Management information systems Individual case study Chapter 7 – “ Google‚ Apple‚ and Microsoft struggle for your Internet Experience” Ken-Hsuan Chou 1. Business models of Apple‚ Google‚ and Microsoft | Customer Value Proposition | Profit formula | Key resources | Key processes | Apple | Most appealing set of devices and applications | Hardware sales | Steve Jobs and R&D department | Transforming the creativity of the employees into products | Google | Dominance search engine
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Merck & Co. * Compensation for exempt salaried employees at Merck has traditionally ranked among the top 25% of large US companies. * Progressive personnel policies and aggressive pay practices have contributed to high levels of employee loyalty‚ characterized by low turnover rates. * Performance Appraisal and Salary Administration program: supervisors rated employees on a scale from 1 to 5‚ with 5 designating exceptional performance and 1 indicating unacceptable performance‚ + and
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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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India Packaged Food Industry escalating by double digit growth rate in the last five years: Ken research Busier lifestyles resulting in the demand for convenience products to persistently provide a major thrust to the growth in the packaged food sector in India New Delhi: 29/7/2013- Packaged food sector is presently the fifth largest sector in India and has grown rapidly over the past few years. India packaged food industry has escalated remarkably at a CAGR of 15.6% from FY’2007-FY’2013. The
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CASE STUDY: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE FALL OF ENRON Introduction to the Enron Case Enron was one of the world’s leading energy traders born from deregulation of these markets in certain US states. It rapidly grew and the world followed suit. It was nominated ‘World’s Most Innovative Large Corporation’ six years in row and valued at 64 times its earnings and 6 times its book value. It had one of the highest paid CEOs in the world in 2000. It led an aggressive and apparently effective expansion
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strengths and weaknesses? The study’s strength is that it acknowledges an increase in cardiovascular events and displays it well in graphs and tables. However‚ the study’s blatant sponsorship and investigator bias reflects a conflict of interest. Merck withdrew rofecoxib from the market shortly after this study was published and had to have known about its effects long before then. Does the study have internal validity? Yes‚ the study has internal validity because it can be concluded that there
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Chapter Case Book Page Number Primary Secondary Primary Industry Company Robin Hood and His Merry Men Subdivision/ Subsidiary of Protagonist Sector NAICS Code N/A Robin Hood “Finance” and “Redistribution” N/A N/A Strategic analyst N/A Strategic analyst 1 Robin Hood C1 1‚2 3‚4‚11‚12 2 The Movie Industry (A) in 2008 C3 1‚3 5‚6‚7 3 The Movie Industry (B) in 2011 C11 1‚3 5‚6‚7 C18 5‚6 2‚3‚4‚12 Better World Books N/A David Murphy‚ CEO C32 3‚7 2‚6‚10‚12 Tesla Motors
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WK 3 Case 1 Incident 15: Minding the Store November 19‚ 2012 Introduction In this case study the situation is Ruth Cummings was put in charge of a store by her boss Ken Hoffman. “Ruth‚ I’m putting you in charge of this store. Your job will be to run it so that it becomes one of the best stores in the system. I have a lot of confidence in you‚ so don’t let me down.” That was what was told to Ruth by Ken on her first day. After a couple of calls from her boss Mr. Hoffman‚ Ruth
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Rising Awareness and Private Sector Traction to Drive Asia Pre-School and Childcare Industry: Ken Research The demand for the pre-primary education and childcare has increased steadily in the span of last five years (2008-2012) in various countries in the Asia Pacific region. This has been primarily because of the growing awareness amongst people about the importance of the early childhood education and care. Additionally‚ the increasing number of working mothers and growing trend of nuclear families
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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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