Harvard Business School Case essays and research papers
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Salem Telephone Case
Salem Telephone Case 1) Which expenses are variable and which are fixed with respect to revenue hours? Variable Fixed Power Rent Hourly personnel Custodial Services Sales promotion Computer leases Corporate services Maintenance Depreciation expenses - computer and office Salaried employees Systems development Sales 2) For each expense that is variable, calculate the cost per revenue hour. Power Personnel Sales Promotion Corporate Services January 1,546 7,896 7,909 15,424 February 1,485 7,584 7,039 15,359 March 1,697 8,664
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The Cultural Challenges Of Doing Business Overseas
The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Paper University of Phoenix The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Paper Introduction This paper analyzes the differences that exist between the Czech culture and the American culture concerning the impact of a start up Chicago style pizza restaurant in the Czech Republic. Steve Kafka is an American who speaks fluent Czech and is planning to open a restaurant in the Czech Republic. This paper will analyze
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A Case For Torture
First published in Newsweek, in 1982, "The Case for Torture," by Michael Levin, state that "torture is not merely permissible but morally mandatory" (201). "Michael Levin argues that torture is a mortal necessity in some situations; that torturing a terrorist is the moral thing to do if it prevents "future evils" (201). Levin examines three scenarios to persuade his readers that torture is justified. In the first circumstance, a terrorist has hidden an atomic
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Case 1: Compare The Annual Reports Of A Company With The Analyses In The Value Line.
The company that I choose is Hewlett-Packard. The reason for this is because the last 2 years I am mostly interested in technology and computers. According to the company's profile from Value Line Hewlett-Packard provides computing and imaging solutions and services to consumers and businesses. Moreover, Hewlett-Packard operates in six segments. These are: imaging and printing, personal systems, enterprise storage and servers, software, HP services and other. The last year computer technology has grown too
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Journalism School Personal Statement
Eating an apple is political. Maybe you got it from the bodega downstairs that always smells like burnt coffee and toothpaste. Maybe that apple came from New Jersey, or maybe it came from Washington State. If it came from Washington, a trucker probably brought it to you. He might have gotten tired on the road, did a little cocaine to keep him up, lost control, and run a car off the road, injuring all five
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Harley Davidson Case
1. How can Harley manage the increasing threat of foreign competition? Harley is a one of the 100 year old companies on the earth and already has a unique brand name. Harley Davidson name remind much more thinks to customers than its competitors. All they have to do is to protect this concept and lower prices. Also Harley Davidson should develop some custom models for European and Asian markets that for example having less noise
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Cultural Challenges In Doing Business Overseas
The Cultural Challenges of Doing Business Overseas Many young American entrepreneurs are seeking to do businesses internationally. Some entrepreneurs want to expand their businesses and the others want to challenge their skills. When young American entrepreneurs launched their businesses overseas, they assumed that money would help them to overcome any obstacle because the value of U.S. Dollars is higher than most of the countries' currencies. Due to this faulty assumption, many American businesses owners have
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Case Study
The case studies used on this module are quite long, but you have plenty of time in which to read and prepare them thoroughly, including all figures, tables and exhibits. If you consistently overlook or contradict facts from the case study, then you will fail the assignment or examination. You are expected to take account of all quantitative data when reaching your conclusions. Depending on the case study, this might involve the computation of financial
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Unidentified Case Studies
The goal of this assignment is to identify the industries of ten columns of financial data by comparing the financial ratios and financial information to industry norms. In the following paragraphs we will identify each column, providing the SIC code and industry name, the reasons upon which our match is based, and the sources we used to come to these conclusions. Column A We believe that column A is a company associated with the
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School, Work, And Time For Friends
Juggling school, work, and time for your friends can be very difficult but luckily I have thought of some ways to make it a bit easier. So many people stress so much because of this task but they don't know it can be very simple. Ever since I started working I got really behind in school I would be stressing every night because I worked late nights and got so much home work. When my
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Mens Health Case Study
The case study I have chosen to analyse is the Men's Health Case Study. The dilemma being faced by Mr Kerton and the Men's Health production team is one of ensuring the success of the magazine in a relatively young, dynamic and exciting environment in which there are no barriers to entry and new competitors are able to enter. In this particular instance Mr. Kerton is somewhat concerned about the entry of Maxim magazine and
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Business In India
EVOLVING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA AND DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA LEARNING DIARY 01/09/2007  08/09/2007 Josй Ricardo de Almeida Rodrigues NÑ" 34 VI MBA "...A Ðndia nгo se lamenta. Como poderб ter pena se jб nгo lhe resta nada do que foi? Este й o traÐ*o mais budista de toda a Ðndia. Aceita-se a perda desde que se nasce. Vive-se feliz. Envelhece-se sem sofrer pelo que se perdeu. A Ðndia й um reino de
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Argumentation, School Uniform
In a democratic society, people are free to choose what sort of dress they want, but the way we dress ourselves greatly depends on what the situation we are in. For instance, we put on evening suits when we present ourselves at a party of celebrities; on the field, we put on sports wear. Therefore, in elementary and secondary school, I suggest students should put on school uniform to give a consciousness to students that
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Business Regulation
Business Regulation Simulation University of Phoenix Introduction Alumina, Inc. (AI), as portrayed in the University of Phoenix (UOP) simulation, is a $4 billion dollar company operating n eight countries around the world. AI's business interests are in automotive components and manufacture of packaging materials, bauxite mining, alumna refining, and aluminum smelting (UOP, 2007). Five years prior, AI was reported to be in violation of environmental discharge norms discovered during a routine compliance evaluation inspection.
