GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY S HR-3 FEBRUARY 1997 HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE AES CORPORATION: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DEPARTMENT Dennis Bakke‚ the CEO of AES‚ a company that develops‚ builds and operates electric power plants‚ sat in his office late in 1996 and thought about the question that was perennially posed to him: could AES‚ soon to have some 25‚000 people located literally all over the world following a recent purchase of power plants in Kazakhstan‚ continue to operate
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INTEL CORPORATION: 1968 – 1997 Synopsis: This case traces the strategic decisions of Intel Corporation which defined its evolution from being a start-up developer of semiconductor memory chips in 1968 to being the industry leader of microprocessors in 1997 when it ranked amongst the top five American companies and had stock market valuation of USD 113 billion. Intel in DRAM business: The strategies employed by Intel for DRAM business focussed on: 1. Pushing the envelope of product design
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Case: Nucor Corporation in 2012‚ Using Economic Downturns as an Opportunity to grow Stronger. Name and I.D. #: Yue Meng‚ 000755230 Section #: 03 Nucor Corporation is a steel production company that has had tremendous success. The company has the visionary practices of high employee productivity‚ good employee relations‚ a technically superior work environment‚ good quality control‚ and a cost-conscious corporate culture as well as the low-cost production of steel. I. Strengths of Nucor are starting
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital Executive Summary J. Willard Marriott started Marriott Corporation in 1927 with a root beer stand‚ expanding it into a leading lodging and food service company with sales of over $6 billion by 1987. At the time‚ Marriott had three main lines of business‚ lodging‚ contract services and restaurants‚ with lodging generating about 51% of company’s profits. The four key elements of Marriott’s financial strategy were managing hotel assets rather than owning‚
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In comparing small businesses with corporations‚ the aspects of both types of businesses must be taken into direct consideration. By definition‚ a small business may be regarded as a business with a small number of employees. The legal definition of "small" often varies by country and industry‚ but is generally under 100 employees. These businesses are normally privately owned corporations‚ partnerships‚ or sole proprietorships. Corporations can be defined as an organization of people legally bound
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Introduction to Management Assignment - 3 Issues relating to the Management of Multi-National Corporations There has been a significant evolution in the importance and operation of multi-national corporations globally in the past century. Multi-national corporations are companies or enterprises that manage production or deliver services in more than one country. A multi-national corporation has its management headquarters in one country‚ known as the home country‚ and operates in several
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“A company or a corporation is an ‘artificial person’ created by law.” Discuss. Introduction A company or a corporation is an artificial person not natural person. Artificial person are such as are created and devised by human laws for the purpose of society and government which are called corporation. Such artificial persons‚ known as corporation‚ possess similar rights and owe similar obligation as natural person‚ but have no physical or natural existence. The law in creating legal persons always
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How do Global Corporations Affect National Economies – Key Economic Indicators The growing size of the Multinational Companies around the world; their global operations and financial practices pose some serious questions about the implementation of best practices that do justice to everyone‚ including the countries with less developed economies‚ where many of these corporations operate. Global Corporations may create problems regarding the national balance of accounts. Every company operates globally
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the British and American navies. Morison discusses (1) conditions that foster technological innovation‚ (2) reactions to the changes produced by innovation‚ and (3) the elements of an adaptive society. The Cogan and Burgelman (2004) case‚ “Intel Corporation: The DRAM Decision”‚ paired with the aforementioned reading‚ recounts Intel’s encounter with technological change and how they came to exemplify the idea of an adaptive society. Discussion DRAM Decision Throughout its history‚ Intel has
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Knowledge flows within multinational corporations (article 5) 7 Knowledge sharing within MNCs’ 8 Articles 2 & 3 – analysis and comparison 8 Article 5 – analysis & comparison 9 Articles 1 & 4 – analysis and comparison 10 Conclusion 11 Articles 1 & 4 – Synthesis 11 Articles 2 & 3 – Synthesis 12 Article 5 – Synthesis 12 References 13 Books 13 Articles in journals 13 Contributions of the students 14 Optimal knowledge sharing in multinational corporations and their subsidiaries Abstract
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