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    Cathay Pacific

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    Part 1HistoryIn 1946 two ex air force pilots Roy Farrell and Sydney de Kantzow founded Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. Both of them contributed HK$1 so that their new found airline could be registered. Even though at first it was based in Shanghai‚ both founders shifted to Hong Kong where they established Cathay Pacific. According to Gavin (1988) 1960 was a good and prosperous year for the airline as they bought their rivals Hong Kong Airways. By 1964 it had more then a million customers. The and by

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    Pacific Shift

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    Shift of US Maritime Priorities from Atlantic to Asia Pacific Region Implication for Pakistan INTRODUCTION It is important to note at the outset of this brief presentation on the key security challenges facing the United States in Asia‚ the implications of these challenges for the defense sector‚ and the prospects for regional cooperation‚ that President Obama’s remarkable November 2011 visit across the region should not obscure how much the United States continues to be also engaged elsewhere

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    Cathay Pacific 1. Case Summary I. Problem Statement (briefly discuss the main decision‚ problem or opportunity that management is faced with in this case) Cathay Pacific Airways‚ founded in 1946‚ is a multibillion dollar company headquartered in Hong Kong. Between 1946 and the late 1970s Cathay Pacific developed in house cutting edge IT systems such as flight simulators and a reservation system. During the 1980s when deregulation caused a highly competitive environment‚ cutting costs became

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    pacific brand

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    Case 2: Pacific Brands: Rebuilding the brand Industry: Australian Textile(Apparel) Industry Australia listed company from 2004. Product segment of Pacific Brands: Underwear & hosiery: 1/3 of sales‚ contributes more than half of the earnings Workwear: account for just over 22% of sale Homewear: account for just over 22% of sale Footwear‚ outerwear and sport business: $175 million write-down on the division at February 2011 Market segment of Pacific Brands: Australian‚ New Zealand‚ UK

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    Cathay Pacific

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    Opportunities * Threats 5. Corporate strategy P.10 - 11 6. Reason behind the corporate strategy P.12 - 13 7. Recommendations and rationale on its corporate strategy P.14 - 15 Company Profile Cathay Pacific is an international airline registered and based in Hong Kong‚ offering scheduled passenger and cargo services to 172 destinations in 39 countries and territories. The Company was founded in Hong Kong in 1946 and remains deeply committed to its

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    Citic Pacific

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    Case Synopsis A. The chairman of Citic Pacific‚ Larry Yung Chi-kin’s father Yiren Rong started the company in 1978. • Citic was started “to pioneer reform in the financial sector‚ lure foreign investment and technology to China and develop international business.” (Ko‚ 2009) • When Yung became involved with the company he began to acquire more companies. o Eventually had Citic Pacific listed as a red-chip company in the Hong Kong

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    Amore Pacific

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    quality and value. 1.2. Overview of AMOREPACIFIC AMOREPACIFIC Corporation (“AMOREPACIFIC” or “the Company”) aims to become a global beauty company with its core businesses in cosmetics and personal care and health products. Founded in 1945 as a Pacific Chemical Company‚ AMOREPACIFIC Corporation has been involved in beauty products. Cosmetic brands of Amorepacific include: HERA‚ Sulwhasoo‚ LIRIKOS‚ Hyosia‚ Verite‚ Laneige‚ IOPE‚ MAMONDE‚ Haneul‚ TeenClear‚ Primera‚ Lolita Lempicka‚ Odyseey‚ MIRAEPA

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    Cebu Pacific

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    GROUP 1: CEBU PACIFIC HISTORY In March 1996‚ Cebu Pacific entered the market with a promise to give "low fare‚ great value" to every Juan who wanted to fly. After offering low fares to domestic destinations‚ CEB launched its international operations on November 2001 and now fly to Bangkok‚ Busan‚ Guangzhou‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ Hong Kong‚ Jakarta‚ Kota Kinabalu‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Macau‚ Osaka‚ Seoul‚ Shanghai‚ Singapore and Taipei. In short‚ destinations‚ where one can go shopping and sightseeing! To get

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    a protagonist‚ as in most other novels. His name is Jason‚ and he leads his crew called the Argonauts along several series of journeys and adventures near the Black Sea. Him and his crew never expected to involve themselves in a series of mysterious and dangerous adventures‚ putting all of their lives in extreme danger. Jason should be considered a hero for numerous reasons. He helped protect the argonauts in times of trouble‚ and should be thanked for that. For instance‚ He helped an elderly man

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    Pacific Grove

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    within 4 years. Using the information provided from their forecasted financials‚ by 2015 Pacific Grove will reach a 55% ratio of interest/bearing debt to total assets and their equity multiplier will be 2.77. (See Exhibit 1) Depending on how stringent the bank is this may not be quick enough of a timeline or progressive enough of a plan. If they want these figures lowered to the required levels by 2012 then Pacific Grove must do something more aggressive reduce interest bearing debt levels. The company

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