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Sorzal Case
Case Summary Sorzal is an importer and distributor of artifacts mainly from South America and South Africa, and of jewellery/pottery mainly from South-western India. The company has developed a reputation of being one of the most respected importers of these rare and authentic items. The company's annual sales are $12 million and have been increasing at a constant rate of 20 percent per year over the last ten years. However, due to high levels of
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Speech On Non-Verbal Business Communication
Question 1 (a) Good morning to my nice teacher and all my friends. Today I would like to talk about Non- Verbal communication. The definition of "nonverbal communication involves those nonverbal stimuli in a communication setting that are generated by both the source [speaker] and his or her use of the environment and that have potential message value for the source or receiver [listener]. Basically it is sending and receiving messages in a variety of
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Business Plan
Kudler's Strategic Business Plan Kathy Kudler was an executive manager of a different company that developed a strategic plan to increase revenue for Kudler Fine Foods. Kudler has previous experience in marketing for a large defense contractor and developed the idea of a fine food grocery store. She played a key role in getting the business started by having a strategy that was prosperous. She used her experience in management and made some smart decisions
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School Safety
Everyday students are leaving school and getting hurt, outsiders are coming into schools and hurting students, insiders such as students and staff have also been known to hurt our school-age children and there is nothing being done about it. School is not optional; it is required by law for every child to go to school, so school should not be feared by the students it should be a safe learning environment. "More U.S. high school
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Business Abroad
Doing Business Abroad There are several ways culture differences can affect how we do business internationally. We will discuss three specific ways cultural differences can affect doing business internationally, what managers need to address these differences and finally are expatriates or foreign mangers better equipped to deal with these challenges. Before we cover the challenges culture differences can bring to a business let's define culture. According to Hofstede culture is "the collective programming of mind
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The Effects Of Technology On Business
Summary The technological advances achieved in the past few decades have brought about a revolution in the business world, affecting nearly all aspects of working life. People can reach others throughout the world in a matter of seconds, with cost being increasingly irrelevant. Employees no longer need to be physically with their clients and co-workers; instead they can communicate effectively at home, at a distant office, across the world, and even in their car or
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Business
Good-Looking Balance sheet 1. What do the balance sheet show? The company's financial status at a particular time. It shows the asset (cash, accounts receivable, inventory, land, buildings, equipment, intangible items), liabilities (accounts payable, notes payable, interest payable), Stockholder's equity (capital stock, retained earnings). 2. Why do managers want to show good-looking balance sheet? Because of lenders judge businesses by the company's balance sheet, managers are easily led astray to dress up their balance sheet.
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Ethics Of Marketing To Schools In America
Marketing in Public Elementary Schools Public schools across America are struggling with their budgets and looking to outside corporations for help. Conveniently, private corporations realize the potential buying power of students and have decided that elementary schools are the best channel to reach them. It has become routine for corporations to market there products in schools, and in exchange these schools receive various financial benefits. This new partnership has become the focus of much
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Business Presentations
Business Presentations Unit 3 Individual Project Due Date 10/21/2006 Sonya Y. Arnold Dear Mentor: I have to do a presentation for a CEO and other high-ranking officers of a company that I want to invest in my distance-learning project. I want to obtain a loan for a distance learning company that I would like to start. I need to figure out what would be important to this type of audience. My assumption of what would
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Zoecon Case Analysis
Changes in top management at Zoлcon Corporation brought about a shift in corporate objectives. The new objectives emphasized a focus on high financial-return products and businesses. In January 1986, Zoлcon executives called a meeting to determine the fate of their Strike brand insect growth regular (IGR) called Strike ROACH ENDER. This product had been tested in the consumer market in four cities (Charleston, SC; Beaumont, TX; Charlotte, NC; and New Orleans, LA) from May through
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Ogilvy Case Study
Charlotte BeersÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦ Aspiration With declining revenues and gloomed outlook facing Ogilvy, Beers was determined to seek a Ð'ÐŽÐ'§new courseÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ð to inspire client confidence and restore glory of the Ð'ÐŽÐ'§beleagueredÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ð brand. Main forces in the industry challenging Ogilvy (Robbins p644) included reduced advertising budget, growing competition, and demands for centralized global campaign (p2-3). OgilvyÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s struggles with the new economy were exemplified by losing several key accounts. Also, lack of financial discipline and cost control and absence
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