Downside Case Studies Samples For Students

Introduction

Joseph Dunn, the proprietor of Dunn’s ski emporium intends to acquire the deli across the street which is owned and run by George Atkins. Joseph intends the merger and acquisition to be part of an expansion to his ski emporium business. The challenge for Joseph Dunn is that he has no experience in running a deli. It would therefore be critical that Dunn involves George Atkins in running of the deli during the transitional period before he takes over the deli fully.
The report is therefore intended to interrogate and come up with a suitable organizational structure to ...

Question one

The major type of risk that Pasiminco faces are:
- Interest rate risk- this risk is due to financial market conditions. Pasminco borrowings may be based on a fixed on floating rate of interest. It is obvious Pasminco has debt financing in its portfolio and if they are charged variable interest rates on their loans then there is a risk that the level of interest charged may be unfavorable if market interest rates are high. Pasiminco most probably failed to raise intermediate financing because their credit rating had fallen to warrant the difficulty in raising additional capital from lenders. In ...

Market Segment Two

The market segment comprises of structured needs such as in the sales and car dealership industries allowing for easy customisation of a solution. Further, the market serves millions of customers in New Zealand which provides a huge market for the products that the academy shall be offering. The customers in this segment have expressed their need to be trained which illustrates existence of a ready opportunity. The market segment comprises of unique sales people who are market-oriented and as such may be willing to pay a higher price for the training making it an attractive investment segment for the ...

Business Cases: Questions and Response (1)

Chapter 7: Social Venture Partners
- What are the advantages for a donor of participating in a venture philanthropy organization versus traditional philanthropy?
When the care for human value is being talked about, it is always good to work along with others. Relatively, the point of giving assistance to others is often noted as somewhat distinctively dedicated to making sure that human value is recognized accordingly not only for the sake of one but a group of individuals living in a community. In this case, it is assumed that the works to be completed are too numerous to count. With such ...

- Would you trust an external provider with your organization’s data? Why or why not? What would be needed to raise your trust in the reliability, security, and privacy of the data?

Answer:

Yes, I would trust an external provider with organizational data. This is because external providers benefits from keeping the client information confidential. If they were to be reckless with my organization’s data, they would risk losing most of their clients. An external provider can raise my confidence in its services by guaranteeing that my information will not be accessible to everyone online. They can do ...

Answer to Question 2:

I believe that the decisions made during the exact time (or moment) of crisis is the best decision at that time. There are a lot of instances when we feel that the systems we have installed, both the software and the hardware are working perfectly and are serving our business needs. However, perfectly working systems are never commonplace. In the field of information technology, there is a very high risk for systems to fail. When these systems fail, it is often not a simple case, as failure in a tightly managed aspect of the business creates enormous consequences. While it is true in ...

Mergers and acquisitions: The case of Stericycle Inc. and Healthcare Waste Solutions Inc.

Stericycle Inc., a medical waste service company operating in New York is planning on making an acquisition of Healthcare Waste Solutions Inc., another waste service company also based in New York. The two companies operate in the same industry and essentially offer the same service in the same location. The deal will see Stericycle acquire 90% of healthcare Waste Solution’s business in the city, giving the acquiring company control of over 90% control of the market.

Benefits of the acquisition

The acquisition of Healthcare Waste Solutions by Stericycle will result in an enormous growth of the market share currently enjoyed by the acquiring ...