1. The collapse of Enron has cast revealing light not just on the corruption of business leaders‚ auditors and politicians but on the appearance of deregulated capitalism as it has emerged from the stock-market bubble. It has highlighted‚ too‚ the vulnerability of the broad layers whose pensions are tied up in the savings routine so ingrained in the economy. This failure has affected not only Enron’s employees but tens of millions of holders of 401(k) and defined-benefit retirement schemes. Enron’s
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Case study 3 Lafarge-Aget Heracles Case a. Use Exhibits H and I‚ estimate and evaluate ratios for ROI‚ Profitability‚ liquidity‚ and financial strength. ROI is 5.18 in 2003 and 5.42 in 2004. It is slightly increase. The investment gains high profit to investment cost. Compared to 2003‚ the net income also growth 4.6 percent in 2004 since the mainly part is interest deduction. The sale revenue decreases 3‚344 EURO‚ but the cost has a higher reduction by 4‚400 EURO. Thus‚ its profitability essentially
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ENRON: The Idiocy and the Irony Introduction Red flags were blinding as Enron learned about possible corruption with Enron Oil Trading in Valhalla‚ New York. After the merger between HNG and InterNorth‚ the Valhalla office‚ originally established by InterNorth seemed all but forgotten until quarterly and annual reports were due. Supervisors Tom Harding and Steve Sulentic were rarely on-site‚ preferring the comfort of offices in Houston. Louis Borget who established and operated the trading
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Case Study 3: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) MIT3220-02: Management Information Systems 1. In your own words‚ summarize the differences in the sales models of Amazon retain and GearUp. While both Amazon and GearUp provide similar services‚ reselling items‚ there are many differences in the sales models of these two companies. Amazon first puts goods into their inventory and then sells these goods from their inventory. They take physical possession and sell after they already have possession of the
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1) Whether an agent or the distributor is beneficial for the company depends on the situation and what the Raynonplus has in its vision. Here in the given case study‚ it shows that Gerald considers the success more than a trend and wants that he wants concentrates more on preserving the business as a family business‚ showing the reculantance towards not introducing any new in the family business. In case of adopting the agents‚ we need to step up same existing operational functionalities‚ which is
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Princess Julagay Camille Dizon Bench Manalon Natnat De Leon CASE STUDY 3 1. Explain the appeal of characters like Hello Kitty to younger consumers in both Asia and the western economies‚ taking note of cultural and group influences. Hello Kitty is a marketing phenomenon from the Japanese Company Sanrio. The Little white cat with no mouth was initially aimed at young girls but Hello kitty has found a much wider audience. I think Hello Kitty appeal unquestionably both Asia and
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The Case Study Aquarius Advertising Agency Adapted from a case in Daft‚ J. (2004) Organizational Theory. Thompson/ South Western Press‚ p. 126) The Aquarius Advertising Agency is a middle-sized firm that offers two basic services to its clients: 1) customised plans for the content of advertising campaigns (e.g. slogans and layouts)‚ 2) Complete plans for media (such as radio‚ TV newspapers‚ billboards‚ and magazines). Its activities are current organised in a traditional way. The organisational
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wife and children‚ was a company created in 1998 by Enron ’s CFO‚ Andrew Fastow‚ to buy Enron ’s poorly performing stocks and stakes and bolster Enron ’s financial statements. Fastow proposed in October 1999 to Enron ’s finance Board the creation of LJM2 Co-Investment L.P. Fastow would act as general director of a much larger private equity fund that would be funded with $200 million of institutional funds. The question of Fastow’s dual role as Enron ’s CFO and LJM2 ’s general director was not viewed
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Case study: Vinsun Infra Engineering:ERP on Premise or on Cloud by Wei Jia Company Background Vinsun Infra Engineering Pvt. Ltd is one of India’s leading service provider companies engaged in providing products and services in electrification and civil engineering projects. Sunil Satav is the founder and the managing director of Vinsunwho was born in Madhya Pradesh in India. He was interested in becoming an entrepreneur since childhood‚ then pursued a degree in electrical engineering. In order to
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November 28‚ 2012 MAR 4156- 12Fall_0001 Case Study #3 Case 13-2: Scotch Whisky in China: A Taste of the Good Life 1. Why are Diageo‚ Pernod Ricard‚ and other marketers of global spirits brands localizing advertising campaigns in emerging markets? Diageo‚ Ricard‚ and other marketers of global spirits brands are localizing their advertising campaigns in emerging markets because no two countries or their inhabitants are alike. Every country has a diverse set of consumers that have specific
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