Case Questions for MGM 828‚ Fall 2012 Case 1: The Euro in Crisis a) Evaluate the European Central Bank’s (ECB) response to the financial crisis of 2008-2010. What was their analysis of the problem? b) The ECB responded less aggressively than the US Federal Reserve to the crisis. Why? c) In May 2010‚ should the ECB agree to purchase Greek sovereign debt? Case 2: Foreign Ownership of US Treasury Securities a) Why is foreign ownership of US Treasury securities rising? It is more interesting
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the same desires as many explorers both before and after him. He yearned for gold. He wanted land. He wanted power. The whole purpose for his first voyage to what he thought was India‚ but turned out to be Central America‚ was to gain land for Spain. It took quite a bit of sweet-talking from Columbus to get the money and ships needed for this voyage
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Richard Feynman’s famous lecture “ There are plenty of rooms in the bottom” in 1959. This area surely brings many challenges‚ but at the same time opens limitless potential and opportunities in every aspects of human life. The video “Nanospace: A voyage into ultra-microscopic worlds – Part 1: The atom revealed” is a fascinating story telling a brief history of nanoscience and scientists’ endless efforts to travel to the nanoworld. This inspiring video gives me a clearer imagination about the nanoworld
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$10‚000 for other administrative expenses and $220‚ 000 for the ship rental and crew. Mary Porter‚ an overweight Denver schoolteacher‚ has booked the cruise departing December 19th. She and her shipmates will be paying an average of $1‚500 for the voyage. The most desirable staterooms cost $2‚200. Mary leaned of the cruise by reading the travel section of her Sunday newspaper on October 16. On that date‚ the Pittsford and LaRue Advertising Agency placed promotional notices for the cruise in several
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MBC 635 Instructor’s Solution for Cirque du Soleil Tour Planning Fall 2012 Discussion Questions: Tour Planning at Cirque du Soleil: HEC Montreal Centre for Case Studies‚ HEC025‐ PDF‐ENG‚ March 1‚ 2011. 1) The main decisions facing Cirque is whether Istanbul is an attractive destination and if so‚ whether it partners with Turkish Television and Entertainment Society (TTE) and/or with the City of Istanbul/Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT). To begin your analysis‚ please enumerate the
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Question 1. What was the level of IT alignment at Cirque du Soleil in 2008? Answer By 2008 Cirque had nearly standardized and aligned all the IT capabilities needed by the various departments. A series of initiatives were taken for the task: Cirque purchased IBM’s WebSphere Business Integration Server Express Plus Software in 2003 to integrate all the systems and organize all the applications on a single platform. In April 2006‚ Cirque outsourced its information technology (IT) needs to CGI Group
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binding because the seamen gave no consideration. They were already contractually bound to do any extra work to complete the voyage. * HEARTLEY v PONSONBY (Law Of Contract: Rules of Consideration-m/s 18) Facts: A ship’s crew had been seriously depleted by a number of desertions. The captain promise to the remaining crew to pay 40 pounds extra if they would complete the voyage. Held: The promise was binding because they did more than is obliged to do in dangerous situation. * PHANG SWEE KIM
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Facts: The Negro plaintiffs in these cases were denied admission schools attended by the white children under the laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. All the court adhered to the “separate but equal” doctrine and held that the plaintiffs were not admitted to the white schools (except for the plaintiff in the Delaware case). In the instant cases‚ the plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not “equal” and they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. (petitioner) v. Honorable Secretary of Labor (respondents) 1. Facts: a. June 1990: The Pepsi-Cola Employees Organization-UOEF (Union) filed a petition for certification election with the Med-Arbiter seeking to be the exclusive bargaining agent of supervisors of Pepsi-Cola Philippines‚ Inc. (PEPSI). i. Med-Arbiter granted this stating that PCEU-UOEF was an affiliate of Union de Obreros Estivadores de Filipinas (or the Federation) with two (2) rank and file
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Case #4 Fighting Grime (Clorox Company) This is a fun case in that it involves branded products that students will recognize yet probably do not associate with Clorox. A good way to introduce the case could be to bring in product samples or show the brand names of their many products and ask students what they have in common? The case is short and vivid and can be assigned ahead or simply read in class. It is an easy case to grasp quickly yet provides some very clear examples of strategic
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