6/27/12 IBS Case Studies IBS Mumbai Date: 27/06/2012 Time: 20:46:19 FM0001 IBS Case Development Center Unilever Limited: Transforming the Finance ‘Function’ This case study was written by Parveen Sultana and Fathima Reshma Taj H‚ under the direction of Saradhi Kumar Gonela‚ IBS‚ Hyderabad. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. The case was compiled from published sources. License
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Introduction This paper analyzes the case article entitled “IKEA: Design and Pricing”. It aims to analyze IKEA’s business strategy of introducing its “good quality at low price” products in North America and identify the factors and strategies that IKEA must consider and apply to ensure its success. IKEA’s Challenge: Products Success in North America IKEA is known for its product strategy of providing low cost household items. This is made possible through IKEA’s constant process of driving
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Management of croup in children in A&E – are we doing it the right way? Introduction – Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) is triggered by viral infection in most cases.Diagnosis is mainly clinical and management is based on Westley croup score‚ where dexamethasone is administered and the child admitted or discharged. Methodology – Retrospective study . 50 casualty cards with the diagnosis of croup was picked up randomly between the months of October and November 2005 and the management of each
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Mainstreaming environmental management Case studies from Australasian universities David Carpenter School of Resources‚ Environment and Society‚ The Australian National University‚ Canberra‚ Australia‚ and Mainstreaming environmental management 19 Bart Meehan Facilities and Services Division‚ The Australian National University‚ Canberra‚ Australia Keywords Australasia‚ Environmental management strategy‚ Universities Abstract Discusses the extent to which environmental management is considered a mainstream
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Chapter 2 Homework Problem 1: | Project Cost | Net Cash Flows | Payback | Project A | 250‚000.00 | 75‚000.00 | 3.33 | Project B | 150‚000.00 | 52‚000.00 | 2.88 | Project B is better. It is less risky because it has a payback period of 2.88 or 2 years and 10 months. Problem 2: Average Rate of Return: ? Annual Profits: 30‚000.00 Project Cost: 200‚000.00 Average Rate of Return = $30‚000/$200‚000 = 0.15 = 15% Problem 3: Year | Nominal Cash Flow | Discounted Cash Flow
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Case Study #1 – Randall Corp. 1. What is the relationship between financial soundness and supplier performance? Quality of product produced and shipped can become weaker when suppliers experience financial issues stemming from contractual performance. This happens primarily when flawed products are shipped to meet present currency requirements. Because of the fact that management is highly interested in cash flow‚ deliveries start to get behind schedule. Late deliveries or bad quality product
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1.3.2 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS / WASTE LEGISLATION These acts and principles below highlight issues that were identified within the solid waste management section in the Lesotho lowland districts and it can be concluded that there is very limited legal and institutional framework concerning solid waste‚ nearly no solid waste management system involving coordinated recycling and insufficient collection system which is limited ‚ random and open dump sites are used for disposal‚ limited awareness
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Course: Introduction to Educational Management and Planning Course code: PDE 113 By Morokake Dairo Question:The Importance of human approach to educational management The human relations movement developed in reaction against the formal tradition of classical models. The humans relations approach occurred in the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company in Chicago. Three early experiments were conducted to study the “relation of quality and quantity of illumination of efficiency.”
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‘Strategic Management’ is a very complex term as many eminent researchers and scholars have had different views and conclusions on strategy. According to White (2004)‚ “Strategic Management involves both systematically developing an idea together with its implications and testing the empirical validity & usefulness of that idea against the real world.” Thus strategy is not only about planning for future but also about confirming the validity of the hypothesis considered and implementing it successfully
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Stress Management A Life Skills Approach The phenomenon of “Stress” has been studied from the purview of stress as a ‘cause’ as a ‘consequence’ and as an ‘experience.’ Irrespective of the approach adopted‚ the fact that some amount of stress results in increased productivity‚ but excessive stress leads to self destruction (inverted ‘U’ concept of stress) raises many issues about managing stress effectively. This paper attempts to focus on Stress Management from the Life Skills Education perspective
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