Subsidiary Case Studies Samples For Students

Abstract

Stone Finch Inc is a company that deals in the manufacture of wastewater and water industry and has been in existence for the last 25 years. This case study presents challenges the company is facing as talented employees seek to leave the company due to dwindling market shares and inability to fit in with subsidiary officers. The case examines the leadership of the company under Mr. Billings, presents an analysis of the entrepreneurial subsidiary concept as well as the problems that Mr. Billings is facing and how he should respond to them.

Introduction

This case study explains the challenges’ facing Stone ...

Bulgaria

1. Key criteria and considerations
The Bertos Financial Services Inc. is a multinational company with subsidiaries in Mexico, United States of America and Canada, all members of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The company has the objective to open a new subsidiary of the company in a new country with the goal to increase the market penetration and sales of the company (Buckley y Casson). The company has considered ten countries to ten countries to be candidates for the new subsidiary of the company. Those countries are Algeria, Argentina, Qatar, Brazil, Romania, Indonesia, Philippines, Slovenia, Ghana and Czech ...

The accounting and financial issues related to foreign direct investment are the conversion of foreign GAAP to domestic GAAP, translation of statements kept in foreign currency to domestic currency so as to prepare a consolidated financial statement and make required supplementary disclosures of the subsidiary operations. There are two issues of taxes that relate to foreign direct investment. First, the company is taxed in the foreign country where the subsidiary is located. Second, the domestic tax department will also tax foreign income. The company should calculate, pay, and subtract the amount of tax paid by a foreign subsidiary. This ...

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The assessment of financial performance of the division managers in each subsidiary can be obtained by taking a difference between budgeted profits and actual profits in US dollars. It can be understood from the table provided below.
The table provided above summarizes the information regarding the actual and budget performance of each subsidiary in 2004 . All amounts are expressed in US dollars that are helpful in comparison among them. It can be seen from Table 1 that the subsidiary of Japan has performed below budgeted profits that in dollars but it might have increased its profits as compared ...

Finance

1. What are the advantages Blades could gain from importing from and/or exporting to a foreign country such as Thailand?
ANSWER: The cost of rubber and plastics i.e. the basic inputs for Blades Inc. in Thailand is very cheap and by importing inputs from Thailand, Blades Inc. will get an opportunity to reduce its cost of production. The reduction in the cost of production will directly benefit the company in increasing its profits and the lower cost of production will also increase the competitiveness of Blades Inc. With the increased competitiveness, the company can beat its competitors. Not only ...

Pros of Ethiopia As An Investment Opportunity

The Ethiopian economy is essentially centered on agriculture, which actually account for more than 85% of Ethiopia’s total employment and 46% of its GDP. Similarly, the country has shown an impressive economic growth from the past few years. Ethiopia is one of the largest landlocked countries in sub-Saharan Africa and it is increasingly becoming a central point for the foreign investors seeking forthcoming investment opportunities in that particular region. According to IMF, Ethiopia is one of the firmest growing economies with approximately an average growth rate of 8.2%. The economy brightly expected to grow further. It grew 9.6% ...

Union Pacific Corporation

Union Pacific Corporation is an American holding organization with the leading subsidiary in railway industry, Union Pacific Railroad Company. Established in 1862, the company has occupied 168th position in Forbes 2000 ranking and 86th position in Forbes ranking of market value in 2015 with market capitalization of almost USD 94 billion. Additionally, the Railroad’s expanded operation mix consists of Agricultural Products, Automobile, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal (Forbes, 2015). Union Pacific Corporation’s major subsidiaries include Insight Network Logistics (automobile logistics amenities and technology distributor focusing on wide-ranging vehicle supply schemes), PS Technology, Inc. (company’s staff ...

Dr. A.B.C
The purpose of this case study is to explore the reasons behind the growth and advancement, of a corporation in aviation industry that has successfully evolved, in spite of technological advancements and challenges since 1937.
Air Canada is a case in example how a fully government owned company can go on to become the best airlines in North America, and a force to reckon with in the whole of the world. From humble beginning in 1937, with a fleet of Lockheed L-10A, it now has the most modern fleet in North America. I would like to stress, that their failures ...

Introduction

A lot of people have taken the presence of a Starbucks store, conveniently placed in a street corner, as part of everyday urban living. It is after all, just a cup of coffee. A lot however, can be said about a cup of coffee that the company Starbucks offers. For one thing, Starbucks has taken drinking coffee from a mere morning ritual into a lucrative business that is driven by a perception of upward economic mobility. And why not enjoy the image behind drinking a great cup of coffee? Drinking Starbucks coffee has become an enjoyable experience, anytime of the day. At the center of the new ...

Executive Summary

Nestle S.A. is a Swiss multinational company dealing with health-related consumer and nutritional goods. In the food processing industry, the company is presently the largest in the whole world in terms of revenues and employs approximately 328,000 workers (Hill and Jones, 2012, p. 13)). This paper will focus on its subsidiary, Nestle Italy, a Milan based company that has failed to register impressive results in terms of market penetration despite the company spending millions of dollars in advertising campaigns. At one point, the subsidiary even lowered the price by 14 % to experiment if it would capture loyal customers. ...

