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Select an organization or publicly-traded company and locate a relevant data set (sales, revenue, etc.). Apply the concepts covered during the week (COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, COUNT, COUNTA, and COUNTBLANK functions) to a use case with real-world data for a business or organization.

Select an organization or publicly-traded company and locate a relevant data set (sales, revenue, etc.). Apply the concepts covered during the week (COUNTIF, COUNTIFS, COUNT, COUNTA, and COUNTBLANK functions) to a use case with real-world data for a business or organization.

DQ on optimal capital structure and dividends versus repurchase shares

In a “perfect world” capital market, how important is a firm’s decision to pay dividends versus repurchase shares? Under what conditions would you have a tax preference for share repurchase rather than dividends? Would managers acting in the interests of long-term shareholders be more likely to repurchase shares if they believed the stock to be either undervalued or overvalued?

In a “perfect world” capital market, how important is a firm’s decision to pay dividends versus repurchase shares? Under what conditions would you have a tax preference for share repurchase rather than dividends? Would managers acting in the interests of long-term shareholders be more likely to repurchase shares if they believed the stock to be either undervalued or overvalued?

How would a financial manager determine optimal capital structure? How this would fit in with the company’s capital expenditures, growth plans and operating results?

Why might ethical companies benefit from a lower cost of capital than less ethical companies?

Is the ultimate goal of most companies–maximizing the wealth of the owners for whom the firm is being operated–ethical? Why or why not?

Compare and contrast the internal rate of return approach to the net present value approach. Which is better?

To prepare for this Discussion, read the article, “The Business of ‘behaviour change’: Analysing the Consumer-oriented Corporate Sustainability Journey of Low-temperature Laundry” by J. Mylan and the organization P&G, and consider the development of a business strategy and the role that innovation plays in doing so. Further, consider the potential implications of adapting innovative business ideas like P&G in different countries and industries throughout the world. As a global change agent, be sure to utilize scholarly, peer-reviewed resources from the Walden Library to support your research.

Post an analysis of the role of innovation in business strategy development within a global context. Your analysis should include the following:

A description of P&G’s innovation, including the underlying strategy and specific context for its current success
An analysis of the impact of geographic location and surrounding business communities on innovation and strategy development
As a global change agent, explain the importance of researching global implementation of innovative business ideas or strategies from the research literature. Be sure to include relevant scholarly examples of successful or unsuccessful global implementations and how they can further influence the understanding of innovation as a component of business strategy.

How might this understanding of the “freedom of reason” have been seen as a threat to established religious authorities? Why might it be a threat to existing monarchs? To slaveowners?