efficient retailing and distribution make it an attractive partner for traditional voice carriers. The report evaluates Skype’s core strengths and concludes it is recommended to pursue integration as part of an established cable and DSL provider. Case Problem Since its inception in 2003‚ Skype’s core business has been constantly changing and continues to evolve. One of its owners‚ eBay is planning on getting rid of Skype‚ a purchase that had never fit quite well into its auction business (Coles
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Introduction Royal Dutch/Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies‚ with 104‚000 employees in more than 110 countries; it is unique among the world’s oil majors and was formed from the 1907 merger of the assets and operations of the Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the British-based Shell Transport and Trading Company. In fact‚ it is the oldest joint venture. The business interests of the two companies were combined into a single group‚ with Royal Dutch owning a
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The Harvard Management Co. and Inflation-Protected Bonds TIPS and Risk Management: How can you combine regular (nominal) Treasuries and TIPS to build a hedge portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ but not to real interest risk? To hedge bond portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ one could simultaneously take long positions in TIPS and short positions in nominal Treasuries with equivalent terms to maturity. To be specific‚ if the inflation increases‚ TIPS are likely to outperform
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Cinemex Cinemex is a Mexican venture started by two Mexicans (Dávila and Fastlicht) and one American (Heyman) entrepreneurs‚ which met while doing their MBA degree at Harvard University. The venture consisted in creating a new cinema experience‚ including more screens and movie prints (4-14) per theater‚ excellent seating/service and outstanding projection and sound presentations never seen before in Mexico. 1. Defining the Problems There are several decisions that need to be done as Cinemex is
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face serious penalties‚ legal fees‚ and even go to jail. In support of exclusions from gross income relating to discharge of indebtedness‚ Stevens v. Commissioner 2008 is a primary example as the court case was held in the United States Tax Court. Gerard Stevens was held responsible for determining a $21‚323 deficiency in his Federal Income Tax for 2003 and the argument was whether Stevens failed to include in income his discharge of indebtedness or if he was liable for the accuracy-related penalty
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Statement Analysis Case Exxon vs. Shell: Understanding the effect of inventory valuation on Financial Statements Designed by: Valeri Nikolaev Objective: Understanding the effect of inventory valuation assumptions on financial statements. Assignment summary: You are taking the role of a security analyst who recently started following the Oil and Gas industry. The analyst has a task to draw a comparison of several financial indicators for two industry leaders: Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell‚ based on
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Case Interco Introduction Interco is a shoe company founded in 1911. Its business has spread to other product through acquisitions. Equity analysts saw Interco as a conservative company that was not highly leveraged leading to high financial flexibility. This allowed the firm to repurchase share and make acquisitions when the opportunities were there. Interco has four major divisions; Apparel Manufacturing‚ General Retail Merchandising‚ Footwear Manufacturing and Retailing and Furniture and Home
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INTRODUCTION: Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Its headquarters are in The Hague‚ the Netherlands. It was founded in 1907. The parent company of the Shell group is Royal Dutch Shell plc‚ which is incorporated in England and Wales. They have around 93‚000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories. The company has worldwide proved reserves of 14.1 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The company operates 43‚000 gas stations (the world’s largest retail fuel network)
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Executive Summary The report investigates on how Royal Dutch Shell should reduce the issues of oil spill by utilizing two managerial functions which are leading and controlling. This problem is primarily due to the operational failures‚ such as equipment failure and human error. It is found that Shell has been engaged in solving issue that significantly disadvantageous for Shell. In response to these incidents‚ Shell was forced to solve these issues as soon as possible. This report includes investigation
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challenges faced by Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company involving their monumental proposed investment into their Nigerian operations. When global companies experience extreme criticism such as Shell‚ they are usually tasked with identifying optimum solutions to reverse the negativity. In addition to assessing the challenges‚ this analysis provides some potential strategies that can be implemented to resolve the issues within this case. Problem Statement Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company proposed
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