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  • Enron Corporation and Andersen

    Enron Corporation and Andersen

    Case 4.1: Enron Corporation and Andersen, LLP Team A: University of Phoenix ACC 492 Charlo Reynolds March 24, 2008 Case 4.1 Enron Corporation and Andersen, LLP 1. What were the business risks Enron faced, and how did those risks increase the likelihood of material misstatement in Enron's financial statements? Enron's business risks involved risks such as fraud; however, their ultimate failure was when they entered into aggressive transactions involving special purpose entities (SPE's). The problem

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Social Institutions

    Social Institutions

    Throughout the years there have been many social institutions that have made a dramatic impact on society; none more important than families. In today’s modern industrialized societies, families carry out basic necessities that other social institutions cannot. Different skills such as responsibility can also be acquired from families where it can be applied to everyday life. Furthermore families in the past needed to be the most important social institution to ensure their survival. Since the

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    Essay Length: 759 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Case Study on Unitedhealth Group

    Case Study on Unitedhealth Group

    With health care insurance being the most popular business in the United States UnitedHealth Group now faces federal investigation for compensating Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William McGuire with option profits profiting $1.6 billion. Many other chief executives are questioning if this types of practice in legal, while others are say that the boards of directors of UnitedHealth Group are too easy at the same time generous. History In 1974, Charter Med Inc. was founded by

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    Essay Length: 1,338 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Daewoo Case Study

    Daewoo Case Study

    BACKGROUND In the late 1990s, the leading South Korean car manufacturer, Daewoo Motors (Daewoo), was in deep financial trouble. For the financial year ending 1999-2000, Daewoo generated revenues of $197.8 million and a net loss after tax of $10.43 billion (13.7 trillion won). The company's revenues had dropped by 94% since 1999. The loss reported was also three times higher than that reported in 1999, and was ranked as South Korea's largest ever corporate loss.

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Social Influence Factors- Cialdini

    Social Influence Factors- Cialdini

    Why am I reading this for sports marketing? I thought this class was going to be about marketing and not a review of my psychology class. That question and answer is what I originally thought of when I began reading Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini. In my critique I will delineate the reasons why my first impression of the book changed, my evaluation of the positives and negatives of Cialdini's writing, and

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Mike
  • Coca-Cola Case

    Coca-Cola Case

    Coca-Cola Case 2008 Summary Recommending any securities in an attempt to improve a client’s portfolio requires estimating a fair value of the security in question. Currently, the security in question is Coca-Cola at a stock price of $58.19. Estimating the fair value can be assessed in various ways using security pricing models. After conducting an analysis of the security’s fair market price, it is possible to compare the actual price with the estimate determining whether

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Max
  • Mis 7-Eleven Case Study

    Mis 7-Eleven Case Study

    Management Information Systems BUA5MIS Case Study No. 1 - 7 - Eleven Kimberley McGinnes, Shaun Brooks, Rohan Malhotra & Siddhartha Khoba 7 - Eleven Management Information Systems - 7 - Eleven Store Mini Case Overview of 7 - Eleven. 7 - Eleven commenced operation on 11th July 1927 in Dallas Texas and has gone on to be an industry leader for more than 40 years (http://www.rimag.com). Originally the stores operated from 7am to 11pm, a

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Role and Development of a Corporate Brand Personality for Modern Businesses

    The Role and Development of a Corporate Brand Personality for Modern Businesses

    In this essay I intend to assess the growing roll that corporate branding is playing in today’s business environment. This assessment will be based on three peer reviewed academic journal articles, core texts and notes from the class. Academic Journal Articles Reviewed: Keller, K.L. (2006), �The Importance of Corporate Brand Personality Traits to a Successful 21st Century Business.’ Journal of Brand Management. Vol. 14. Nos. 1/2, 74-81. Reckom, J. V. (2006), �Capturing the Essense of

