Nike Case Answers– Spreading out to stay together 1. When Nike CEO Phil Knight stepped down and handed his job to Bill Perez‚ he stayed on as chairman of the board. In what ways could Knight’s continued presence on the board have created an informal structure that prevented Perez from achieving full and complete leadership of Nike? Answer: Informal structures are the set of unofficial relationships between organization members. Potential advantages of informal structures: ▪ Helping people
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PART III LECTURE NOTES CHAPTER 1 THE NATURE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CHAPTER OUTLINE | |What is Strategic Management? | | |Key Terms in Strategic Management | | |The Strategic-Management Model
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allowed to deduct the $40‚000 loss this year if he is a material participant in the business Correct Answer: False Judy owns a 20% interest in a partnership in which her at-risk amount was $35‚000 at the beginning of the year. The partnership borrowed $50‚000 on a recourse note and made a $40‚000 profit during the year. Her at-risk amount at the end of the year is $53‚000 Correct Answer: True Kelly‚ who earns a yearly salary of $120‚000‚ sold an activity with a suspended passive
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10 points Which of the following are key corporate assets? Answer Selected Answer: intellectual property‚ core competencies‚ and financial and human assets Correct Answer: intellectual property‚ core competencies‚ and financial and human assets Question 2 10 out of 10 points An example of a business using information systems to create new products and services is Answer Selected Answer: Apple Inc.’s iPod. Correct Answer: Apple Inc.’s iPod. Question 3 10 out of 10 points In a
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GEELY Company Executive Summary Overview Mission and Vision Current state Motivation for going international Challenges in internationalization Positive and negative bring by internationalization Considerations Recommendation Reference List Overview Background Geely Holding Company is a Chinese automotive manufacturing company‚ which headquartered in Hangzhou‚ China. The company was established in the year 1986 by the founder named Li Shufu. The company major in manufacturing automobiles‚ motorcycles
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depletion of natural resources and leaving carbon footprint Feedback The correct answer is: concern with depletion of natural resources and leaving carbon footprint Question 2 Not answered Marked out of 0.5 Not flaggedFlag question Question text An activity which seeks to earn a profit by providing a good or service is known as a(n): Select one: a. corporation b. industry c. business d. service Feedback The correct answer is: business Question 3 Not answered Marked out of 0.5 Not flaggedFlag question
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Columbia that ultimately led to its conviction? The Chiquita Company was accused of sponsoring the terrorist organizations named AUC. The company annually paid AUC a huge amount of money. Finally‚ this huge amount of power was transferred to the weapons being used by the terrorists to kill innocent civilians. It was highly unethical because any payment to the terrorists would be regarded as sponsoring the terrorists. Additionally‚ the company was claiming the purpose of making such a payment was to protect
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Honesty Testing Case Dressler‚ G. (2008) Honesty Testing at Carter Cleaning Company Jennifer Carter‚ president of the Carter Cleaning Centers‚ and her father have what the latter describes as an easy but hard job when it comes to screening job applicants. It is easy because for two important jobs – the people who actually do the pressing and those who do the cleaning-spotting – the applicants are easily screened with about 20 minutes of on-the-job testing. As with typists‚ as Jennifer points
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MAYNARD COMPANY (A) Balance Sheet: Statement of Financial Position I. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Diane Maynard’s bookkeeper has quit and a friend was asked to help her address the following issues at her company: 1. Prepare the Balance Sheets as of June 1 and as of June 30. 2. Compare the financial condition of the company in these two periods. 3. Explain why retained earnings did not increase by the amount of June net income. 4. Comment on the value of Maynard Company to its shareholders
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Limited is seeking a five-year term loan from its bank. The bank manager has indicated that a loan can be provided and will be priced at the bank’s base rate‚ plus a margin. Which of the following is not a determinant of the margin to be paid by the company? A: the debt to equity ratio of the borrower B: the borrower’s past loan-repayment performance C*: the term structure of interest rates D: the assets available to be pledged as security Feedback: The margin added to the bank’s base rate will
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