HBR CASE STUDY Too Far Ahead of the IT Curve? Peachtree Healthcare’s patchwork IT infrastructure is in critical condition. Should the CEO approve a shift to risky new technology or go with the time-tested monolithic system? by John P. Glaser F Daniel Vasconcellos after their squash game‚ Max Berndt drank iced tea with his board chairman‚ Paul Lefler. Max‚ a thoracic surgeon by training‚ was the CEO of Peachtree Healthcare. He’d occupied the post for nearly 12 years. In that time the
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Product/Service Gap Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California. The company was founded on August 21‚1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher. Gap is one of the largest specialty retailers. They operate four of the most recognized apparel brands in the world:Gap‚ Banana Republic‚ Old Navy and Forth and Towne. Place/Distribution Gaps main opportunity to reach out to its customers through its stores. Gaps operate stores in the United States‚ Canada‚ the United
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Introduction: Cranfield Inc. is a leading producer of juices for range of cranberry cocktails. After a market research experiment Cranfield Inc. has many different business decisions to make. One to introduce a new line called lite cocktail which requires space and machinery and will eat into sales of currently offered products. Or not to introduce the new product and lease out it’s space‚ or do nothing to save the space until it’s needed for its current product line. 1) Incremental cash flows
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Assignment #1: Company Background 1. FIRM NAME: Apple Inc. 2. HEADQUARTER LOCATION: 1 Infinite Loop CUPERTINO‚ CA 95014 United States Phone: +1-408-996-1010 Fax: +1-408-996-0275 Website: http://www.apple.com KEY EXECUTIVES Name | Since | Current Position | Arthur Levinson | 2011 | Independent Chairman of the Board | Timothy Cook | 2011 | Chief Executive Officer‚ Director | Peter Oppenheimer | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer‚ Principal Financial Officer‚ Senior Vice
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fastest-growing -- and most controversial -- sectors of the industry: for-profit colleges and universities that cater to non-traditional students‚ often confer degrees over the Internet‚ and‚ along direct quote taking out of the College Inc. PBS. In College‚ Inc.‚ a man named Martin Smith investigates the explosive growth for-profit colleges such as The University of Phoenix‚ now the largest college in the US with total enrollment approaching half a million students. Its revenues of almost $4 billion
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Corning Incorporated: A Network of Alliances Background Corning Incorporated has established a strong reputation in the specialty glass market. Corning Incorporated helped pioneer the initiative for businesses to incorporated research laboratories in their business operations; and has been a leader in technology-based research for some year. Corning’s initial focus was on the U.S. market but it consistently makes strides to becoming a more international company. One of the major strides Corning
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CHEMALITE‚ INC. | Financial Report | Period of January‚ 2003 1 to June 30‚ 2003 | Financial report of Chemalite‚ Inc. for six months period ended June 30‚ 2003 is to include cash transaction‚ income statement and balance sheet. This report will also to include comment on Chemalite‚ Inc’s actual loss for the period. | In early 2003‚ Chemalite‚ Inc. was established by Bennett Alexander to market his invention‚ Chemalite‚. During the first six months‚ Chemalite‚ Inc. was preparing for initial
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stakeholder expectations‚ and voluntary acts flowing from corporate values and business strategies. Corporate citizenship involves actual results and the processes through which they are achieved” (Lawrence p.68). By definition alone‚ I believe Gap Inc. has demonstrated global corporate citizenship. The following paragraphs will address the actions the company has chosen to embrace including identifying the problem concerning human rights violations‚ analyzing the issues through various studies both
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There has been little awareness and understanding of food in America until the film Food Inc which helps show us how our food is produced‚ packaged and sold in our native stores. Our nation’s food supply is being controlled by a few amounts of corporations that often put their income ahead of customer health. It’s time that the truth is heard about what we are putting into our bodies‚ and what is being hidden from us by the food industry. The United States has grown so much in the food industry
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any stress on the company. You have successfully made a brand of the product setting price beginning at $100. This allows you to achieve margins of 50-60%. This company has continued to be profitable with high margins and no debt. Strategy Dansko‚ Inc. trains employees by what they call a “Home Schooling” approach. You have typically hired younger motivated people with little to no business experience‚ let alone footwear industry experience. Time is taken to mentor and train the employees and give
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