1. Introduction 1.1. Background To HSBC’s shareholders‚ they would be very happy. HSBC has exceeded its profit expectations in the first quarter of 2011. The bank generated a $11.5 billion pretax profit for the first half of 2011 up from $11.1 billion a year ago. But to the bank’s employees‚ they may not dare to join the celebration. It is because most of them would become unemployed in the next second. HSBC announced its strategy to cut 30‚000 jobs before 2013 for cost savings and
Premium Hong Kong Management Economics
The Metric Division Case Midterm Case I. Diagnosis After having carefully read the Metric Division Case‚ and having well in mind the Open Systems Model exposed by Cummings and Worley in The Essentials of Organization Development and Change‚ I think that as an OD professional I would choose to examine this case at the Group Level. Throughout the text‚ it seems pretty clear that the division and the staff encounter some problems that are typically related to the design component of the
Premium Group development Group dynamics The A-Team
Case management services were provided through a face to face meeting in Fullerton. Present at the meeting were WYP (Wraparound Youth Partner) Andy Ngo and the youth. WYP checked in with the youth. The youth came back from school and ate lunch. The youth is excited about boxing‚ but would like to reschedule going to boxing for another day. The youth does not have boxing shorts and gloves. WYP Ngo encouraged the youth to just try it out. WYP Ngo encouraged the youth to visit the site. WYP Ngo explained
Premium High school School English-language films
Summary of the case The LEGO Group’s vision was to “inspire children to explore and challenge their own creative potential”. Its motto‚ “Only the Best is Good Enough‚” had stuck with company since 1932 when Ole Kirk Christiansen‚ a Danish carpenter‚ established the company in the small town of Billund in Jutland‚ Denmark‚ to manufacture his wooden toy designs. As the company itself stipulated it: “It is LEGO philosophy that “good play” enriches a child’s life — and its subsequent adulthood. With
Premium Lego Group Strategic management Ole Kirk Christiansen
position through cost control‚ while keeping its culture alive. SWOT Analysis Strengths * Best low-fare carrier * Point-to-point routing * Boeing 737s * Customer service * Successful marketing | Weaknesses * Growth into congested markets * Heavy dependence on Boeing * Contractual obligations * AirTran integration * Boeing 717s * Labor relations | Opportunities * Near-international destinations * In-flight WIFI and live sports * Growth from AirTran * Traveler
Premium Low-cost carrier Airline Southwest Airlines
Part 1 – Executive Summary The subject materials have been selected for competitive bid‚ the RFQ has been issued‚ and responses from nine potential vendors have been collected. The variations in the bid responses are staggering‚ causing concern for the validity of the RFQ process. Should we decide to proceed with the lowest bidder‚ we would do so at our own risk‚ as the bidder may not have understood the requirements of fulfilling the contract. I propose that we re-evaluate the RFQ documents
Premium Management Project management Procurement
Background: Mr. A is a 65-year-old male admitted on 3/7 for pacemaker revision and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) epicardial lead placement. He is currently post op day 6. Mr. A has a history of viral cardiomyopathy which was diagnosed 3/2016. His ejection fraction is estimated to be 30%. Following the removal of a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device in 11/2017‚ Mr. A was required to wear a LifeVest. In the past‚ Mr. A has undergone three implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Premium Myocardial infarction Hypertension Blood
Case Study Presenting a case to a teacher is same as presenting it in front of a jury. You need to have structured and solid arguments to convince the jury (teacher‚ in your case) and prove your point. If you are an excellent lawyer‚ you can even convince the jury that your defendant is not guilty even if he is (not ethical‚ of course). The bottom line is: you need to structure your case analysis. Although every case analysis more or less follows the same pattern; there is a slight variation depending
Premium Case study Problem solving
An Introduction to Use-Case Modeling One of the primary challenges is the ability to elicit the correct and necessary system requirements from the stakeholders and specify them in a manner understandable to them so those requirements can be verified and validated. The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. No other part of the conceptual work is a difficult as establishing the detailed technical requirements‚ including all the interfaces to people
Premium Use case
Bauhinia © Martinsons & Associates 2009 Licensed exclusively for use at the City University of Hong Kong. Unauthorized use or reproduction of this case is strictly prohibited. This is a composite case that integrates the experiences of several companies. In the early 1970s‚ the Chan family pooled together $30‚000 and set up a small dairy processing plant in Hong Kong. Bauhinia Dairy initially produced only fresh milk and sold it through limited distribution channels. It has subsequently modestly
Premium Milk