CASE STUDY: PolyMedica Corporation (A) Northwood University DeVos Graduate School of Management September 17‚ 2012 PROBLEM STATEMENT PolyMedica’s method of capitalizing direct-response advertising expenditures rather than expensing the cost is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has caused concern for investors who are questioning the legitimacy of this practice. ANALYSIS
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uk/articles/an-introduction-to-corporate-social-responsibility-csr/ (2014‚ 10 31) (2014). Retrieved 2014‚ from microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/investor/CorporateGovernance/Goals/default.aspx (2014) (2014). Retrieved 11 03‚ 2014‚ from crmbuyer: http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/79111.html Abdullah‚ A Naqvi‚ M. (2014‚ 6 11). Retrieved 11 4‚ 2014‚ from techfrag: http://techfrag.com/2014/07/11/microsoft-ceo-shows-future-plans-new-vision-lesser-devices/
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Abstract An important development is occurring in the working outward arena. An electronic tender is an electronic communication capability in a product or service that allows that product or service to be tended; that is‚ cared for‚ attended to‚ or kept track of by another computer. Electronic tenders open a seemingly unlimited set of possibilities for using IT in the working outward arena. Electronic Tender Initially‚ IT was embedded in products and services because of its computational
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CASE – 3 Corwin Corporation By June 1983‚ Corwin Corporation had grown into a $150 million per year corporation with an international reputation for manufacturing low-cost‚ high-quality rubber components. Corwin maintained more than a dozen different product lines‚ all of which were sold as off-the-shelf items in department stores‚ hardware stores‚ and automotive parts distributors. The name Corwin was now synonymous with "quality." This provided management with the luxury of having products that
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Programmes Case: TARGET CORPORATION 1. Executive Summary Target corporation has a growth strategy of opening 100 new stores per year. Doug Scovanner‚ the CFO of Target Corporation is preparing for the November meeting of the Capital Expenditure Committee (CEC). He is one of the executive officers who are members of the CEC. With the fiscal year’s end approaching in January‚ there was a need to determine which projects best fit Target’s future store growth and capital expenditure
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corporations outline Georgetown University Law Center Prof. James V. Feinerman Fall 2012 I. Agency‚ Partnership and Limited Liability Companies 1 AGENCY Agency is a fiduciary partnership that results from the manifestation of consent by one person to another that the latter shall act on the former behalf & subject to his control‚ & consent by the latter so to act. E.g. Shareholders (principals) – officers (agencies). Principal: Has power to dictate how the agent will
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business‚ but he is debating whether to start a S corporation or a C corporation due to potential environmental factors associated with his business. He wants to maintain a limited liability and wants to avoid double taxation by paying himself a salary equal to his companies before tax earnings. He also would like to issue preferred stock to his son in the future to keep his interests in the business. He was advised by his friend to choose a C Corporation to maintain maximum flexibility in the business
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APPRECIATION OF THE MICROSOFT OFFICE 2007 Introduction In the early productions of the Microsoft Office applications‚ users utilized a scheme of toolbars‚ menus‚ and task panes to get their work completed. The prior Microsoft Office applications worked fine when the applications had a small amount of commands. Now that the programs have been so much more revolutionized‚ the older features do not work as well. Microsoft Office wanted to create a more orderly computer unit that limits disruption
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performance started to decline drastically because of the off-shore price competition and lack of proactive act from the head of the manufacturer. This resulted WC market share drop down to 12%‚ as seen in exhibit 3. The circumstance has forced Whistler Corporation to consider an alternate approach of different product development from their market research by leveraging their resources. However‚ RACE –ME program‚ a model developed from a short empirical data rose some questions from the executive levels
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ACF: CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt
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