The world’s largest economy sank into a recession in March‚ ending 10 years of growth that was the longest expansion on record in the United States‚ a group of economists that dates U.S. business cycles said Monday. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)‚ composed of academic economists from Harvard‚ Stanford and other universities‚ joined a chorus of economists and investors who were saying that a recession had already begun. The group posted its decision on its Web site. The NBER
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1990-91 Recession The 1990-91 recession‚ although milder than previous downturns‚ significantly affected the United States’ workforce. The 8 month long downturn‚ beginning in July of 1990 and ending in March of 1991‚ marked the end of our country’s longest peacetime expansion on record and had the lowest growth rate since the Great Depression (Gardner 3). Although the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that the early 1990s recession lasted just eight months‚ conditions
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Amy Davidson is a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1995‚ she is a senior editor who focuses on international news‚ national security news‚ and writes a web column about war‚ sports‚ politics‚ crime‚ and other national events. She attended Harvard University‚ where she received a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies. In Davidson’s article “Sent to Guantanamo as a Teen-Ager‚ and Now to Estonia” she took an emotional stance in regards to the topic. She builds up her credibility with facts‚ reputable
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organization. The course offers a broad array of cases covering several industries‚ and organizations. PEDAGOGY The pedagogy emphasizes the case study method and strategic audit as means to synthesize and organize relevant information in a logical fashion. Active discussion in class is used to exchange knowledge and debate current issues in management. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Assigned readings Case preparation Participation Term project Team case study presentations and written
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Crisis of 2008 What happened? Is considered by many economists to have been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It threatened the total collapse of large financial institutions‚ which was prevented by the bailout of banks by national governments‚ but stock markets still dropped worldwide. In many areas‚ the housing market also suffered‚ resulting in evictions‚ foreclosures and prolonged unemployment. The crisis played a significant role in the failure of key businesses
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Euthanasia is the core ethical issue in the case involving David Mathers’ killing of his partner of twenty-two years. The case highlights the issues surrounding the sanctity of life‚ which is explored in both bioethics and the act non-consequentialist’s attitude toward decision-making and the external factors contributing to the final ‘ethical’ decision. David Mathers is said to have killed his partner who was chronically ill as an act of compassion and selfless love but the law dictates that taking
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Running head: CASE ANALYSIS “SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 2008” Case Analysis “Southwest Airlines 2008” Nacs Tu (Yi-Ru Tu) The University of IOWA‚ Henry B. Tippie College of Business 2 CASE ANALYSIS “SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 2008” Abstract This paper explores the analysis of the case Southwest Airlines 2008 that displays the firm’s business model and sources for competitive advantage by answering three questions‚ 1. Would you consider the airline industry as attractive to compete in? 2. Why Southwest
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Unit 1 Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc.‚ 2008 Background Apple Computer‚ Inc. was created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in April 1976. It started as a computer software and hardware manufacturer. Apple Computer‚ Inc. is famous for having one of the largest and most loyal customer bases that have helped to make concrete consistent growth for the company (Yoffie‚ Slind‚ 2008). In 2007 Apple Computer Inc.‚ became Apple Inc. to mirror its expansion into the consumer electronics market while still
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The Great Recession has impacted on households‚ businesses and government departments with unequal force. Some sectors have been severely adversely affected while others have escaped relatively lightly. What are the main economic problems arising from these differing experiences? Explain carefully your arguments. The Great recession‚ which started in Britain in the second quarter of 2008‚ has affected national and sub-national economies in different measures‚ causing a great unevenness in the
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The Layoff The recent recession has brought about various major concerns amongst the most well off corporations in the United States. In the case of Astrigo‚ they missed their earnings estimate by 20 cents a share. Even with all the dropped expenses and inventory‚ Astrigo’s profits dropped by double digits. Astrigo‚ in which prides itself in having the best customer service in the retail industry‚ was losing sales to cheap retail stores with less than respectable customer service. Customer expectations
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