CASE STUDY 4 PREPARED BY: GOPI A/L KALAIRASAN CASE STUDY 4 1) There are some 200 economic integration agreements in effect around the world already‚ far more than even a few years ago. Virtually every country is now party to one or more free trade agreements. Supporters argue that free trade is good for nations. a) What is the basis for their support? That is‚ what are the specific benefits that countries seek by joining an economic bloc? Free trade is a policy
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CASE STUDY #5 (SHOULD COLLABORATE WITH #6) The Case of Bad News The new CEO of a corporation learns that he has inherited problems with growth and profitability. A four-day workweek and‚ eventually‚ layoffs prove necessary. Who is the CEO obligated to inform and when? By Gil Amelio Responding to a Business Downturn George Anderson was just a few months beyond his 40th birthday on the day he became CEO of Astratech Communications International (ACI). What an upper! He was still basking in
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The Saraf Foods Investment (A) Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management NBA 593 International Entrepreneurship Auke Cnosssen‚ MBA ‘04 prepared this case study under the guidance of and with Professor Melvin Goldman as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a business situation.1 The Saraf Foods Investment (A) In August 1999‚ Vishnu Varshney‚ head of Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd. (GVFL)‚ a venture capital firm in
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Case study : Amazon 1. What is the business model for Amazon.com? How does their business model differ from that of Barnes and Noble or Borders? How would you value Amazon.com? Amazon is a relatively small player in the bookstore industry‚ and its main competitors are Barnes & Noble and Borders. Despite the difference in scale‚ the company shows great promise‚ because its business model overcomes many of the competitors’ drawbacks. Amazon operates using a web-based platform to sell
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AACS4794 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Case Studies Case Study 1: A Giant Step for Mattress Giant (May 2007) Mattress Giant is one of America’s largest bedding retailers‚ with 240 stores in 14 states. For years‚ the company spent more than $20 million (about RM70 million) annually‚ about 10 percent of its revenue‚ advertising to people in their mid-30s‚ whose household income was $30‚000 - $40‚000 (about RM105‚000 - RM140‚000) per year .and who drove domestic car. As it
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Case study carnival cruise lines:exploiting a sea of global opportunity Background Q&A Take Home Messsage What global forces have contributed to the growth of the cruise-line industry? the change in the competitive environment brought about by the advent of transoceanic airline service increasing discretionary incomes 2\What specific steps have Carnival Cruise Lines taken to benefit from global social changes? : Carnival has adopted many measures as follows Institude very strict security
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Case Study Case study methods involve Systematically gathering enough information about a particular person‚ social setting‚ event‚ or group to permit the researcher to effectively understand how it operates or functions. Case studies may focus on an individual‚ a group‚ or an entire community and may utilize a number of data technologies such as life stories‚ documents‚ oral histories‚ in-depth interviews‚ and participant observation. Types of case studies Stake (1995) suggests that researchers
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Corporate Finance: Case Netscape 1. Why has Netscape been so successful to date? What is its strategy? How risky is its current competitive situation? Netscape follows a “give away today make money tomorrow”-strategy. Netscape currently has 75% of web browser market‚ making it by far the most popular browsing software. Netscape is making money by selling server software to companies that require marketing access to potential consumers‚ by selling its software packages and through providing
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Case Study Presenting a case to a teacher is same as presenting it in front of a jury. You need to have structured and solid arguments to convince the jury (teacher‚ in your case) and prove your point. If you are an excellent lawyer‚ you can even convince the jury that your defendant is not guilty even if he is (not ethical‚ of course). The bottom line is: you need to structure your case analysis. Although every case analysis more or less follows the same pattern; there is a slight variation depending
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NORTHWEST SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY Graduate School and Training Academy Calbayog City Course: Master of Science in Information Technology Subject: Client Server Computing Professor: Mr. Donald M. Patimo‚ MPM Student: Riva A. Gatongay CASE STUDIES IN THIN CLIENT ACCEPTANCE The challenge facing the acceptance of Thin Clients is a combination of architectural design and integration strategy rather than a purely technical issue‚ and a careful selection of services to be offered over Thin
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