As an investment location for IT, India may be losing its relative attractiveness compared with alternative jurisdictions. India still is a relatively ideal location for certain types of IT services, particularly those that have become commoditized and rely only on low wages. However, there has been a gradual change in IT services towards a far more differentiated set of activities, where a range of higher-value-added services rests on a new set .....more

The founder of Shacom.com has developed software that permits borrowers and lenders to meet on the Internet building on the traditional huei system. He signs a two year agreement with SinoPac, which now wants to renegotiate the arrangement. He must decide whether to renegotiate the deal and under what terms.

The founder of Shacom.com has developed software that permits borrowers and lenders to meet on the Internet building on the traditional huei system. He signs a two year agreement with SinoPac, which now wants to renegotiate the arrangement. He must decide whether to renegotiate the deal and under what terms.

NeoGenius Co., Ltd. (NeoGenius) is an early stage entrepreneurial venture based in South Korea. Founded in February 2000, NeoGenius provides a wide range of business to business (B2B) e-business software and related services. The company's chief executive officer must decide among several options including growth and exit. Students will analyze different growth options that entrepreneurs commonly face, as well as an entrepreneur's decision-making .....more

Elite Inc. is a highly successful public relations firm. Elite's chief financial officer has been spending 18-hour days in an effort to get his work done. The newly appointed chief executive officer must determine the cause of the excessive workload and develop a strategy to deal with the chief financial officer's performance. The supplement Elite Inc. (B), product 9B03C040 discusses the implementation of the strategy and its outcome.

In this supplement to Elite Inc. (A), product 9B03C039, the chief executive officer has prepared and implemented a strategy to resolve the below standard performance of the chief financial officer. At the company's mid-term audit meeting, the chief financial officer had once again performed poorly, causing embarrassment and the humiliation for the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer must make a decision about the chief financial .....more

An investor is scrutinizing the financial statements of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS). The investor notices that MTS faces several significant challenges in the short and long-term. MTS's credit ratings on its senior debt are rated at investment grade BBB high and BBB+ but are two notches from falling into the speculative grade rating. Worse, both DBRS and S&P have a negative trend rating on MTS's debt. MTS's stock price has .....more

The CEO of Lenox-Martell, the leading independent soda distributor in eastern Massachusetts, must decide whether to sell the business, continue to grow its existing line, or diversify into fitness equipment. The company's customers, primarily independent bars and restaurants, have a high failure rate. As a result, the number of delinquent accounts has increased proportionate to the growth of the company. The company faced approximately two customer .....more

The co-founder of NEWAD, a media company, is considering acquiring Montreal’s NIGHTLIFE Magazine. The magazine is distributed free once per month at trendy restaurants, bars, clubs and cutting-edge fashion stores. The co-founder is interested in expanding the business but is unsure if buying an urban magazine would be a good addition to the company’s advertising offerings. This acquisition would require NEWAD to assume debt and the operating losses .....more

Robert Haskins, CA has been hired as the new Chief Financial Officer of Orion Computers. His task is to complete the financial statements of the company. The owner of the company, Hal Wilson fired the previous CFO because these statements were not prepared on time. Because the company is considering the acquisition of a local competitor, the owner needs the financial statements to be prepared immediately, in particular the cash flow statement in order .....more