Strategic Management (Spring 2013) Case Analyses—Schedule‚ Format‚ and Required Items Per the syllabus‚ p. 4-5‚ you must submit three (3) written Case Analyses. Each of these case analyses (papers) is worth a maximum of 100 points. Below the cases are grouped into UNIT 1‚ UNIT 2‚ and UNIT 3 case options. You must complete one (1) case paper from EACH of these Units (3 case papers total). No late cases will be accepted for a grade. NOTE: The first case appearing on the Course Schedule (Feb
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ARCTIC MINING CONSULTANTS Case Synopsis Arctic Mining Consultants is a mining company that deals with mineral exploration. In this case study‚ the project given is staking 15 claims in Eagle Lake‚ Alaska. The project Manager was Tom Parker‚ who has a wide experience and specialized knowledge in all nontechnical aspects of mineral exploration. He is a geological field technician and field coordinator for Arctic Mining Consultants. He assigned his previous field assistants John Talbot‚ Greg Boyce
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In order to recover from losses‚ Harnischfeger made several changes starting in1983. He restructured the top management by creating the position of chief operating officer. To deal with the short-term liquidity problem‚ he decided to cut costs by reducing staff from 6900 to 3800‚ reducing bonus to staff‚ liquidating the excess inventory‚ prolonging payment to creditors and permanent shutting down of an equipment plant at Escanaba. In 1984‚ there was a liquidation of last in first out (LIFO) inventory
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Johann Vermeer Organizational Behavior – Case Analysis Report QUESTIONS : 1. Use the data in the case to formulate hypotheses about Johann’s values‚ type A beliefs and self ideal. Focus specially on those psychological traits that may strongly influence his career decision at this time. Values are the behaviors and attitudes that individuals consider good. There are two types of values: espoused values and values in-use. Espoused values are those that individuals proclaim and
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613 Chapter 3: Harnischfeger Case 1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate‚ as accurately as possible‚ the effect of these on the company’s 1984 reported profits. Harnischfeger made the following accounting policy changes and accounting estimates during the year 1984. There was a change in the recognition of some types of sales. This resulted in a change in sales calculation. Harnischfeger incorporated products
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Introduction As a result of a worldwide recession in the 1980’s the machinery industry suffered a decrease in demand. This was caused mainly by the cost reduction strategies that most of their major consumers were assuming at the time. Harnischfeger Corporation (HC)‚ one of the oldest manufactures in the machinery industry was among the several companies that had to restructure their strategy in order to survive the economic downturn. After suffering a $77 million loss in 1982‚ HC decided
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accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. The cumulative effect of this change‚ which was applied retroactively to all assets previously subjected to accelerated depreciation‚ increased net income for 1984 by $11.0 million or $.93 per common and common equivalent share. The changes as defined in Note 2 are as follows: a) Harnischfeger computed depreciation
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Hampton‚ VA School of Business Case Analysis #1 10/22/08 By Introduction Analysis Success of IT systems The information system solution in the case can be itemized as a successful business venture through projected promising statistics; 200‚000 sensors in use now have been estimated to reach the 100 million mark of wireless sensors installed by 2008. Not just the sensors themselves have been estimated to increase‚ but the market for them will increase from $100 million in 2005 to over $1
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Harnischfeger Corporation Teaching Note INTRODUCTION The purpose of the "Harnischfeger Corporation" case is to expose students to the managerial motives for making major financial reporting policy changes. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) allow companies wide latitude in the choice of accounting policies. After a firm chooses a set of accounting policies‚ current accounting rules permit changes from one alternative policy to another at the discretion of the management
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the break-even point‚ (3) reorientation of the company’s business and (4) debt restructuring and recapitalization. These changes at first glance appear to have allowed Harnischfeger to improve its financial performance from a net loss of $3.49 per share in 1983 to a net gain of $1.28 per share in 1984. In addition‚ Harnischfeger has appeared to have achieved a majority of its desired outcomes from each of its four changes as shown below. • Harnischfeger’s desired outcomes from hiring a new COO
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