[vsw id=”KxjLLIVuAg0″ source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Proper stakeholder management is critical to the success of any organization. It involves taking appropriate steps to identify, prioritize and understand each stakeholder group so as to manage them effectively. Effective communication and engagement…

[vsw id=”KxjLLIVuAg0″ source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Pollution prevention, energy efficiency, reduced emissions, and adherence to environmental safety and regulatory standards are some of the key environmental factors which are considered in the investment analysis process. Concerning the influence of social…

[vsw id=”df063ciSOSg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Capital budgeting describes the process which companies use to make decisions on capital projects, i.e., projects whose lifespans can either be one year or more than one year. It is a cost-benefit exercise that…

[vsw id=”df063ciSOSg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Since capital budgeting describes the process by which all companies make decisions on their capital projects, it is not unusual for some fairly sophisticated techniques to be employed in its execution. Regardless of this,…

[vsw id=”df063ciSOSg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Several project interactions make the incremental cash flow analysis very challenging for analysts. Specifically, the evaluation of capital projects, as well as their selection, may be greatly affected by the extent to which there…

[vsw id=”df063ciSOSg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Computing the NPV and IRR of a project to determine which project(s) among many others to undertake is not always as easy and straightforward as it seems. The IRR and NPV can, in fact,…

[vsw id=”I_SgGrDv1YM” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] The concept of cost of capital informs the investment decisions that the management of a company makes. Similarly, it is useful in the valuation of a company by investors and analysts. A company that…

[vsw id=”I_SgGrDv1YM” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Taxes can have a significant impact on the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of a company. However, taxes affect the cost of capital from different sources of capital in different ways. The Effect…

[vsw id=”I_SgGrDv1YM” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] The target capital structure of a company refers to the capital which the company is striving to obtain. In other words, target capital structure describes the mix of debt, preferred stock and common equity…