BUSE 35200.82 – Corporation Finance Professor Amit Seru Linear Technologies Case “I pledge my honor that I have not violated the Chicago Booth honor code for this assignment” Viral Patel 1. Linear’s historical payout policy has been to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.05/share and use any additional funds to repurchase shares to increase shareholder value. This kept their payout ratio to around 15% until about 2002 where this dividend payout moved the ratio to around 25% to 30%.
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“Lucent technologies is a company that designs and delivers the systems‚ software and services that drives the next generation communications networks. They are backed by Bell Labs research and development” (Fraser & Ormiston‚ p 79‚ para 2). “They use their strengths in mobility‚ optical‚ access‚ data and voice networking technologies‚ as well as services‚ to create new revenue generating opportunities. This makes it possible to help them better manage their networks. Their customers include
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Wind Technologies (WT) has been a supplier of many different varieties of weather related radar and instrumentation. In 1986 the company focused its production on wind profiling radar systems that measure wind and atmospheric conditions. Management of Wind Technologies felt as though this consolidation would position the company as an industry leader in the future in a market that would have little competition. This consolidation was mainly due to being purchased by Vaitra‚ a high technology European
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Clearwater Technologies Amanda Moore Problem Clearwater Technologies’ problem is that end-user pricing for a capacity upgrade to the QTX server needed to be agreed upon in the upcoming meeting. Finance wants to increase revenue‚ sales wants to keep prices fair and management wants prices to stay within the margin model. Mark Jefferies‚ Vice President of Marketing‚ is presiding over the meeting of Hillary Hanson‚ Brian James‚ and Rob Erickson. After listening to the suggestions of the
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1. Did you know that Xamarin is known to roll out the best cross-platform mobile apps imaginable? Xamarin app development presents a world class environment for developers. Xamarin technology allows complete API coverage‚ application logic and shared codebase. Needless to say‚ it saves ample time and resources. 2. Do you run a one-man band or are you simply a giant fish in the ocean full of competitors? If you’re setting up shop very soon or have been around for a long time‚ opt for the promising
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Student Handout Response Sheet: Used with Lab 5 Activity #2 Question Set (The Structure & Function of GeneChip Microarrays) Directions: The following questions go with Activity #2 reading on the structure and function of GeneChip microarrays. Answer each question as thoroughly and detailed as possible. Part I – Intro‚ and Gene Expression Microarrays (1) What is gene expression? What can affect gene expression? • When a gene is used to build an mRNA copy (transcription) which is then
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Factors Contributing to Esterline’s Performance Esterline Technologies’ performance seems like nothing short of amazing‚ speaking to the true potential of the lean manufacturing concepts when adopted correctly. The factors contributing to Esterline’s performance varied greatly. The change in their approach to problems had a dramatic impact on their successful performance. Placing more recent initiatives to improve processes in the hands of employee teams gave employees the freedom to choose what
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1. The most redundant aspect of the EVOC system is that the EVOC software is installed on two different servers across Anaheim. If Anaheim were to come under attack‚ having the two servers reduces the chances of a total crash in the system. If one system were to be destroyed or tampered with‚ there would be a back-up system to rely on. 2. The EVOC system is a wireless system that gathers information from as many relevant sources that it can. This is important because the wireless ability allows
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Case Recap This case outlines the various regulatory obstacles faced by the CEO and co-founder of Yorktown Technologies‚ Alan Blake‚ when marketing the new GloFish genetically modified tropical zebra fish. GloFish are originally zebra fish that come from India and other surrounding countries and more than 200 million of these ornamental fish are sold in the United States. This case focuses on the struggles face by the founders of Yorktown Technologies‚ Blake and Crockette‚ to find a successful
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Brief With the advancement of technology and the rise in Internet usage amongst individual companies‚ businesses‚ and organizations‚ they are faced with new challenges in protecting their brand‚ trademark‚ and image from competitors (Clark‚ 2007). This has caused many businesses to take action in the protection of intellection property rights or IPR. For the week three assignment‚ the members of team A choose to discuss the case in which Premier Technologies wins intellectual property lawsuit
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