Case Analysis: Ford Motor Company Global Strategic Management March 4‚ 2013 Ford Motor Company: Organization Profile Ford Motor Company Staying “Ford Tough” Henry Ford established the auto company in June 16‚ 1903. An engineer by formation‚ Henry had a vision of making vehicles that would change society. He wanted to offer an affordable product to the public‚ one that his own workers could buy. His vision took him to model T in 1908‚ and to improve the manufacturing process with the conveyor
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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1.0 INTRODUCTION: AISI 304L austenitic stainless steel is widely used as engineering materials due to its high strength and good corrosion resistance properties. However‚ AISI 304L stainless steel undergoes extensive wear and erosion when applied as components in aggressive environments such as petro- chemical and marine atmosphere [1]. Solid particle erosion is defined as the progressive loss of material from a solid surface due to mechanical interaction between the surface and some fluid entrained
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Polaroid Corporation‚ 1996 In late March 1996‚ Ralph Norwood was faced with the task of restructuring Polaroid’s capital structure. In the past‚ Polaroid had a monopoly in the instant-photography segment. However‚ with upcoming threats in the emerging digital photography industry and Polaroid experiencing recent losses in their market share due to Kodak’s competition‚ Gary T. DiCamillo‚ recently appointed CEO of Polaroid‚ headed a restructuring plan to stimulate the firm’s performance. The firm’s
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Ranbaxy’s criminal guilty plea and $500 million in fines and penalties has brought back the spotlight on corporate governance. The criminal case focused on sales in the US market. However‚ if media reports are to be believed‚ Ranbaxy committed systemic fraud in its worldwide regulatory filings. The US case dates back to the year 2004. This is the initial year when the Corporate Governance Code‚ which was issued by Sebi in the year 2000‚ was made mandatory. Therefore‚ it is quite likely that many
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Introduction Carnival Corporation as the largest cruise line in the world is being a leader and innovator in the cruise line industry. Many of the onboard activities and services were introduced to strengthen the competencies between competitors. The challenges of the Carnival were being overcome by the management with creative and innovative strategies. As a corporate entity‚ Carnival did not refuse to withdraw money to settle the ocean pollution charged by public. The expansions of cruise line
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1. The audit risk model is composed of four risks. The planned detection risk is a factor of inherent risk‚ control risk‚ and acceptable audit risk. Planned detection risk is the risk the auditor fails to detect misstatements and will increase or decrease dependent on the level of risk in the other three factors. If the auditor determines it is expected that misstatements is highly likely than inherent risk increases and create a higher demand for evidence. As the same with control risk‚ the
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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Memorandum Date: February 26‚ 2010 Re: Introduction of new package for Skin-Tique’s Soft and Silky Shaving Gel The industry for women’s shaving creams and gels is small and new. The purchasing of women’s shaving products varies by season. The peak season is summer‚ while sales decline in the winter. Competition is strong‚ but Skin-Tique has a strong presence. The women’s wet shaving products industry‚ as a whole‚ is rapidly growing and increasing in technological advancement. The wet shaving
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1. The “crisis of confidence” on the public accounting profession was not something that happened overnight and it is not the fault of one group of people or individuals. The accounting profession is partly to blame for this crisis‚ as the necessary rules‚ regulations and guidelines were not in place to hold companies and accounting firms responsible for their actions. The lack of regulations also allowed companies to partake in misleading transactions. These transactions were perfectly legal
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