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  • Case Study Review Using Source Tax Documents

    Case Study Review Using Source Tax Documents

    Dr. Tooth, a dentist from Small Town, USA, has been awarded $3,600,000 from a jury verdict due to a former patient spreading a cruel rumor about him, after having a billing disagreement. The rumor destroyed the dentist’s patient base, which caused him financial strain. After the rumor was spread and financial strain set it, the doctor’s health began to suffer. Dr. Tooth then sued the patient for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Dr.

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    Essay Length: 550 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Dell Inc. Case Study

    Dell Inc. Case Study

    Brief Background Summary How would you like to take a $1,000 investment to start a company and turn it into 41 billion dollars revenue producing enterprise in just twenty years? I'm sure everyone would, but it became a reality for one man, Michael Dell. Michael Dell is the current CEO of Dell, Inc, one of the largest companies in the world. He started this company back in 1984 with just $1,000 at the age of

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    Essay Length: 1,653 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Fom Study Guide

    Fom Study Guide

    Final Review Grenz and Olson 3. What represents the greatest chasm between the merely knowledgeable lay Christian thinker and the truly reflective lay theologian? • Perhaps the largest hurdle of greatest chasm between the merely knowledgeable lay Christian thinker and the truly reflective lay theologian is the ability to think about Christian truth critically and constructively. Introducing Christianity 2. What’s the central theme of Jesus’ teaching? • The Kingdom of God 3. Why was Christianity

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    Essay Length: 1,937 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Beliefs in Paranormal Phenomena and Locus of Control: A Field Study

    Beliefs in Paranormal Phenomena and Locus of Control: A Field Study

    McGarry, James J.; Newberry, Benjamin H.; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 41(4), Oct 1981. pp. 725-736. In this study, people’s beliefs and attitudes toward paranormal phenomena are related to a person’s locus of control in four different groups. The way the people in these groups were put together was by their involvement in paranormal practices. The subjects all received a questionnaire asking questions about their beliefs in paranormal phenomenon, locus of control, sociopolitical

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: David
  • Case Study on Unitedhealth Group

    Case Study on Unitedhealth Group

    With health care insurance being the most popular business in the United States UnitedHealth Group now faces federal investigation for compensating Chief Executive Officer (CEO) William McGuire with option profits profiting $1.6 billion. Many other chief executives are questioning if this types of practice in legal, while others are say that the boards of directors of UnitedHealth Group are too easy at the same time generous. History In 1974, Charter Med Inc. was founded by

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    Essay Length: 1,338 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Daewoo Case Study

    Daewoo Case Study

    BACKGROUND In the late 1990s, the leading South Korean car manufacturer, Daewoo Motors (Daewoo), was in deep financial trouble. For the financial year ending 1999-2000, Daewoo generated revenues of $197.8 million and a net loss after tax of $10.43 billion (13.7 trillion won). The company's revenues had dropped by 94% since 1999. The loss reported was also three times higher than that reported in 1999, and was ranked as South Korea's largest ever corporate loss.

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Why Is It Important to Study the Media, Rather Than Simply Consume It?

    Why Is It Important to Study the Media, Rather Than Simply Consume It?

    Everyday we encounter the media in some form. It could be waking up to the sound of the radio, or passing billboards in the streets or simply just watching television. They are a lot of different forms of media, for example, verbal or written media, visual media and aural media. Examples of media would include newspapers, magazines, film, radio, television, billboard advertisements as well as the internet. Media studies came about because of the developments

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    Essay Length: 927 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Reviewing Sullivan's Study of America's Wine

    Reviewing Sullivan's Study of America's Wine

    For many years, wine dictionaries and encyclopedias have unknowingly been misleading consumers on the history of “America’s wine,” Zinfandel. In Zinfandel, A History of a Grape and Its Wine, Charles Sullivan, an accomplished viticulture researcher, challenges the popular belief that the grape was originally brought to America by a Hungarian immigrant. Sullivan explores the history of wine to bring forth intriguing facts that prove the popular belief to be wrong. With the help of University

