Fact of the case On April 4‚ 2010‚ Apple Inc. launched its eagerly anticipated iPod amid great hype. The company started off as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers (PCs) in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Jobs went to work‚ transforming “Apple Computer” into “Apple Inc.” with innovative non-PC products starting in the early 2000’s. In fact‚ by 2010‚ the company
Premium
Crooked CEO gets 50 years jail In 2013‚ the founder of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. sentenced 50 years jail for stealing $250 million from investors and hiding his theft around 20 years. The U.S. Attorney Sean R. Berry of the Northern District of Iowa states that‚ for years seemed Russell Wasendorf‚ Sr. was a successful CEO of his own brokerage and respected member of his company‚ supporting local charity‚ and creating jobs. But in reality‚ “he was a con man who built a building on smoke and mirrors”
Premium Fraud Enron Accounting scandals
Case examples outcomes: The importance of utilizing all the sources of the Agreement on Trade-Related-Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) is illustrated in the following case: Case #1: Carell v. The Shubert Organization‚ Inc. Facts: The Plaintiff‚ Candace Anne Carell was the make-up designer for the New York production of the Broadway musical Cats. The Shubert Organization‚ Inc. was the New York Corporation that produced Cats. The Shubert Organization also comprised of another production unit
Premium Supreme Court of the United States Law Contract
Healey COMM 400 21 June‚ 2014 UMUC Blackhorse v. Pro Football Inc. “Go Skins!” An 82 year old cheer never to be heard again on the gridiron In Blackhorse v. Pro Football Inc.‚ the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the US Patent and Trademark Office invalidated the trademark of the Washington Redskins. Filing in 2006‚ five plaintiffs‚ all Native Americans‚ have finally won a historic trademark cancellation case against one of the National Football League’s (NFL) oldest franchises‚ the
Premium Native Americans in the United States United States Washington Redskins
Most structural steel failures happen at connections....where a beam connects to a column‚ where a joist connects to a beam‚ where a hanging rod connects to a beam (the Kansas City Hyatt discussed above). The Structural Engineer must design the design the steel members and give guidelines for the connections. Many people in the Construction Industry don’t understand‚ though‚ that the Structural Engineer rarely designs the connections. Why is that? Historically‚ the Steel Fabricators developed
Premium Structural engineering Column Reinforced concrete
CASE STUDY: MCCALL DIESEL MOTOR WORKS INTRODUCTION McCall Diesel Motor Works manufactures a range of diesel engines for use in marine applications‚ manufacturing plants and agricultural applications. The company has always tried to be progressive in terms of product design and in fact pioneered the development of a particular type of internal combustion engine. Originally‚ they only manufactured large marine diesel engines but have now diversified into small stationary type engine
Premium Internal combustion engine Manufacturing Diesel engine
Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/658007/ Clorox Green Works Case Study: Launching Green Products to Encourage Growth in Stagnant Markets Description: This report on Green Works forms part of a series of case studies‚ which explore business practices across a variety of disciplines and business sectors. It looks at how Clorox has successfully entered the natural cleaning product category‚ enhancing its performance in the stagnant household products market
Premium Credit card Case study
Rappler’s case that led for the SEC to revoke its registration as a corporation pointed to‚ according to SEC‚ its violation on the rules on foreign investment in media companies in the Philippines. Under the 1987 Constitution and various Philippine laws‚ a media company must be owned and controlled 100% by Filipinos. If a Philippine media company has foreign investor control of more than 0% of the company‚ then the media company disobey the law related to control restrictions. The case of Rappler
Premium Mass media Mass media United States Constitution
Analysis of Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" Pat Mora ’s "La Migra" is a poem presenting two speakers‚ one female and one male‚ who are playing the game "La Migra" which means "border patrol agents". Mora creates a snapshot of the dangers of living near the Mexican border through the narrators ’ "game". The poem is written with childish language‚ but includes ambiguity of whether the players are children approaching a disturbingly mature theme or whether they ’re adults trying to minimize the stress of
Premium Steel Poetry Stanza
Case Analysis: Apple‚ Inc. (Case Study) Unit 1 Rolf Vonderheide Kaplan University GB520 Strategic Human Resource Management Professor Steven Cates November 11‚ 2014 Introduction The purpose of this case analysis is to answer the following question as it relates to Apple‚ Inc. “What is strategic management and why is it crucial to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission?” Strategic Management refers to the set of decisions and actions used to formulate and implement strategies
Premium Steve Jobs Apple Inc.