[pic] LEADERSHIP AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin
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Competitive factors • Competition is increasing in the luxury car industry. • Competitors‚ such as Audi & BMW‚ are already established in the younger market. • Mercedes-Benz has to consider repositioning‚ adapting brand image and changes in marketing strategy. Political‚ environmental and social factors • Political‚ economical and environmental factors affecting sales. • High growth rates in Russia‚ Japan and BRIC countries. • New social trends are emerging‚ younger audience is tech-savvy
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CASE STUDY: THE LIRIL GIRL [pic] The icon who had held her stead for an astonishing 30 years is the Liril girl. Shrinking attention spans and shifting trends notwithstanding‚ she continues to epitomize exuberant freshness. The ubiquitous waterfall has morphed into a glacier. The signature tune Laa la la la laa has been tweaked to Uff yu maa. Why‚ its not even the customary lime-green anymore. Variants like Icy Cool and Orange Fresh have brought in new hues. But the effervescence of the Liril girls
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Marketing in a Flat World 1) What are the three most critical challenges facing this company in this country. 2) What has the company done to face these challenges and do you think that they are successful Amazon is a fortune 500 online retail company named after the largest river in the world. They specialize in the selling of just about anything over the internet. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and they began doing business in 1995. Based in Seattle Washington‚ Amazon is the
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Executive Summary Purinex is a drug discovery and development company based in Syracuse‚ New York. The company sought to commercialize therapeutic compounds based on Purine‚ which is useful in numerous biochemical processes and its intellectual portfolio of Purinex consists of more than 35 patents‚ pending and issued in the purine field. The company has a headcount of 14 and maintains a chemistry laboratory a few miles from its main office. The company’s target is to develop products that act
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SArajevo School of science and technology Bear Stearns Collapse 2007 A short analysis ISMAR HOTA Table of Contents Introduction 3 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Analysis 5 Introduction 5 About Bear Stearns 6 The Culture at Bear Stearns 6 The Collapse of Bear Sterns 7 The Ethical Issues behind the Bear Stearns Collapse 8 What are subprime mortgages and its Ethical Failures? 8 The Lack of Corporate Governance at Bear Sterns 9 Moral Hazard at Bear Stearns 10 Non Ethical Conduct of the Regulators
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Summary This case explores the possibility of a brand extension for Revital‚ the bestselling vitamin and mineral supplement and number-one nutraceutical brand in India and a top Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare product. The case examines Revital’s shift from a prescription product to a popular over-the-counter (OTC) brand and explores Ranbaxy’s strategies to position Revital as the brand with the highest recall. It assesses Revital’s competitors in India’s booming nutraceutical market in a scenario
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ASSIGNMENT 2: PRADA Refer to the HBS case "Prada: To IPO or Not to IPO" and answer the questions below. Note: Complete the related textbook chapters (RWJJ Chapters 14‚ 15 & 19) before attempting this case. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM SAID TO BE FACING PRADA? Prada got some financial trouble. First‚ Prada failed for several times to IPO due to various reasons like SARS‚ financial crisis‚ etc. Second‚ because of the long-term debt maturing in one year‚ Prada needed to raise more than 1 billion euros
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1. How would you evaluate the capital budgeting method used historically by AES? What’s good and bad about it? “When AES undertook primarily domestic contract generation projects where the risk of changes to input and output prices was minimal‚ a project finance framework was employed.” Usually‚ project finance framework is used when the project has predictable cash flows‚ which can easily represent operating targets through explicit contract. When cash flows are certainty‚ the company can have
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F523 - SPRING 2013 BOEING CASE 1. What is the appropriate required rate of return against which to evaluate the prospective IRR ’s from the B ANSWER:The appropriate rate of return against which to evaluate the IRR is the risk-free rate‚ plus the market risk 1a. Please use the capital asset pricing model to estimate the cost of equity. At the date of the case‚ the 74 over T-bonds. Which beta‚ risk-free rate‚ and risk premium did you use? Why? Financing Components Debt Equity Market Values Weight
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