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    Essay Length: 862 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Top
  • Microbiology Study Guide

    Microbiology Study Guide

    Study Guide Notes ЎV Test 1 CHAPTER 1 1. Linnaeus ЎV naming system Hooke ЎV cells in cork Van Leeuwenhoek ЎV animalcules (1st obs. of live microorganisms) Redi ЎV experiment to disprove spontaneous generation ЎV meat Needham ЎV experiment to prove spontaneous generation ЎV broth (vital force) Spallanzani ЎV heated broth did not develop microbial growth Virchow ЎV biogenesis (living can only arise from preexisting living) Pasteur ЎV air contained, but did not produce, microbes

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    Essay Length: 2,084 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Victor
  • Mis 7-Eleven Case Study

    Mis 7-Eleven Case Study

    Management Information Systems BUA5MIS Case Study No. 1 - 7 - Eleven Kimberley McGinnes, Shaun Brooks, Rohan Malhotra & Siddhartha Khoba 7 - Eleven Management Information Systems - 7 - Eleven Store Mini Case Overview of 7 - Eleven. 7 - Eleven commenced operation on 11th July 1927 in Dallas Texas and has gone on to be an industry leader for more than 40 years (http://www.rimag.com). Originally the stores operated from 7am to 11pm, a

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    Essay Length: 4,466 Words / 18 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Costco Wholesale Case Study

    Costco Wholesale Case Study

    Executive Summary Costco Wholesale is recognized as the largest wholesale club operator in the US. Over the three-year time period of 2002-2004, this company has expanded its membership base while increasing its number of warehouses both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2004 alone, net sales increased 13.1% over the prior year, driven by an increase in comparable sales of 10% and the opening of twenty new warehouses; net income increased for fiscal 2004 by

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Artur
  • American Black Literature Study of the Short Story " the Witness"

    American Black Literature Study of the Short Story " the Witness"

    The short story “the witness’ deals with the sheer feral malevolence of a gang of bright young boys who use their gift of manipulation for wicked effect. Their low disposition in life, “all we got is the crumbs, the leftovers, whatever the fat cats don’t want and cannot use” (Petry 1892) is no excuse for the assault of Woodruff and the rape of Nellie. Rape is an unthinkable act of cruelty and injustice as it

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    Essay Length: 441 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Case Study: Ebay

    Case Study: Ebay

    Introduction/Summary eBay is synonymous with internet commerce. The website offers no product, only an e-commerce platform that aligns buyers and sellers. eBay gains it revenue by charging a fee to the seller to post a product, sell the product and merchant fees for the product (if the buyer chooses to use the PayPal option). eBay is based out of San Jose, California and half of their users are outside of the United States. Per the

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    Essay Length: 720 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Victor
  • Arundel Case Study

    Arundel Case Study

    This case report discussed the financial and business situation of an investment group, Arundel Partners. Arundel partners focused its investments on the sequel rights of that �associated with firms produced by one or more major U.S. movie studios’. As owner of the rights, Arundel could continue or reject the production of sequel. Business The proposal was innovative but at the same time, very risky. According to the case report, �Arundel would purchase the sequel rights

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Coral Divers Resort Case Study

    Coral Divers Resort Case Study

    Weakness – 1. No Capital 2. Loss of Profit 3. Competition Core Problem Coral Divers Resort is facing increasing competition, a shift in what vacationers desire, and decreasing revenues. Jonathon Greywell needs to examine his business and decide what course of action to take. ... He could make the resort more family-oriented. ... This strategy, while plausible in the overall business sense, will not benefit Coral Divers Resort. ... A second alternative is to make

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Nextcard - a Marketing Case Study

    Nextcard - a Marketing Case Study

    Company Overview NextCard was an internet-based provider of consumer credit founded in 1996 with a mission to revolutionize the credit card industry with its online application and approval process. Their product, NextCard Visa, was promoted as the “First True Internet Visa” and was marketed exclusively through the company website. The NextCard Visa could be used for both online and offline purchases and offered product and service enhancements specifically designed for the internet enabled consumer. At

