...International Business Machines Financial Analysis International Business Machines (IBM) has many competitors and given the breadth of markets the company does business in, the closest and most fierce competitor the company has is Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ). This financial analysis looks at both businesses’ financial performance for fiscal years 2006-2010. Chart data will be provided for each of the major metrics being evaluated. To begin this analysis we will look at both companies Gross Revenue in this time period. Gross Revenue (Source – MorningStar, 2011) Company Name | 2006 | 2007 | Growth 2006 - 2007 | 2008 | Growth 2007 - 2008 | 2009 | Growth 2008 - 2009 | 2010 | Growth 2009 - 2010 | IBM | $91,424.00 | $98,786.00 | 7.45% | $103,630.00 | 4.67% | $95,758.00 | -8.22% | $99,871.00 | 4.12% | HPQ | $91,658.00 | $104,286.00 | 12.11% | $118,364.00 | 11.89% | $114,552.00 | -3.33% | $126,033.00 | 9.11% | *Dollar figures are in millions. IBM’s Gross Revenue of $91,424M in 2006 was comparable to the performance of HPQ for the same time period. HPQ saw significant growth over the next two time periods while IBM appeared on the decline performance-wise. Both companies saw negative growth in the year ending in 2009 which is attributable to the economic recession. Both companies have recovered well since that point with HPQ leading the financials over IBM with 9.11% growth in 2010 against IBM’s paltry 4.12%. Performance in 2010 will be the focal point of the discussion...
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...------------------------------------------------- Market Analysis of Sony Corporation Introduction In the eventful year 1946, two Japanese, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita collaborated to establish the “Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute” which later transformed into Sony Corporation in 1958 (Sony story n.d.) . The company heralded an era of user friendly innovative products into consumer product markets world over. With its stringent quality commitment and matching service provision, Sony became a formidable brand that won the hearts of people and ruled stock market charts for a long time. From creating the rice-cooker, magnetic recorder, Sony gave the world, Sony Walkman and the famous Blu-ray technology (Sony story n.d.). Other feathers in Sony’s cap included transistor radio, Trinitron color television, Sony Handy cam and PlayStation game series (Sony corporate info n.d.). In the present essay, a market analysis would be attempted of the multinational company that Sony is. Market analysis of Sony Corporation Market analysis of Sony Corporation would involve studying its customers across Asia, Europe, America, Australia, and Africa (Sony corporate info n.d.). Additionally Sony’s competitors like Apple, Matsushita, Samsung, Warner Brothers, and financial service providers would be analyzed to understand their impact on the market performance of Sony. Also, the market analysis would configure the electronic, gaming, music, entertainment and mobile industry and...
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...IJRESS Volume 3, Issue 3 (April 2013) ISSN: 2249-7382 ANALYSIS OF FDI IN INSURANCE SECTOR IN INDIA Yogita Sharma* ABSTRACT There is hardly a facet of the Indian psyche that the concept of ‘foreign’ has not permeated. This term, connoting modernization, international brands and acquisitions by MNCs in popular imagination, has acquired renewed significance after the reforms initiated by the Indian Government in 1991. Generally speaking FDI refers to capital inflows from abroad that invest in the production capacity of the economy and are “usually preferred over other forms of external finance because they are non-debt creating, non-volatile and their returns depend on the performance of the projects financed by the investors. FDI also facilitates international trade and transfer of knowledge, skills and technology. “Foreign direct investment is of growing importance to global economic growth. This Paper mainly focus on the Foreign Direct Investment in the Insurance sector and its significance in insurance sector in India . The Insurance sector in India has a great potential even during the downtrend and FDI flow is expected to rise in the mere future. This paper attempt to current status of fdi in insurance sector in India. Currently, only 26% of FDIs is permitted in insurance sector. The total insurance business would touch US$ 60 billion size. If insurance sector is opened up to an extent of 49% for FDIs, it is expected that FDI’s contribution to insurance business...
