Chapter 2 ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q2.1 In 2004‚ the second-largest U.S. long-distance telephone company eliminated about 2‚000 jobs at four call centers in Colorado‚ Iowa‚ Kansas‚ and South Carolina. "MCI must continue to revamp its cost structure to better position the company for future success‚" a company spokesperson said. Does this decision reflect an application of the global or partial optimization concept? Explain. ANSWER MCI=s decision to scale back employment at four
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LAST NAME: _________________________ FIRST NAME___________________________ PUID________________________________Section________ Purdue University Krannert School of Management MGMT 201 – Managerial Accounting I Summer 2014 Practice Final Exam--SOLUTION This exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions on 10 pages (including this cover page) for a total of 120 points. Answer all questions. No partial credit is available for multiple choice questions. Be sure to put your answers to the
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OD Session 6: John A. Clendenin/ Xerox Case Introduction (from John A. Clendenin Case): Clendenin’s father was black army officer then draftsman in aviation industry‚ mother was from Germany In 1960‚ father lost job and Clendenin was moved from Long Island to Queens to get welfare; was in culture shock and had to fight for themselves Went to Brooklyn Tech‚ a special city high school then to State Univ. of NY in Fredonia Tried to change habits‚ made varsity cross-country team and was placed
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To: Professor Susan Patrick From: Virginia M Garman Date: March 4‚ 2013 Re: Memorandum of Law; Rough Draft QUESTION PRESENTED You asked me to answer the question‚ “Are the Virginia courts likely to follow the unconscionability doctrine as set out and applied in Jones v. Star Credit Corp."‚ based on the opinion and rulings of previous similar cases. SHORT ANSWER The Virginia courts are highly likely to follow the unconscionability doctrine that has been set out and applied in Jones v. Star
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 28: 431–453 (2007) Published online 5 February 2007 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/smj.597 Received 21 July 2004; Final revision received 3 August 2006 INFLUENCES ON STRATEGIC DECISION EFFECTIVENESS: DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL SAID ELBANNA1 and JOHN CHILD2 * College of Business and Economics‚ United Arab Emirates University‚ Al Ain‚ United Arab Emirates 2 Birmingham Business School‚ University of
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SINGAPORE AIRLINES MAY 10‚ 2010 The document compares and contrasts British Airways‚ Southwest Airlines and Singapore International Airlines; focusing on their positioning‚ brand identity‚ segmentation and performance. MGMT E-6020 Final Project Value Proposition and Positioning “In its simplest form‚ a value proposition is the summation of the brand’s functional‚ emotional and self–expressive benefits that bring value to the customer.”1 Southwest Airline’s value
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204 12‚790 5‚204 12‚790 11‚186 4‚202 Mgmt : (.098)(1 .34) (.250) .115 11‚186 4‚202 11‚186 4‚202 • 18capital ‚932 structure changes over time‚ we 4115 NOTE: since the need to recompute KKR : (.102)(1 .34) (.330) the .114 WACC each year to reflect the change in capital structure. 18‚932 4115 18‚932 4115 Projected Cash Flows • Projected cash flows for 1989 are calculated as follows: Rev. - Exp. - Depr. TI - Tax Net Inc. Prebid Mgmt 18‚088 7‚650 14‚429 5‚544 807 777 2‚852 1
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Project Termination 13 How do you know when to terminate? Buell’s List 14 Project History Major aims of termination is “lessons learned” do that through a project history 15 Critical success Factors 1. Mission 2. Top Mgmt support 3. Schedule/Plan 4. Client Consultation 5. Personnel 16
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Module B General Ethics ● Ethics is a branch of philosophy which is the systematic study of reflective choice. There are three key elements ○ involves questions requiring reflective choice (decision problems) ○ involves guides of right and wrong (moral principles) ○ is concerned with the consequences (good or bad) of decisions ● Problem situation exists when we must make a choice among alternative actions and right choice isn’t always clear. ● Ethical problem situation is one where choice of actions affects wellbeing of others
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Ch 10 Outsourcing- ↑flexibility‚ focus on core competencies‚ deve comp advantage. Increasing rapidly. Can enable: leveraging of supplier’s expertise‚ ↑in innovation. Results in: lower staffing levels‚ ↓costs‚ ↑flexibility. Strategic- Not outsourced: an item that is critical to success of product. Item requiring specizd design‚ mfging skills or equip. item that fits well w/in firm’s core comp. Make or Buy Tactical- poor supplier perf‚ changing sales demand‚ restricted mfging capability‚ mod
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