UVA-F-1299 Rev. Feb. 8‚ 2011 This document is authorized for use only by Mattia Tenaglia at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. ENRON CORPORATION’S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A) Everybody talks about the weather‚ but nobody does anything about it.1 In October 2000‚ Mary Watts‚ the chief financial officer of Pacific Northwest Electric (PNW)‚ a utility servicing the Pacific Northwest
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Advantages and Disadvantages of organizational structures. Departmentalization: Advantage- More specialized in certain fields‚ communication is excellent because of the knowledge one has about the function of the job‚ easier to work as a team to get better results. Disadvantage-Staff does not always know the case of the client in detail‚ other organizations may not always talk to the same person‚ and very specific job knowledge is required‚ hard to find a fill in for positions. Matrix Organizations:
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Mackey talks about his management styles and what he believes to be‚ the best way to run his business. Throughout the Whole Foods article Mackey speaks of Organizational structure and how and why he uses centralization and decentralization throughout his company. Mackey‚ the founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market uses organizational structure within his company. John Mackey states that his company uses decentralization.
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ENRON Introduction Enron was the country’s largest trader and marketer for electric and natural gas energy. Its core business was buying energy at a negotiated price and later‚ selling the energy when prices increased. As an energy broker‚ Enron provided a service by allowing producers to negotiate a certain price while Enron took the risk that prices would fall below what it bought energy. Buyers of energy also benefited because Enron could ensure the supply of energy. In 2000 Enron was listed
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Enron and Ethics Failure is the best teacher not only for those who fail‚ but also for those who observe the failure. Thus‚ for many businesses the Enron scandal proved to be the greatest teacher. Since the fall of Enron‚ there have been several theories and examinations about why it failed as it was a corporation that no one imagined would ever crash. Based on research to date there are multiple reasons for Enron’s failure; however‚ one that stands out immensely is corporate disregard for ethics
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The Enron Kaiwing Ho Ethics‚ Governance & Accountability BU.135.301.U2.FA12 Professor Crain November 21‚ 2012 Enron Since Enron Corporation has been bankrupt there were 20‚000 employees lost their jobs‚ medical insurance and average severance pay was only $4500. However‚ the top executives were paid bonuses totaling $55 million. In 2001‚ employees lost $1.2 billion in retirement funds and retirees lost $2 billion in pension funds. Yet‚ Enron’s top executives cashed in $116 million
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Organizational Analysis The structure of the VA includes different divisions‚ from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Each one of the divisions has a different job in which it oversees throughout the organization. Their central offices are predominantly in Washington D.C.‚ although they do have some in Colorado‚ Texas‚ and Maryland. This does not include the many VA Medical Centers‚ Outpatient Clinics‚ Vet Centers‚ and Benefit Offices scattered
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Zimmer Biomet Organizational Structure David Dvorak is the CEO of Zimmer Biomet‚ and 11 other members make up the OpCom team that is helping to facilitate annual growth and the integration of two cultures. This team consists of direct reports to Dvorak‚ but each member of the OpCom team has a diverse group of people below them that are all contributing to the success of Zimmer Biomet’s function. The structure of the team is divided into segments of Regional Executives around the world‚ business
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Based in Houston‚ Texas an American energy‚ commodities‚ and services company named ENRON CORPORATION was Ranked number 7 on the fortune 500 list in 2000‚ it was one of the most famous and largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. The company went bankruptcy on December 2‚ 2001. But before that it marketed natural gas liquids around the world and was working as one of the biggest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ with transmissions over a massive area of
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implemented in the process. Teams that are given the authority to make quick decisions can get things done faster‚ and are more responsive to the customer. Support the Employees Structure 3 An organization ’s culture is vital to the success of any change or structure. It is a manager ’s duty to create‚ support and strengthen the environment of a workplace. If the people are not susceptible to change‚ then a new idea will be very difficult to implement. Employees need
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