|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 561 - 570 of 4688 matching essays
- 561: Ford Motor Company
- ... debt to equity ratio is relatively high (see appendix 12). When measuring profitability, a high debt to equity ratio means the company has high debt and must earn more profit to protect the payment of interest to it's creditors. This high debt to equity ratio would also interest stockholders because it shows what part of the business is financed through borrowing or in other words, is debt financed. Of the five years we analyzed, the lowest debt to equity ratio was during 1991 ... it's profitability rather than borrow the funds to do it. Return on Equity Return on equity is the ratio of net income divided by the average stockholder's equity. This ratio is of great interest to stockholders because it shows how much they have earned on their investment in the business. In the years of 1991 and 1992, stockholders lost money on their investment in Ford Motor Company (see ...
- 562: 401(k) Plans
- ... the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor that control how employers construct their 401(k) plans. These rules require companies that run their own retirement plans to act in the best interest of the employee. This seems like the employees have an advantage over the employers now. But what the rules don't say is how specific the company must be when acting in the best interest of the workers. There are obviously some specifics that must be compromised should a court case come about. There are many important economic issues that face the lives of each American each day. Some are ... say something needs to be decided on how to handle company matches on 401(k) plans. The best decision would be to leave it up to the court to decide what is in the best interest of the people and have every company and employee abide by those precedents. It seems that is the only fair way. Bibliography Sasanow, Richard. The 401 (k) Book. New York: Henry Holt and Company, ...
- 563: Plato And Confucious
- ... men would obey the laws in hopes of rewards and fear of punishment in this life and the next. He believed that the ruling regime must be most skilled at guarding the city with the interest of the city in their convictions. Plato believed that the regime once started, will roll on like a circle in its growth because of sound rearing and education producing good and sound natured offspring to ... play in making the city function in harmony. Plato thought that his regime would get rid of the problems of injustice, by getting rid of corrupt rulers only interested in personal gain, not in the interest of the city as a whole. Plato certainly feel that it is impossible for a democracy to achieve justice because citizens would have free will to do unjust acts that benefit one at the harm ... felt that democracy may be sweet for moment, but not the order and reasoned city he wanted under his ideal regime. Plato feels that personal desires of democratic man is one of passion and self interest of money and personal gain, going from one personal desire to another, such as drinking, money making, and neglecting education. Plato felt that men would change their minds on politics as often as they ...
- 564: History of Computers
- ... Computers eventually evolved into less archaic looking devices near the end of the 1960's. Their size had been reduced to that of a small automobile and they were processing segments of information at faster rates than older models. Most computers at this time were termed "mainframes" due to the fact that many computers were linked together to perform a given function. The primary user of these types of computers were ... a fixed instruction program. The difference engine, although having limited adaptability and applicability, was was really a great advance. Babbage continued to work on it for the next 10 years, but in 1833 he lost interest because he thought he had a better idea; the construction of what would now be called a general purpose, fully program- controlled, automatic mechanical digital computer. Babbage called this idea an Analytical Engine. The ideas ...
- 565: Accounting
- ... industry that utilizes statistics on a daily basis is the insurance industry. In fact, this industry relies on statistics to help forecast its bottom line results. The typical insurance company uses statistics to determine approval rates for clients, while providing coverage (life, medical, dental, etc.) and turning a profit.For example, an insurance company might use statistical concepts to determine the trend of a population. This statistical approach might be used to determine the likelihood of a population incurring extreme medical needs, birth rates, or surgery. The results of this approach help the insurance company project the probability of incurring medical, dental, and/or life claims and therefore, enables the company to establish premium rates that delivery profitable results.The medical/pharmaceutical industry is another major industry segment that utilizes statistical concepts on a daily basis. Statistical concepts are used to determine the appropriateness of distributing new drugs (ie, ...
- 566: Hacking to Peaces
- ... hacking. What most of the law enforcement agencies follow is the "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986." "Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act include intrusions into government, financial, most medical, and Federal interest computers. Federal interest computers are defined by law as two or more computers involved in the criminal offense, which are located in different states. Therefore, a commercial computer which is the victim of an intrusion coming from another state is a "Federal interest" computer" (Federal, 1996, p. 1). Most of the time, the laws have to be extremely specific, and hackers find loopholes in these laws, ultimately getting around them. Another problem with the laws is the ...
- 567: Radicalism Of American Revolut
- ... interests, which leads to the transformation they had been yearning for. Wood contributes several different social and economic factors to the transformation. The first social factor that led to the reformation was the colonist self-interest. The colonist self-interest seemed to conflict with principles of republicanism. The self-interest of the colonists led to capitalistic traits, while the republican idea of self-sacrifice was put on the back burner. It was natural for the colonists to want to advance their social and economic ...
- 568: Bridging Technology And Academe
- ... are data files from prior years codebooks and documentation area available for download or to order. The Gallup Organization is another example of on line research sources, but it is currently a commercial, for-profit interest, and offers a limited selection of public releases from Gallup Poll results. Free, on-line, full-text publications include the New York Times, the L.A. Times, and CNN Interactive. They are "browseable" much like ... are maintained at various sites. Another category of Internet social science resources is what is colloquially referred to as "trailblazer pages," which are typically maintained by social science departments, organizations or individuals with a special interest in the discipline. These Web sites are attempts to index the "best" resources in a given area. In fact, when an instructor composes a course Web page and adds a section consisting of links to ... discussion lists offer a scholarly tone of discussion, are current, and are frequently reviewed by a "moderator" who screens postings for relevance and merit. There are thousands of discussion lists that feature various topics of interest that students can be asked to subscribe to. A "list owner" at an educational institution maintains a list. Academic discussion lists are relatively easy to set-up with the help of an academic computing ...
- 569: The Internet
- ... the knowledge of one's horizon. The response is instantaneuos just like the telephone except it is non-verbal (typed). Discussion groups are on-line services that make use of non-verbal communication in the interest of the user. Services can range from tutor sessions to chat-lines where people just want to mingle. Communication through the Internet is a way of meeting new people. There is no racial judgement in ... and cultural differences. Communicating in discussion groups sometimes lead to even one-to- one conversations that soon enough become a link to friendship. Connections are being made when people meet each other; therefore, information on interest Web sites can be passed on. The World Wide Web (WWW) holds information that answers questions to the user. The main purpose of the WWW is to give a variety of information ranging from literature to world geography. WWW contains Web sites that are created by government agencies and institutions to business companies and individuals. WWW carries text, graphics, and sound to catch the interest of people browsing through the different Web sites. These Web sites are being added daily, while the existing sites are being revised to compensate for more updated information and interests. This growth of information ...
- 570: 1996: A Turbulent Year for Israel
- ... Arab-Israeli conflict scaring away foreign investment. Koor Industries, Israel's largest industrial company reported their third quarter losses at ten percent. The cause for the loss CEO, Benjamin Gaon, says is Israel's high interest rates and the shekels rise against the U.S. dollar. Towards the end of December Israel, in an attempt to lower the 300 million a month deficit by raising taxes. This, experts claim is a result ...
Search results 561 - 570 of 4688 matching essays
|
