson claimed, “swat teams and bagfuls of money” sent from Coke’s Atlanta headquarters gobbled up his drink, whose market share peaked at 0.5% in the three years it was on sale in the US. In 2012, the UK producer went bust and no one else...
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