CALTEX vs CA Facts: On various dates‚ defendant‚ a commercial banking institution‚ through its Sucat Branch issued 280 certificates of time deposit (CTDs) in favor of one Angel dela Cruz who deposited with herein defendant the aggregate amount of P1‚120‚000.00. Angel dela Cruz delivered the said certificates of time deposit (CTDs) to herein plaintiff in connection with his purchase of fuel products from Caltex (inc). Sometime in March 1982‚ Angel dela Cruz informed Mr. Timoteo Tiangco‚ the Sucat
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Netflix Case In the late 1990s‚ with the booming in number of Internet users (dot-com boom)‚ investors was encouraged to invest in Internet to get in on the very profitable market that was available at that time. Netflix was one of the first Internet companies‚ which took that advantage by getting into Internet video market. By the late 2000s‚ home video rental business (Blockbuster‚ Hollywood video‚ etc.) took place in the market‚ however it
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1. What were the order winner/order qualifiers for Galanz in the microwave oven business during the early stage of its development? When Galanz started its business‚ the microwave oven business in China was in its infancy and it was less risk to invest in the technology associated with microwave ovens because this technology had been mature and stable for a long time. At the early stage‚ Galanz did not have any competitive edge in production technology but only an abundant supply of cheap labor
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Case Study: IKEA Global Sourcing 1. How should Marianne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program? a. Marianne Barner‚ business manager for IKEA’s carpets‚ should respond with a firm “no” to the invitation. Barlett‚ Dessain‚ & Sjöman (2006) stated that the German video program would only bring detriment to the company‚ rather than relief or support for the issue at hand. In comparison to the Swedish program‚ which
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Do Some Business Models Perform Better than Others? A Study of the 1000 Largest US Firms Authors: Peter Weill‚ Thomas W. Malone‚ Victoria T. D’Urso‚ George Herman‚ Stephanie Woerner Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper No. MIT Center for Coordination Science Working Paper No. 226 Copyright © 2005 Peter Weill‚ Thomas W. Malone‚ Victoria T. D’Urso‚ George Herman‚ and Stephanie Woerner Abstract Despite its
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Case 4.1 Amy’s Ice Cream Amy’s Ice Cream is a business that was founded in Austin‚ Texas‚ and now has 13 locations in Austin and one each in Houston and San Antonio. When asked about the driving force behind it‚ Phil Clay‚ the production manager‚ explained that "while the product is of excellent quality and does come in some unique flavors‚ ultimately ice cream is ice cream. One can just as easily go to Swensen’s or the Marble Slab to get great ice cream. Service is what differentiates Amy’s from
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is a reality for a large number of employees. As a global pharmaceutical company‚ Pfizer is continually looking for waist to be more efficient and effective. The company senior director of organization effectiveness‚ Jordan Cohen‚ found that the “Harvard MBA staff we hired to develop strategy and innovate were instead googling and making power points”. Indeed‚ internal studies conducted to find out just how much time its valuable talent was spending on menial task’s was startling. The average Pfizer
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ed. The Amazon Kindle Fire vs the Apple iPad. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 5 May 2013. <http://ipad.about.com/od/Tablet_Computers_eReaders/a/The-Amazon-Kindle-Fire-Vs-The-Apple-Ipad.htm Sind‚ M.‚ & Yoffie‚ D.B. (February‚ 2008) Apple‚ Inc. (Case Study) Retrieved from Harvard Business Online website
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CASE 1 - Volkswagen of America: Managing IT Priorities Q#1: Given the case‚ provide your assessment of the new process for management of IT priorities. Are some of the criticisms warranted? Is it better than the last old process? Be specific. The new process for managing IT priorities showcased the ambidexterity of the leadership of Volkswagen of America. Considering VWoA’s original outlook on IT as more of an expense than an asset‚ necessary changes were made in order
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ASSIGNMENT 1: Strategic Corporate Finance Type of Assessment: Case Study: 2500 words (equivalent) Submission deadline: Upload to Moodle before 14:00 noon Friday 22nd March 2013. Weighting: 50% of module mark Uploading to Moodle * Attach the feedback sheet and marking grid to the front of your assignment * Upload your spreadhseet Learning outcomes 1. Analyse different capital budgeting techniques 2. Evaluate the information derived from different capital budgeting techniques
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