CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns receivables management. Secondary issues examined include the impact of a client’s financial distress on a firm’s cashflows; the use financial accounting data to challenge a firm’s going concern principle and the formulation of new business strategies when the unexpected happens to a firm. The case is appropriate for first year graduate level. The case is designed to be taught in two class hours and is expected to require five
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The Vanguard Group‚ Inc. Background: The Vanguard Group‚ Inc. is one of the most successful mutual fund companies in the United States. Vanguard is a for profit company which was found by John C. Bogle in 1974. John C. Bogle is credited with the creation of the first index fund available to individual investors‚ the popularization of index funds generally‚ and driving costs down across the mutual fund industry. Its Vanguard Index Trust 500 is the largest of the domestic funds managed by the firm
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Wawa‚ Inc.‚ a privately held company‚ began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century‚ owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa‚ Pa‚ in 1902. The milk business was a huge success‚ due to its quality‚ cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s‚ Grahame Wood‚ George’s grandson‚ opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Now
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Professor Tong MKTG 129 Section 01 Brief Case Study Case Study # 3: Snapple I. Diagnostic symptoms The most critical and diagnostic facts in this case primarily revolve around Snapple’s overall image as perceived by consumers. The image is what built this brand into a success and later pushed it into decline. Five most diagnostic/alarming symptoms: 1. Mismanagement of established image. (Deighton‚ 2003:5). • Quaker intended on making the Snapple brand into big business in a short
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Nike‚ Inc. : Case Study in Operations Management MGT 441 Prepared for: Dr. Davidson‚ Concord University Prepared by: Jeremiah Nelson Johnathan Coleman Emily O’Dell December 4th‚ 2012 Introduction Low-cost‚ time-efficient manufacturing of goods is a key feature of a successful production company in today’s competitive global economy. Operations management‚ often abbreviated in the business world as OM‚ is defined as “...the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods
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Midland Energy [pic] Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Cost of Capital Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Cost of Capital IV. Risk & Tax Rate V. Capital Structures VI. WACC VII. Conclusion VIII. References I. Executive Summary Midland Energy Resources is a global energy company with operations in oil and gas exploration and production(E&P) providing a broad array of products and services to upstream oil and gas customers worldwide including refining and marketing
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Kirkbesoglu and Sargut (2015) undertook a study to find out the influence that religious beliefs have on social networks in organizations as well as the Islamic work ethics. The study took place in a number of organizations in Turkey‚ and determined the perception of work ethics among Christians and Muslims. This was accompanied by the determination of the social networks with regard to the religious beliefs. The findings showed that Christians and Muslims hold almost similar beliefs related to work
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Dr. Robert Stokes‚ a renowned dermatologist‚ has joined the ranks of many other healthcare professionals. He was implicated in a scheme to defraud the government. Using the Internet and other sources‚ research the case of Dr. Stokes. After completing your research‚ please respond to the following questions. 1) Discuss the case against Dr. Stokes. 2) What were the actual charges filed against him? 3) What was the punishment he received‚ if any? Do you feel the final outcome was justified? 4)
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1. Who are the main players (name and position)? William D Harvey‚ Chairman and CEO of Alliant Energy Jamie Toledo‚ head of supplier diversity program- Alliant Energy 2. In what business or businesses and industry or industries is the company operating? Energy/Utility- Alliance provides electricity and natural gas service 3. What are the issues and problems facing the company? That diversity within the workforce and supplier base does not meet corporate core values and goals (to create
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Midland Energy Resources‚ Inc. Executive Summary Midland Energy Resources was fortunate enough to have a skilled financial manager in Mortensen. Her expertise had come to be respected as was evidenced by her promotion and the reliance on her calculations. However‚ her cost of equity numbers were used as a starting point and manipulated rather than used as presented. Examining the calculation of the firms weighted average cost of capital and betas as well as comparing with others in the same
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