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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Target Corporation Patrick Cunningham M03619570 Professor John Phelps‚ Ph.D. February 6‚ 2014 Executive Summary: This case study analyzed five different projects Target Corporation had to decide on capital spent for which project created the most value and the most growth for the company and its shareholders. By analyzing the financial statements and exhibits of each project‚ I was able to determine the positives and negatives of each of these alternatives. The alternatives were Gopher
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03/15/2010 Carnival Corporation-2007 Carnival Corporation is the largest cruise and most profitable cruise ship operator in the world. Carnival is headquartered in Miami‚ Florida and London England and employs 80‚000 employees. “Carnival operates a fleet of 95 ships‚ with another 11 ships scheduled for delivery between 2010 and 2012 (Carnival Corporation‚ 2010).” Carnival cruises to Alaska‚ the Caribbean‚ Panama‚ South America‚ Mediterranean‚ New England‚ Bermuda‚ South Pacific‚ and the Bahamas
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Adelphia Communications Corporation Scandal Unethical Business Practices Research Assignment Abstract Historically‚ ethical values‚ relating to professional business practice‚ continually raises controversy for business owners/founders‚ shareholders and consumers. Ethical standards perpetually change because personal and societal values evolve‚ and adapt accordingly to modern day lifestyle. It is as essential to adhere to your profession’s ethics‚ as it is to denounce questionable
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Index Executive Summary pg. 3 Carnival Corporation Mission Statement pg. 4 Evaluation of Mission Statement pg. 4 Company Objectives‚ Strategies and Core Competencies pg. 6 Business Scope pg. 9 Financial Ratios - 2002 pg. 12 Company Strengths pg. 14 Company Weaknesses pg. 15 Value‚ Rareness‚ Imitability & Organization (VRIO) pg. 15 Value Chain pg. 16 Opportunities pg. 17 Threats pg. 17 Strategic Objectives & Relative Evaluations pg. 18 Strategy Implementation pg. 21 Balanced Scorecard
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Lei Shi Company Research Paper (The Target Corporation) FINA 3301 November 21‚ 2013 Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is one of the top ten largest retailers in the U.S. by sales. In its most recent year in 2012‚ Target who has proclaimed itself as “cheap chic” produced over $70 billion in revenue through the sales of apparel‚ house wares‚ electronics and other products (Exhibit 5). At Target‚ corporate governance practices have been in place for more than 50 years‚ and continue to evolve to balance
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chief Manuel V. Pangilinan‚ banker Alfonso Yuchengco‚ Aboitiz holding company chairman Jon Ramon Aboitiz‚ Phinma head Ramon del Rosario Jr; top media honcho Oscar M. Lopez‚ JG Summit Holdings founder John Gokongwei Jr; and Ayala Corporation chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II. All these gentlemen have been named to Forbes Magazine’s “Heroes of Philanthropy.’’ This year‚ Ricky earned a spot in Forbes’ third annual 48 Heroes of Philanthropy list in the Asia-Pacific region. Forbes chose four
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A NARRATIVE REPORT ON INDUSTRY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM EXPERIENCES IN MCC ASSOCIATES‚ INC. 6775 Security Bank Building‚ Ayala Avenue‚ Makati City Submitted to: MS. ISABEL CRUZ (Practicum Coordinator) In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In On-The-Job Training (OJT331) in Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Program Submitted by: YOLANDA A. SOLIVERES TERM 3‚ AY 2012-2013 Informatics College Northgate Department of Information Technology Industry Immersion Program
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Case 3 :Maytag Corporation 2002:Focus on North America Questions: Does Maytag Corporation have what it takes to succeed in this increasingly competitive industry? Is this a good time to buy or to sell Maytag stock? Answer: I would like to start the answer of this question through a small summary which will show how and why these questions are appeared? and since‚ giving precise answer to the questions need a detailed environmental analysis ‚so I try to explain internal and external
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