Kaitlin Tolley MGT 331 Case 4: MagRec Inc. 1. If I were the manager I would have pushed for a more moral‚ honest solution to the problem with Partco. The company should have owned up to the poor quality parts and offer to fix any damaged parts for customers. Even though it would have cost the company time and money‚ it was the right thing to do. I think that if the company were to explain the situation to Partco- with the one bad batch of parts‚ and assured them that it wouldn’t happen again and
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The Stanley Milgram experiment takes normal everyday people and gives them orders to do horrible things. The test is to see if someone would do an awful act just on the basis of someone telling them to. This experiment speaks to the ’nature of responsibility’ and to see if the subject will stop the experiment due to its dangerous nature. The subject is tricked into thinking they are the teacher‚ and the other person in the room‚ an actor‚ is the learner. The teacher will ask the learner a series
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Acquisition of ABM AMNRO by RBS Introduction Mergers & Acquisition have become very popular throughout the world in the recent times. This has become popular due to globalization‚ liberalization‚ technological developments & intensely competitive business environment. Mergers and acquisition are a big part of corporate finance world. This process is extensively used for restructuring the business organization. In India‚ the concept of mergers and acquisition was initiated by the government bodies
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Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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While scanning through the many business choices on missionstatements.com I knew I wanted to research a small business‚ I finally settled on Portage Inc. Missionstatements.com lists their mission as “At Portage we provide competent‚ responsive‚ and cost-effective services to customers in federal‚ state‚ tribal‚ and local governments‚ and private industry. We assist tribal governments pursuing self-determination by developing management strategies for environmental protection and resource development
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Apple‚ Inc. a) Operational Balanced Scorecard: Apple‚ Inc. Increasing customer expectations and a rapidly changing market are continually putting pressure on Apple to maintain a balanced scorecard. From the information reviewed‚ it is evident both financial and non-financial measures of Apple operations constitute the management of their strategic decisions and evaluations of the cost of quality measures. Using the balanced scorecard approach to define the financial positioning of Apple creates
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Trademark‚ Inc. Part I - Accounting Issues (Case #2) Background Trademark Incorporated designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes gift merchandise. Trademark manufactures its goods in five plants across the United States and operates through four divisions: Greeting Cards and Stationery‚ Calendars‚ Party Goods‚ and Specialty Gifts. In addition‚ Trademark also owns a Swiss company that manufactures similar products in Western Europe. The Swiss company
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InterClean-EnviroTech Merger HRM 548 InterClean-EnviroTech Merger In the acquisition of EnviroTech‚ InterClean Inc. is looking to increase its service-based division. Because InterClean has also acquired personnel and other resources from EnviroTech‚ the organization will need to consider a reorganization to maximize and redefine sales staffing and customer service. The merged companies created a new strategic initiative to handle any transitions and integrations to increase sales by 40% (University
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New Deal. The New Deal attempted to provide recovery and relief from the Great Depression through programs of business regulation. The New Deal posed as a major threat to big businesses and corporations because it symbolized an end to the principle of Laissez Faire. However‚ the New Deal conserved and protected American business because it stabilized businesses‚ helped unemployed workers‚ and protected consumers from inefficient service and exorbitant charges. The first reason the New Deal conserved
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1. Activity Based Costing benefits businesses that are more complex in nature. In this case‚ Greetings. INC has added a new product line‚ Wall Decor‚ which permits them to grow without expanding their physical stores; however‚ they have significantly raised their overhead costs by multiplying their cost drivers. Not to mention the fact that they have incorporated a largely automated system into their product line‚ which we know calls for an ABC system. The main reason to move to ABC though‚ would
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