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Arundel Case Study

    Arundel Case Study

    BACKGROUND & PROPOSAL In April of 1992, a movie industry analyst name Mr. David Davis of Paul Kegan Associates, Inc. was approached with an interesting and fresh business idea. The proposal was to create a new investment group, Arundel Partners, that would exist solely for the purpose of purchasing sequel rights to motion pictures produced by major U.S. movie studios. The proposal was unusual in that studios rarely sold rights to sequels prior to 1992,

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    Essay Length: 2,092 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Dell Case Study

    Dell Case Study

    A student at the university of texas at austin by the name of michael dell founded the company as PC's limited. He started trading in the belief that if customers got these pc's directly and if there was a direct contact with the customers, you could understand much better of what customers needs are. Micheal dell dropped out of college to focus full time on his business which he started after getting $300,000 from his

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    Essay Length: 604 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Steve
  • Management Info System Case Study

    Management Info System Case Study

    Shafin Hossain Management Info System 11/01/06 2217-402-04 Fall 06 Case Study Summary: The SyberWorks Training Center Suite provides an end-to-end training management solution for training companies offering all types of e-Learning and traditional classroom based training. They need a MIS program in place. Customer Profile: Founded in 1997, Information Mapping Inc. is a privately-held, international organization delivering Information Lifecycle Solutions through its three divisions: Information Mapping, Learning Programs, Professional Services, and Technology Solutions. Information Mapping

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    Essay Length: 1,003 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Nucor Case Study

    Nucor Case Study

    Business Summary and Strategy Nucor is the largest steel manufacturer in the United States. It remains a profitable company despite being in one of the most cyclical industries in the economy. Nucor enjoys this success for several reasons, employee relations, quality, productivity, and aggressive pursuit of innovation and technical excellence. NucorЎ¦s strategy is that of a low cost provider, they know they are selling a commodity and understand their competitive edge in the industry is

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    Essay Length: 638 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Bmw Case Study

    Bmw Case Study

    Introduction BMW is facing quality problems and competition from Japanese entrants. Japanese automakers offer luxury cars at a lower price and higher quality with shorter lead times for new product introduction. The higher quality of Japanese cars has also redefined industry standards and customers are starting to expect higher quality in cars. To improve quality, BMW proposed a prototyping approach where prototypes are built with technology, equipment and workers that resemble the factory. Engineers will

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Should Teenages Be Sent Abroad to Study

    Should Teenages Be Sent Abroad to Study

    Teenagers should be sent abroad to study You may have heard a saying that is “Youths are leaders of tomorrow”. I think future leaders should be well educated. So, teenagers should be sent abroad to study. Young people are more fresh and active than old ones. Their thoughts are clear and simple. I mean they have less stress than old ones have. They are more optimistic than old ones. Why I state like this is

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Sears Case Study

    Sears Case Study

    This memo is in regards to addressing several key issues that have currently came to light regarding, the lack of communicating vital information within the company, and the companies business practices of handling consumer credit card debt. In order to appropriately address the situation at hand, we must first understand the events that got us to where we are. As people file for bankruptcy, it is understood that they will receive protection from creditors and

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • Tivo Case Study

    Tivo Case Study

    As it launched in 1999, perhaps America wasn’t ready for the PVR (personal video recorder), or perhaps people were simply not aware of what had been created. Whatever the case may have been, the company named TiVo needed the success it had been lacking and the recognition it deserved. It was a slow start and a journey of anxiety even the company was backed by massive companies such as AOL-Time Warner, DirecTV and NBC

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    Essay Length: 1,165 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Wal-Mart Case Study

    Wal-Mart Case Study

    1. What were the main elements of the control system that Sam Walton created? It is evident that Sam Walton believed in the importance of control systems in an organization; as he established certain strategic control systems in the company. Walton wanted everyone within the organization to be committed to Wal-Mart's goal "total customer satisfaction", and the strategic control systems were set accordingly. There are various elements of control systems used in Wal-Mart which are:

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Tasha

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