Maria Lucia Rodriguez PANTHER ID 3579558 Lucent Technologies Case 1- ROE decomposition 1998‚1999 AND 2000. What factors contributed to the differences in Lucent’s performance between those quarters? ROE Period NET INCOME X SALES X TOTAL ASSETS SALES TOTAL ASSETS COMMON EQUITY EQUITY MULTIPLIER ROE Dec-99 1175 0.12 9905 0.26 38684 2.41 9905 38684 16079 Sep-99 972 0.09 10575 0.27 38735 2.84 10575 38735 13622 Jun-99 829 0.09 9315 0.25 37156 3.00
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were drawn to IDEO because the company had a proven system of developing the best products by using their key ingredients for innovative strategy. In this case‚ I will analyze the founder’s main issues‚ development of the Palm V‚ Handspring‚ and my own managerial perspective of the process. Founder’s Main Issues The main issues of the case are in the hands of Dennis Boyle. He is faced with an interesting dilemma. Should Boyle: Sacrifice the steps in IDEO’s development process? Hold
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Short Assignment 1 * What was the positioning challenge Apple faced? Competitors enter market * In 1981‚ IBM entered PC market used Microsoft’s DOS OS and microprocessor and will be Apple best rival for the start on 1981. Jobs forced out in 1985. * In 1985‚ Compaq and IBM do a research and development (R&D) and make move Apple into the mainstream by becoming low-cost producer and joint venture with IBM. This’s one of Apple failure moment and Apple Gross margin drop to 34%. *
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What did you find impressive about the way Karcher handled the process? (i.e. the things that would work for your company) It is clear from the case study that one of the benefits of Karcher’s approach was that it sparked his imagination and motivated him to look for ideas and invent new features for the Presenter. His method gave him a new sense of inclusion in the product development. Listening to the customer gave him an awareness that the engineer’s personal tastes is not necessarily what
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Rev. July 3‚1985 Terry Brothers (A) Terry Brothers Terry Brothers manufactured and sold a broad line of toys and games including highly popular board games under such trademarks as "Monopoly‚" "Clue‚" and "Risk‚" children’s games such as "Peter Rabbit‚" and "Winnie the Pooh‚" and card games such as "Rook." In addition‚ Terry Brothers produced action games‚ "Nerf" toys and balls‚ electronic toys and strategy games for older children and adults. In 1978 Terry Brothers produced over 75 toy and game
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The MCI’s source of funds has been emission of stocks. Common stocks as IPO of 6M shares and $27.070.000‚00. An issue of 9.600.000‚00 common stock 5 years warrant attached. What have been MCI sources of funds in the past (1972-1983)? What’s your opinion? Around 1972 MCI issued equity and later on time when the company started going well they issued debentures and convertible debentures. The main raison to do that is because equity cost use to be higher. First of all they issued debentures
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Club Med (A) HBS Case- Strategic Audit in 1986 Club med provides cheap all inclusive and social holidays for costumers. These holidays are cheaper than what the customer could replicate by himself. The accommodations are simple‚ but localised in attractive holidays places. Everything is organised in order for the consumer not to spend any money outside the «club med village ». - Financial aspects: It is the 9th largest hotel company in the world. The stock was favorite on several Wall street
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MEMORANDUM To: Acquisition Team From: Adriana Pinzón – Consulting Team CC: James Biteman - CEO Date: 27-09-2010 ------------------------------------------------- Subject: Recommendations about the acquisition of Sanford Corporation. Bearing in mind our philosophy or “profit growth by acquisitions”‚ I would like to recommend to the Acquisition team the evaluation of Sanford Corporation for purchase‚ for the following reasons: Even though it is a $600 Million acquisition‚ the most profitable
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continue being creative and innovative in seeking out added services such as data and wireless Internet use to increase yearly revenue; how can Ontela and their counterparts target the right consumers which will utilize both without compromising ARPU? Case Response: Section A 1. Based on the three customer personas‚ which customer segment should Ontela target? a. Ontela’s objective was to increase the use of wireless carrier service and increase average revenue per user (ARPU). In order to do this
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CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE In the Philippines‚ consumer cooperatives emerged during the early 1900s. One of the earliest consumers cooperatives were those of the UP Los Banos and Silliman University. Later on big business corporations and universities put up their consumers cooperatives. Until now most of these cooperatives have been benefited in terms of reasonable process and quality. Consumers Cooperative Defined It is voluntary association of a group of persons (at least 15 members)‚ with common
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