countries like Nigeria can not be over emphasized. This research work examines the growth of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ; the hub of the Nigerian capital market and it effect on the economic development of Nigeria using time series data from 1995 to 2005. Studies reveal that there have been a remarkable growth in the capital market during the period under study like non-other as far as security issue is concerned in Nigerian. The research findings‚ found a positive and significant relationship
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CASE 17 Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute: Competing in the LASIK Eye Surgery Market* Dr. Mark Everett‚ clinic coordinator and optometric physician (OP) of the Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute (PCLI) office in Spokane‚ Washington‚ looked at the ad that Vancouver‚ Canada-based Lexington Laser Vision (LLV) had been running in the Spokane papers and shook his head. This was not the first ad nor the only clinic advertising low-priced LASIK eye surgeries. Dr. Everett just could not believe that
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Once upon a time in the middle of winter‚ when the flakes of snow were falling like feathers from the sky‚ a queen sat at a window sewing‚ and the frame of the window was made of black ebony. And whilst she was sewing and looking out of the window at the snow‚ she pricked her finger with the needle‚ and three drops of blood fell upon the snow. And the red looked pretty upon the white snow‚ and she thought to herself‚ "Would that I had a child as white as snow‚ as red as blood‚ and as black as the
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LEHIGH University Discussion Case TW-2001-2 AstroPower West‚ LLC1 Company Background AstroPower‚ Inc. (www.astropower.com)‚ the largest US-owned manufacturer of solar electric power products‚ began as a division of Astrosystems Inc.‚ founded in 1983 as an outgrowth of semiconductor research at the University of Delaware. In 1989‚ the company was incorporated in Delaware‚ and grew rapidly. In the several years up to 2001‚ Astropower was the fastest-growing major manufacturer of solar electric (photovoltaic
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Zappos has been ranked as Fortune “Top 100 Best Companies to Work For” for more than 5 times‚ with its latest ranking at No. 31 in 2013 (Fortune‚ 2013). What makes this company such a wonderful place to work is its unique culture‚ where 10 core values (Exhibit 1) constantly remind its managers and employees what they are representing and standing for. Employees are called “team members” in Zappos (Frei‚ Ely and Winig‚ 2011). This paper will examine how “team members” are identified and trained
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HELMER et al. v. RUMARSON TECHNOLOGIES‚ INC. (two cases) Court of Appeals of Georgia‚ 2000. 245 Ga. App. 598‚ 538 S.E.2d 504 FACTS Rumarson Technologies‚ Inc. (RTI) sued Robert and Percy Helmer to collect from them personally $24‚965 owed to it by Event Marketing‚ Inc. (EMI) when EMI’s check to pay RTI bounced. Robert and Percy Helmer were authorized signatories on EMI’s corporate account‚ and they signed the check. RTI argued that as signatories they could be held personally liable. The lower
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Consulting Case Book The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Management Consulting Group Casebook Supplement Supplement of Additional Cases and Guides for the 2000-2001 School Year The University of Chicago GSB Management Consulting Group 2000-2001 (1995‚ 1996‚ 1997‚ 1998‚ 1999‚ 2000 by the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Management Consulting Group‚ Chicago‚ IL. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced
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CASE FOR ANALYSIS 1 CASE FOR ANALYSIS – Case 1 Kinko’s New Operating Structure Kinko’s Inc. was the largest retailer of copying stores‚ but it had to change its operating structure in response to competitive pressures from Quick Copy and OfficeMax. Kinko’s had an informal management process and difficulty managing growth. The founder‚ Orfalea‚ used franchising to launch growth‚ but this approach did not assist Kinko’s in controlling costs or improving customer service. Consultants recommended
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Annu. Rev. Psychol. 1997. 48:515–46 OB IN THE ROUSSEAUNEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Copyright © 1997 by Annual Reviews Inc. All rights reserved ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL ERA Denise M. Rousseau Heinz School of Public Policy and Management and Graduate School of Industrial Administration‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania 15213 KEY WORDS: employment relations‚ performance paradox‚ organizational change‚ organizational learning‚ organizing‚ self-management
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provide a broader conceptual context. Cases form the core of many modules but we also include readings from Harvard Business Review‚ background notes‚ and other course materials. I. Overview of suggested content (HBS cases unless otherwise noted) Title 1. Module Overview Principles of Pricing (HBS note) and Colonial Homes Supplement: Marketing Analysis Toolkit: Pricing and Profitability Analysis (HBS note) 2. Behavioral Pricing Note on Behavioral Pricing (HBS note) and Tweeter etc. Alternative: Coca-Cola’s
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