R. Civ. P. 9(b). The particularity requirement is met by pleading facts about the “times dates‚ places or other details of the alleged fraudulent involvement of the actors‚” which gives rise to a strong inference of fraudulent intent. In re GlenFed Inc. Sec. Litig.‚ 11 F.3d 843‚ 847-48 (9th Cir. 1993) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Time Warner‚ 9 F.3d at 263 (requiring the identity
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Dell‚ Inc. Case Study First: Problem Diagnosis: Over the years‚ Dell has devised very successful strategies to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs. However with the passage of time‚ the company has failed to have a proactive approach to capitalize the opportunities provided by the environment and sustained its competitive advantage. 1. Use of the direct selling approach: This approach has been the main competitive advantage of Dell over the years‚ which enabled the company to create strong
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customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings growth in the future which determines the company’s market value. Notice also that the company’s choice of conservative accounting policies has the effect of depressing the company’s book value of equity. 2. What effect did Microsoft’s software capitalization policy have on its financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s
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Case 8-28. Evaluating a Company’s Budget Procedures. 1. Identify the problems that exist in Ferguson & Sons Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system and explain how the problems are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the system. The overall company’s strategy is not well defined by executives and communicated to the management. There is no goal other the cost reduction at total company level as well as at departmental level. Managers don’t see connection between expenses‚ revenues
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The Warnaco Group Inc. – Accounts Receivable Refer to Warnaco’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3‚ 1993. A. What is a Form 10-Q? How do the financial statements included in a Form 10-Q differ from the financial statements included in a Form 10-K filing? The Form 10-Q is a quarterly report designed to give a status of how a business is doing after three months of operation. The Form 10-Q and the Form 10-K differ in the report’s interval; the Form 10-K is an annual report. B
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Case study: America Online‚ Inc. Q1.Prior ro 1995‚ why was America Online‚ Inc (AOL) so successful in the commercial online industry relative to its competitors CompuServe and Prodigy? The America Online‚ Inc. was so successful due to its pricing rate structure‚ which was the easiest for consumers to understand and anticipate‚ compared to its competitors. AOL charges a cheaper monthly fee of $9.95 for the access to all of America Online’s service for up to five hours each month. Each additional hour
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Economic conditions change‚ competitors launch new assaults and the product passes through new stages of buyer interest and requirements (Kotler‚ 2001‚ p. 484). Consequently a company must plan strategies that address any changes in the market. ebay Inc. is the world’s largest and most popular person-to-person trading community on the internet (Bradley‚ 2001‚ p. 1). From its inception eBay was unchallenged however with amazon.com’s (Amazon) entrance into the online person-to-person auction arena and
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Apple Inc. in 2010 1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple has had various competitive advantages since its origin until the present. Firstly‚ Apple’s innovation has always been its hallmark. Beginning with the first “Apple I” till the “iPad 2”‚ Apple products have change the development of the market many times‚ specially during the last decade‚ with the first iPod’s lunch. Although Apple’s single technologies have not been walkthroughs created by the company
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Apple inc. 1) Introduction Background and summary This article present the story of Steve Jobs and it’s Apple company through two aspects. From the company history perspective and the product industry perspective. On company history side: Apple was founded by two Steves. Apple board later fired Jobs and gradually went near bankruptcy. Till 1997‚ Apple brought back Jobs and became the most valuable company in the world in 2012. On the product industry side‚ Article dig into the field
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Wawa‚ Inc.‚ a privately held company‚ began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century‚ owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa‚ Pa‚ in 1902. The milk business was a huge success‚ due to its quality‚ cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s‚ Grahame Wood‚ George’s grandson‚ opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Now
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