A Comparison Between the Theories of JS Mill, Adam Smith and Karl Marx
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A five page paper which considers the similarities and differences between JS Mill’s philosophy of the greater good, Adam Smith’s interpretation of individual and common advantage, and Karl Marx’s theory of the law of value. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JLjsmill.wps

A Comparison of Data Requirements for Different Organizations
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This 3 page paper looks at reporting requirements for non-profit organizations. An organization aligned with the arts, and one that is a service organization is selected for comparison. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA816org.rtf

A Comparison of New Classical Economics with Keynesian Economics
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two schools of economic thought to identify their similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEnewcla.rtf

A Costing Case Study
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This 6 page paper is a practical demonstration on how to calculate work in progress and different inventory totals as well as how to apply overheads to jobs. The paper answers questions in a case study provided by the student.
Filename: TEcostca.rtf

A Critical Evaluation of Information Efficiency and Inefficiency of The Global Stock Market
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This 5 page paper critically evaluates the evidence concerning the information efficiency of stock markets in terms of how effectively they reflect information about a company in that company's share price. The paper undertakes this by considering the different forms efficient market hypothesis (EMH). The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEstkemh.rtf

A Cross-National Comparative Study Of NPD
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A 5 page essay reporting the results of this cross-national study of new product development processes in Japan and the United States. The investigators developed nine hypotheses regarding similarities between the processes used in both countries. Similarities and differences are reported. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Npdstud.wps

A Department Plan
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This 7 page paper looks at a scenario where a department need to be set up to oversee the financial performance of a number of business units located in different countries. The paper outlines a plan on how this may be achieved, looking at the methods that can be used, the timetabling and the ratios that should be utilised. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEaccplan.rtf

A Determination of Monopsony in Contracted Verses Non-Contracted Baseball Player Salaries
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A 3 page overview of the research performed by Andrew and Victor Brajer in "Baseball Stars and Baseball Cards: A New Look at Monopsony in Major League Baseball" (1994). Outlines the fact that baseball player salaries revolve around the contract system typically utilized in major league baseball. Evaluates the statistical model utilized by these researchers utilizing baseball card prices to conclude that many contracted players receive much less compensation than they could receive in a competitive market. Suggests that the use of baseball card prices to make this determination is superior to other methods because baseball card prices reflect both tangible and intangible aspects of a players worth to his team. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPbsblEc.wps

A Discussion on Income Redistribution
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This 14 page paper considers why income redistribution should be a public policy and what kinds of policies may be used to bring about equitable income distribution. The paper looks at different systems such as communism and the use of the Poor laws and the current model of the welfare state to consider the benefits and problem of income redistribution.
Filename: TEincred.rtf

A Financial Analysis of British Aerospace
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This 8 page paper looks at the ways in which an analysis can be carried put on a company. The example of British Aerospace is used. This includes a discussion and description of ratios and other analysis tools as well as briefly covering FRS's. The paper includes 3 sources.
Filename: TEbrtaeo.wps

A Financial Analysis of the Motorola Corporation
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7 pages. Provides a complete financial analysis as well as a brief history of the company and explanation of each ratio and summary of the findings. This is a paper that can be applied to present any company as all steps of the analysis are fully explained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAmotor.doc

A Financial Analysis of Walmart
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6 pages in length. A company analysis and description of such things as growth rate, trend analysis and stock. Includes graphs. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAwmart.doc

A FINANCIAL COMPARISON BETWEEN TOOTSIE ROLL AND HERSHEY
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This 3-page paper compares and contrasts financial information between Tootsie Roll Industries and Hershey Co. The goal is to determine which is the better investment. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTherstoot.rtf

A Financial Comparison of Tenet Healthcare Corp and HCA Inc.
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This 12 page paper compares two competitors in the for profit healthcare sector in the US; Tenet (stock market symbol THC) and HCA (with the stock symbol HCA), looking at aspects such as liquidity, asset management, sales and profitability, debt management and market value. The companies are compared and the meaning of the ratios used in the analysis are explained. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEtenetHCA.rtf

A Hard Landing for the US Economy; Economic Impacts
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This 26 page paper considers the way in which it was considered in 2000 that the US economy may develop. The paper considers the different indicates and what they meant, how they may be interpreted and why they may indicate a soft or a hard landing. The writer then considers the impact that this may have on another nations, such as Taiwan, and then how it may impact on a domestic company with operations overseas. The writer looks at D-Link and considers how this company may plan in the event of the US suffering a hard landing and a potential recession in order to survive and take advantage of adverse economic conditions. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
Filename: TEushard.rtf