Norge Portugal is an international Norwegian company set up in Lisbon, Portugal in 2001 (McGuire 123). The company deals in selling, maintenance and repair of refined equipment for textile industries. The company is well renowned for ‘total service’ to its customers, where they focus on satisfying the customer in an aim of achieving customer loyalty. Despite starting operations almost a decade ago, the firm retains a remarkably small customer base and is smaller compared to other company bases in different countries. However, the company remains profitable mainly because of favourable reputation amongst customers.
Norge Portugal, has four key areas that ...

Introduction

There are several parties involved in the current state of affairs of H-IT Russian subsidiary. The MD, Sergei Lebedev is central to the poor performance that the company had experienced in 2006 and was continuing to experience. To a large extent, this is as a result of his management policy; central management and what is referred to as “management by fear” since he wants to control every aspect of the organization and decisions being made in the company. The Russian culture has also played a role in the poor performance of the company, and many feel obliged to be loyal to networks ...

The legal issue of ABC partners entailed negligence having set a company beyond their jurisdiction and failed to register a company. ABC is liable to pay damages to Robert Knight. This case is tortuous liability due to the wrongful act of abandoning an oil well and failing to secure a place. This results in Robert having an injury due to the negligent act. The legal rule of Tort holds that one who suffers in case of negligence of another party can claim damages. In this case, ABC partners owe a duty of care to Robert Knight who suffers injury due to their act ...

Introduction

Toms Shoes Inc is a company that was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie. It is based in Santa Monica, California and has a profit making subsidiary and another non-profit one called Friends of Tom (Binkley, 2010). The company majors in designing shoes and eyewear. The non-profit subsidiary is operated on the basis that for every shoe that the company sells another shoe is given to an impoverished child while a part of the proceeds from the sale of eyewear goes to eyesight treatments for people in third world countries (Lerman, 2011). This paper examines the presence of Toms on social media, ...

Management of Berkshire Hathaway

- Corporate strategy
The corporate strategy of Berkshire Hathaway can be described as a heavily decentralised system of company management. This strategy places colossal reliance on the abilities and capacities of local managers instead of centralising systems. It is said the operating structure embraced extreme decentralisation. Munger correctly opines that theirs was delegation just short of abdication. Indeed the strategy is founded on the concept of giving the local manager essential powers that facilitates management without the necessary and unnecessary cases of consultation. This is largely premised on the concept of faith and trust on the local management. According ...

Table of Contents

Introduction.2

Mission and Goals2
Situation Analysis3
Corporate Level Strategy..10
Business Level Strategy11

Executive Summary

This is a case analysis of Turner Construction Company, a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF operating in the construction industry and offering related services. The report starts with a short introduction followed by the company’s goals and objectives. This is followed by situational analysis of the company’s past and present situation using strategic tools such as SWOT analysis. The subsequent section that follows is the company’s corporate and business level strategy. This is followed by business structure, promotion and finally recommendation of ...

Sony Music Entertainment, a fully owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation began its journey in 1929 as American Record Company. Not many companies in this highly competitive and ever evolving industry have survived for long and that too as a leader. This essay will focus on the core competencies of Sony Music Entertainment and a comparison with the competition.
The year 2007 was a landmark year for Sony Music Entertainment as the company entered into multiple innovative ventures in partnership with others to expand their portfolio and increase the revenue and market share. In this year, Sony entered into collaboration ...

Q: Determine the annual effective financing percentage cost of the yen-denominated notes issued in each of the three scenarios in the Blades case for the future value of the yen.

Scenario 1: No change in value of yen
Scenario 2: 2% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht
Scenario 3: 3% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht
Q: Determine the probability that the financing cost of issuing yen-denominated notes is higher than the cost of issuing baht-denominated notes
As we may note from the above spreadsheet table, under all the three scenarios, the annual ...

Ma’am,

In reference to your letter seeking assistance over the matter related to allocation of consolidated net income and procedures used to allocate income to the parent company and to the subsidiary's non-controlling shareholders, I am writing this memo to help you in understanding the matter in a better way.
Important to note, ASC 810 of the FASB Codification asserts that the consolidated net income of the consolidated entity, must be allocated according to the proportionate controlling and non-controlling interests. At the same time, earnings per share in the consolidated income statement is calculated on the basis of income allocated ...

Introduction

Global Financial Advising Consultants (GFAC) is a specialized tax and financial services consultancy firm with its headquarters in New York with branches in London and Tokyo. The company is led by senior consultants who are specialized in one or two clients that they gain expert knowledge about and develop competencies in guidance and advisory services for.
Recently, the company has created an offshore office in India which takes outsourced work from the New York, London and Tokyo offices of GFAC. This includes preliminary analytical works that combines data which culminates in information which is necessary for decision-making in these ...

