Case Problem 1 The Carlson Department Store suffered heavy damage when a hurricane struck on August 31, 1996. The store was closed for four months (September 1996 through December 1996), and Carlson is now involved in a dispute with its insurance company concerning the amount of lost sales during the time the store was closed
During recent seasons, Major League Baseball has been criticized for the length of the games. A report indicated that the average game lasts 3 hours and 30 minutes. A sample of 17 games revealed the following times to completion. (Note that the minutes have been changed to fractions of hours, so that a game that lasted 2 hours a
Given the complexities of 3 school districts, 4 boards, 5 district managers and recognizing the breadth of responsibilities inherent in this position, what are some functional approaches to managing the Division operations as one system of schools?
Discuss the role of the financial accounting and managerial accounting functions in organizations and some of their job responsibilities. What are some of the differences between the two and the type of reports they may each use?
What is the major contribution of the IS auditor in helping the controller? Is an EIS system typically developed by an IS auditor? Who else should be involved and what is the extent of the IS auditors knowledege relevant for developing an EIS?
Why is it important to understand the historical evolution of the healthcare system?
Discuss the differences between markets and central planning. Does this issue have anything to do with the demise of the Soviet Union? Explain.
Scenario: You are one of four regional Human Resources Managers employed by Ace Consulting, an international consulting firm. You have been assigned to the International Sales division. Currently, one HR Manager is assigned to each of the four global regions: the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. You report to the Corpora
(See attached file for full problem description) --- Questions 1. Why did FedEx's stock decline at the J.C. Penney announcement? 2. Describe the competition in the overnight package delivery industry, and the strategies by which these two firms are meeting the competition. Do you think either firm can attain
Prepare a case analysis explaining the reasoning for each section in which a project team leader has inherited a new project team that are extremely less than helpful to the new team leader. The new team leader is up against an uphill battle in which he/she will act as an OD practitioner in order to overcome the group's not tur
I need to develop a basic training program for machinists, secretaries, assemblers, & accounting clerks. I also need to come up with ideas and steps on how to create a generic training process for a company that currently does not have any training process in place.
See attached file. Focus on changes: 1. Organizational Change 2. Organizational Development Address implementation plan and contingency analysis. What is the most important element in an organizational analysis and why?
I need to understand how to compare financial data from company finacial statements. Specifically address the question below. "What insights do you dervive from the two firms' financial statements, financial ratios, stock price performance, and economic profit or (EVA)? Describe how EVA is estimated, and its strengths and
Schumpeter coined the phrase "the gales of creative destruction" to describe the consequences of innovation. Critically evaluate this premise for organizations doing business in the 21th century. With reference to relevant academia theories and concepts, describe and discuss the notion of the learning organization. What c
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Famous Electronics sells TV satellite dishes and has been in business for a number of years. The firm's owner has become concerned about the firm's pricing, advertising, and other competitive strategies. She hired a consulting firm to estimate the demand function for TV dishes. The consulting firm informed her that the demand fu
Colorful Tile, Inc, is a rapidly growing chain of ceramic tile outlets that cater to the do-it-yourself home remodeling market. In 2002, 33 stores were operated in small to medium-size metropolitian markets. An in-house study of sales by these outlets revealed the following (standard error in parenthesis): Q = 5 - 5P + 1.5A + 0