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...0 ICFAI UNIVERSITY Dehradun Internship Program III Report On Supply Chain & Operation Management In this report I had mentioned the brief about the Supply Chain & Operation Management production line of Different Caps & bottle, raw materials, machinery used and more. 2013 Mahaveer Prasad Mawaliya 09/12/2013 A Report A Study on the Supply Chain & Operation Management At Super Packaging Pvt. Ltd. A REPORT ON A STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATION MANAGEMENT By Mahaveer Prasad Mawaliya ID: 101CC00047 AT Super Packaging Pvt. Ltd. An Internship Program III station of FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The ICFAI University, Dehradun (December, 2013) A REPORT ON A STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN & OPERATION MANAGEMENT By Mahaveer Prasad Mawaliya ID: 101CC00047 Computer Science Prepared in partial fulfillment of the IP401 Internship Program – III Course AT Super Packaging Pvt. Ltd. An Internship Program III station of FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY The ICFAI University, Dehradun (December, 2013) ICFAI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Internship Program Division Station: Super Packaging Pvt. Ltd. Center: Selvas (Dadar) Duration: From July 02, 2013 to December 14, 2013 Date of Start: July 02, 2013 Date of Submission: December 14, 2013 Title of the Project:...
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...MICROSOFT SWOT ANALYSIS: STRENGTH: * Brand loyalty * Brand reputation * Easy to use software * Strong distribution channels * Robust financial performance * Acquisition of Skype(1) * No. 1 Operating System on the planet: As of 2012, there are over 1.1 billion computers in the world, and 90% of them use Microsoft Windows. * No. 1 Marketing Campaign of 2012: Ace Metrix has declared Redmond's new “clickaholics” Surface ad as the hands-down most effective Tablet ads of 2012. Having Jessica Alba sport your phone doesn't hurt, either. * No. 1 in the Workplace: Forrester predicts that by 2013, the global enterprise market will be worth $68 billion. The lion's share will go to Microsoft. Microsoft makes in a single quarter what Apple makes in year from business hardware sales and services. * Strong Reputation: Microsoft ranks No. 7 on Forbes's list of the world's most reputable companies, right behind Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) (No. 6) and, yes, even Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), who came in at No. 5. Microsoft also led Colgate, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Michelin,and Samsung. * No. 1 in Gaming: Microsoft's Xbox platform is now the top selling gaming console in the world. * MS Office: 97% market share * Skype: With over 280 million users, Microsoft's Skype service continues to grow rapidly. * Wide Moat, With Fire-Breathing Dragons: Microsoft has over $65 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term, highly liquid investments...
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...Table of Contents Case Summary 2 Affected Stakeholders 3 Ethical Dilemma 4 Why would a $500,000 salary cap prompt personnel to leave for other banks? 5 Was stripping of Lewis’ chairmanship a significant move on the part of BoA shareholders? 6 How could Thain justify spending $1.2 million on his office when Merrill Lynch was on the verge of bankruptcy? 7 What did Ken Lewis hope to gain by claiming that he was “pressured” into completing the Merrill Lynch deal? 9 Of all decisions made by Ken Lewis in this case study, which one do you think did the most damage to his reputation? And why? 10 What should Lewis have done? 12 Conclusion 13 References 14 Case Summary Bank of America (BoA), founded in 1998 is an American multinational banking and financial services corporation. They were notably a key player in the global financial crisis that struck in 2008. Ken Lewis, a former CEO acquired Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch. To his dismay, the acquisitions turned out to be disastrous as the first week of January 2009 enlightened the problems that existed within Countrywide Financial and Merrill Lynch; they were bankrupt with assets in their balance sheet that set a new mark for toxicity in the financial market. This required attention and direct aid from the Federal Government itself. However, following this month BoA fell by 65 percent. Just a month after the first quarter of 2009, Ken Lewis was made CEO and stripped off chairmanship by the shareholders’...
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...Student number 4823338 UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA MARKETING: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LAW Coursework Semester 2 ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014 Word Count: 2331 Date of Submission: 17 February 2014 Student Number 4823338 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................3 2 4 ERAS……………………………………………………...................................4 2.1 The Era of Production……………………………………………………….5 2.2 The Era of Sales…….………………………………………………………...6 2.3 The Era of Marketing.……………………………………………………….7 2.4 The Era of Relations………………………………………………………….8 3 THE ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ASA)…….....................9 4 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................11 REFERENCE.......................................................................................................12 2 Student Number 4823338 1 INTRODUCTION Systematic problems of Advertising industry became visible relatively long time ago even with the naked eye. New trends appearing in recent years are becoming more and more openly post modernised. Advertising remembered a human being, who used to be ignored and estimated only as an abundant figure, money income for the decades. All manner of marketing directions, such as Guerrilla, Viral and Intuitive, invoke to look closely at the man, go beyond the statistics, and see the real people standing behind the numbers. Advertising...
