GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY S HR-3 FEBRUARY 1997 HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE AES CORPORATION: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DEPARTMENT Dennis Bakke‚ the CEO of AES‚ a company that develops‚ builds and operates electric power plants‚ sat in his office late in 1996 and thought about the question that was perennially posed to him: could AES‚ soon to have some 25‚000 people located literally all over the world following a recent purchase of power plants in Kazakhstan‚ continue to operate
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Altex Corporation Case Study: PROJ 6302 H1 1. Why was a risk management plan considered unnecessary? According to the contract award‚ contracts at that time did not require that a risk management plan be develop while according to the sponsor the risk management plan was not necessary because most of the new weapon systems requirements are established by military personnel who have no sense of reality about what it takes to develop a weapon system based on technology which does not even exist yet
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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: LFR) - a publically traded company on the New York Stock exchange‚ founded in 1912. The company offers many services as a part of its five segments business: oil & gas‚ industrial & infrastructure‚ government‚ global services‚ and power subsidiaries. Fluor Corporation provides engineering‚ procurement‚ construction‚ fabrication and modularization‚ commissioning and maintenance‚ and project management services worldwide. The business operates in the United States and Canada
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The history of the Carnival Corporation begins in 1972‚ when Ted Arison set up Carnival Cruise Lines as a subsidiary of the American International Travel Service. The first ship ran aground‚ but Arison remained steadfast in achieving his vision of a cruise line offering affordable vacation packages to middle-income consumers. By 1977‚ Carnival had three ships‚ and ten years later‚ as the industry leader‚ the company went public. In the early 1990s‚ Carnival began to diversify into land-based entertainment
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Decision Sheet – Biopure Corporation Marketing Objective – Whether to launch Oxyglobin now or delay it till the approval of Hemopure. If yes‚ then devise a marketing plan for Oxyglobin. Options – 1. Launch Oxyglobin in the market immediately. 2. Defer the launch of Oxyglobin now till Hemopure release. Recommendation – Biopure Corporation should immediately launch Oxyglobin priced at $200. Rationale – Applying SWOT Analysis to the situation: Strengths 1. FDA approval has already come
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Rashmi Shrestha (10324) April 06‚ 2011 Nucor Corporation What are the basic success indicators of Nucor to convince that the company was doing exceptionally well? * Highest return on equity‚ sales growth and profit margin; least debt/capital percentage (exhibit 1) * Zero turnover * A focused strategy Why has Nucor performed so well? Relate your answer to organizational design elements. * Strategy: Nucor maintained a focused strategy that revolved around its major competencies
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INTRODUCTION: CASE BACKGROUND & ISSUES CUP Corporation was one of the largest insurance firms based in Europe. It had a worldwide operation and was recently acquired by another major insurance company. The firm had made a series of acquisitions to broaden the types of insurance offerings and expanding the market needs. It sold a various forms of insurance in the health‚ life‚ casualty‚ property and automotive areas. Customer segments of the firm’s services are divided into two groups of agents
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BACKGROUND Danaher Corporation is a large global company and its products are concentrated in the fields of design‚ manufacture‚ and marketing of industrial and consumer products. Furthermore it operates in four segments: Professional Instrumentation‚ Medical Technologies‚ Industrial Technologies‚ and Tools & Components MAIN PROBLEM After looking at some of the problems that were laid out within this case the major one that is really discussed is whether or not Danaher could continue to
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Organization‚ Location and Corporate Governance: The company which will be analyzed is TELUS corporation‚ the head office is located at 510 W. Georgia St‚ 23rd Floor‚ Vancouver‚ British Columbia‚ V6B 0M3. The chairman of the board of directors is R.H. (Dick) Auchinleck‚ the chief executive officer/president is Darren Entwistle‚ chief financial officer is Doug French. The corporate directors are Donald Woodley and John S. Lacey. Organizational Structure: TELUS provides a wide range of telecommunications
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Case #2: W-G-P Chemical Company John White‚ vice president of distribution for W-G-P Chemical Company‚ was preparing for the annual strategy review session conducted by the firm’s executive committee. He was charged with the task of evaluating his firm’s logistics costs and customer service capability for his firm’s packaged dry and liquid agricultural chemicals. W-G-P Distribution Systems Figure 1 outlines the existing logistics system for W-G-P Chemical Company. Four types of facilities:
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