PART II: Regression Analysis and Model Building (80 points) The Condo Sales Case This case involves an investigation of the factors that affect the sale price of Oceanside condominium units. It represents an extension of an analysis of the same data by Herman Kelting (1979). Although condo sale prices have increased dramatically over the past 20 years‚ the relationship between these factors and sale price remain about the same. Consequently‚ the data provide valuable insight into today’s condominium
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DYJR7EAdvertisements of Bilateral Contracts Are Not Usually Offers Case Coelho Vs The Public Services Commission 1. Brief Facts/ Case Summary The applicant‚ Mr Meredith Coelho was a health inspector under the town Board Tanjung Malim and he applied for the post of Assistant Passport Officer in the Federation of Malaya Government Oversea Missions as advertised in the Malay Mail newspaper dated 1957. The terms and conditions of the selection are as stated below: * Serving Assistant passport
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Octane Service Station On March 15‚ Julio Trevino signed a lease agreement to operate a gasoline service station that was owned by the Octane Oil Company (here after‚ simply “Octane”). Trevino had contacted the regional sales manager of Octane in response to an advertisement that solicited applicants “with $25‚000 to invest” to lease and operate a newly erected Octane gasoline service station. Trevino had been able to accumulate approximately $32‚000 for investment purposes as a result of
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above factors which led to customer retention and hence loyalty‚ which is a long term goal for any business to survive effectively in a dynamic economic environment. IKEA’s brand image has created a value proposition in its market as a low cost furniture retailer with its own niche Scandinavian design which was its point-of-difference that separated it from its competitors. Its brand also created significant barriers to entry as it is very difficult to duplicate its business model. In terms
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IKEA CASE STUDY Introduction IKEA is one of the world’s most successful global retailers. In 2007‚ IKEA had 300 home furnishing superstores in 35 countries and was visited by some 583 million shoppers. IKEA’s low priced‚ elegantly designed merchandise‚ displayed in large warehouse stores‚ generated sales of 21.2 billion in 2008‚ up from 4.4 billion in 1994. Although the privately held company refuses to publish figures in profitability‚ its net profit margins were rumored to be approximately
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workplace communication‚ workplace safety‚ and much more. The beneficial effects of these functions are as follows: Recruitment and Training This is one of the major responsibilities of the human resource team. The HR managers come up with plans and strategies for hiring the right kind of people. They design the criteria which is best suited for a specific job description. Their other tasks related to recruitment include formulating the obligations of an employee and the scope of tasks assigned
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2 New Product Development 2.1 Introduction New product development is a multi-stage process. Many different models with a varying number of stages have been proposed in the literature. We briefly review these models and propose a new model that is better suited to decision making regarding product performance and specification. In this chapter we start with a discussion of products and product life cycle in order to set the background for the later sections of the chapter. The outline of the
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1.0 Introduction Puma AG can be consider on the leading manufacturers of athletic shoes‚ sportswear as accessories in the world. Its product like soccer shoes and uses sponsorship for its marketing strategy. In 1924‚ the company was founded by Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik. This company located in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany‚ the product become successful because of Jesses Owen‚ who won gold medals at 1963 in Berlin Olympic Games (Kaufmann 2005‚ p.c-411). In 1960‚ the company introduces their innovation
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Talking a quick brief on the case ‚ basically this case shows the continuous crisis where IKEA faces through its growth around the world. IKEA as a major furniture manufacture faces some challenges along the way of growth worldwide. As the Brand start to evolutes ‚ and its values start to be understood and being put to test‚ NGOs ‚ journalists‚ movie makers and governmental start putting those value in the uncomfortable zone. Asking IKEA if these are slogans or if they real work believing those
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www.hbrreprints.org HBR CASE STUDY AND COMMENTARY Should Cheryl initiate an investigation at her new firm? The CEO’s Private Investigation Four commentators offer expert advice. by Joseph Finder • Reprint R0710A If there ever were a time when a chief executive should commission some quiet snooping on her colleagues‚ this might be it. HBR CASE STUDY The CEO’s Private Investigation COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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