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...Hidden flaws in strategy Charles Roxburgh The McKinsey Quarterly, 2003 Number 2 After nearly 40 years, the theory of business strategy is well developed and widely disseminated. Pioneering work by academics such as Michael E. Porter and Henry Mintzberg has established a rich literature on good strategy. Most senior executives have been trained in its principles, and large corporations have their own skilled strategy departments. Yet the business world remains littered with examples of bad strategies. Why? What makes chief executives back them when so much know-how is available? Flawed analysis, excessive ambition, greed, and other corporate vices are possible causes, but this article doesn't attempt to explore all of them. Rather, it looks at one contributing factor that affects every strategist: the human brain. The brain is a wondrous organ. As scientists uncover more of its inner workings through brain-mapping techniques,1 our understanding of its astonishing abilities increases. But the brain isn't the rational calculating machine we sometimes imagine. Over the millennia of its evolution, it has developed shortcuts, simplifications, biases, and basic bad habits. Some of them may have helped early humans survive on the savannas of Africa ("if it looks like a wildebeest and everyone else is chasing it, it must be lunch"), but they create problems for us today. Equally, some of the brain's flaws may result from education and socialization rather than nature. But whatever...
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...122 April 17, 2016 Rhetorical Analysis of Barack Obama’s Remarks on Economic Mobility On December 4th, 2013 Barack Obama spoke on the subject of income inequality and upward mobility. This speech was delivered to, and hosted by, the Center for American Progress (CAP). The president uses striking language to appeal to the emotion and logic of the audience. Obama executes his appeals in a variety of ways with the express purpose of painting the issue of growing inequality and decreased upward mobility as the “defining challenge of our time.” President Obama describes these issues as what drives everything he does as POTUS. Obama’s speech was quite intellectual and technical, peppered in detail with the numbers and statistics of current social and economic inequalities, appealing to logos. While he builds his argument based on these substantial facts, the overall feeling of his language is that of compassion. This compassion seems to drive his purpose and thus emotionally connecting to his audience. Further, Obama appeals to ethos during his speech as he outlines how current market-caused inequalities are threatening everything that makes America great. Obama masterfully balances his passionate language with solid facts and straight-forward logic in this effectively persuasive speech. Before expanding upon the specifics of the rhetorical methods utilized by the president in this speech, I think it is important to highlight that the audience (CAP) is a public policy research and...
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...17th, 2009). According to the (Maccoby, May-June, 2003), that is seven rule to create learning culture: 1. Describe the purpose of the work you and the team are doing. What are you trying to achieve? Who are your potential customers and how will you create value for them? 2. Clarify roles and responsibilities 3. Make sure managers and subordinates understand each other’s personality. 4. Communicate and facilitate communication 5. Managers need to create trust by treating people fairly 6. Make evaluation a continuous and honest dialogue rather than a bureaucratic process 7. Developing the cultural context in which supervisors can practice the other six rules. 2. Company Background Sushi King first opened since 1995, pioneering a new era of Japanese cuisine in Malaysia with unique ‘Kaiten Sushi’ or ‘Revolving Sushi’ with quick service restaurant concept (king, 2011). Sushi King offering a wide variety of sushi along with an expansive menu of other Japanese food at affordable prices in a friendly environment and quickly gained popularity become favorite amongst locals and foreigners alike. From a single outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Sushi King has grown to encompass over 70 (and counting) restaurants nationwide, distinguishing ourselves as the largest sushi chain of restaurants in the country. Mission Sushi King is to bring good Japanese dining that enrich our life (king,...
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...When the Han dynasty fell in 220 C.E., chaos erupted, resulting in the development of the impression that a unified and prosperous China may never exist again. For the next four centuries after the fall, China was struck with warring clans, political murder, and foreign invasion, sparking a new period dubbed the Three Kingdoms. Contending to succeed Han to form a new dynasty, the three kingdoms waged wars against each other, ultimately earning this period its note as one of the bloodiest intervals in all of China’s history. In-fact, a population census in late eastern Han dynasty reported an approximate population of 56 million, while a population census taken during the early years of the Three Kingdoms era reported an approximate population...
