AACS4794 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Case Studies Case Study 1: A Giant Step for Mattress Giant (May 2007) Mattress Giant is one of America’s largest bedding retailers‚ with 240 stores in 14 states. For years‚ the company spent more than $20 million (about RM70 million) annually‚ about 10 percent of its revenue‚ advertising to people in their mid-30s‚ whose household income was $30‚000 - $40‚000 (about RM105‚000 - RM140‚000) per year .and who drove domestic car. As it
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employees feel they have little choice but to accept the grueling loads. . Many have bad memories of boom-time hiring binge in which they took on mediocre people just to fill slots and then wound up having to pay weeks of costly severance. The big question now‚ asks Mary Hammer shock‚ vice-president for human resources for Silicon Valley’s Blue Martini Software‚ is "how much longer can you get people to do this when the upside has gone away?" .In fact‚ the temps have been the fastest growing sector
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Case Study Questions: 1. In a utilitarian and caring perspective UNOCAL was right in deciding to invest in the pipeline because with this project they employed an astounding 7‚551 Burmese citizens and continued with 587 more; these pipelines were carrying an enormous 500-600 million cubic feet of gas per day towards Thailand‚ this being done caused the economy to expand rapidly and it increased revenues. In the right and justice perspective UNOCAL was erroneous because they forced the pupils to
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COMPANY LAW CASE STUDY Case Study: AgChem Pty Ltd is interested in acquiring a factory owned by Black Pty Ltd. Black Pty Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grains Pty Ltd. Black is proposing to sell the land to AgChem at a 10% discount to its market value. Question: a) Is the approval of Agco’s shareholders required
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CASE STUDY SOLUTION The Carter Cleaning Company Ahmed Ali ID: 11901 Chapter 4: Job Analysis Continuing Case: The carter cleaning company: The job description 1. What should be the format and final form of the store manager’s job description? Answer: The format noted in figure 4-6 could be a reasonable format to use. Students may recommend that Jen should include a “standards of performance” section in the job description. This lists the standards the employee is expected to achieve under each
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ETHICS IN MARKETING MINI-CASE STUDIES Read the 4 mini-cases below. For each case answer the following questions: 1. What are the relevant Facts? 2. What are the ethical Issues? 3. Offer your opinion on what actions should be taken. Case Study 1 Incredible Shrinking Potato Chip Package Topic: Cost vs. price vs. value issues Characters: Julie‚ Brand Manager for potato chips at a regional salty snacks manufacturer Dave‚ Marketing Director for the regional salty snacks manufacturer
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provide the mobile service and social media services to the customers. Ally bank has focused on providing 24/7 customer service. Question and Answer: Question 1: Conduct an internal analysis to identify resources and capabilities within both the parent company and subsidiary banking group. What are the linkages between the two organizations? Answer: Question 2: Conduct an external analysis of general environment‚ industry and competitive conditions to identify Ally’s marketplace advantage
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Lesson 6 Case Study Bablu pokhrel International American University MGT 500: Organizational Behavior and Leadership Sanjay Upadhaya June 16‚ 2013 Effective Communication: Partnership in Italy Melissa Chang is a business woman from US who is about to travel Venice‚ Italy to meet with her company’s partnering company. During the preparation of the trip she faces different obstacle like she was stressed and her friend cancelled their trip to Moscow at the last minutes. She was afraid
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Section 8 Study Questions (9.0 points) Answer each question fully. Complete sentences are not necessary. Lesson 1 (3.0 points) 1. What is the Exit stage of a business? (0.5 points) -When a business owner gets out of their day-to-day commitment to running the company. 2. What does the human resources department of a company do? (0.5 points) -Handles things like employee hiring‚ firing‚ insurance and retirement benefits‚ payroll‚ and employee complaints. 3. What is information utility? (0.5
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apply the elements of the Tort of Negligence. Scope It includes the nature of general tortuous liability，the nature of employer’s liability，the application of the elements of the Tort of Negligence and vicarious liability. Background to study Case study No. 1 Facts: A bus belonging to Xiamen Bus Co Ltd had hit a school child on the pedestrian passing zone and was killed. Upon the occurrence of accident the driver was arrested by the police for killing in negligence. The deceased child’s family
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