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Costco Wholesale Case Study

    Costco Wholesale Case Study

    Executive Summary Costco Wholesale is recognized as the largest wholesale club operator in the US. Over the three-year time period of 2002-2004, this company has expanded its membership base while increasing its number of warehouses both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2004 alone, net sales increased 13.1% over the prior year, driven by an increase in comparable sales of 10% and the opening of twenty new warehouses; net income increased for fiscal 2004 by

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    Essay Length: 317 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Artur
  • Corporate Governance in East Asia

    Corporate Governance in East Asia

    Corporate Governance in East Asia The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997-98 was seen as a consequence of poor corporate governance throughout East Asia. Lax corporate governance could be seen in weak internal controls, poor financial reporting and auditing, lack of discretion by boards of directors, mistreatment of minority shareholders and poor enforcement of penalties for law breakers. Throughout East Asia the interest in corporate governance has always been sporadic, however after the Financial Crisis governments

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Downfall of Major Corporations

    Downfall of Major Corporations

    Memorandum To: Professor CC: [Click here and type name] From: Date: 31/03/2006 Re: What led to the downfall of some of the hugest corporations in America and how is it coped with? CONFIDETIAL In this report I will be talking about how businesses choose the road to greed instead of choosing the ethical road. Some of the largest companies in the world fell to this type of thinking, naming some such as Worldcom and Enron.

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    Essay Length: 646 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Jack
  • Apple Case Analysis

    Apple Case Analysis

    APPLE COMPUTER CASE ANALYSIS After the return of Steve Jobs at Apple Computer many changes happened which finally brought the company back to profitability. However Apple holds a market share of only 3.48 percent among its six strongest competitors. The fact is that today the PC market is a mature market and only the strong survive. In Exhibit 1 is shown how the PC market has been shared among the most valuable players and how

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    Essay Length: 863 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: July
  • Social Engineering

    Social Engineering

    Social Engineering 2 Social Engineering This paper will discuss how social engineering and the law influence a persons’ right to smoke cigarettes. There are currently no laws preventing a person from smoking cigarettes. One would have to wonder if that is where the legislators are heading. There are a pletera of bans on smoking in certain places and smoking is only allowed in certain other designated areas. I will also discuss my desire to

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Vika
  • Case Study: Ebay

    Case Study: Ebay

    Introduction/Summary eBay is synonymous with internet commerce. The website offers no product, only an e-commerce platform that aligns buyers and sellers. eBay gains it revenue by charging a fee to the seller to post a product, sell the product and merchant fees for the product (if the buyer chooses to use the PayPal option). eBay is based out of San Jose, California and half of their users are outside of the United States. Per the

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Victor
  • Arundel Case Study

    Arundel Case Study

    This case report discussed the financial and business situation of an investment group, Arundel Partners. Arundel partners focused its investments on the sequel rights of that �associated with firms produced by one or more major U.S. movie studios’. As owner of the rights, Arundel could continue or reject the production of sequel. Business The proposal was innovative but at the same time, very risky. According to the case report, �Arundel would purchase the sequel rights

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Critical Response to the Grapes of Wrath

    Critical Response to the Grapes of Wrath

    John Steinbeck went into writing about the Dust Bowl migration feeling that he had the responsibility to convey the problem correctly. The Grapes of Wrath not only works as a call to action in favor of the masses of migrant workers that were forced to live in poverty, but also expresses several other messages about mankind itself. Steinbeck uses powerful imagery, unique and suspenseful structure, dramatic tone, and compelling symbolism to effectively squeeze a mountain

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Fmc Corporation: Organizational Behavior Analysis

    Fmc Corporation: Organizational Behavior Analysis

    FMC Corporation is a Chicago-based conglomerate that consists of over five major businesses. Aberdeen and Green River are both plants that work under FMC Corporation. These two businesses work in two separate industries – defense and chemicals, respectively. Unfortunately, the industries are not the only differences to consider. Both locations have operated with different management styles, leading to differences in organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and organizational ethics, as outlined below. The management of ability can

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: regina
  • Corporate Strategy

