Do you support Fiorina’s proposal to acquire Compaq? What are the pros and cons? Yes‚ We Support Fiorina’s Proposal to acquire Compaq in view of the following Merits: The merger would enable both companies to achieve economies of scale and increased market share thereby enabling them to compete with market leader i.e Dell Leadership in key Markets: HP and Compaq both had some core strength areas such as Industry standard servers made by Compaq and HP’s strength in high end servers would make
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Office Depot is the worst place to work. Honestly‚ any place is the worst place to work. Walmart‚ Starbucks‚ Macy’s‚ McDonald’s‚ and the list goes on. However‚ working at Office Depot is like World War II. I hate wearing these dumb red polo shirts with black formal pants and shoes. It makes me feel like I’m working at Target. I don’t want to think of how it is like working there. Also‚ I have to wear this big and old headpiece that gets tangled easily. It is the most annoying thing ever. Back
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1. How would you characterize the office supplies industry in 1985? What was the approach of large distributors and wholesalers to the small business segment? Why? Who served large accounts? (10) The office supplies industry in 1985 is highly fragmented and the market scope is broad. On the manufacturer level‚ there are various groups of companies that provide different categories of office supplies. On the wholesaler level‚ wholesalers‚ who are mostly large in size while few smaller ones exist
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Jones 4175907 Andrew Welland 3793049 David Shih 3558673 Company Background STAPLES is the world’s largest office supply retailer‚ with stores located in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Europe. STAPLES was created in 1986 in Boston‚ Massachusetts by Thomas G. Stemberg‚ and things have only been looking up ever since. Stemberg wanted to make it easier for customers to have access to office supplies. He focused on small‚ medium‚ and large businesses‚ as well as the individual. By broadening
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wordpress.com/2008/09/27/impact-of-high-oil-prices-on-the-malaysian-economy/ IMPACT OF HIGH OIL PRICES ON THE MALAYSIAN ECONOMY Posted by jamesesz on September 27‚ 2008 · 2 Comments [pic] I. Abstract The year 2008 has brought to Asia not only the Beijing Olympics games but also a hosts of economic calamities ranging from the spillover effects from the subprime crisis‚ the food crisis‚ and more importantly the unprecedented surge in international oil prices. History has shown us from the oil crisis
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Staples Case Study Questions 1-6 1. In 1985‚ the office supplies industry was highly fragmented with many companies manufacturing unique products rather than a broader based catalog. Larger wholesalers were few‚ so consumers had to order supplies from several companies rather than from one immediate location. New technologies were also finding their place into businesses such as personal computers‚ fax machines and copiers. This created a demand for a wider variety of office supplies. Economically
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When someone hears the term “higher education” the first thought tends to be college‚ of course. College has always been thought of as the one-way ticket to a high salary occupation. The reality of the situation is that while that may be true in some cases‚ it’s not as easy at it seems to receive that ticket aka the Bachelor’s degree. College tuition is a large amount and it’s even more expensive to attend college only to drop out. This leaves the student with no degree and vast amounts of debt.
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Xiaoqing Ding Dr. Haendiges Engl-1010 6/23/13 Is Higher Education Worth the Price? A recent study shows that less than sixty percent of students can be graduate form four-year colleges. Interestingly‚ tuition of most of American colleges improves fast year by year. Beth Pinsker said in his article “The message that everyone should go to college does a disservice to the 60 percent of students who do not finish their degrees within six years‚ according to new research from Brookings Center
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Home Depot Questions for Case Discussion 1. Look at page 16 of the case (Selected Financial Data). Note that fiscal 1985 ends on February 2‚ 1986 (there is a typo on this page; the far left numbers column should be February 2‚ 1986 instead of February 2‚ 1985). Evaluate Home Depot ’s performance in the following areas: • Growth in Sales • Growth in Total Assets • Change in Net Income • Growth in Long-term Debt 2. Look at page 17 of the case (Management Discussion). Compare 1985 to 1983
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Requirements 1. Create a spreadsheet as stated above comparing the 3 selected sites. Use formulas to have Excel calculate the profits for all 3 ticket prices and the number of spectators required to Break-Even for the most profitable location as calculated by Excel. 2. Create a graph of your spreadsheet comparing the profits for the 3 selected ticket prices. 3. Write a Word document (1 to 2 pages) “selling” your new solution. You can explain what problems could arise with the “old” manual way of calculating
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