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Models For Predicting Corporate Financial Distress
2,341 wordsFACTORS AFFECTING FINANCIAL HEALTH 3 Capital Structure and Capital Adequacy 3 Operating Cash Flows and Cost Structure 4 Asset Conversions Growing Broke 5 Asset Utilisation Efficiency/Turnover 5 Other Statistical Failure Prediction Models 10 Alternative Models - Artificial Neural Networks 12 A company trying to achieve its business plan faces problems similar to those faced by a driver embarking on a long trip. The likelihood that car and driver will reach their destination is dependent on: 1) ho...
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Models For Predicting Corporate Financial Distress
2,464 words... ny, logit analysis has been compared to a more advanced analytical tool, neural networks. Research has found that the approaches perform similarly and should be used in combination (Altman, Marco, and Varetto 1994). Based on multiple discriminate analysis (MDA), the model predicts a company's financial health based on a discriminant function of the form: Z = 0. 012 X 1 + 0. 014 X 2 + 0. 033 X 3 + 0. 006 X 4 + 0. 999 X 5 X 3 = earnings before interest and taxes / total assets X 4 = market val...
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998 words(Frank Poncherello) Erik was born on March 16, 1949 as Henry Enrique Estrada in NY City. Back around 1968, he was in a dance troupe and earned $ 38 a week with free lunches and all the acting lessons he could take. In return, he had to perform daily in downtown Los Angeles. He had a 10 -day hospital stay in August 1979 caused by on-set accident when he was thrown from his motorcycle and the 900 -pound bike landed on him. At 5 ' 10 '', 160 pounds, he was an inch shorter and 15 pounds lighter than...
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Howards End Book Review
1,331 wordsHowards End by E. M. Forster deals with the conflict of class distinctions and human relationships. The quintessence of the main theme of this lovely novel is: "Only connect! Only connect the prose and passion and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. " This excerpt represents the main idea that Forster carries through the book: relationships, not social status, are -- or at least should be -- the most important thing for people. Howards End was written in 1910. Tha...
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Second Worst Record Balls 225 Out Of 1000 Pick
1,561 wordsDavid Stern, along with 13 NBA general managers, gets to play Powerball Sunday in the annual NBA Draft Lottery. Will the Knicks, with just a 4. 4 percent chance of winning the lottery, get a little home cooking? Will MJ's Wizards get an extra Ping-Pong ball or two for wiping out the luxury tax this year? Did Jerry West know something we didn't when he took the head job out there in Memphis? The NBA, in an effort to avoid the riot that would take place if the Knicks are in the first envelope, has...
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Athletic Power Forward Athletic Power Forward They Ve Pick
1,592 words... tty good relationship with China after bringing Men Butler over this year. Since losing Re LaFrentz, they have no center. He's a great fit here, though I've heard that Yao didn't include the Nuggets on the short list of teams he was willing to leave China for. Who they'd take No. 3: Dajuan Wagner or Mike Dunleavy. Wagner's the next best thing to Williams. He has the talent to go this high and he'd be instant offense for the Nuggets, regardless of what position he plays. They " re also intrig...
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God Is Dead Slave Morality
1,800 words... back room is crammed with round tables and chairs placed so close together that it is a difficult squeeze to pass between them The walls and ceiling once were white, but it was a long time ago, and they are now so splotched, peeled, stained and dusty that their color can best be described at dirty. (ONeill: Plays of Our Time 7). The hotel exists as a microcosm removed from society; the cramped back room full of dirty furniture and even dirtier people, representing the grim reality of death t...
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Public Relations Practitioners Years Of Experience
1,160 wordsRoots of Public Relations Contemporary public relations is a twentieth-century phenomenon that evolved from the press gentry of the 1800 s. These old-time press agents played upon the credulity of the public in its desire to be entertained, whether or not they were deceived. Advertisements and press releases were often exaggerated to the point of being complete falsifications. In promoting an attraction, press agents dropped multitudes of tickets on the newspaper editors desk along with the rele...
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Public Relations Practitioners Unethical Behavior
1,163 words... both practitioners and society in general. In a nationwide study of U. S. business ethics conducted by Brenner and Molander, respondents reported that the behavior of ones superiors was a primary influence on the making of unethical decisions (Pratt, "Empirical, " 233). Proposed Solutions to the Ethical Dilemma The only way for public relations practitioners to rid themselves of this unethical behavior is to come up with plausible solutions. Public relations practitioners surveyed proposed s...
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Cigarette Ads Cigarette Advertising
1,836 wordsThe issue of cigarette advertising has been controversial for many years. Recently, opponents of cigarette advertising, believing that the ads encourage young people to take up smoking, have called for stronger governmental controls. Proponents claim that a product that is lawful to produce, sell, and consume has every right to be advertised. This article examines recent research on the effects of cigarette advertising and shows that there is no evidence to support the belief that cigarette ads ...
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Risk Taking 1977 P
558 wordsColumbus Case Extrapolated To Organizations Essay, ResearchColombus Case Extrapolated To Organizations The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus shows how organization leaders take risks. Columbus was confronted by complex situations and people challenged him to prove his theories. In 1492, C. started a journey that began as a crazy thought but became an historical change to the world. This journey and the antecedents can be extrapolated to organizations, showing leadership and a cognitiv...
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Stanza Of The Poem Final Stanza
924 wordsElla Wheeler Wilcox's poem, Illusion, extensively poses philosophical and metaphysical uncertainties pertaining to the perception and distinction between reality and actuality. Wilcox takes a very original and abstract approach in utilizing hypothetical dialogue with a superior spiritual figure. This unique element vastly broadens the readers perspective and opinions of its literary value. Wilcox's style also greatly opens a door for a wide variety of personal interpretations and metaphorical in...
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Flying Saucer Fort Worth
826 wordsAre we alone in the universe? This has been a common question in modern day. It is very difficult to prove that extraterrestrials exist. However, the evidence to prove that the earth has been visited is very convincing. The Roswell incident in 1947 is one event that proves the existence of extraterrestrials. Another piece of important evidence that proves the existence of UFOs is Bob Lazars testimony of his experience working in the US secret base at Area 51. The earth has been visited by intell...
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Quot Quot Marriage Quot
9,029 words1922, On " An Octopus" In 1922, Marianne Moore made the first of two trips to Bremerton, Washington, for long summer visits with her brother. On the first trip, the family traveled up to Paradise Park on Mount Rainier for an overnight stay. Moore photographed the dramatic Nisqually Glacier and took close-ups of alpine flowers. She and her brother joined a hiking party and climbed up to the ice caves, the greatest distance visitors can reach without full climbing gear. Back in New York,...
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Fort Worth Army Air
1,493 wordsThe Roswell Incident I. Introduction A. Zeus B. American Indians C. Egyptians II. Background A. Time of the crash B. Witnesses 1. Mac Brazel 2. Sheriff George Wilcox 3. Roswell's 509 th Bomb Squad 4. Initial recovery team III. Individual Testimonies A. Unnamed witness of Roswell recovery team B. Curry Holden C. Glenn Dennis D. Dan Dwyer IV. The Alien Autopsy Films A. Eighteen minute film at the autopsy center in Fort Worth B. Three minute film at Roswell site C. Researchers opinions V. Conclusio...
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