Case Name: South East Asian Economic Crisis An economic crisis‚ which erupted in Thailand in mid-1997 and which soon spread to neighbouring countries—Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines and South Korea— came to be popularly referred to as South-East Asian economic crisis (although South Korea is in East Asia and only the other countries are in South East Asia). A currency Crisis shows up when there is a speculative attack on the exchange rate‚ resulting in a devaluation of a pegged currency or sharp
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caseF&C INT CASE 4.2 F&C INTERNATIONAL‚ INC. Synopsis Over two centuries‚ the Fries family of northern Kentucky and southern Ohio built a dynasty of sorts in the flavor industry. Alex Fries‚ a German immigrant with a background in chemistry‚ settled in Cincinnati during the early nineteenth century and a few years later established a flavor company. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries‚ Fries and his descendants owned‚ operated‚
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Education | Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Studies Ethics Case Study Topics Conflicts of Interest Data Acquisition Educational Concerns Health and Safety Human Subjects Research Issues of Bias Mentoring Publication Practices Responsible Conduct of Research Suggestions & Comments Have an idea for a case study? Send the Ethics Review Committee your ideas! (APS Members Only) Suggest a Case Study The APS Ethics Case Studies are a series of case studies on ethical
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BUSI 497 Corporate Strategy Case Questions: #11 Sara Lee Corp 20 points; due Thursday‚ March 7‚ 2013 Sara Lee Corporation uses primarily a related diversification strategy. Note that questions 5 and 6 will be discussion only; no written answers required. 1. (Yair) Prepare a weighted industry attractiveness assessment similar to Table 8.1 on page 169. See Table 1 below as a template. Based on your table‚ what are your conclusions regarding the industries Sara Lee has chosen? For use
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Case Report Worksheet Case name including citation? Fisher V Bell [1961] 1 QB 394‚ [1960] 3 WLR 919‚ [1960] 3 All ER 731‚ HKSAR V Chow Kwong Chun (unrep.‚ HCMA No 836 of 2001) and HKSAR V Wan Hon Sik [2001] 3 HKLRD 283 were cited in the judgeme Is it a civil case or criminal case? It is a criminal case as Yu Wai Chuen was charged by HKSAR. Who are the parties? The plaintiff (prosecutor) was HKSAR and defendant was Yu Wai Chuen. This was an appeal by Yu Wai Chuen against HKSAR (respondent).
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OCEAN CARRIERS CASE 1) Should Ls Linn purchase the $39M capsize? Make two different assumptions. First‚ assume that Ocean Carriers is a U.S. firm subject to a 35% statutory (and effective) marginal tax rate. Second‚ assume that Ocean Carriers is domiciled in Hong Kong for tax purposes‚ where ship owners are not required to pay any tax on profits made overseas and are also exempted from paying any tax on profit made on cargo uplifted from Hong Kong‚ i.e.‚ assume a zero tax rate. The
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WORLDWIDE PAPER COMPANY Blue Ridge Mill currently purchases shortwood from a nearby competing mill for pulp production. Bob Prescott‚ the controller for Blue Ridge Mill‚ is considering the addition of a new on-site longwood woodyard. The new woodyard would have two main benefits including the ability to eliminate the need to buy shortwood from an outside source and the opportunity to sell shortwood on the open market as a new market for Worldwide Paper Company. The new woodyard would
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1. How does Teletech currently use the hurdle rate? Teletech currently uses the hurdle rate in the assessment of the firm’s economic profit and NPV. The rate is based on an estimate of Teletech’s WACC. Currently‚ the hurdle rate for Teletech is 10.407%‚ using data in Figure 1. The case rounds this number to 10.41% 2. What are the segment WACCs for Teletech? What assumptions do you have to make to do these calculations? Using the data in Figure 1‚ we can calculate the WACC for the
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SUIT TO INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION (ICMC); THUS‚ BOTH THE LABOR ARBITER AND THE NLRC HAD NO JURISDICTION OVER THE CASE. — The basic issue in this case is whether the Memorandum of Agreement executed on July 15‚ 1988 gave ICMC immunity from suit. The Court holds it did. Consequently‚ both the Labor Arbiter and the NLRC had no jurisdiction over the case. Petitioner’s contention that the Memorandum of Agreement is not an act of Congress which is needed to "repeal or supersede" the provision
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Executive Summary The footwear industry is highly competitive industry with fairly stable profit margins. Active Gear is a profitable firm in the industry; however Active Gear is a smaller firm than many other competitors and its small size is becoming a competitive disadvantage. The rise of large retailers has also endangered Active Gear’s growth. Mercury Athletic Footwear designs and distributes athletic and casual footwear dominantly to the youth market. Mercury competes in four main product
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