Natural Gas‚ became CEO‚ and the next year won the post of chairman. From the pipeline sector‚ Enron began moving into new fields. In 1999‚ the company launched its broadband services unit and Enron Online‚ the company’s website for trading commodities‚ which soon became the largest business site in the world. About 90 per cent of its income eventually came from trades over Enron Online. Growth for Enron was rapid. In 2000‚ the company’s annual revenue reached $100 billion US. It ranked as the seventh-largest
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CASE STUDY – UNIT 1 1. Andrew Fastow is a key person responsible for the downfall of Enron. When he became the CFO in 1998‚ he came up with the plan to make the company appear in great shape by using the mark-to-market accounting practice. The company would build an asset‚ such as a power plant‚ and immediately claim the projected profit on its books‚ even though it hadn’t made one dime from it. If the revenue from the power plant was less than the projected amount‚ instead of taking the loss‚ the
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1. Describe the internal labor market of the company in terms of job stability (staying in the same job)‚ promotion paths and rates‚ transfer paths and rates‚ demotion paths and rates‚ and turnover (exit) rates. ANSWER: Sales Department (Full-time) 50% of the sales department stayed the same it was no changes 10% of the full-time transferred to a part-time position 5% of the full-time was promoted to an Assistant Sales Manager 0% of the full-time was promoted to Regional
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Business Ethics Enron Case 1. Using the options market more for gambling purposes to cover loss rather than insurance. The culture was if one of their employees was making a lot of money they didn’t ask questions they didn’t look too deep into where the money was going they eventually gave these people more money to spend and use‚ what they realized later on was that that employee wasn’t very good. They were just lucky one time. They made some losses and had to get that loss back so they put
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knowing what may happen. The pre-frontal cortex located in the front part of the brain‚ just behind the forehead is crucial for humans. It is where all of the planning‚ prioritizing and reflecting are ruled. (Berger‚ 2011‚ pg. 215) The little boy in the case study could not cognitively reason that someone may get hurt and forever change a family’s life. The capacity to understand the effects of a peer being killed is not developed like an adult. He will not reflect that the deceased child’s parents will
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A Capital Budgeting Decision — Gillette Prepared by Ray Kerlagon The following capital budgeting situation is up for review. Things to consider include: Identification of incremental cash flows. Any working capital requirements and/or sunk costs. What is the appropriate capital budgeting technique? How should we address risk? What is the cost of capital? What is the project’s IRR? PROJECT DEFINITION: A market research study was conducted in 1997 at a cost of $1‚500‚000 that indicates a high receptivity
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Enron Case Study A company’s leadership and culture influences its business ethics. A company’s culture is known as the organizational culture. It is the actions and beliefs of individuals that work at the company. All the shared values and enforced policies contribute to organizational culture. “The leadership culture appears as an integral part of the organizational culture and it can have a positive or negative influence upon the latter.” (Popa‚ 2013‚ p. 179). The organizational culture
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Running Head: TANGLEWOOD Tanglewood’s Strategic Decisions Cody Hobson Upper Iowa University Table of Contents 1. Introduction…..P. 3 2. Staffing Levels….P. 3 a. Acquire or Develop Talent….P. 3 - 4 b. Hire Yourself or Outsource….P. 4 - 5 c. External or Internal Hiring….P. 5 d. Core or Flexible Workforce….P. 5 - 6 e. Hire or Retain….P. 6 f. National or Global…P. 6 - 7 g. Attract or Relocate….P. 7 h. Overstaff or Understaff….P
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Telecommuting at MedEx The case is about a Human Resource Manager that is very concerned about the high turnover rate for the specialists at a company called MedEx. Turnover is very costly for the company and the manager‚ Harry Davis‚ wants to lower the turnover rate. Telecommuting came up as an idea to help decrease the turnover rate. The specialist job that they keep referring to has an intensive 3-week training but after that the specialist work independently on their work and so telecommuting
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Questions & Answers: 1. Explain how Foreman’s 3-day course could positively influence the profitability of Albertsons? Answer: - The focus is on positive employee attitudes and the impact that it has on customers. Positive attitudes toward customer service may have an impact on profitability. 2. Johnston says‚ “Positive attitude is the single biggest thing that can change a business.” How valid and generalizable do you think this statement is? Answer: - Larry Johnston strongly believe
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