Harvard Business School 9-297-052 Rev. July 12‚ 1997 USG Corporation On May 2‚ 1988‚ USG Corporation‚ the world’s largest gypsum producer‚ announced that the board of directors had approved a recapitalization plan. According to the plan‚ USG would exchange each outstanding share of common stock for $37.00 in cash‚ $5.00 in stated face amount of 16% junior subordinated pay-in-kind debentures‚ and one share in the newly recapitalized company. Robert Day‚ USG’s Chairman and CEO‚ said the
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CASE STUDY: HARD CORE CARTELS Cartel refers to a group of firms producing substitute goods that collude or conspire to increase prices and its own profits‚ by lowering production and/or sharing markets or customers. Figure 1 below shows examples of recent price fixing cases from various countries. (Figure 1) These industries either have a market structure in which a small number of inter-dependent firms dominating the industry‚ that of a oligopoly‚ or are firms
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Chapter 1 – The Financial Environment I. What is Finance? Finance = the study of how individuals‚ businesses‚ and the government acquire‚ spend‚ and manage financial resources (money). In other words‚ finance in an action whereby someone is watching to understand how we get‚ spend‚ and manage our money. This concept is very important because it explains how we make decisions about spending and saving money. II. The Origin of Finance The discipline of finance originated from
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416 National Security’s Inability to Justify Closing Borders National security is incredibly important‚ however‚ it does not sufficiently justify closing borders. When placed up against different arguments in support of open borders‚ national security seems to come up short. The arguments I will discuss that are successful in discrediting national security’s ability to justify closing the borders are Kukathas’ principle of freedom and principle of humanity arguments‚ as well as Chamorro’s proportionality
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Semester Corporate Governance Charter I: Introduction to Corporate Governance Charter II: Corporate Governance: Definition‚ Principles‚ Importance and Application a. Definitions and Theoretical Framework b. Justification for Effective CG c. OECD Principles d. Good CG standards for Public Services: Core Principles e. Generic Principles Chapter III: Approaches of CG a. Framework Approach b. Regulatory Approach Chapter IV: Corporation and Corporate Structure Chapter V: CG‚ its
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EFB340 – Finance Capstone DOING CASE STUDIES INTRODUCTION Finance Capstone case studies are aimed to introduce you to a real-life work environment which is largely unstructured. You are required to do 4 cases relating to the 4 topics (modules) outlined in the Week One document and Lecture 1. While the first three cases are the responsibility of the entire group‚ the fourth case (the technical paper) is the sole responsibility of the individual. In this way‚ you will obtain experience at
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think of ways to take customers away from other companies. This would lead to the rise in market share for some companies and the decrease or closer of over companies. Another risen is advertisement. Larger companies are able to spend $0.40 per case of beer on advertisement. Smaller companies can’t spend that much on advertisement. 2) Analyze the competitive structure of the industry using Porter’s five forces model. • Risk of entry by potential competitors: New micro brewing companies
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CHAPTER 5 This chapter introduces the core theories of employee motivation. It begins by introducing employee engagement‚ an increasingly popular concept associated with motivation. This definition relates to the four cornerstones of individual behavior and performance identified in the MARS model which was discussed on chapter 2. MARS means Motivation‚ Ability‚ Role Perceptions‚ and Situational Factors. Next‚ this chapter distinguish between drives and needs wherein I’ve learned how needs are shaped
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Bradley Miller 2/12/15 Seminar of Finance Case Study Ethics in Finance 1. Have I defined the problem correctly and accurately? Answer: The problem was that the WorldCom Company was falling farther and farther into debt and they needed a way out of this hard time. The CEO came to us with a plan to turn the company or in reality to make it look as if the company was headed into the right direction‚ when in fact it was not. The plan was to use other accounts that have holding money in them for other
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