Case: Microsoft in China Q1: What are the risks that Microsoft has faced in operating in China and dealing with the Chinese government? Do you see these risks as increasing‚ diminishing‚ or changing in the future?Are these risks unique to China or present in other developing countries? There are two major risks that Microsoft has faced in operating in China. Firstly‚ after China joined WTO. Although Chinese government taks some actions for its IPR‚ especailly for foreign compnies‚ the rate
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MARKET SEGMENTATION P & G makes eleven brands of laundry detergents‚ eight brands of hand soap‚ tooth pastes‚ 3 brands of floor cleaner‚ toilet-cleaner‚ two brands ofdeoderant. These brands compete with one another on the same super market shelves. But‚ why P 7 G introduces several brands in one category instead of concentrating its resources on a single brand? The answer lies in the fact that different people want different MIXES OF BENEFITS from products they buy. For EG;
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2014 STUDENT C ASE C OMPETITION The Student Case Competition is sponsored annually by IMA® to provide an opportunity for students to interpret‚ analyze‚ evaluate‚ synthesize‚ and communicate a solution to a management accounting problem. Starfire’s Dilemma Capacity at What Cost? By Thomas L. Albright‚ CPA; Paul E. Juras‚ CMA‚ CPA; and Russ Elrod F ounded in 1968 by Alan James‚ Starfire Trucking Company has grown into a sizeable operation with 90 trucks and 180 trailers. Recently
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Foster v. Cross Supreme Court of Alaska 1982 Facts In the fall of 1977‚ Michael Stephens‚ sole proprietor of Stephens Construction‚ asked Warren Sanders‚ a local real estate broker‚ to find a large piece of land that would be suitable for development into a single family residential project. Sanders located several parcels and found a homestead staked and owned by Robert and Arlene Cross. Sanders contacted and met with Robert Cross in February of 1978 and stated that he was looking for land
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Arthritis characterized by erosion of articular cartilage‚ either primary or secondary to trauma or other conditions‚ which becomes soft‚ frayed‚ and thinned with eburnation of subchondral bone and outgrowths of marginal osteophytes; pain and loss of function result; mainly affects weight-bearing joints‚ is more common in older persons. Syn: degenerative arthritis‚ degenerative joint disease‚ hypertrophic arthritis‚ osteoarthrosis. DEFINITION 3. Osteoarthritis‚ sometimes called degenerative joint
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regain its equity? | Business Line CASE ST UDY CHALLENGE Can Liril regain its equity? Vishwadeep Kuila January 7‚ 2014: The soap market in India is highly penetrated (98 per cent) with a multitude of brands. The market is estimated at Rs 10‚000 crore in value. Lifebuoy is the number one soap brand in terms of marketshare‚ followed by Lux‚ Santoor‚ Dettol and Godrej No.1 in that order. (Ref table: Leading the market) The two major segments in the soap market are beauty and health. Beauty
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Case Study #5 Heart & Neck Vessels‚ Lungs & Thorax Mrs. Lee‚ 80 year old Asian American female Admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a chief complaint of “breathing problems”. She speaks broken English & requests that her daughter be allowed to stay with her. She is on nasal cannula oxygen & sitting up in bed. At this time‚ she seems slightly short of breath‚ but is not in acute distress. You note that she is pale & has a petite frame. Her ankles are swollen. Her daughter tells you
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CASE#1 ENRON CORPORATION 1. Different parties were responsible for the occurrence of Enron crisis. Listed below are some of the parties who were responsible for the Enron fraud. a. The Enron Management: There is no doubt that the Enron management staged the fraud. The management was responsible for the misrepresentation of financial statement/ documents and wrong accounting practice. In Early 2002‚ their abusive accounting and financial reporting practices surfaced. Moreover‚ the management influenced
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San Fabian Supply Company Case Study Points of View San Fabian has been in the supply and distribution industry for almost three decades. They made its name through the quality line products that the company carried for over 67 firms. But during the early years of the company‚ 95% of its sales came from imports‚ however‚ because of the government’s control on import and somehow to patronize the locally manufactured products San Fabian became the distributor of products that are locally made in
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EM505 METU 2013 Capacity Building for a Supply Chain in Process Industry Due January 13‚ 2014 The honor system is an important part of education. This case assignment is to be done in teams of two students and working in collaboration with other teams is not allowed. Students can discuss about the problem with their partners only. An industrial company is considering the enlargement of its production capacity due to increases in demand in the last decade. The company has three main plants
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