Summary: The dishonest behavior that the employees of the plating department are engaged in has no negative effects on the desired output of the department. As a result‚ the Slade management should not be consumed with addressing this issue and consider it a low priority. However‚ Ralph Porter must consider why employees are forced to fulfill their basic needs outside procedure and address the flaws of a department policy that rewards attendance and discourages productivity. Sarto Group/Team Norms:
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Summary and discussion of Richard Nolan and F. Warren McFarlan’s article “Information Technolgy and the Board of Directors” published in 2005 by Harvard Business Review. Information Technology and the Board of Directors In this article the authors show how board members can recognize their firms’ position and decide whether they should take a more aggressive stance. They illustrate the conditions under which boards should be less or more involved in IT decisions. Furthermore‚ they delineate
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Rethinking (or Why Michael Porter Is Wrong about the Internet) by Don Tapscott strategy + business issue 24 content strategy & competition 1 ina Netw The Harvard strategy guru errs when he says partnerships erode competitive advantage‚ the author contends. Instead‚ they are now central to business success. Strategy orked World For decades‚ the starting point for strategic thinking content strategy & competition 2 has been the stand-alone‚ vertically integrated corporation
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1)Airborne’s performance from 1986-1997 can be described as dismal. Throughout the period the company managed to remain profitable every year‚ but they underperformed the McGahan averages. Airborne averaged 1.72% ROS (including 1997‚ which was an outlier for this set)‚ 2.46% ROA‚ and 9.34% ROE. This was compared to the ROS‚ ROA‚ and ROE of 4.7%‚ 5.9%‚ and 12.6%‚ respectively. Airborne also had lower margins than its competitors‚ FedEx and UPS‚ so it can be inferred that Airborne’s performance is
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What problems and challenges are faced by Moore at the time of the case? Moore Medical is a medium-sized distributor of medical supplies to practitioners such as podiatrists and emergency medical technicians. Up to the time of the case‚ it has relied on traditional customer channels such as catalogs‚ phones‚ and faxes to communicate product offerings‚ promotions‚ and availability‚ and to take orders. It is now attempting to transition into a "bricks and clicks" distributor with a strong Internet
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Blaine Kitchenware is issuing stock to raise money for their business. BKI plans repurchase its own shares. This means BKI plans to invest into its own company. The company’s main issue is the fact that it is over liquid and under-levered and whether to distribute cash to shareholders by buying back shares or paying dividends. The answer is easy as this; BKI has to spend money to make money. Lucky for them they have the money and have more than enough to invest into their company. When BKI repurchase
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GSBA521B Term III‚ Fall 2012 Professor Ku Case—Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc.: Capital Structure Assignment: Your team’s task is to recommend to the Board of Blaine Kitchenware (BKI) whether the firm should undertake the leveraged recap. In doing so‚ please address the four questions below. Teams 1-6: your task is to recommend for a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support Teams 7-13: your task is to recommend against a leveraged recap with quantitative and qualitative support
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Blaine Kitchenware Questions: 1) Do you believe that Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? 2) Should Dubinski recommend a large share repurchase to Blaine’s board? What are the primary advantages and disadvantages of such a move? 3) Consider the following share repurchase proposal: Blaine will use $209 million of cash from its balance sheet and $50 million in new debt bearing an interest rate of 6.75% to repurchase 14 million shares
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Executive Summary Blaine Kitchenware Inc. (BKI)‚ a mid-sized branded small appliances producer for kitchens‚ is founded in 1927 and is managed by the Blaine Family. With the commitment to high quality and offering diverse kitchen appliances‚ Blaine has been growing rapidly over the years and went public in 1994. Recently‚ the company continues to expand its business by outsourcing its production abroad; and over 35% of its revenue comes from outside of U.S. Blaine is characterized as “highly liquid
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the financial statement might be a reason for confidence or cause of concern? Blaine Kitchenware‚ Inc. 1. Do you believe Blaine’s current capital structure and payout policies are appropriate? Why or why not? 2. Should Dubinski recommend a large share repurchase to Blaine’s board? What are the primary advantages and disadvantages of such a move? 3. Consider the following share repurchase proposal: Blaine will use $209 million of cash from its balance sheet and $50 million in new debt-bearing
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