went to the public in 1995. In the early years‚ Estee was unable to convince Madison Avenue to carry her products. Facing this rejection‚ she began to market her products directly to customers. With that success‚ the Lauders began targeting high-class customers by selling products exclusively through boutiques and departments stores. In 1948‚ Estee Lauder established their first department store account with Saks Fifth in New York. During next 15 years‚ the products were selectively distributed in other
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w rP os t S 910D05 OPERATIONS STRATEGY AT GALANZ op yo Dr. Stephen Ng and Barbara Li wrote this case under the supervision of Professors Xiande Zhao‚ Xuejun Xu and Yang Lei solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation
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Procedural History: Petitioner was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years. This was directly sent to the Texas State Court of Appeals who rejected the argument. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals took up the case and affirmed the same judgment. Issue: Was the petitioner’s Fifth Amendment right violated when prosecutor’s used his silence as evidence of guilt‚ when he was not in custody and had not had his Miranda rights read to him? Holding/Rule: No‚ because the petitioner did not express
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Enron Case ACC 304 1. What led to the collapse of Enron under Lay and Skilling? There were various reasons as to why Enron collapsed under Lay and Skilling. One reason Enron collapsed under Lay is because Lay simply did not practice what he preached. Lay did not live by his code of ethics and neither did his corporation. Not only that‚ but Lay and top management gave Andrew Fastow an exemption to the code of ethics to continue doing business. Another reason that Enron collapsed‚ under Skilling
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See Chapter 3 - Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management: Case Study 2: Misplaced Affections: Discharge for Sexual Harassment Peter Lewiston was terminated on July 15‚ 2008‚ by the governing board of the Pine Circle Unified School District (PCUSD) for violation of the district’s sexual harassment policy. Prior to Lewiston’s termination he was a senior maintenance employee with an above-average work record who had worked for the PCUSD for eleven years. He had been a widower since
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract: ------------------------------------------------- The case traces the various developments from the time the joint venture took place till the breakup in 2000. In 1995‚ Escorts and Yamaha Motors formed a 50:50 joint venture (EYML). From 1995 to early 2000‚ EYML took several steps to become the number one player in India’s two-wheeler market. However‚ in mid-2000‚ Escorts divested 24% equity to Yamaha Motors and as a result‚ Yamaha Motors
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Cases Summary CJUS 350 Angela McIntosh The three cases that are mentioned and studied are Brady v. Maryland‚ Giglio v. United States‚ and United States v. Agurs. These cases are important to the history of how cases are presented and with what evidence is made available to the jury. With Brady v. Maryland‚ it was the first time that the Supreme Court recognized that the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause is to ensure and guarantee that the criminal defendants are given
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organization. The course offers a broad array of cases covering several industries‚ and organizations. PEDAGOGY The pedagogy emphasizes the case study method and strategic audit as means to synthesize and organize relevant information in a logical fashion. Active discussion in class is used to exchange knowledge and debate current issues in management. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Assigned readings Case preparation Participation Term project Team case study presentations and written
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Bodyworks’ non-compete clause satisfies the first four elements of enforceability but fails the fifth element because it is against “public policy.” In the early 1900’s‚ non-competition clauses were usually not upheld because these provisions were seen as a restraint of trade which was against public policy. See Mar-Hof Co. v. Rosenbacker‚ 97 S.E. 169 (N.C. 1918). North Carolina law says that “no contract or agreement hereafter made‚ limiting the rights of any person to do business anywhere in
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Case Study One: Amazon.com Amazon started as an e-commerce book site and has now added music‚ toys‚ electronics‚ software‚ and home improvement equipment to its list of product offerings. The Amazon supply chain is longer than that of a bookstore chain such as Borders or Barnes and Noble because of the presence of an additional intermediary—the distributor. The distributor margins in the Amazon supply chain can also be viewed as an increase in cost. However‚ Amazon has exploited several opportunities
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