    Corporate Strategy

    Chapter 4: Anthropology: According to the world book dictionary anthropology refers to the science of man, which deals with his physical characteristics, with the origin and development of races, and the cultures customs and beliefs of mankind. Anthropology has tended to concentrate on the over-all problems of mankind, particularly through the concept of culture. Cultural factors appear to be the most influential factors affecting a consumer’s buying behaviour. The cultural factors are inclusive of

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    Essay Length: 932 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fonta
  • The Scope of the State's Power in Matters Affecting Health: the Case of Jacobson V. Massachusetts 1905

    The Scope of the State's Power in Matters Affecting Health: the Case of Jacobson V. Massachusetts 1905

    The Scope of the State’s Power in Matters Affecting Health: The Case of Jacobson v. Massachusetts 1905 The federal government does not have the explicit power to regulate public health so it bases its regulations on the federal government's exclusive ability to regulate interstate commerce. As an illustration of this power, there is a famous case - we will call it the fried chicken case - where the federal government was able to end

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    Essay Length: 1,511 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Drama Response Paper

    Drama Response Paper

    Drama Response Paper The play “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell is type of murder mystery that takes place in the early 1900’s. The play begins when the sheriff Mr. Peters and county attorney Mr. Henderson come to attempt to piece together what had happen on the day that Mr. Wright was murder. While investigating the seen of the murder, they are accompanied by the Mr. Hale, Mrs. Hale and Mr. Peters. Mr. Hale had told

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Monumental Changes: Or How the Reaction to Stalin by Three Social Groups Illustrates the Development of Socialism in the Soviet Union from 1945 to the 1990s.

    Monumental Changes: Or How the Reaction to Stalin by Three Social Groups Illustrates the Development of Socialism in the Soviet Union from 1945 to the 1990s.

    Monumental Changes: Or how the reaction to Stalin by three social groups illustrates the development of Socialism in the Soviet Union from 1945 to the 1990s. Monumental Propaganda relates a bottom-up history of the Soviet Union from the end of WWII to Post-Socialist Russia of the 1990s. The story is presented from the perspective of an unwavering defender of the cultural mores of post-war Russia, Aglaya Stepanovna Revkina. It is through this outlook that the

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Southwest Airlines Case Analysis

    Southwest Airlines Case Analysis

    I. Executive Summary A. Problem Statement Southwest Arilines has been facing direct competition in 9 routes of the intra-Califonia market with United Airlines and their “Shuttle By United.” Shuttle By United was designed to be a high-frequency, low fare, minimal amenity, short-haul flight operation initially serving destinations in California and adjacent states who’s intent wsa to “match Southwest’s strategy.” In the four months since Shuttle By United’s inception competition has been fierce resulteing in Southwest

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Coral Divers Resort Case Study

    Coral Divers Resort Case Study

    Weakness – 1. No Capital 2. Loss of Profit 3. Competition Core Problem Coral Divers Resort is facing increasing competition, a shift in what vacationers desire, and decreasing revenues. Jonathon Greywell needs to examine his business and decide what course of action to take. ... He could make the resort more family-oriented. ... This strategy, while plausible in the overall business sense, will not benefit Coral Divers Resort. ... A second alternative is to make

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    Essay Length: 526 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Nextcard - a Marketing Case Study

    Nextcard - a Marketing Case Study

    Company Overview NextCard was an internet-based provider of consumer credit founded in 1996 with a mission to revolutionize the credit card industry with its online application and approval process. Their product, NextCard Visa, was promoted as the “First True Internet Visa” and was marketed exclusively through the company website. The NextCard Visa could be used for both online and offline purchases and offered product and service enhancements specifically designed for the internet enabled consumer. At

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Arundel Case Study

    Arundel Case Study

    BACKGROUND & PROPOSAL In April of 1992, a movie industry analyst name Mr. David Davis of Paul Kegan Associates, Inc. was approached with an interesting and fresh business idea. The proposal was to create a new investment group, Arundel Partners, that would exist solely for the purpose of purchasing sequel rights to motion pictures produced by major U.S. movie studios. The proposal was unusual in that studios rarely sold rights to sequels prior to 1992,

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jon