Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Value creation Amber’s part Business Model Peter Drucker indicates that a good business model can position their customers appropriately‚ and define what does the customer value. A business model is used for creating value as well as appropriating value. Identifying the business model could be helpful for getting deep understanding of the company and identifying the risks hided in operation process. Researchers showed that business models can be divided into two categories‚ which involves the business
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Monroe College School of Business MG112 Winter‚ 2013 Acme Corporation Tautvydas Kieras Professor Borak 1. What are the potential ethical issues faced by acme corporation? The biggest ethical issue is that ACME is taking care of one of their biggest client needs to go to the adult entertainment club. If media finds out about Acme Corp is paying for clients to go to places like this‚ they are going to think that Acme Corp is bribing their clients to stay with them. 2. What should
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1. What are the challenges faced by extractive mining corporations in their attempt to establish subsidiary operations in developing nations As major multinational extractive mining corporations continue to expand their developing country footprints‚ they are finding challenges in carrying out corporate social responsibility (CSR) to achieve a sustainable balance of benefits for business‚ its employees‚ stakeholders and the communities in which they attempt to establish subsidiary operations. In
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Allentown Materials Corporation case study reveals a number of issues mostly related to the untimely death of a respected leader‚ the subsequent change in leadership‚ and also the management style of the newly appointed upper-level managers. This paradigm shift in operational management strategy is one of the root causes of the conflict between departments‚ absence of teamwork‚ and low morale. Additionally‚ radical changes are required to bring Allentown Materials Corporation into a new era of manufacturing
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Workforce Management in Corporations [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institute] Workforce Management in Corporations Introduction The corporations are sum of three elements which are resources‚ corporation structure and the employees. Basically‚ the employees are the most important factor in running the operations smoothly because these are the employees who used to design‚ implement and follow the corporation’s structure. Moreover‚ the employees undertake certain operation which
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Desperate Air Corporation (DAC) have some serious problems on their hands‚ however if the situation is handled with care and honest communications‚ the transaction can be negotiated as a win/win for both parties. Although the lawyer indicated disclosure is not within the company’s legal requirements‚ my initial gut reaction raised ethical red flags. I examined this dilemma using the Eight Steps to Sound Ethical Decision Making in Business and formulated the ethical decision is to disclose the
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Books and materials Leading text • Dignam & Lowry‚ Company Law‚ 5th edition (2009)* ** • Hicks & Goo’s Cases and Materials on Company Law‚ 7th edition 2011** • Mayson‚ French and Ryan on Company Law‚ 26th edition (2010) • Bourne on Company Law‚ 5th edition * Dignam & Lowry‚ Company Law‚ 6th edition (2012) may be published August 2012 ** These books will be used as the module readers Additional reading: The latest editions of: • Gower and Davies’ Principles
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Social Responsibility 1. If you were the manager of “Bally’s Grand Casino”‚ would you treat Elaine Cohen any differently? What would Friedman (“Increase Profits”) and Allen (“Schizophrenic Conception”) advise the manager to do? Use ethical methods and legal concepts to support your position. Elaine Cohen‚ a 73 year old widow‚ is a consistent gambler who spends her retirement savings on casino gambling. The Bally Grand casino‚ where Elaine spends her money‚ is treated very well. The casino “comps”
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Lion Corporation BHD 1. Introduction Vision: To be among the top 10% lowest cost steel producers in the world Mission: We are committed to make Lion Corporation a caring organisation and be recognised for excellence in quality‚ growth and profitability. Objective: Reposition the Company steel division back to profitable industry within 5 years Corporate governance statement The Board of Directors (“Board”) recognizes the importance of practicing and maintaining
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