This rapid success of the Dell Computer Corporation has interested business analysts the world over. The paper from the Harvard Business School is an analysis of the meteoric rise of this company until 1994. It delves into the factors that made the company a success and the kind of strategic decisions that the management of the company needed to make at various junctures. One such strategic decision that the management made was to shift from its existing "Direct Made to Order" business model to
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Readings: • Dicken: Transnational Corporation • Dicken: Conflict and Collaboration • Locke: The Case of Nike As stated in one of the readings‚ a transnational corporation (TNC) is a firm which has the power to co-ordinate and control operations in more than one country‚ even if it does not own them. The most interesting of these three readings‚ The Case of Nike‚ exemplifies that statement very factually and in good detail. As Locke presents‚ before Nike even became Nike‚ the two founders took
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И ДЕЛОВОГО АДМИНИСТРИРОВАНИЯ ФАКУЛЬТЕТ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО БИЗНЕСА И ДЕЛОВОГО АДМИНИСТРИРОВАНИЯ Groupe Ariel S.A. Case Artyom Kirillov Polina Dzyuba Moscow 2011 Groupe Ariel S.A. : Parity Conditions and Cross-Border Valuation Question 1 There are two ways to compute the projects NPV. The first approach is to calculate it in Mexican Pesos and then change the resulting figure into Euros at the spot rate of MXN15.99/EUR. Note that the discount rate that we have used was the yield on
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Restructuring Debt Scenario Understanding the current reporting requirements for long-term liabilities is critical when making the decision to make sacrifices for future economic benefits. Specifically these long term liabilities consist of bonds‚ mortgages‚ capital leases‚ as well as other types of debt. Bonds are one type of long-term liability‚ which are traditionally valued at the present value of the bonds expected future cash flows‚ which are made up of both interest and principal. Bonds
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Assessment: Germany 2011 Germany from 2004 until 2011‚ showed a positive trend with the GDP per capita. From $29‚684.33 in 2004‚ Germany boosted their GDP per capita up to $39‚187.01 in 2011‚ which is approximately a 50% increase. This shows that Germany managed to put its economy in an upward trend‚ although the Eurozone was struggling with its economic growth‚ particularly during 2009 and 2010. Similarly‚ GNI per capita of Germany in 2004 was $29‚938.63‚ yet by 2011‚ the GNI per capita was
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2004 Boxing Day Tsunami | Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3 | Source 4 | Name of Topic | Tsunami Flash | The Tsunami Page | The Boxing Day 2006 Tsunami | 2004 Tsunami Disaster | Name of Author | The Age | Dr George P.C | Phil Cummins | Matthew Clieok | Address | http://www.theage.com.au/tsunamiflash/ | http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami2004Indonesia.html | http://www.ga.gov.au/ausgeonews/ausgeonews200503/tsunami.jsp | http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/AsiaPages/Tsunami-Analyses.html | Notes
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Mortimore and I have provided a detailed case analysis based upon “Dell‚ Inc. in 2006: Can Rivals Beat its Strategy?” In 1984‚ Michael Dell formed a company now known as dell‚ Inc. with a strategy to sell build-to-order computers directly to its customers. Customers would have to phone‚ fax‚ or order their custom built computers which eliminated the expense of middlemen known as resellers. Between the years of 1986-1993‚ Dell had to refine its strategy in order to gain market-credibility against
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BAJAJ CORP LTD Bajaj Corp Ltd is a FMCG company in the hair oil category in Indian market. It belongs to the Shishir Bajaj Group. The key people include Kushagra Nayan Bajaj - Non Executive Chairman‚ Sumit Malhotra - Managing Director‚ Jimmy Rustom Anklesaria - Whole Time Director‚ Gaurav Dalmia - Ind. Non-Executive Director‚ Dilip Cherian – Ind. Bajaj Corp Ltd mainly operates in Light Hair Oil Segment of the hair care segment through its main brand Bajaj Almond Hair drops. Company History: Bajaj
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Opportunities‚ Threats‚ Strengths‚ Weaknesses and SWOT Strategies HEWLETT PACKARD Opportunities 1. The worldwide personal computer industry posted its fourth consecutive year of double digit expansion in 2006‚ recording 10 percent unit growth. 2. PC shipments in the Asia-Pacific region expanded by an estimated 17.6 percent in 2006 on a unit basis. 3. IDC’s “rest of the world” category‚ which includes Eastern Europe‚ Latin America‚ and the Middle East rose 22 percent on
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ICE The book I chose to read is Frozen Earth: Explaining the Ice Age by R. V. Fodor‚ the associate Professor of Geology at North Carolina State University. It presents the recent discoveries and history of the ice age in an easy-understanding and accessible way. He first begins with a little background of ice ages. He then talks about glaciers and how they form and act. Then he talks about the different theories of how this happened. He concludes with speaking of the future and the climate
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