1. Describe the key elements of the Singapore “competitiveness” model. The key elements of Singapore “competitiveness” model are economic and political stability‚ a pro-business mindset and a focus on innovation. With an emphasis on these key elements Singapore was able grow and make itself attractive to MNC’s looking to establish international operations in South East Asia. Economic and Political Stability Before Singapore began to attract foreign-investments‚ their first Prime Minister Lee
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Case memo (Kat) 1. Introduction: Three graduates committed to exploring opportunities in entrepreneurship. They formed on-line retail seasonal holiday merchandise business. Kristin‚ one of the team members who had the financial background‚ gave several assumptions in terms of company’s operation cost for company’s additional profitability. A projected Income Statement gave the group confidence and they were committed to growing volume to generate a positive gross margin. But problems in cost
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I. Identify/Define the Key Issues/Situation Analysis A. Key issues Although India has a huge blind population with cataract‚ few of them have access to surgery due to a lack of enough qualified ophthalmologists. On the strength of this‚ Dr. Venkataswamy established the successful Aravind Eye Hospital‚ and in turn wants to spread the Aravind model to every corner of India‚ other parts of Asia and Africa through franchising. To implement this model‚ Dr. V has to find solutions to the various problems
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Please read "Children’s Hospital and Clinics (A)" available in the course packet and consider the following questions: 1) What is your assessment of the Patient Safety Initiative at Children’s? What do you think about blameless reporting? Answer: blameless reporting：Blameless reporting encouraged front line workers to use patient safety reports to discover and eliminate breakdowns in hospital systems and processes. Language 好处：Indeed‚ Morath emphasized the avoidance of several words that were indicative
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Finance and Accounting Memo focusing on Managements Role and Responsibilities within ABC Complete Kitchens‚ INC SKS5000-8 Comprehension Strategic Knowledge Studies February 9th‚ 2014 Professor Nick Harkiolakis Memorandum To: The Board of Directors of ABC Complete Kitchens‚ Inc. From: Alexandra Kent Date: February 9th‚ 2014 Subject: Managements responsibilities regarding finances and accounting “Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved”-
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Logic – A case Of Singapore Airlines Prepared by: Mai El Haddad‚ Siyuan Wu‚ Wenyan Tang and Talisa Maulgue TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Overview of the industry............................................................................................................................................... 2 Singapore Airlines
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From: The Alchemy Inc. External Audit Team Date: September 23‚ 2008 Re: Internal Control Weaknesses Leave Alchemy Inc. Vulnerable to Errors‚ Fraud‚ and Abuse Internal controls represent an organization’s processes and procedures used to meet its goals and objectives and serve as a defense in safeguarding assets and preventing and detecting errors‚ fraud‚ and abuse. Effective internal controls provide reasonable assurance that an organization’s objectives are achieved through (1) reliable
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(upward and downward communication problem) The safety memo case proved that The Cable Company has problems with communication between managers and employees at every level of hierarchy at the company. There is not a clear direction given for what job duties are performed by whom. If important information is needed to be given‚ there is no set protocol on how to do so or who to report to. There is no chain of command identifiable and thus creates confusion on how processes should be done
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Memorandum Re: Case Memo of The Wm.Wrigley.Jr.Company In the case Blanka Dobynin was are trying to buy a large stake in the company and thereby force the management to reorganize the capital structure by raising the debt and using it to pay the dividends or buy back the shares. The strategy will benefit from the price appreciation from stock repurchase or dividend payment. Wrigley is a leading producer and distributor of chewing gums‚ and it has a advantageous position compared to the
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Case Study Memo Format Date: 3/4/2013 Subject: Employee Gambling and Productivity Case Summary The ethical decision-maker in this case‚ Dr. Quaid Jefferson‚ Division Director of Vital Statistics‚ is faced with the dilemma of allowing his employees to place bets on horses and hold office pools in the face of decreased productivity. On top of that‚ he participates in an annual football pool‚ which is illegal in his jurisdiction‚ while horse betting is not. The stakeholders in this decision
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