A History and Analysis of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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8 pages. Starting with the most famous market crash of 1929, this paper discusses other major market crashes through the year 2000. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is tracked for the last few years in order to determine the cause of these major swings and what it is that is preventing a strong recovery. This is an excellent overview of the Dow Jones and gives the student an effective basis on which to proceed with further research regarding market crises and possible recovery scenarios. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: JGAdowjo.rtf

A History of Economic Thought & Theory
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A 15 page paper that explores marginalism through monetary economics. The paper considers supply and demand elasticity, price/quantity equilibrium, internal/external economics, trends, and quantity theory of money. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Ecohist.wps

A Letter to the President / Fear for the Future
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A 7 page paper discussing in the form of a letter the fear that because we have no clue as to why the current and long period of expansion has lasted so long or has taken the path that it has, we also have no means either of recreating it should it end or taking steps to ensure its continuation now. The economy of the US currently is in the longest period of economic expansion known. While growth has been encouraging, it is troubling to know that even economists making macroeconomic analysis their life's work are unsure just what has brought about this long period of growth interrupted by only the mildest of 'bumps.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSecon.rtf

A Liberal Marxist’s View of Internet Gambling
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This 5 page report discusses international Internet gambling in the context of thinking exercised by a liberal Marxist. The traditional Marxist viewpoint follows the original thinking of Karl Marx that all events in human society are determined by economic forces. Marx’s ultimate goal was to liberate the world from the evil of acquisitive materialism and lead the human race to a new freedom. He saw humans as unable to overcome greed. And certainly, greed plays an important role in gambling. Therefore, a liberal Marxist is likely to find him/herself in the unusual position of siding with ultra-conservatives and the religious right regarding international Internet gambling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWingam.wps

A Life Cycle Analysis of Credit Cards
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This 24 page paper carries out an in-depth life cycle analysis of the credit card industry. The paper considers the background and development of credit cards and looks at the theory and application of the theory at the different stages; development, introduction, growth, shake-out, maturity and finally decline. The paper focuses on Diners Club as the first mover and Visa as the current dominant brand, but includes other brands and many examples of the theories of life cycle development and strategy in practice. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEccard1.rtf

A Look at Different Types of Budgets
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5 pages in length. Budgets are primarily based on history of expenditures and income as well as related items, and are also based on the future forecasts for such. Budgets, however, mean different things to different groups. For instance, an individual's household budget would be entirely different for that of a public sector budget. Likewise, the for-profit corporations have budgets that are based on different values from those of non-profit organizations. An excellent paper which also examines why caution must be used when comparing budget variance reports with the monthly reports of any organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAbgets.wps

A Look at the Dual-Income Family
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8 pages in length. An interesting and enlightening paper that examines the history and research of the dual-income family and how it relates to the marriage partners, the workplace and the family. With the advent of dual-income marriages taking precedence over those with only one breadwinner, one would think the primary focus here is the financial one. Contrary to popular opinion, the primary concern in the dual-income family is the division of chores and the inner conflict as to who has the most important income in the house. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: JGAduinc.wps

A Look at the Growing Trade Deficit
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This 4 page paper examines the growing trade deficit in the United States. Whether or not it will continue and its impact is discussed. Some statistics are included. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA536trd.rtf

A Look at the Past and Future: Evaluating the Economy with Current Statistics
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This 7 page paper examines the current economy. This paper is broken down into two parts, one examining how current data is explained with an historic view and how the future economy can be predicted by looking at the present. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA633eco.rtf

A Look at the Subprime Market
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This 3 page paper examines this volatile market in modern times. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA811sub.rtf

A New Accounting System
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This 18 page paper considers the situation where a well known oil company may take on a new accounting system, activity based costing. The paper then looks at how this would be implemented and the influence it would have as well as the value it may add to not only the running of the company but to capital decision making processes. The second part of the paper then explores how the information produced by the ABC system may be used by different capital risk assessment tools. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
Filename: TEoilacc.wps

A New FDI Case Study
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This 10 page paper develops a new case study of a fictitious company investing in Africa, building a hotel. The case study has been created to show how influences such as developing industries, the desire to find new areas of investment, the impact of culture and communication, government need for long term development and the infancy of currency exchange rates all impact on the way a development it made and managed. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEadevFDI.rtf

