fastest-growing -- and most controversial -- sectors of the industry: for-profit colleges and universities that cater to non-traditional students‚ often confer degrees over the Internet‚ and‚ along direct quote taking out of the College Inc. PBS. In College‚ Inc.‚ a man named Martin Smith investigates the explosive growth for-profit colleges such as The University of Phoenix‚ now the largest college in the US with total enrollment approaching half a million students. Its revenues of almost $4 billion
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MOGEN‚ INC. Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In 2006‚ Merrill Lynch became the lead book runner for a $5 billion convertible bond issue for MoGen‚ Inc. This was the single‚ largest convertible bond issuance in history and required a considerable amount of effort on the part of Merrill Lynch’s Equity Derivatives Group to convince MoGen’s management to choose Merrill Lynch over its competitors. The case is focused on Merrill Lynch’s choice of the conversion premium and coupon rate
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Introduction Google Inc. is a publicly traded company headed by CEO Dr. Eric Schimidt‚ specializing in internet searching and online advertising. Google was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University‚ and the company was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 7‚ 1998.The two founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin both play active roles in decision making process though.There are over 25 diffirent offices that Google owns‚ but the Home
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Discuss the factors holding back countries growth‚ and evaluate the measures used to aid growth in the future There are many factors that prevent countries from growing; these are often called ‘traps’. There are four different traps; the conflict trap‚ the natural resource trap‚ the landlocked trap and the bad governance trap. Countries that fall into these traps are generally the poorer countries‚ called the bottom billion as there are around one billion people trapped in poverty. Often these countries
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‚ Tim Seitzer 11/1/10 Art Jan Verneer “Woman Holding a Balance” Light is used to draw your attention towards the woman holding the scale. The painting itself is asymmetrically balanced‚ drawing the viewers eye toward the “large” visually weighted bright object on the right distracting them from the darkness in the left. It seems that when one draws an oblique line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner‚ the light and darkness are almost evenly divided even though this draws
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Resotech Inc. Time is a critical strategic challenge. For example‚ assume you are a customer being interested in a particular product. This product is very expensive and long lasting. It’s capacity is more than you need. Once you’ve bought it‚ you can use it for decades. Even product improvements and new versions would only rarely make you buying a new one‚ simply because they’re incredible expensive. A secondary market to sell the product might exist‚ but anyway you’d have to sell it at a discount
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Nike‚ Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing and selling of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment‚ accessories and services. The company is headquartered near Beaverton‚ Oregon‚ in the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world’s leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel[3] and a major manufacturer of sports equipment‚ with revenue in excess of US$24.1 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31‚ 2012). As of 2012‚ it employed
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group work 9 References 12 Introduction As the first of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (Business week‚ 2010) and the 17th of the Best Global Brands (Interbrand‚ 2010)‚ Apple has succeeded in strategic leadership and innovation‚ which has drawn attention from the world recently. This essay focuses on some key issues of Apple’s innovation. It begins with analyzing the key features of Apple Inc by Porter’s five forces and Kay’s distinctive capabilities. Then‚ the evaluations of the CEO
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Objectives The main objective of the case is to outline how Teletron Inc plans to use Information Technology to improve its business processes‚ increase revenue and enter a new market segment. It highlights how the company sought to implement a new business model with the intent to tap into a new niche market‚ and change the culture of the organization. The case emphasized the importance of getting top management’s full participation in the decision process and how a Consultative Management style
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Warren Buffett 1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Answer1: The increase in the stock price of Scottish Power plc and Berkshire Hathaway indicate a market approval for the acquisition and created value for both buyers and sellers. Answer2: a
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