CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns receivables management. Secondary issues examined include the impact of a client’s financial distress on a firm’s cashflows; the use financial accounting data to challenge a firm’s going concern principle and the formulation of new business strategies when the unexpected happens to a firm. The case is appropriate for first year graduate level. The case is designed to be taught in two class hours and is expected to require five
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INTRODUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS International business deals with business activities which is both production and services that cross the national boundaries. This activity includes movement of goods‚ services capital or personnel‚ transfer of technology‚ etc. Functionally‚ by business we mean those human activities‚ which involve production or purchase of goods and services with the object of selling them at a profit. Today’s world is an era of Global Village or specialization. A particular
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The client’s performance in the initial few days of the program experienced a negative trend‚ which is visible in the graph in appendix G. The possible reasons for the trend were discussed with the client’s primary instructor therapist and the supervising therapist. Revisions were proposed although ultimately deemed unnecessary. A lack of attention was hypothesized as the main obstacle linked to the client’s low performance. Possible changes that were considered included: holding up the pictures
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Spring 2010 Ameritrade - Harvard Case Study Background: Ameritrade Holding Corporation is securities brokerage services and technology-based financial services firm from the United States. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Omaha‚ Nebraska. “Ameritrade MERITRADE for self-directed retail investors; TD AMERITRADE Institutional that provides brokerage and custody services; trading platforms that enables research and analysis; a suite of education
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WorldCom Critical Thinking Case Study Not only did WorldCom’s organizational culture contributed to the accounting breaches‚ in my opinion it was the catalyst to its ultimate demise in July 2002. Richard Thornburgh stated that “WorldCom could not have failed as a result of the actions of a limited number of individuals. Rather‚ there was a broad breakdown of the system of internal controls‚ corporate governance and individual responsibility‚ all of which worked together to create a culture in
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Executive Summary Attaining global competence when entering into international joint ventures‚ in order to be successful‚ is dependent on developing a strategic approach to Human Resource Management (HRM) that ties to Business Strategies and to the overall Organization’s mission‚ vision‚ goals and objectives. Through problem analysis of this case‚ this paper will show evidence that international initiatives must be tailored to implement HR policies and practices that will complement the workforce
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GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST GAP INC. BOOSTS QUALITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF RESULTS-ONLY WORK ENVIRONMENT (ROWE) GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST - GOROWE.COM Introduction The economic climate of the past several years has been challenging for industries across the board‚ and clothing retail has been no exception. Response strategies are varied‚ from aggressive traditional marketing to increased reliance
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SAMPLE CASE STUDIES – International Business Case Study 1 - Documentary Credit M/S Auto India Introduction M/S Auto India is a public limited company; they manufacture SUVs (sports utility vehicle)‚ in technical collaboration with General Motors of USA. The company has established their manufacturing base at Ranjangaon in Pune. They have acquired an area of 250 acres and the total project cost is estimated at Rs 1500 crores. As per the projections‚ the company is slated to achieve a 25% market
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary……………………………………………………3 2.0 Assignment Question1…………………………………………………4 3.0 Assignment Question2…………………………………………………7 4.0 Assignment Question3…………………………………………………14 5.0 Assignment Question4…………………………………………………18 6.0 Reference………………………………………………………………22 1.0 Executive Summary: Network Security Consultancy ltd
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The Motives for International Acquisitions: Capability Procurements‚ Strategic Considerations‚ and the Role of Ownership Structures Author(s): Shih-Fen S. Chen Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 3 (Apr. - May‚ 2008)‚ pp. 454471 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25483277 . Accessed: 28/02/2013 12:46 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at .
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