1. Introduction
The Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a leading company in the world which has been specializing its service offerings in accordance with changing IT market. As of 2004, its service offerings expanded through the acquisition of Compaq (even if it is regarded as an example of failed M&A), which allows HP to achieve economies of scale in terms of size, technology, and global network.
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2. What business risks does Blue Nile face that may threaten its ability to satisfy stockholder expectations? What are some examples of control activities that the company could use to reduce these risks? Are some of the risks faced by Blue Nile difficult to reduce through control activities? Explain.
There are so many risk factors for Blue Nile, but main risk factors a
percentage points for 20~34 year old females over the past 10 years and that the average weight in this group has increased by about 6.7 kilograms. In addition to the paper, the fast food restaurant within 0.5 miles of a residence increase weight gain by 49 grams over 9 months, which over 10 years calculates to 650 grams. However, the industry influenced substantially larger to female students ra
Introduction to LTCM
1994, John Meriwether, the famed bond trader from
Salomon Brothers founded a hedge fund called Long-Term Capital Management
Like all US hedge funds, LTCM was an unregistered private
investment limited partnership (LP) with very few reporting and regulatory controls on it apart from normal auditing
LTCM's main strategy -> make convergence trades.
Failure
- Market share was decreased
+ Ericsson
1876 - L. M. Ericsson & Co founded in Sweden
1890 - Start to Global Business
1897 - 19% of total sales in Sweden, 81% in other country
1999 - Own 60 factories in International market
2003 - 57,600 employees in 140 countries
+ Ericsson in China Market (1997 – 2002)
1997
– Focus on mobile ph