Advertising Category – Brand Brief

Doritos is a popular snack food product. The brand’s products fall under the Consumer Packaged Foods Category. Doritos is a subsidiary of Frito Lay North America Inc. a subsidiary of Pepsi Co. (MarketLine, 2015). Frito Lay North America Inc. produces many popular brands of potato chips. The company who reported over fourteen billion dollars in profits in 2014, began its operations in 1934 selling corn chips (MarketLine, 2015).

Purpose of the Advertising

The purpose of the advertising it to promote the brand image in order to compete in a highly competitive industry. The Doritos ad campaign aims to maintain the consumer perception ...

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Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary has a positive impact on the Irish economy. It is beneficial for the Irish economy in several ways as the investment made by the company in the country generates positive effects for the economy. The investment by the company could be considered to have significant importance as it has global operations and sells products all over the world. When such organizations have its subsidiary in a country it attract other companies to open their businesses in the same country. In addition to it, it also introduces new highly-skilled jobs in the country for the citizens of that ...

Introduction: Issue Identification

The mobile phone business sector is one of the fastest growing industries not only in the United States but in the rest of the world. Industry experts have previously released reports suggesting that the industry grew by at least 7.3 percent in the year 2013 , which was actually a sharp rebound from the mediocre growth rate the mobile phone market industry got a year before. The market growth rate in 2012 was 1.2%. Some of the most prominent names in the said industry are Samsung Electronics, Apple, Sony Electronics, Lenovo, and Blackberry, just to name a few. The two biggest players are ...

Rhodes Industries (RI) was established by Robert Rhodes in the 1950s that had its headquarter in Southern Ontario, Canada. RI develops pipes and glasses for industrial use and has recently branched to new areas such as cleaners, coatings, and other parts for the tracking industry. In the 1960s, RI adopted a conglomerate structure that had different subsidiaries in America. In 1980s, the firm adopted an international focus to reach the overseas markets.
The company faces different issues such as ensuring subsidies remain competitive, adopting a loose structure in every autonomous location, and adaptive in the local markets while coordinating with ...

Question 1: Is it the right time to think about expansion? Why?

The Jabwood International Company should think about expanding its functions into other foreign countries now due to the present circumstances that have been experienced of late. The company relies mostly on the sale of TANITA wood products of which it has exclusive rights to distribute the products to the Middle East companies. The exclusivity however is about to be jeopardized with the low returns that has been experienced. The trading company in Russia wishes to remove the exclusive rights of Jabwood International and allow other trading companies from different countries the chance to distribute the products. The Jabwood International ...

PharmaCare – Assignment 3

Introduction
The aim of this research study is to evaluate the ethical issues related to the marketing and advertisement, intellectual property, and regulations of product safety. Drug companies have been consistently using direct-to-customers approach for marketing of their products. This aspect is also taken into consideration in the research study. In addition, this study extends to find information regarding the current regulatory scheme along with what should have been done by FDA to overcome the issues. The approaches used by PharmaCare to protect its intellectual property in US are also studies in detail within this study. This has ...

Recommendations: Thicketwood should purchase the new CNC router offered by High Tech Inc. Company’s manufacturing should be adjusted according to the increasing demand and the new capacity.

Short/Medium Term – Immediately to One Month

1) Thicketwood should purchase the router from High Tech. This machine offers a reduction of expenditures on line workers and maintenance. The price difference with the router from TDL Products Co. will be covered within the life span of the High Tech’s machine. Moreover, longer life of the High Tech’s router and a service warranty reduce the uncertainty of future operations.
2) Adjust Thicketwood’s staffing. Reallocate three current line workers ...

Analyzing Case Study about Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry

Section I: Introduction
Adolf Coors started his brewing company in 1873 in Golden, Colorado. Primarily, the beer product was not intended to be as it is today because of the prevailing regulation on alcoholic drinks during that period. However, as soon as the prohibition was lifted Adolf Coors’s company started to make the actual beer product and immediately sold 90,000 barrels. The success of the company allowed them to expand distribution territories by appointing independent wholesalers in Colorado and Arizona. Soon after, Adolf Coors’ company is selling beers in 44 states by 1985 with annual uninterrupted ...

Statement of the Problem (1 page)

Mueller-Lehmkuhl GmbH (MLG) is a German producer of apparel fasteners. In 1982, it formed a joint venture with the German subsidiary of the Atlas group, an American multinational for the purpose of benefiting from MLG’s technological superiority and access to other markets through the Atlas subsidiary. However, the effect of the joint venture essentially was the limiting of MLG’s markets to Europe and Africa.
MLG is one of the major competitors in the very mature European market for apparel fasteners. Its market share is currently 17% (although three other firms have about the same market share), taking a slightly ...

The market selection for that company in that specific country was as a result of an analysis carried out before the establishment of the business in that country. After the establishment, the company should use the market direction to be able to operate in that environment. In this case, the market direction is a market that is full of corrupt business practises. What my fellow executive members are not seeing is that when your competitors go west; try to go east i.e. fair competition. That could be my policy if I was leading the subsidiary. Hence, the ideology that has inflated ...