UNACOL CORPORATION Unocal Corporation seems an unlikely candidate for a. high-risk global rampage. Consumers everywhere recognize the ubiquitous 76 logo of this quintessential California oil company. They know it as the nation’s 11th largest petroleum retailer‚ with a prestigious downtown headquarters and important role as a Los Angeles civic booster. Casting aside its reputation as a conservative company with tightly defined domestic markets and focused petroleum interests in California‚ Unocal
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2013‚ it ranked eleventh in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies. Operations: Upstream Chevron’s oil and gas exploration and production operations are primarily in the US‚ Australia‚ Nigeria‚ Angola‚ Kazakhstan‚ and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31‚ 2010‚ the company had 10.545 billion barrels (1.6765 billion cubic meters) of oil-equivalent net proved reserves. Daily production in 2010 was 2.763 million barrels per day (439.3 thousand cubic meters per day). In the
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Executive Summary We are the consultants that focus on decision making for proposed acquisition‚ sharpen the company competitive edge and facilitate company’s growth in the long run. First Issue: Proposed Sales for Zubinos Zubinos have to make a decision on sell off the shares to Whistle Coffee Bar (WCB) and consider the fairness of the price offered. Major shareholder: Mr Luis Zubinos is planning to sell off his entire family stake to WCB and consider the fairness of the price. Minor shareholder:
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of rival airlines and the depreciation of revenue-generating currencies against the SGD‚ this is a concern to SIA as it would greatly impact the future of the company. Problem Statement Since 2012‚ SIA faced intense competition from the rise of Gulf carriers at the premium market and budget airline rivals at the
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to turn its desires into reality in the face of intense competition. Setting clear and specific aims and objectives is vital for a business to compete. However‚ a business must also be aware of why it is different to others in the same market. This case study looks at the combination of these elements and shows how Kellogg prepared a successful strategy by setting aims and objectives linked to its unique brand. One of the most powerful tools that organisations use is branding. A brand is a name‚ design
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MHA Textile Case The MHA Case raises the issues of ethics and independence in the auditing world. MHA is the audit client‚ but NYH is one of its major subsidiaries. NYH has been forced to cut costs‚ which has left its accounting department lacking in enough adequately trained personnel. When Susan‚ NYH’s Accounting Manager asks the auditor for help in closing the books for the second-quarter‚ the auditor must decide how to proceed. The auditor has two main options: help Susan close the books
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items‚” as stated in Q:11 of the SFAC No. 8. For The Framework Company each of the following closing entries must be judged on a case-by-case level on the parameters of whether it could influence decisions that our users make. 1) In this entry‚ the company is paying a fine of a foreign subsidiary. The amount is less than 3% of net income‚ making it quantitatively immaterial. The description of the case lists that after the fine is paid‚ business will go back to normal with only slight changes
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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There have been a number of cases of feral children raised in social isolation with little or no human contact. Few have captured public and scientific attention like that of young girl called Genie. The girl was given the name Genie in her case files to protect her identity and privacy. "The case name is Genie. This is not the person’s real name.She spent almost her entire childhood locked in a bedroom‚ isolated and abused for over a decade. Genie’s case was one of the first to put the critical
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Harvard Business School 9-290-021 Rev. August 7‚ 1995 RJR Nabisco - 1990 In the spring of 1990‚ the firm of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) was in negotiation with lenders regarding the refinancing of a $1.2 billion bridge loan due to be repaid in full by February‚ 1991. The bridge loan was part of the $24 billion financing of KKR’s leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco in early 1989. Originally‚ KKR had planned to retire the loan with the proceeds of a $1.25 billion public offering of
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