MGMT330 Strategic Management Case Analysis & Presentation Questions for the case memos: Case 1: The Chinese Fireworks Industry Discussion Questions: 1. If you were Jerry Yu, would you invest in a Liuyang fireworks factory? Why? 2. Is the fireworks industry a ‘sunset’ industry or an industry still worth being in for the long run? 3. If you were Jerry Yu, and you decided to make the investment, what would you do to win out in the competition? 4. If you were asked to provide advice to Liuyang
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Suggested Format for Case Analyses: 1. Executive Summary: brief 1 paragraph stating key problem(s) and your main recommendation(s)/decision(s). 2. Problem Identification: 1-2 page write-up of the key problem(s) you have identified within the case. This should not be a re-hash of the case itself. The Case Study questions should help you address the issues in this section. 3. Action Plan: 1-2 page write-up of your proposed solution to the problem(s) with detailed steps as to how to proceed
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ASSIGEMENT: NUCLEON CASE Each group (see below) need to prepare a short paper about the Nucleon case (no more than 10 pages). In the paper you need to answer at least below questions. The assignment need to be submitted on Thursday (23.10.2014) at the beginning of the class. QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED 1. What is this case about? 2. What options of vertical integration are available to Nucleon? Nucleon has two options how to produce product CRP-1. One option is to produce
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Fall 2014 Case Discussion Questions Instructor: Professor Edward H. Chow 周行一 Case study: financial bubble Case: Trouble with a bubble (9-808-067) 1. Why did Irving Fisher believe that stock prices had reached a permanently high plateau? 2. Why did the stock market crash in 1929? 3. Why did influential individuals like Fisher, Keynes and Rockefeller believe that the downturn would only be temporary? Case study: investment banking business and global financial crisis Case: Investment
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Costco Case Questions 09/26/2013 Question 1: Competition in the North American wholesale club industry is high, with Costco being its leader at 56% of the market share. Main ways to compete are lower prices, more efficient operations, and reduced labor and overhead costs as well. Some of the clubs do the bare minimum in advertising while others, like BJ’s, spend more money on it (special Christmas radio advertisement and such). Out of the five competitive forces, the strongest is the rivalry between
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CISM 4136 A- Global Information Resource Management Case Questions Carol V. Brown, D.W. DeHayes, J.A. Hoffer, W.E. Martin,&. W.C. Perkins, Managing Information Technology, Seventh Edition, 2012, Prentice Hall. Case Study 1 - Midsouth Chamber of Commerce (A): The Role of the Operating Manager in Information Systems 1. Identify the key players in the case and describe their respective roles. Are these the right roles? What roles in particular should be modified? How might such role modifications
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Case # 1 Andersen: An Obstruction of Justice? P. C1 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Look up the term corrupt in the dictionary. What is its definition? Was corrupt appropriately applied to the actions of Arthur Andersen? 2. The issues that overturned the Andersen verdict were based on faulty jury instructions, not on whether Andersen was in fact guilty or innocent. Based on the information in this case and other information you know, do you believe Andersen violated the law? 3. Do you believe
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Questions for the Merck Case Create a decision tree for Merck. The 2 leftmost branches would identify the alternatives related to licensing Davarink (specifically license versus not to license). Next, if Merck decides to pursue license, they go into phase I which results in a success, or failure. Phase I success is followed by phase II where Merck has the opportunity to develop the drug to treat depression alone, weight loss alone, or both, or contemplate phase II failure. Finally phase
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University of Washington Graduate School of Business Finance 553 Midterm Assignment Rocky Higgins February 10, 2004 In less than five, double-spaced, typewritten pages, plus any exhibits, please answer the following questions about MW Petroleum Corp. This assignment is worth a maximum of 100 points. 1. (10 points.) Apart from any quantitative analysis, are there any reasons to anticipate that Apache Corporation’s acquisition of MW Petroleum might be a positive net present value
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Equity Offerings Case: Netscape Initial Public Offering (HBS 9-296-088) Case Questions: Please use the excel sheet I prepared and uploaded on the Blackboard. I inserted already the assumption for your convenience. 1. Why has Netscape been successful to date? What is its strategy? How risky is its current competitive situation? 2. Value Netscape. Use the following assumptions: a. Total cost of revenues stays at 10.4% of total revenues. b. R&D stays at 36.8% of total revenues. c. Other operating expenses
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