Despite triumphing over its competitors and hosting over 5 million people on its network‚ LinkedIn has little revenue to show for its success or to sustain long-term operations. CEO Reid Hoffman and Vice President of Marketing Konstantin Guericke must decide on and implement a plan that will be effective in generating revenue by October 2006 to ensure success in its next round of venture-capital funding. They can either introduce a bundle of eight services for a monthly charge of $15 while maintaining
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LinkedIn Case Analysis Executive Summary LinkedIn Corporation went public on the New York Stock Exchange on May 18th‚ 2011. The Initial Public Offering documents listed the stock at $45 per share. It started trading the next day at an opening price of $83.20‚ peaked at $122.70‚ and closed at $94.25. This was an increase of 109.44% over the IPO price. Almost two years later‚ the stock has had its low points‚ but still its market price remains well above the value calculated by many analysts
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MATTEL CASE I. OVERVIEW Mattel was founded in 1945 by Elliot and Ruth Handler. The couple started out making furniture to sell out of their garage. This business was a success‚ but they wanted a new business approach to remain competitive in the fast-changing world. So‚ they turned to making toys‚ and Mattel became the world’s largest toy company‚ with a revenue of $5.8 billion and a net income of $684 million in 2010. Recently‚ the company commissioned Chinese companies to produce some
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Case Study: Real Choices at Mattel 9/25/11 1. The decision facing Mattel is whether to continue to produce their products internationally where cost are low‚ or produce them in the United States where costs are significantly higher but quality is better. Mattel might want to even reconsider going global if there sales are decreasing more internationally than in the United States. Mattel needs to determine how many of the products produced internationally were recalled versus the amount of
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Teaching Case Study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc. Key words: Chinese manufacturing‚ outsourcing‚ product recalls‚ global supply chain risk Type of submission: teaching case study Hazardous Toy Recalls at Mattel‚ Inc.[?] Abstract In 2006 and 2007 Mattel‚ Inc. was faced with massive recalls of Chinese-made toys due to potentially dangerous levels of lead in various toy model surface paints and small magnets in toys which could fall off and be swallowed. This case describes
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1. What is the LinkedIn website‚ what service(s) does it provide? (3 marks) It’s a serious business social networking website. It provide resume-posting by more than 100 million professionals and corporate types. 2. What was LinkedIn’s Net profit Margin in 2010? (1 mark) $243-million revenue‚ profit: $15.4-million 3. Why are their concerns about the future potential growth in the number of LinkedIn user? (3) -The company acknowledges that the number of its registered members is higher
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Buzz Buzz...Buzz Buzz....Buzz Buzz. You hear the sound of a mosquito coming towards you‚ Buzz Buzz. It lands on you‚ but before you can swat it away‚ BAM! You are bitten. You will be fine‚ hopefully. But if you live in a tropical or subtropical place‚ you may be at risk. At risk for the most terrible of all the terrible mosquito caused diseases‚ just kidding. But you are at risk for yellow fever. What is yellow fever? That is why I am here‚ that is hopefully why you are even reading this paper‚ to
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CASE STUDY: LINKEDIN CORPORATION The purpose of this case study is to analyze and forecast LinkedIn’s enterprise value based on market multiples. The primary multiple used for this valuation is EV to EBITDA and Revenue. Other multiples selected are market capitalization by net income. IPO OFFERING LinkedIn seed capital came from a combination of financing channels‚ Series A Preferred Stock and Series B venture capitalist firms and investors. Beneficial ownership and voting privileges are divided
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Lahoz Adrià Sospedra LinkedIn: Introduction and Mission Social network to build a professional identity online‚ stay in touch with colleagues‚ discover professional opportunities‚ business deals... 24 languages More than 6‚800 employees Offices in 30 cities around the world 347 million members Mission: connecting professionals from all over the world in order to enhance their productivity and success. LinkedIn: Environment Analysis PESTEL Analysis LinkedIn: Industry Analysis Porter’s
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Mattel Toy Recall Jesse Cuviello‚ Heather Kronstadt‚ Sean Murphy‚ Christopher Lewonka 1. What are the main issues involved in the case? Mattel had five recalls in 2007 involving over 21 million toys. The problems were related to lead paint and poorly designed magnets. Most of the toys were made in China‚ which caused them to question the reliability of the Chinese manufacturers. At first‚ Mattel tried to put all the blame on the Chinese manufacturers as a denial
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