MBA 500 (Corporate Strategy) Professor Mark Shanley UIC – Liautaud Graduate School of Management Summer 2011 Final Examination Instructions: This exam covers the Morepen Laboratories Ltd. (MLL) Case that was distributed through Blackboard last week. Please answer all four questions (and all the parts of each question). The exam will be graded comprehensively on a 100 hundred point scale (with points for each question listed in parentheses). Please support your answers where appropriate
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Term Limits What are the arguments for term limits? With term limits‚ Congress will be more responsible toward the people because they will soon be themselves. They will have to live under the laws they have created while in office. Members of Congress will have less time in office to develop all types of commitments to lobbyists and other special interest groups‚ thereby eliminating lobbyists being a primary influence on legislation. A general belief is that people‚ when given power‚ will eventually
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Citation: Philip J. Cooper v. Charles Austin 837 S. W. 2d 606 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992) Parties: * Phillip J. Cooper‚ Plaintiff – Appellant‚ Administrator * Charles Austin‚ Defendant – Appellant * Alois B. Greer‚ Proponent of the codicil Facts: * This is a will contest case involving a codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Wheelock A. Bisson‚ M.D.‚ deceased. * Dr. Bisson’s will‚ which is not contested‚ was executed June 18‚ 1982. Prior Proceedings: * Dr. Bisson died in
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awards‚ good PR -Corporate identity through a common theme of all restaurants -High value for money leads to a good image of the company -Community involvement Materials Management -good relationships to the suppliers Human Resources -best qualified‚ trained and highly motivated employees -low turnover Infrastructure (Leadership) -management experience in the restaurant business -no middle management ‚ decentralised lean management -franchisees live in their area -corporate culture -location
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Martin Cooper (inventor) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Martin Cooper Cooper‚ 2010 Born December 26‚ 1928 (age 85) Chicago‚ Illinois‚ U.S. Residence Del Mar‚ California‚ U.S. Nationality American Education Illinois Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E.; M.S.E.E.) Occupation Inventor Entrepreneur Executive Employer Motorola Founder & CEO of ArrayComm Co-Founder & Chairman of Dyna LLC Known for Inventing the handheld cellular Mobile phone. Making world ’s first handheld cellular
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Pre-Calculus – Mid-Term Name_________________ 1. What is the solution region to the following function? f (x) > 2x + 4 + 3 A. Quadrant I only B. Quadrants I and III Quadrants II‚ III and IV C. Quadrants I and II 2. Determine which of the following relations is not a function. A. B. C. D. 3. Which defines
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Student Freedom EDU 520/ Educational Business Law Introduction The purpose of this paper is assess the limits search and seizure in public schools‚ apply specific ruling‚ analyze the New Jersey v. T.L.O. case and explain‚ recommend changes to existing (specific) laws to create a fairer educational setting in terms of search and seizure and peer review. School officials are responsible for providing a safe and orderly school environment. The officials are required
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The Sky Is the Limit ACC 682 05/13/13 This case takes place at Hardwell University and is a great example of the problems that can arise from someone given too much power. Dr. Reginald Lear took over as the School’s president and was offered a compensation package‚ which ranked highly for college presidents exceeding $700‚000. This fraud was much different in how it was discovered‚ as it was not an anonymous phone call or an auditor. The fraud was initially uncovered by a local news outlet
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winding up. Corporate strategy as a survival tool for organizational growth is an assertion that is relevant to all companies of all the sectors of the economy. First Bank of Nigeria Plc‚ being an old generation bank has stood the test of time‚ even in the bank re-capitalization process that recently took place. However‚ the fact that the bank has travailed in the industry does not exclude it from having problems. This research is therefore being carried out to determine whether the corporate strategy
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global strategy in branded footwear or a strategy that varies significantly from geographic region to geographic region? If the latter‚ what are the specific strategy differences from region to region? Our company employs global strategy. 3. Is your company employing a global strategy in private-label footwear or a strategy that varies significantly from geographic region to geographic region? If the latter‚ what are the specific strategy differences from region to region? Same strategy in this
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