CHRISTOPHER A. BARTLETT HEATHER BECKHAM Applied Research Technologies‚ Inc.: Global Innovation’s Challenges On June 5‚ 2006‚ Peter Vyas paced his office as he grappled with a request for $2 million to relaunch a mini water-oxidation product. Despite two failures to bring this product to market over the past three years‚ his team was confident this latest iteration was a winner. For Vyas‚ general manager of the Filtration Unit of Applied Research Technologies (ART)‚ the request presented a major challenge
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Bus 491Z2 Week #2 Applied Research Technologies Stephanie Porter How has ART been able to foster innovation and an entrepreneurial environment in the context of a large corporate entity? To be able to foster an entrepreneurial environment in the context of a larger corporate‚ there should be three components that the leaders should address. For one of the components is culture. Culture awareness is huge to the economy. They should accept that failure is part of the process and the
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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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Case study of Applied Research Technologies Incorporation The case study is about the Applied Research Technologies Incorporation‚ which is an emerging corporation in the field of technology. Company has built up its strength from mergers and acquisitions in the year of 1980 and 1990. As a result‚ in the year of 2006‚ the ART portfolio consist of 60 business units having major divisions of Industrial automation‚ Health care‚ HVAC (Heating ventilation and air conditioning) and Water management Division
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Leadership Style at Applied Research Technologies‚ Inc. LEADERSHIP STYLE AT APPLIED RESEARCH TECHNOLOGIES‚ Inc JOHN SMITH Dr. VALERY SHUMATE BUS 518‚ ASSIGNMENT #1 STRAYER UNIVERSITY Header: Leadership Style at Applied Research Technologies‚ Inc. 1. Determine the leadership style that Peter Vyas exhibited as he considered the group’s proposal and provide examples of his behavior. As a general manager of the Filtration Unit of Applied Research Technologies (ART)‚ Peter Vyas notices
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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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FNCE 201 Corporate Finance Prof. Fu Fangjian Due: the class in 4th week (10-14 Sep) UST Inc. is considering a debt-for-equity recapitalization. In the deal‚ UST will issue $1 billion debt to buy back stocks. In class we argue that an important determinant of a firm’s debt policy is the tradeoff between the tax benefits of debt and the costs of financial distress and bankruptcy. Mature firms generating positive and stable operating income are more likely to take advantage of the debt tax shields
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CASE OVERVIEW Valley Technology Inc. is a part of the computer storage industry that initially offered a tape drive portfolio of products‚ which provides backup and recovery capabilities‚ and it has recently introduced a network attached product which is dedicated to file sharing only. The company encountered dilemmas regarding the most appropriate alternative that would be best to resolve their plan of reducing the company’s overall cost‚ specifically with the tape storage division
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Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Harvard Business School Management Consulting Club Case Interview Guide Cases contributed by Management Consulting Club and consulting companies. Note: Case guide is strictly for the use of current HBS Management Consulting Club members. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ or otherwise—without the permission of HBS Management Consulting Club
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Problem Summary Applied Research Technologies‚ Inc. (ART) is facing a strategic decision in its Water Filtration Unit. The long-standing project‚ currently named RIMOS‚ has faced two market introduction failures. Despite these setbacks‚ the technology continues to show promise and our analysis of the available data suggests successful market introduction of the product for residential irrigation is encouraging. Analysis A SWOT and balanced scorecard analyses of marketing‚ finance and strategic
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