Facts: A developer called Riverside Bayview Homes (respondent) owned 80 acres of land in Michigan‚ and intended to dredge and fill wetlands that existed on its property‚ in order to build homes. Under the provisions of the Clean Water Act‚ the Army Corps of Engineers (petitioner on behalf of the U.S.) felt that RBH should not be permitted to do so and filed suit in Federal District Court‚ seeking an immediate injunction in order to prevent the continuation of this project. The COE felt that the land
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Harvard Business Case Cabo San Viejo: Rewarding Loyalty 1. What are the characteristics of Cabo San Viejo‘s customer base? In general the customer base in summer differs slightly from the one rest of the year due to reductions in price to maintain optimum occupancy levels. 70% to 80% of the guest are female‚ affluent and middle-aged. 82% of the guests base have a household income of over $150K‚ however‚ in winter the percentage of guests with HHI > 150K drops to 59%. Palm Springs summer
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were able to save him two plates of food for later. I was very pleased when several residents came up to me and commented how good my cake tasted. Before arriving at Prairie Winds‚ I was at a home health
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Case 1：American Home Products How much business risk does American Home Products face? How much financial risk would American Home Products face at each of the proposed levels of debt shown in case Exhibit 3? How much potential value‚ if any‚ can American Home Products create for its shareholders at each of the proposed levels of debt? American Home Products offers a variety of products spread over 4 product lines. This allows the company to attract many consumers and if one product
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Background John Amasi is the Director of Production and Engineering at RL Wolfe‚ “a $350M privately held plastic pipe manufacturer headquartered in Houston‚ Texas” (Gavin & Collins‚ 2009). John is Director of two companies soon to be three and is looking to implement Self-Directed Teams‚ (SDTs) into RL Wolfe’s third company which will be called Corpus Christy. RL Wolfe’s other two companies are unionized and are facing many issues. Amasi has done much research and has learned that Self-Directed Teams
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6/6/17 worker went to the home of kathy emery and Raymond Arvin. Worker was greeted at the door by kathy. Worker walked into the living room and sat down to speak with the couple. Worker spoke with kathy first. Worker spoke about Zoey because Kathy’s main concern was services for Zoey. Worker spoke about getting the family involved in family counseling. Kathy is doing well with no counseling and is seeing her psychologist in July. Kathy goes to renew paperwork in august. Worker questioned about
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Residents of Catonsville‚ Maryland‚ do not have far to travel to take advantage of the best home appliance deals anywhere in the area. At Best Appliance Depot we offer new and used items in first class condition at prices our competitors find impossible to match. Since our business was established we have built up a loyal customer base who recognize that the bargains they can get here are unbeatable. They are prepared to travel the extra mile for low-cost but high quality fridges‚ dishwashers‚ and
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Grant Nauta AHP Case Study Because American Home Products (AHP) currently operates with virtually no debt‚ their financial risk is very small. This shifts the burden heavily towards business risk. A porter’s five forces analysis is appropriate to determine the exact levels of business risk for American Home Products. First‚ the threat of substitutes is a risk that AHP cannot afford to ignore. Because they spend very little on Research and Development‚ and have to rely on their marketing to catch
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decrease in hospital inpatient days and a growth in ambulatory services are Medicare reimbursement and cost-saving efforts of managed care. Medicare instituted PPS for reimbursing hospitals in the mid 1980s. PPS repayment based on DRGs gives fixed case-based payment to hospitals. Therefore‚ hospitals have a strong reason to decrease the inpatient length of stay and continue in an outpatient setting. Outpatient area has fewer payment restrictions. Managed care adopted a cost-containment strategy
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Woof. Woof woof. The consistent barking of my neighbor’s dog awakens me. I look outside the window only to realize its just 5 o’clock in the morning. Four hours before I need to get ready to head out with my family for a Sunday outing. “No use hitting the pillow now. I won’t be able to sleep anyhow.”‚ I tell myself. Having no clue how to spend these 5 hours‚ I start walking around my house. My room‚ with its orange hues‚ is the brightest one of all the rooms. Be it summer‚ winter or monsoon
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