HBS 9-501-050 Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks ’’ Optical Networks Division Nortel Networks was a global player in telephony‚ data and wireless and wireline Internet solutions. Maureen Conroy and Nathalie Sauve‚ members of the Customer Value Management (CVM) Team at Nortel Networks Optical Networks‚ must recommend one of three customer value measurement methodologies to ON President Greg Mumford. In December of 1997‚ ON took a “right-angle turn” ’’ innovative cultural‚ operational
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HBS Case Report: Shenzhen Development Bank Contents Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Newbridge’s proposed investment into Shenzhen Development Bank. Methods of analysis include an assessment of the bank’s financial performance‚ examining factors such as its asset quality‚ earning capability and capital adequacy. It also provides an in-depth analysis into the appropriateness of the price Newbridge must pay for the
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MCI Takeover Battle: Case analysis questions 1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Verizon‚ MCI‚ and Qwest? Where are the synergies in the proposed combination? 2. Evaluate the two offers in Exhibit 7. What explains the two structures? In each case‚ what is the value to MCI shareholders? 3. Merger arbitrage (or risk arbitrage) funds speculate on the completion of stock and cash mergers‚ typically buying the target and hedging the risk of the acquirer’s shares accordingly to exchange ratio
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------------------------------------------------- We have reviewed the financial information provided for Adelphia Communications Corporation for the years 1992-1996. We have also evaluated the Company’s position and strategy within the industry‚ standard industry practices‚ and evaluated the Company’s ability to repay debt. We have concluded that the Company should be considered high-risk; however the decision of whether to grant loans to the Company should be based on the creditor’s acceptable
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MCI Case Study The likely level of MCI’s needs for external financing over the next five years is $3‚644 (See Exhibit 1 for more details). We could reasonably expect MCI’s needs for external financing to vary. MCI launched a trial product with Execunet in Denver‚ Colorado. This product offered long-distance service to residential homes. The product was a success in Denver. Because of the success of the launch‚ MCI has the ability to grow quickly in this market. Because MCI has minimal historical
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Before the MCI drill MCI is a practice that was arranged this year under close monitoring from Dubai Women’s College in coordination with Dubai Police rescue‚ college administration‚ faculty staff and Students from DWC they participated by being patients . The event successfully conducted and achieved learning objectives for all students who were involved in effectively. The following is going to explain the whole operations‚ finding and lessons learned out of the practice. In MCI practice I learned
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Ameritrade Case Writeup questions (do all this as if it is June 1997‚ date of the case): 1. What is Ameritrade’s capital structure? Because there is no preferred stock or long term debt‚ Ameritrade is a 100% equity firm. 2. What is Ameritrade’s cost of equity capital? CAPM= (.0643)+ (1.8264)(.188-.0559)=.2902=29.02% Return on Market=(899.470-757.12)/757.12=.188 Beta calculation on Attached Excel Spreadsheet. 3. What is Ameritrade’s cost of debt capital? Because there is
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entered a myriad of new markets – wireless‚ networks‚ communications‚ and online services. In 1999‚ he changed the corporate mission statement. Intel went from “being the preeminent supplier to the new computing industry worldwide” to “being the preeminent building-block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy”. He reorganized the company into four key areas – client platforms‚ server platforms‚ cellular and wireless‚ and communications and networking. As for client platforms‚ he targeted
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its CEO. The company name was changed to LDDS WorldCom in 1995 and later just known as WorldCom. MCI‚ Inc. was a telecommunications company that was headquartered in Ashburn‚ Virginia. This was a result of the merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications. They used the name MCI WorldCom but officially became WorldCom on April 14‚ 2003 “as part of the corporation’s emergence from bankruptcy.” (MCI Inc) MCI had a history of acquiring companies that led to the breakup of the AT & T monopoly. WorldCom on
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Midland Resources 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s costs of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? The cost of capital is the minimum acceptable rate of return for new investments in the corporation. Estimates of Midland’s cost of capital are used in many analysis within Midland‚ including asset appraisal for both capital budgeting and financial accounting‚ performance assessments‚ M&A proposals‚ and stock repurchase decisions. These
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