LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case Michael C. Knapp Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 Office phone: 405-325-5784 mknapp@ou.edu Carol A. Knapp Visiting Associate Professor University of Oklahoma Price College of Business 307 W. Brooks Norman‚ Oklahoma 73019 ABSTRACT: Like many financial frauds‚ the Livent‚ Inc. fraud was masterminded by a few individuals‚ primarily Garth Drabinsky‚ a Broadway “impresario” who had received
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include the parties involved: Sterling‚ Inc. and their state of the art computers‚ and NoBugs Corporation‚ the producer of microchips. Their relationship dates back 10 years‚ equally profitable. Due to an imperfection in the microchips‚ a series of explosions exceeding the amount of $20 million affecting Sterling Inc. and damaging their reputation. NoBugs has recalibrated the issue‚ regaining the high quality products that has been used with Sterling‚ Inc. in the past. Possible negligence with NoBugs
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expressly ruled on this issue‚ district courts in said circuit have borrowed from Courts in the 8th Circuit have dismissed claims of general anxiety and stress‚ even where the plaintiff’s injuries are more particularized. In Amburgy v. Express Scripts‚ Inc.‚ the plaintiff alleged that he and other members of the class had spent “considerable time and money protecting themselves” after the company’s inadequate security measures lead to the theft and ransom of customers’ personal information. After Express
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc. Case If one hold a key to resolve a very serious problem‚ one has a responsibility to put an effort to make it happen‚ at least try one’s best. In this case‚ river blindness disease was a very serious problem‚ and Dr. Vagelos was the one who could make a decision as to whether the research and development of a human version of ivermectin should be carried on‚ then it was his responsibility to pursue it. Caused by a parasitic worm carried by a tiny black fly‚ the disease
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Posing to be a successful division of the organization‚ the Big Eats Deli sandwiches at 7-Eleven‚ Inc. were pleased with the continued progress this sector offered (Bell & Hagan‚ 2012). Utilizing a strategy determined in a cross-cultural market‚ 7-Eleven CEO James Keyes found it to be intriguing and challenging to implement such a plan in the United States. However due to strong competition amongst convenience stores in the United States and different eating habits of consumers‚ this proved to
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Case: America Online. Inc. 1. Prior to 1995‚ why was America Online (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? • AOL was able to gain more market share because of rapid advertisement expansion • The company agressively marketed its online service using both independent marketing efforts‚ such as direct mail packets with AOL software disks; television and print advertising; co-marketing efforts with computer magazine publishers‚ also
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CASE ENAGER INDUSTRIES 1.0 Performance Measurement In today’s advanced and rapidly changing manufacturing environment‚ operational performance measures are taking on ever-greater importance. It is due to the influences of worldwide competition‚ just-in-time inventory management‚ and an emphasis on product quality and customer service. A multidimensional conceptualization of organizational performance related predominately to stakeholders‚ heterogeneous product market circumstances‚ and time.
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Tiler Industries Case Tiler Industries is a manufacturer of industrial tools and equipment. This company had a lot of problems that make them to loss a big customer (SRW installation at Phoenix Engineering) that would have gain $12 million from them. Some of the problems they had were: * Too much lead time (4 months) * Did not pay attention to what all the competitions were doing * No new inventions of tools and equipment‚ only minor modifications The reason why Eastern
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observed at The Associated Students Inc Children’s Center (ASI Center) on the campus of California State University of Sacramento. It is located in the city of Sacramento‚ the capital city of California. This particular community that surrounds the site is a suburban area. It is a culturally diverse area with ethnicity ranging from Caucasian‚ Latino‚ Asian American‚ African American‚ Pacific Islander and other multiracial ethnicities. The Associated Students Inc Children’s Center is situated directly
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Case Study: Hansson Private Label‚ Inc. Executive Summary The owner of Hansson Private Label (HPL) must determine whether or not to accept an aggressive expansion project that would preclude the company from pursuing any alternative investment opportunities for several years. The investment‚ if successful‚ would offer numerous benefits to the company‚ capturing greater market share‚ strengthening relationships with major customers‚ crowding out competition and increasing firm value. Nonetheless
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