Mg 495 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The Boston Beer Company Executive Summary The Boston Beer Company (BBC) was founded by Jim Koch in 1984, and started with a beer brewed from his great-great-grandfather’s microbrew recipe. The company expanded and eventually went public in 1995. Koch received multiple offers to buy his company out, but he would always decline. Selling only 1% of the total beer market, he maintained his operations and never changed his great-great-grandfathers recipe. Synopsis of the Case Kochs’ BBC is...

Week 5 Assignment: Google Inc. Executive Summary Google Inc. is thriving and is one of the most successful internet search engines in the industry. Performing well in the stock market, creating an initial stock offering in 2004, that gained lots of attention; the stock market showed overall weakness, but Google performed surprisingly well. Continued innovation will be the key to continued success. Synopsis of the Case Google has been successful; leading the internet search engine industry....

MG 495 Homework Unit 1 JetBlue CEO Learns to Pivot as Airline’s Strategy Evolves From WSJ.com I found an article about the airline JetBlue. The current CEO, Robin Hayes took over 18 months ago, and has taken the company in a different direction. In its 16 years of existence, JetBlue has been known as an airline that offers cheap flights, and treats all customers as equals. In April, Mr. Hayes attempted to buy smaller San Francisco-based airline Virgin America Inc. with the goal of increa...

Week 6 Assignment: Blue Nile, Inc. Executive Summary Blue Nile, Inc. is a nontraditional jewelry company founded in 1999 offering a simpler process in selecting an engagement ring, but still provide a premium customer experience. The company offers education, guidance, quality, and value that builds confidence with its customers. Serving both national and 40 international customers, who can make purchases in U.S. dollars as well as 22 foreign currencies. Synopsis of the Case Blue Nile, In...

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Week 4 Assignment: A123 Systems Executive Summary A123 Systems Company, founded in 2001. In 2005, they developed a new highpowered, faster-charging lithium-ion battery system. The system has one of the best energy-toweight ratios on the market and have a slow loss of charge when not in use. A123 Systems presently have 19 patents, and are in the process of applying for 77 more. The company has seen increasing absolute revenues between 2007 and 2010. The company is successful but the future su...

Week 3 Assignment: The Audit Executive Summary The Audit case study pertains to an annual audit of a national CPA firm. Sue, a new CPA, was completing the annual audit and discovered a problem that could impact her future with the company. She discovered the firm was using an illegal method to decrease the amount of payroll taxes payments. This issue had not been documented in the previous year’s audits; despite the concern being raised by other CPA’s. Synopsis of the Case Sue has dis...

HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2023 LATEST UPDATE {VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS} GRADED A The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year old who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)? A. Tachycardia and tachypnea B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope - answ...

MG 495 Discussion Week 2 1. From Chapter 2: What recommendations would you make to improve the effectiveness of today's boards of directors? According to the text, the role of a board of directors is to strategically manage a corporation by monitoring developments inside and outside the corporation, evaluate and influence management proposals, decisions and actions, and initiating and determining the corporation’s mission and strategies. To improve a board of director’s effectiveness ...

MG 495 Discussion Week 1 1. Why has strategic management become so important to today's corporations? According to the textbook, strategic management is a set of managerial decisions and actions that help determine the long-term performance of an organization (Wheelan, Hunger, Hoffman, & Bamford, 2010, p. 4). It has become important to today’s corporations because there is a need to focus on long-term high performance, specifically the ability to sustain high performance over a long per...