Case Study Case 2.1 Hacking into Harvard The case “Hacking into Harvard” involves the applicants of some of the nation’s most prestigious MBA programs‚ who thought they had a chance to find out sooner what admission decisions the business schools made in their case. On Businessweek Online message board they saw instructions left by an anonymous hacker on how to get into schools databases and find out the decisions made. It was not hard – all schools used the same application software from Apply
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drugs to continue driving growth • Aging and growing population • Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 a boon to drug companies Bryan Heller and Peter Lavallee‚ student analysts Yale School of Management MGT 948 – Securities Analysis and Valuation Please see Important Disclaimer at the end of this report Table of Contents Investment Thesis………………………………………………….…………………….1 Company Overview…………………………………………………………….………..2 Important Revenue Producing Drugs…...……………………………………………..3 Drugs
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www.hbrreprints.org HBR CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARY Should Cheryl initiate an investigation at her new firm? The CEO’s Private Investigation Four commentators offer expert advice. by Joseph Finder • Reprint R0710A If there ever were a time when a chief executive should commission some quiet snooping on her colleagues‚ this might be it. HBR CASE STUDY The CEO’s Private Investigation COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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Market Study – Elevator Industry Contents: Page No. 1. Introduction 3 2. Background – History of Elevators 4 3. Market Scenario 6 4. Elevator Industry as an Oligopoly 8 5. News from the Industry 10 1. Introduction Elevators have become an integral part of any building facility over the past few decades. In our everyday life‚ we depend on them for vertical transportation in offices‚ schools‚ public buildings‚ airports‚ sub-stations
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attorney’s fees and costs. On March 9‚ 2010‚ the 11th Senate of the German Federal Supreme Court ruled in the plaintiff’s favor in one of these cases‚ and held Pershing liable for a German broker-dealer’s tortious acts. In subsequent cases‚ the Supreme Court continued to rule in the plaintiffs’ favor. In December 2011‚ Pershing settled the majority of the cases. Lyondell Litigation As previously disclosed‚ in an action filed in New York State Supreme Court for New York County‚ on Sept. 14‚ 2010‚ plaintiffs
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Executive Summary - November 2007 A Study of the European Cosmetics Industry Executive Summary Prepared for: European Commission‚ Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry Prepared by: Global Insight‚ Inc. November 2007 Executive Summary - November 2007 Contact Information Emilio Rossi Managing Director Business Planning Solutions‚ Europe Global Insight‚ (Italy) srl. Via S. Maria Segreta 6 20123 Milan +3902 8648 130 emilio.rossi@globalinsight.com Antonia Prlic Principal
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Valuation & Accounting Global November 2001 Valuation Multiples: A Primer Global Equity Research www.ubswarburg.com/researchweb In addition to the UBS Warburg web site our research products are available over third-party systems provided or serviced by: Bloomberg‚ First Call‚ I/B/E/S‚ IFIS‚ Multex‚ QUICK and Reuters UBS Warburg is a business group of UBS AG Valuation Primer Series Peter Suozzo +852-2971 6121 ■ peter.suozzo@ubsw.com Stephen Cooper +44-20-7568 1962 ■ stephen.cooper@ubsw
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QUESTION 1 From the article we can see that IT has the ability to provide competitive advantage for Lennox as an insurance company. The CIO had a plan to build a sophisticated computer aided system that will help the company to connect with many agents nationwide to organize business with their customers and bring success to the company. Lifexpress with the help of technology are going to use a simple laptop to develop financial profile of a customer‚ to identify and explore Lenox’s most appropriate
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average spot hire rate follows suit. The factors driving the average daily rates are fleet supply and world demand in basic industries. The supply of ships is equal to the number of vessels in service the previous year‚ plus new ships delivered‚ less scrappings and sinkings. Demand is determined by the world economy‚ specifically the production and demand of industries such as iron ore and coal. Spot hire rates fluctuate more than charter rates so when the market is high‚ the demand for spot
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