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Service Excellence (University of Victoria Coursepack)

by None Selected

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 01/2013 Product ID#: 1-429-316 Length: 52pages

This coursepack is for the course "Competing Through Service Excellence", taught by Professor Vivien Corwin at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Spring 2013.

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Cash Flow Statements

by Greg Miller, Hal D. White

Product Type: Exercise Publication Date: 09/2012 Product ID#: 1-429-179 Length: 6pages

This case is a critical introduction, for business students, to the significance of cash flow statements. First students evaluate the cash flow statements of four “mystery” companies and recommend one for an acquisition. After making a recommendation in class, students are given more information, namely risk assessments and audit opinions, and reevaluate their recommendations. Fina...

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Business Thought & Action: Course

by Robert J. Dolan, Scott A. Moore, Robert E. Kennedy

Product Type: Course Publication Date: 03/2012 Product ID#: 1-429-206 Length: 432pages

The course Business Thought & Action™ is a robust introduction to business for undergraduate students. It is a holistic start to their business education experience and provides context for business as a whole, rather than each functional area, such as marketing, finance, and operations. Students learn about the broad range of problems and opportunities that businesses face and are...

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Entrepreneurship: NVC—Module 2

by James D. Price

Product Type: Module Publication Date: 10/2011 Product ID#: 1-429-196 Length: 36pages

This is the second of four modules in the Entrepreneurship: New Venture Creation course that was developed at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. This module focuses on the financial aspect of planning, launching, and growing a new business. This module can be used with modules 1, 3, and 4. Excel spreadsheet 2C is included in this module. "The Entrepreneur's Dicti...

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Understanding Macauley Duration

by Sanjeev Kumar

Product Type: Conceptual Note Publication Date: 08/2011 Product ID#: 1-429-183 Length: 5pages

This pedagogical note offers a clear way to teach Macauley Duration, a financial equation that measures the change in bond prices. The note begins with a brief history of the term, then proceeds to describe the financial assumptions underlying the equation. This note is complemented by a teaching note with an excel table that illustrates how Macauley's Duration is similar to a zero...

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Equilibrium Capital Group

by Tom Lyon

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 07/2011 Product ID#: 1-429-106 Length: 48pages

Venture capitalists Bill Campbell and Kipp Baratoff have a decision to make. They can either invest their hard-earned capital in one of two existing energy efficiency (EE) companies or create their own company that tackles EE market barriers in a novel way. Bill and Kipp must understand how EE companies operate and discover the nuances of the EE market to make their joint decision.

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A&E Shirts

by Greg Miller, Hal D. White

Product Type: Exercise Publication Date: 06/2011 Product ID#: 1-429-182 Length: 3pages

Offering good practice for students just learning accounting, this exercise presents A&E Shirts LLC, a budding retail company that is balancing its books for its first month of business operations. The exercise is designed to introduce students to basic accounting principles as well as different accounting documents including: balance sheets, income statements, and statements of re...

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Good Capital

by Gautam Kaul, Lauren Foukes

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 05/2011 Product ID#: 1-429-172 Length: 13pages

Fourth Place Winner of the NextBillion 2011 Case Writing Competition Kevin Jones, cofounder of social investment firm Good Capital, is considering possible expansion strategies for Good Capital. He has three main options: raising a second fund, expanding their SOCAP conference to help develop the impact investing industry, and increasing the reach of The Hub, work places for socia...

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Enron: The Rise and Fall

by Scott A. Moore

Product Type: Profile Publication Date: 12/2010 Product ID#: 1-429-058 Length: 20pages

In 1999, Enron was the #1 company in innovation and quality of management. Less than two years later, it filed for bankruptcy in one of the most portent fraud cases of the decade. The story of Enron’s rise and fall tells a lot about manipulation of accounting and regulatory standards and about the disregard of ethics and law in pursuit of money and excellence. Against the backdrop...

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Inventory Gremlins

by Greg Miller

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 09/2010 Product ID#: 1-429-105 Length: 6pages

Can you practice basic accounting principles through an interesting story? This case presents a budding entrepreneur, Amanda Gojko, who has started her own small business and needs to take physical inventory of her stock. Using LIFO and FIFO calculations, accounting students will learn about basic accounting principles as well as when and how to do compete write-downs.