A Paper Considering the Validity of Financial Analysis Being Based on the Assumption that Markets Efficiently Reflect the Underlying Present Value of the Firm
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This 14 page paper discusses the validity of financial analysis is based on the assumption that markets efficiently reflect the underlying present value of the firm. This is examined using various theories such as efficient market hypothesis (EMH) and the Edwards-Bell-Ohlson models. This is considered generally and in the context of the stock market performance with peaks and troughs and the crash of high tech shares in 2000. The bibliography cites 22 sources.
Filename: TEvalueshare.rtf

A Paper Looking at Risk, CAPM, Beta, Time Value of Money, NPV and IRR
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This 16 page paper examines different issues concerned investment. The paper outlines the use and value of different concepts, including different types of risk, the Capital Asset Pricing Model, what is meant by the beta, the importance of the time value of money, the use of net present vlaue and internal rate of return calculations and how they compare. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEfinaceqs.rtf

A PILGRIMS PRIDE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
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This 24-page paper examines the financial status of poultry distributor Pilgrims Pride. The paper includes a financial SWOT analysis, trends and recommendations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTpilpri.rtf

A Portfolio of Forty Companies
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This 10 page paper looks at forty companies accessing their size by turnover, capitalisation and number of outstanding shares. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEport40.wps

A Positive Slope on the Demand Curve – A Marketing Assessment
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A 5 page paper that critically assesses the argument that for some goods, the economics demand curve may exhibit a positive slope. Presented is an example using the current cola war between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola and a shift in demand curve slope that could possibly occur were the equilibrium of this market disturbed. Also briefly discussed is the origin of this marketing assessment standard as introduced in Alfred Marshall's 1890 publication of Principles of Economics. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: LCcurve.doc

A Practical Consideration of Hedging
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This 11 page paper considers the way in which international companies may use hedging to reduce the risks of international dealing or to potentially enhance profits. The paper uses the example of a country, that in six months time will have outflows in German and Brazilian currencies and an inflow in Swiss Francs. The paper looks at the situation in a logical manner, explaining each step and demonstrating how the assessment of whether or not to hedge will take place including the example calculations. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEbrswge.wps

A Project Proposal
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This 28 page paper is a business proposal for a Malaysian hotel company to expand to the UK opening a hotel in the Lake District. The paper gives a brief outline of the company and then looks at the plan in terms if strategy and market. The majority of the paper is concerned with the financial aspects of the expansion, looking at projections for five years for both he profit and loss and the balance sheets. The figures projected are used to assess the project using net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and profitability index. The main risk of a project such as this is exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates and interest rates, the last part of the paper shows how exposure to these rates may be minimised with careful use of hedging. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEhotelpr.rtf

A Proposal For A Study In How To Attain Optimal Capital Structure Especially Cash Flow Issues For Fast Emerging Companies
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This 6 page paper is a proposal for an project to determine the optimum capital structure for an emerging form with special consideration of cash flow. The paper considers the existing research and then outlines a new research proposal to identify patterns of structure and cash flow. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcplcash.rtf

A proposal to lower capital gains taxation
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This 5 page paper examines the capital gains tax as it concerns sale of real estate. Taxation on real estate is discussed in a general manner. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA448rl.rtf

A RANDOM WALK: WALL STREET THEORIES
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This 8-page paper is a review of Burton Malkiel's book "A Random Walk down Wall Street." The book discusses a variety of investment theories (supporting that of Modern Portfolio Management) and includes a summary of each of the four parts.
Filename: MTwallst.rtf

A Review of Issues in Economics by Robert Guell
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This 6 page paper is a review of the book by Robert Guell which explains economic theory in a clear manner and uses a range of chapters on relevant issues to help the student apply economic concepts to the real world. The paper looks at the content of the book, its' style and the strengths of the presentation with the content divided into 2 sections, one of the theory a month issues. The bibliography cites one source.
Filename: TEisseco.rtf

A Review of the Book "Nine Steps To Financial Freedom":
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This 15 page paper discusses the financial planning book "Nine Steps To Financial Freedom" by Suze Orman. Specifically, the 9 steps are discussed in detail as are many other concepts from the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSFinanc.rtf

A Speech on Economic Theory
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This 4 page paper provides an overview and discussion on basic economic issues and theories revolving around international trade. Ricardo's ideas are compared with the Heckscher-Ohlin model. Various tariffs are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA544eco.rtf