checks and balances to ensure that such corruption and/or errors do not significantly disrupt the living situation amongst the majority of people. The case that I will be discussing in my project is based on Flight Transportation Corporation. Flight Transportation Corporation (FTC)‚ an aviation company based in Eden Prairie‚ Minnesota. FTC’s principal line of business was executive and group air charters. In 1980 and 1981‚ the rapidly growing company reported revenues of $8 million and $24.8 million
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not justify making the IFC’s largest investment yet. Summary of facts The Mozal project‚ a $1.4b aluminum smelter in Mozambique‚ is a joint venture between Alusaf‚ the aluminum subsidiary of the Gencor group‚ and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) of South-Africa‚ a government owned development bank. Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world and only recently emerged from a 17-year civil war that had destroyed the country’s infrastructure. Both parties would each own 25%
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Conflict in Organizations Texana Petroleum Corporation Background The Texana Petroleum Corporation is a multi-million dollar company and major producer and marketer of petroleum products located in the southwest United States. Texana has five product divisions: Petroleum Products Division‚ Polymer and Chemicals Division‚ Molded Products Division‚ Packaging Products Division and Building Products Division. The President and Chief Executive Officer‚ Roger Holmes retired in 1993 and was replaced
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foreign companies are coming to Malaysia hence the competition is also becoming stiffer in the domestic market. The YTL Corporation Berhad celebrated its 52th anniversary in 2007‚ and in more five decades since its inception‚ has grown from a small construction firm into a sprawling business empire that features five subsidiaries governing various operations. Today‚ YTL Corporation Berhad is one of the largest conglomerates listed on the Bursa Malaysia boasting a track record of 55% compounded growth
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Internet Mini Case #10 Intel Corporation J. David Hunger In 1968‚ Robert N. Noyce‚ the co-inventor of the integrated circuit‚ and Gordon E. Moore left Fairchild Semiconductor International to form a new company. They took with them a young chemical engineer‚ Andrew Grove‚ and called the new firm Intel‚ short for integrated electronics. The company successfully made money by manufacturing computer memory modules. The company produced the first microprocessor (also called a “chip”) in 1971.
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Holland‚ J.‚ & Miller‚ J.H. (1991). Artificial adaptive agents in economic theory. American Economic Review‚ PP‚ May‚ 365-370. Johnson‚ D. (2006)‚ Learning large lessons: The evolving roles of ground power and air power in the post Cold-war era‚ Rand Corporation‚ Project Air Force‚ Santa Monica‚ California. 22 Kilner‚ P. (2002)‚ Transforming Army learning through Communities of Practice‚ Military Review‚ May-June‚ 21-27. Lackey‚ S. (2003)‚ Putting knowledge reachback into practice‚ Military Review‚ March-April;
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Restructurings‚ and Corporate Governance Eskimo Pie Corporation Copyright © 1992 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Harvard Business School case 293-084. In early 1991‚ Reynolds Metals‚ the makers of Aluminum Foil and other aluminum products‚ decided to sell its holding of Eskimo Pie‚ a marketer of branded frozen novelties. Reynolds had few interests outside its aluminum and packaging business‚ and the Eskimo Pie Corporation‚ with roughly $47 million in sales‚ accounted for less
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KINH DO CORPORATION I. Introduction Kinh Do Corporation is Vietnam’s largest confectionary company by both sales and production value. The company was founded in 1993 by a small group of entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City‚ Vietnam; beginning as a snack company. Kinh Do sucesses on snack products opened a new opportunity with the strategy of diversifying product portfolio and affirmed the quality of a Vietnam brand. From a small production facility with sales of only 10 billion in 1993‚ Kinh Do has
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Journal of Business Case Studies – January/February 2010 Volume 6‚ Number 1 Sunbeam Corporation: A Forensic Analysis Patricia Hatfield‚ Ph.D.‚ Bradley University‚ USA Shelly Webb‚ Ph. D.‚ Xavier University‚ USA ABSTRACT The members of the Board of Directors at Sunbeam were completely bewildered. Al Dunlap‚ Sunbeam’s highly successful but controversial CEO was threatening to resign after almost two years of leading Sunbeam successfully out of a slump that had threatened the long-term
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Harnischfeger Corporation • Includes in net sales products purchased from Kobe Steel. Financial Statements of certain foreign subsidiaries are included on the basis of their fiscal years ended July 31. Although this has no significant impact on net income‚ it did increased net sales by $5.4 million. • Perhaps one of the most significant accounting changes would be changing the method for depreciation expenses on plants‚ machinery and equipment – from principally accelerated methods to straight
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