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Open Book Finance

by Ryan Smerek, Wayne Baker

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 07/2010 Product ID#: 1-429-091 Length: 22pages

This case outlines the origins of Open Book Finance, its core elements, and its implementation at Zingerman’s Community of Businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Open Book Finance is a philosophy of management developed by Jack Stack, CEO of Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation in Springfield, Missouri. Open Book Finance is based on the premise that business is essentially a game—one that almost anyone can learn to play.

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Iowa Speedway: Determining Depreciable Life (C)

by David Wright

Product Type: Mini-Case Publication Date: 04/2010 Product ID#: 1-428-914 Length: 4pages

The Iowa Speedway was constructed in 2006 by the U.S. Motorsport Entertainment Corporation. The state of the art racetrack is home to many prominent racing leagues, such as NASCAR's Nationwide Series. This mini-case is an exercise on accounting for depreciable life. Students are asked to imagine that they have to close the books on 2006, the first year of operation. The financial a...

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Lehman Brothers

by Robert J. Dolan

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 03/2010 Product ID#: 1-429-055 Length: 8pages

This informational case details the story of Lehman Brothers in the wake of the recent financial crisis. In doing so, the case also provides background about mortgage-backed securities and the involvement of financial institutions in the housing crisis. At the end, the case lays out a timeline of important events during the company's last year of operation. This case is included in...

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Note on Google AdWords

by Scott A. Moore

Product Type: Profile Publication Date: 12/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-996 Length: 5pages

This profile describes Google AdWords, which offers advertisers placements on search results pages and affiliated web sites. AdWords is a major driver of Google's revenue.

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Iowa Speedway: Depreciable Life (A)

by David Wright

Product Type: Mini-Case Publication Date: 10/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-912 Length: 4pages

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Iowa Speedway: Determining Depreciable Life (B)

by David Wright

Product Type: Mini-Case Publication Date: 10/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-913 Length: 4pages

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Rainforest Expeditions

by Gautam Kaul, Kate Elliott

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 10/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-799 Length: 16pages

2004 marked the 15th anniversary of the founding of the ecotourism company Rainforest Expeditions (RFE). A decade and a half of experience led the company’s cofounders, Eduardo Nycander and Kurt Holle, to gain international exposure and praise for their environmentally and socially responsible business practices in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon. Most notable among their socially...

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Developing Financial Projections

by James D. Price

Product Type: Conceptual Note Publication Date: 07/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-846 Length: 12pages

Prospective investors in startups and growth businesses expect to review detailed financial information on the company. This note provides an in-depth discussion of both the art and the science of preparing financial projections for an early-stage business. The article also describes the most appropriate way to present historical financial information, as well as advice on the best...

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Cross Border Valuation Exercise (A)

by Robert E. Kennedy

Product Type: Exercise Publication Date: 05/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-663 Length: 5pages

This quiz accompanies the conceptual note, Cross-Border Project Valuation. It is designed to help students strengthen their ability in calculating project discount rates, selecting the right currency, and analyzing project specific risk factors. Registered educators will be able to access the answer sheet. This is one of three exercises available. All exercises cover similar concepts. Registered educators can access the answer sheet.

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Caritex Cooperative

by John Stocker

Product Type: Case Publication Date: 04/2009 Product ID#: 1-428-617 Length: 17pages

The founders of the Caritex Cooperative, Alex and Lucy Ivanov, created a business that was operationally sound but a financial disaster. Caritex was a meat processing and retail company located in Bulgaria in the mid-1990s. This case traces the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in emerging markets and asks students to examine the pro forma and projections of the company to determin...

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Cross-Border Project Valuation

by Robert E. Kennedy

Product Type: Conceptual Note Publication Date: 12/2008 Product ID#: 1-428-649 Length: 17pages

Managers face a number of challenges when using traditional valuation approaches to value projects in an emerging market. It is important, therefore, that managers not only be aware of, but also account for these challenges. This note is divided into the following three sections: 1. A review of the traditional approach to valuation; 2. An overview of commonly used shortcuts for cro...

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The Italian Crisis of 2008

by William J. Streeter

Product Type: Exercise Publication Date: 09/2008 Product ID#: 1-428-685 Length: 4pages

This exercise describes the fiscal policy challenge faced by the Italian government after surpassing the government debt and budget deficit levels allowed by the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). The government must decide whether or not to leave the EMU as part of the economic plan to stabilize the national budget.