The basic agreement between the two companies‚ Laura Ashley (LA) and Federal Express’ Business Logistics Service (BLA) is‚ to work together and develop each other business. This is done by‚ BLS handling the global distribution of LA and there by BLS utilizing all of its capabilities on a global basis‚ to refine its own skills and open up large new potential market for the future. Though‚ there are many laudable things about the agreement like‚ how both the companies want to keep the partnership an
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The Monica Ashey case Monica Ashley was a bright employee at Health Equipment and Laboratories‚ Inc. (HEAL-INC)‚ an advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment manufacturer. She was appointed manager of “Project Hippocrates” by Gary Dorr‚ the President of HEAL-INC. The purpose of this project was to shift from analog to digital electronics by purchasing digital components from an outside vendor. Since this was the industry trend‚ it would only be logical for all the divisions within the company
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Why do you think that Monica Ashley was so interested in pushing so hard to implement Project Hippocrates? What made her interested in the project? At first Monica was not interested in leading Project Hippocrates‚ she intended on moving up in the ranks within her company. However‚ she was known for intensity and energy when working on a project and figured that she would throw herself at the project and perhaps after one more high-profile success she could move out of program/project management
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As the project manager of “Project Hippocrates”‚ Monica had formal individual power which came from her position in HEAL-INC’s . She had legitimate power which was the formal authority to use company resources as well as its people to accomplish job-related tasks and duties. This power was granted by the president‚ Gary Dorr‚ when she accepted the position of project manager. She also had information power. As the project manager‚ Monica had access to and control over information including various
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Ashley Graham has been a model for sixteen years and has struggled with how the fashion industry deals with the size difference of models. In 2003 she was signed on to Ford Models‚ and last year in 2016 she became the first plus size model to be on the cover of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. In 2010 Lane Bryant came out with an ad titled‚ Not what Mom Would Wear‚ which was rather controversial; it consisted of shots of Ashley in different lingerie‚ preparing for a date. Television stations
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Monica Ashley’s Case Analysis Monica Ashley’s case is a very conclusive example of how the correct use of power and influence in management is as important as‚ and sometimes even more important than‚ having all the right answers and being able to back them up with data. Monica Ashley is a brilliant employee‚ and a very good Project Manager. She deserves a lot of credit for being able to complete the project‚ even though she has been removed towards the end. Her ability to concentrate on her work
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The Ashley Treatment Ashley is a nine-year-old girl with the mental age of a three-month-old. Her condition means she will never walk‚ talk or even roll over. She is totally helpless without the devotion and care of her parents. In 2004 her parents decided to medically intervene with puberty. Along with hormone doses to limit her growth‚ Ashley ’s parents also decided on surgery to block breast growth and had her uterus and appendix removed. I am going to give the arguments for and against this
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the firm’s price to their financial data‚ such as EBITDA. 3. Average these multiples to obtain the industry average multiple. 4. Adjust this industry multiple and apply it to the target firm to get that firm’s value. 5. Using a multiple of 20.9‚ Laura Martin calculates the price of Cox’s share to be $50.00 Advantage of multiple • With multiple‚ there’s no need to go through the process of forecasting future revenue with great uncertainty. It simply relies on current financial statement of
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Laura Martin case study Question 1- Laura Martin says she gets "paid to talk" - to whom is she talking? Answer: Laura Martin is talking with investors. She would meet with many company representatives including the CEO‚ CFO‚ operating division chiefs and head of investor relations. She is in connections with these investors via telephone‚ fax‚ voice mail or email. It is approximately 900 individual per month. Question 2- Given this crazy web of relationships‚ what are Martin’s incentives
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Multiples versus DCF analysis Multiples analysis is simple to understand and apply. The inputs for the multiple arepublicly available‚ though are vulnerable to accounting manipulation. Also‚ it isdifficult to obtain a truly comparable large sample of firms. Multiples analysis isbackward-looking‚ reliant on historical/current data to obtain multiples. It reflectsrelative value rather than the intrinsic value which DCF valuation produces.DCF analysis generates an intrinsic value as it relies on data
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