H A R V A R D B U S I N E S S S C H O O L BRIEF CASES 4426 A f ’ K I L 19. 2013 lUCHAJllJ I) HrtML-RMF.SH iiLiNRU YONG Meli Marine It was past midnight‚ but David Tian‚ CEO of Singapore-based Meli Marine‚ could not sleep. The next board meeting was just two weeks away in early February 2008. Edwin Chang‚ the founder of the company and chairman of the board‚ had called earlier to hear Tian’s assessment of a potential acquisition. "This could be.1 the biggest turning point
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Case Overview The Yellowtail Marine‚ Inc. case combines corporate and industry data with an "in-basket" exercise. It focuses attention on the difficulties of Robyn Gilcrist – the newly appointed President – to efficiently managing the company’s daily operations while at the same time developing a corporate strategy. Robyn Gilcrist has taken over as CEO a few days after the death of Olaf Gunerson‚ Yellowtail’s founder and former owner. Therefore‚ there was no proper hand-over for Gilcrist.
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Marine Pollution Marine Pollution is a major problem that is among issues of discussions around the world today. There is an increasing awareness made‚ especially across the Asia and pacific region these days. This problem is a major concern because the marine environment is a dumping ground of unwanted waste materials. This has initiated dialogue to mobilize careful considerations in strategies of overcoming this problem. This essay will argue that marine pollution should be addressed immediately
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there is a growing trend to fulfill needs‚ deal with responsibilities and secure one’s possessions‚ be it good health or worldly wealth. We shall now look specifically at the General Insurance category which includes the main topic of discussion – Marine Insurance. GENERAL INSURANCE Insurance other than ‘Life Insurance’ falls under the category of General Insurance. General Insurance comprises of insurance of property against fire‚ burglary etc‚ personal insurance such as Accident
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The issue of whether we should allow marine parks to stay open has been widely debated in our community recently. It is an important issue because it concerns fundamental moral and economic questions about the way we use our native wildlife. A variety of different arguments have been put forward about this issue. This essay will consider arguments for having marine parks and point to some of the problems with these views. It will then put forward reasons for the introduction of laws which prohibit
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Marine Pollution Marine pollution has become a major global issue. It is now becoming a serious concern that the ocean will no longer be a safe place for marine life and humans. There is a growing concern that pollution causes serious problems nowadays particularly health problems. This essay will argue that marine pollution should be addressed immediately. Firstly‚ the causes and the effects will be discussed‚ and some solutions to hoe marine pollution can be reduced. To begin with‚ marine pollution
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conservation of marine environment agency by year 2020. MISSION TO STRENGTHEN THE MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BASED ON THE COMPLIANCE OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS. OBJECTIVE To establish a safe‚ secure and systematic sea communication system‚ and marine conservation towards quality development of national maritime policy. PROFILE • Before the establishment of the Marine Department of Malaysia‚ Marine Department consists of three different independence Departments i.e. Marine Department
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MARINE INSURANCE Marine insurance is the indemnity for the loss of cargo or damage to ships during the shipment. The risks that marine insurance covers are fire‚ seizures‚ wars‚ accidents or causalities which take place over the sea. The winds and waves are not included as risks in the marine insurance. The Indian Marine Insurance Act‚ 1963 is imbibed from the Marine Insurance Act‚ 1906. Though the Marine Insurance Act is deep in its insurance coverage‚ it does not provide for losses that occur
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What does ot mean to me what a marine NCO is First off i would like to state a well known quote known by all Marines‚ "Non Commissioned Officers (NCO’s) are the backbone of the United States Marine Corps." Without the NCO’s the Marine Corps could not function. This quote alone holds a great deal of history as well as gives a brief discription of what a Marine NCO truely is. NCO’s execute all orders and lead their fellow Marines. An NCO will go out of his or her way in order to aid‚ or take
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Introduction It is said that marine insurance started sometime by the end 12th century in North Italy though some writers opine that it was in 3000 BC (not in the present form) when the Chinese merchants were dispersing their shipments along with several vessels with a view to minimize the damage to the shipments. Then a time came when the insurance of ships and cargo came in the form of bottomry that was essentially a monetary protection in the case the cargo is lost at sea or damaged. Then‚
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