I. Background of the Case The case begins with Bob Guthrie‚ a retired physician and an avid skier‚ who realized that there was a need for a special ski helmet following the recent incidents that lead to serious head injuries for skiers. There were existing ski helmets in the market‚ but Bob believed that he had a chance to make helmets more appealing to the people‚ by adding new features. Bob took this idea as something that could not only be an outlet for his creativity‚ but as a way for him to
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1. CREATING SHARE VALUE (CSV) vs CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY I. Creating Shared Value (CSV) through the Formation of Blue Skies Foundation Blue Skies is one of the well-known brands in the world today that produces and exports fresh fruits to serve the health conscious and fresh fruits lovers. Their feet in providing a high-quality fruit was able to attract the attention of many companies including two of their largest clients‚ Waitrose and Albert Heijn‚ to embark on an agenda that will increase
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HEAD Ski case: competitive advantage. 1. The best indicators to assess whether Head Ski had the competitive advantage in the ski industry would be to look at profit ratios and compare them to competitors‚ which will allow us to assess whether Head Ski has above average profits. The best ratios to look at are: return on assets‚ return on sales as compared to other ski companies that sell high-priced skies‚ and return on equity‚ combined with numbers that show how much Head Ski is financed by debt
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U.S. CORP CASE STUDY 1. In your opinion‚ what two key changes in the financial statements have occurred? Why did you think the two items that you picked are important? The main things that has changed in the financial statement are cash in current assets and notes payable in current liabilities. Cash increasing to from 104 to 160 and notes payable decreasing to 196 from 123. Expenses decreased and the income compared to 2001 have increased. 2. What can be seen by the change in the
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Top French Ski Resorts France is probably the top ski destination in Europe with its wide variety of resorts and excellent ski infrastructure. Each ski resort offers something unique‚ so you’ll need to do your research and make the right selection. Even if you haven’t planned your ski holiday in advance‚ or changed your plans and dates at the last minute‚ don’t worry. The French Alps have enough resorts and ski destinations with last minute availability of holiday rental accommodation. French Alps
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Company Background: Starting Right Company * Inspired by a movie‚ Julia Day decided to build a baby food company named as Starting Right Company‚ which targets the upper class market. * To differentiate the product from its competitors‚ the company offers frozen baby foods with no preservatives while ensuring great taste. * Julia Day hired people with experience in finance‚ marketing and production. The group started to develop product samples of the new frozen baby food. * Julia
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MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: Statement of Facts * Polluter Corp. runs three manufacturing facilities in the United States where they make various household cleaning products. * The Federal Government restricts the company to an emission allowance or EA‚ which must be used in the year prescribed by the government between 2010 and 2030. * EAs are considered intangible assets with a cost basis of zero. * EAs can be bought and sold from other companies with no
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1. Summary of the case study The focus of the story is Burgmaster Corp.‚ a Los Angeles-area machine tool maker founded in 1944 by Czechoslovakian immigrant Fred Burg. Holland covers the 1944 founding of Burg Tool‚ its transformation into Burgmaster Corporation‚ the Houdaille takeover‚ the 1979 leveraged buyout‚ the campaign for protection against Japanese competition‚ and‚ finally‚ the auction of Burgmaster property in 1986. 2. Statement of the problem encountered Too many machine tool and auto
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Cigna Corp. Blurb about Cigna Corp.: Cigna Inc.‚ a publicly traded insurance company is the leading healthcare insurance provider headquartered in Bloomfield‚ Connecticut. If you are concerned about your unique life and health situation needs‚ Cigna fills in the void. Cigna is more than just an insurance company - they are also into global health services. They enable consumers to purchase various insurance policies‚ services and products through their subsidiaries. Cigna aims to achieve global
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financial manager of Ski Equipment Inc. (SKI) is anxious that the Company’s founder recently sold his 51% controlling block of stock to Kent Koren‚ who is a big fan of EVA (Economic Value Added). Koren rewards managers handsomely if they create value‚ but those whose operations produce negative EVAs are soon looking for work. Koren frequently points out that if a company can generate its current level of sales with fewer assets‚ it would need less capital. Shortly after he took control of SKI‚ Koren met with
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