The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review 90311 HBR MAY–JUNE 1990 The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel The most powerful way to prevail in global competition is still invisible to many companies. During the 1980s‚ top executives were judged on their ability to restructure‚ declutter‚ and delayer their corporations. In the 1990s‚ they’ll be judged on their ability to identify‚ cultivate‚ and exploit
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seeks to operate honestly‚ considers people and the environment when making business decisions‚ and tries to make a positive contribution to the local community and to wider society Berjaya Corporation Berhad is an investment holding company and is engaged in the provision of management services. Berjaya Corporation group of companies is founded by Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun when he acquired a major controlling stake Berjaya Industrial Berhad in the year of 1984. It is originally known
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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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Consider the following simplified financial statements for the Phillips Corporation (assuming no income taxes): | Income Statement | Balance Sheet | Sales | $17‚000 | Assets | $13‚127 | Debt | $7‚541 | Costs | 11‚730 | | | Equity | 5‚586 | Net income | ------------------------------------------------- $5‚270 | Total | ------------------------------------------------- $13‚127 | Total | ------------------------------------------------- $13‚127
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The Analysis and Valuation of Olin Corporation (OLN) By Elizabeth Demmon Submitted on December 13‚ 2011 SUMMARY 1 BACKGROUND 1 Industry and company 1 Chlor Alkali 1 Winchester 2 Management and Ownership 3 Recent developments 3 FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 3 Discussion of financial statements 3 Discussion of financial ratios 4 OUTLOOK AND FORECAST 4 Economy 4 Industry 5 Company 5 Investment thesis 5 Important value drivers 5 Risks‚ caveats‚ and exposures 6 VALUATION
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Teletech Corporation 1996 Teletech Corporations has headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas‚ defined itself as a "provider of integrated information movement and management. The firm had two main business segments: The Telecommunication Services and the manufacture of computing and telecommunications equipment named‚ Product and Systems. Margareth Weston‚ a Teletech chief financial officer‚ learned of Yosarrian’s letter in January 1996. Margareth organized a team immediately of lawyers and finance
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Sony Corporation Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation with its’ headquarters located in Japan. It was founded in 1946 as a manufacturer of consumer electronics and has engaged into other businesses such as motion pictures‚ music‚ and financial services making it one of the most comprehensive entertainment and media group in the world. Sony’s vision is “to create new digital entertainment experiences for consumers by bringing together cutting-edge products with latest
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Executive Summary First Farms Corporation started as a small animal feeds manufacturing in 1950s. The company has expanded to other agribusiness products and set up nationwide facilities. Though the company has performed well‚ it has a dilemma – a huge deficit in the operating cash flows of Php 719 million despite increasing revenues. Also‚ return on equity (ROE) is decreasing. In analyzing the case‚ the group is taking the point of view of the Vice President for Finance – addressing the
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Text 1. WHY DO MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES EXIST? Why do multinational enterprises (MNEs) exist? This seems to be a silly question. The answer seems to be simple – because they are profitable! But the issue is more complicated than it sounds. There is some agreement that five different pieces together provide a good explanation of why multinational firms exist (and why they are as large as they are. The combination of these five pieces into a framework for understanding multinationals is often called
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Literature Review 2.1 History of the air-conditioner Air-conditioner was invented based on invention of refrigerator. The history was told that the Chinese were the first to store natural ice and snow to cool wine and other delicacies. Evidence has been found that ice cellars were used as early as 1000 B.C. in China. Early Greeks and Romans also used underground pits to store ice. Ancient people of Egypt and India cooled liquids in porous earthen jars. Ice was produced due to vaporization
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