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...to organization 3 1.2. Financial information of organization 3 2. Situation Analysis 4 2.1. SWOT Analysis 4 2.2. PESTLE Analysis 6 2.2.1a Policies that implicate the product 6 2.2.1b influences on consumer purchase 6 2.2.2 Economy Environment 7 2.2.2a. impact of inflation 7 2.2.2b. GDP influence on the product 7 2.2.3. Socio-Culture 7 2.2.4. Technological 8 2.2.5. Environmental 8 2.3. Five forces 8 3.0. Marketing strategy 10 3.1 Mission 10 3.2. Marketing objectives 10 3.3. Target market 11 3.4. Marketing Mix 11 4.0. Conclusion 13 5.0. References 14 1. Introduction The following report would discuss about how Tesla, Inc. did in the previous few year. Tesla is an American company that established in 2003. The company main in manufacture electric vehicle. In this era, with people’s green environment awareness increases, electric car would be getting more and more customers’ attention. 2.1. Background to organization In 2003, Tesla established under Elon Musk’s investment. And the company’s primary goal was to commercialize electric vehicle, aimed at early adopters market. Then growing as rapidly as possible to join the mainstream vehicles’ market. Tesla had never earned profit before 2013. Nevertheless, after the tough transition period, they started making profit. Under the financial crisis, Elon Musk assumed leadership of the company as CEO, position he still holds today. In 2008, Tesla’s first electric vehicle had...
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...has, with each impending refresh, debated the potential hot new names for Apple’s certain hot new iDevices. We are in such an era right now. With the upcoming unveiling of the next-generation iPhone, speculation is running wild regarding the name to be bestown upon it. iPhone 4G? iPhone 4S? iPhone 4GS? iPhone 5? iPhone SomethingElseEntirely? We don’t know (and won’t know) until Apple tells us, but some conspiracy theorists have noticed some promoted half-truths coming out of AT&T’s marketing department about what exactly constitutes cellular “4G” speed. Says Chris Ziegler, We’re well past the dream of saving the term “4G” to describe 100Mbps mobile networks, which was the original intent laid out by the UN’s International Telecommunication Union early in the last decade. We’re also well past saving it for LTE and WiMAX… But I’ve realized today that the term has reached new levels of irrelevance, because [At&T and T-Mobile are] not even saving it to describe the full capabilities of their newly-upgraded HSPA+ networks. The takeaway from this line of product-designation is simple: “4G” no longer means “4G,” nor does it even mean the slower 21 Mbps HSPA+. No, “4G” now means anything in the ballpark of 14.4 Mbps transfer capability. Or, you know, “3G.” The Qualcomm chips in Apple’s current iDevice lineup feature the hardware to operate at these speeds already. And it isn’t a stretch to think they’ll just call the new iPhone the “iPhone 4G.” Maybe that means next year’s model...
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...SECURITY ANALYSIS AND POR TFOLIO MANAGEMENT LESSON 16: STOCK MARKET INDICES Stock market indices are the barometers of the stock market. They mirror the stock market behavior.With some 7,000 companies listed on the Bombay stock exchange, it is not possible to look at the prices of every stock to find out whether the market movement is upward or downward. The indices give a broad outline of the market movement and represent the market. Some of the stock market indices are BSE Sensex, BSE200, Dollex, NSE-50, CRISIL-500, Business Line 250 and RBI Indices of Ordinary Shares. Market Capitalisation (MC) = Number of shares × Prices of shares X = 100 × Rs. 20 = Rs. 2,000 Y = 200 × Rs. 30 = Rs. 6,000 Z = 250 × Rs. 40 = Rs. 10,000 Aggregate Market Capitalisation = Rs. 18,000. Index at period N = 100 Market Price at N + 1 X Share price = Rs. 25 Y Share price = Rs. 40 Z Share price = Rs. 50 Market capitalisation X = 100 × Rs. 25 = Rs. 2,500 Y = 200 × Rs. 40 = Rs. 8,000 Z = 250 × Rs. 50 = Rs. 12,500 Aggregate Market Capitaliation = Rs. 23,000 Index at period N + 1 = Rs. 23,000 × 100/18,000 N + 1 = 127.78 The weight may be the trading volumeof the particular scrip.When the index uses the trading volume as weight, on its shows the depth of the market in terms of trading volumes and conditions. All India Equity index of Financial Express with base year 1979 uses the trading volume of the scrip as weight. The Business Line - (BL) - 250 (Base January 17 1994 = 100) a comprehensive index comprising...
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