Q5. Case Study Systematic analysis & logical reasoning will be given due weightage. Las Vegas Sands Corp.: A High-Risk‚ High-Return Strategy? (20) On August 28‚ 2007‚ Venetian Macau Ltd. (VML)‚ a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVSC)‚ a hotel‚ gaming and resort development company headquartered in Las Vegas‚ inaugurated the first phase of The Venetian Macau‚ claimed to be the world’s largest casino-resort‚ in Macau (also known as Macao)‚ a special administrative region (SAR) in the People’s
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Case 4 THE BATTLE FOR VALUE‚ 2004: FEDEX CORP. VS. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE‚ INC. Set in June 2004‚ this case invites the student to assess the financial performance of FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service‚ Inc (UPS). The two firms have competed intensely for dominance of the overnight express package industry. This case is intended for use in an introductory discussion of corporate value creation and its sources. Questions for Students 1. Contrast between Corporate excellence and Financial
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Cases Precision Concepts Corp v. General Employment &Triad Personnel Services -The facts: General employment contacted precision regarding a job opening and sent a potential employee‚ Tavery Tan‚ for an interview. Precision hired her but refused to pay GE for procuring the employee. Precision filed a complaint that there was no contract and the court rendered judgment to GE on a counterclaim. Precision appealed. -The Issue: were all the elements of a contract present to make the contract
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Costco Wholesale Corp.: Mission‚ Business Model‚ and Strategy 1. What is Costco’s business model? Is the company’s business model appealing? Costco’s business model depends on high sales volume along with quick inventory turnover‚ which is made possible by low prices and limited product selection. This business model is appealing for them and has many benefits. Firstly‚ by setting up the business approach to rapidly turning over inventory‚ the company is often able to sell their products
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Sony Corp of America vs. Universal City Studios In a 1984 Supreme Court hearing‚ defendant‚ Sony Corporation of America was being sued by Universal City Studios‚ Inc. The case was known as the "Betamax" case and ruled that the creation of copied television shows for purposes of time-shifting is in fact fair use. This included the manufacturers of home video recording equipment such as Betamax and other video tape recorders to not be held liable for any infringement. The courts came to this
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My top candidates are the University of Idaho‚ Colorado State University‚ the University of Wyoming‚ and the University of Montana. Joining the ROTC‚ or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps‚ involves practicing and training to become an officer in the Air Force while in college. One benefit of joining ROTC is that I will receive one of three scholarships. The first‚ a Type 1 scholarship‚ pays all college tuition‚ most fees‚ and has a
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CASE LAW REVIEW: VTB CAPITAL PLC v. NUTRITEK INTERNATIONAL CORP & ORS INTRODUCTION The concept of forming of corporations by registration and restricted liability of stake holders of corporations dates back to mid nineteenth century. The concept in its very basic sense means that a company is a separate legal entity‚ in other words‚ it is a juristic person. The company can buy and sell property‚ can sue and can be sued; these are some of the basic legal implications of separate legal entity
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In the year 2004‚ the U.S. domestic express delivery market worth $45 billion. Mainly‚ this vast market is divided between the two major package delivery companies‚ United Parcel Services (UPS) and Federal Express Corporations (FedEx). This service is consists of three categories: 1) Weights: Letters‚ Packages‚ Freights 2) Mode of Transit: Air‚ Ground 3) Timeliness: Overnight‚ second-day‚ 3-day delivery‚ regular delivery (4 or more days) The air-express portion of the entire U.S. market
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Extended Case 2.1: Southern Prestige Industries‚ Inc. v. Independence Plating Corp. The plaintiff (Southern Prestige Industries‚ Inc.) initiated an action against the defendant (Independence Plating Corp.) in a North Carolina state court for a breach of contract. The plaintiff alleged that defects in the defendant’s anodizing process caused the plaintiff’s machine parts to be rejected by Kidde Aerospace. The defendant being a New Jersey corporation and having its only office and all of its personnel
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IrEsr coDE 01229020 2O1O FORM TP 2010082 SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE MAY/JUNE CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUN CIL EXAMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 02 - General proficiency 2 hours 15 minutes 13 MAY2010 (a.m.) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This paper consists of rHREE sections and a total of rwELvE questions. candidates MUST answerALL questions in all rHREE sections. Number EACH answer correctly in the answer booklet. Code is to be written in the programmÍng
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