Assessing Risk at Tasty Foods
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A 4 page paper discussing risk associated with a potential new product. Assessing the project risk is difficult in that we cannot know all conditions that will apply by the time the product reaches the market. It does appear that there is less risk than originally believed, however, based on the results of CAPM analysis. Monte Carlo simulation likely will confirm the findings of assessment using CAPM. Other approaches include altering variable values (salvage value, unit sales, revenues, sales price, variable costs) to find the level at which NPV remains positive. CAPM provides an acceptable overarching view. Bibliography lists 2 sources. Accompanying spreadsheet and PowerPoint presentation are available.
Filename: KSfinRisk.rtf

Assessing The Value Of Human Resource Management
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A 6 page paper that begins by commenting about the importance of human capital. The writer discusses the high costs of turnover and hiring, providing ides related to calculating these costs. Suggestions are also made about calculating the return on investment of training. Formulas for calculating the ROI of employees; revenue per employee; profit per employees; labor costs as a percentage of revenue, and turnover rate percentage. The paper ends with a brief sample HR Balanced Scorecard. 1 Table included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGhrmv2.rtf

Assessing Web Site Design Features
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This 6 page paper assesses web page design using the home web page of Disney. The paper looks at the visual aspects such as text and graphics, consistency, ease of navigation and overall usability. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEdisweb.rtf

AstraZeneca Buys Into Cambridge Antibody Technology
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This 8 page paper reports and discusses the recent deal between these two companies. AstraZeneca, a large pharmaceutical corporation, is buying 19.9 percent of Cambridge Antibody Technology, a small biotechnology firm. The essay reports the amounts involved and other particulars, the purpose of the alliance and the effect on share prices. The writer also discusses how each company benefits. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGaszct.rtf

Asymmetrical Information; Testing for Adverse Selection in the Insurance Industry
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This 9 page paper considers how testing propositions involving information asymmetries is inherently difficult and discusses this in the context of the available evidence for the existence of adverse selection in insurance markets. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEadverse.rtf

At the Office in Pajamas -- The Working World of the 21st Century
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This 14 page report discusses the new realm of “virtual reality” and the new world that has come into existence in terms of the ways in which modern human beings communicate, connect, and work. Advanced technology allows workers in virtually (pun intended)all disciplines to work at home at any time of day or night. It is the perfect domain for workaholics, night owls, people who are caregivers for young children or elderly parents, and even for those who just hate having to “punch in” at a certain time in a certain place, day in and day out. While there are those who worry that such a new system of work will serve to alienate people from one another and keep them from the social interaction of the workplace, the truth is that technology has the potential to free people from the constraints of corporate 9-to-5 lives. In fact, the autonomy such work arrangements provide often allow a person to more fully focus on their lives rather than behaving as if they were running on a continual treadmill. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BWpajama.wps

AT&T Divestiture: Its Effect on the Industry
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A 4 page paper discussing the effects that the 1984 breakup of AT&T had on the evolution of the telecommunications industry in the US. Introduction of market forces and direct competition drove down long distance rates to become far more affordable than had existed prior to divestiture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSattDivest.rtf

ATARI AND OPPORTUNITIES
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This 4-page paper covers the opportunities that are available to video game publisher Atari. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTataria.rtf