Case study #1 Saudi Arabia Q.1 : The current issues that are facing Saudi Arabia is that after the Us. Led war in Iraq in 2003-2004 have stemmed rumors that Saudi Arabia was financing terrorist activities ‚ that made Saudi Arabia a target of the war on terror. Saudi Arabia has 2 specific climates for a business. The first‚ most Saudi Arabians are poor farmers and herders who tend their camels‚ goats‚ and sheep. The second business climate is the recent prosperous jobs connected to the
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Cendant Corporation Evaluating Risk of Financial Statement Fraud and Assessing the Control Environment Describe the auditor’s responsibility for considering a client’s internal controls Describe the auditor’s responsibility to detect material misstatements due to fraud Identify red flags present during the audits of CUC International‚ Inc.’s financial statements‚ which suggest weaknesses in the company’s control environment (CUC was the predecessor company to Cendant Corporation) Identify
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MNE is at a disadvantage in this foreign environment because it does not initially have the native understanding of local laws‚ customs‚ procedures‚ practices‚ and relationships. In addition‚ the firm has the extra costs of maintaining management control. It is expensive to operate at a distance‚ expensive in travel and communications‚ and especially expensive in misunderstanding. Furthermore‚ the MNE may lack useful connections with political leaders in the foreign country‚ or it could feel actual
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CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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Case 4: Progressive Corporation 1. How has Progressive’s strategy evolved over time? Is it sustainable? Answer: Progressive began in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green‚ and over the years‚ it became the number three player in the US private passenger auto insurance industry through competitive pricing and by continuously improving our products and services. Progressive’s customer value proposition was “Fast‚ Fair Better”. The Progressive was constantly looking for ways to provide insurance to
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS UNIT CODE: SPO 445 TOPIC: TO VALIDATE THE NORTION THAT MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS HAVE INFLUENCED THE CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR OF STATES An Assignment submitted to the department of Arts and social sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of bachelor’s degree PRESENTED BY: SIMON OMONDI BASS/KC/PT/132/11/12 PRESENTED TO: MR. R. S. NG’AYO NOVEMBER‚ 2013 Table of Contents Introduction1 The nature of Multinational corporations2 The
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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Strategic Audit of a Corporation I. Current Situation A. Current Performance . How did the corporation perform the past year overall in terms of return on investment‚ market share‚ and profitability? B. Strategic Posture What are the corporation’s current mission‚ objectives‚ strategies‚ and policies? 1. Are they clearly stated or are they merely implied from performance? 2. Mission: What business(es) is the corporation in? Why? 3. Objectives: What are the corporate‚ business‚ and
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Genmo Corporation Balance Sheet As of December 31‚ 1992 As of December 31‚ 1993 ASSETS Current Assets Cash 18 Account Receivable 214 273 Marketable Sec 494 Prepaid expenses 728 1533 Inventories 972 872 Total Current Assets 2426 2678 Investments 898 898 Real estate‚ plant and equipment 4727 4727 Less: Accumulated Dep 2433 2294 2711 2016 Special Tools
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Cascade control is a powerful extension of conventional 3 Cascade control is a powerful extension of conventional 3-term feed term feed back - control control. It is a strategy which compensates for specific disturbances at source and largely Prevents them from affecting process being controlled. A cascade control scheme has two controllers‚ the output of the master controller being used to adjust the set point of the slave controller The effect of steam pressure disturbances can be compensated
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