Flinder Valves and Controls Inc. Acquisition BACKGROUND In early May 2008, talk began between president of Flinder Valves, Bill Flinder and Tom Eliot, chairman and CEO of RSE about a possible acquisition of Flinder Valves by RSE. The industrial manufacturing industry had taken a hit due to rough economic times and the acquisition made sense. Both leaders were very concerned about the challenges and risks of the deal. Flinder was a company that engineered and manufactured specialty valves and heat…

The History of Valve Software The story of Valve Software is a story of two men with a dream. Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington joined with Microsoft in the early days of the company designing the earliest Windows operating systems, and after thirteen years with them had become what were known as “Microsoft Millionaires.” Both men enjoyed playing video games and inspired by a friend who left Microsoft to join game development studio ID Software, they decided to leave their lucrative positions at…

1101IBA – Management Concepts Literature Review and Report Valve Case Study By Muhammad Rabani b. Shamsul Khairil s2834180 Semester 2, 2012 1 583 words Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Problem Identification 3 3. Analysis 4 3.1 Vertical Organisation…

Gabe Newell CEO of Valve Word Count Plagiarism Check #1 Plagiarism Check #2 Intro Gabe Newell is 53 years old, his birthday being on on November the 3rd, 1962. His nickname is GabeN or Gaben. His primary and secondary schools are unknown, but he dropped out of Harvard University to be the 271st employee at Microsoft. He worked on Microsoft version 1, 2, and 2.1. (he has never worked on a 3rd release on anything, including his own games. Many jokes and memes have surrounded this topic, but some…

Microsoft to assist in creating the video game Quake at ID Software. In 1996, Newell and Harrington signed an LLC contract and founded the private company, Valve Corporation. Valve started off as purely a video game development company. By 1998, Valve had completed their first game titled Half-Life. Half-Life won over 50 game of the year awards and is considered one of the most important games ever created (“Awards and Honors.”). By 2003, Valve released their Steam social gaming platform that would…

Mitral Valve Prolapse Human Anatomy and Physiology II Kristen Ammen The mitral valve is located on the left side of the heart between the left atrium and left ventricle. The purpose of the mitral valve is to form a seal between these two chambers of the heart to prevent the back flow of blood. When blood enters the left side of the heart, it is oxygenated and enters through the pulmonary veins. The blood then travels through the left atrium; the bicuspid (mitral) valve then opens to let the…

Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Case Study Case Studies in Finance Class: Case Discussion in Finance Submission Date: 23.12.2012 Case Discussion in Finance – Yeats Valves and Controls Inc. Table of contents 1 2 3 3.1 Issue Statement Is there a strategic fit between Yeats and TSE? Data Analysis Calculation of the WACC 4 5 6 6 3.1.1 Return on equity ............................................................................................................................ 7 3.1.2 Return…

1101IBA – Management Concepts Literature Review and Report Valve Case Study By Muhammad Rabani b. Shamsul Khairil s2834180 Semester 2, 2012 1 583 words Table of Content 1. Introduction 3 2. Problem Identification 3 3. Analysis 4 3.1 Vertical Organisation…

Valve Corporation or former name called Valve Software is a video game development and it also a digital distribution private company in America. The founder of Valve Corporation was Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington, this company was found in Kirkland, Washington, U.S in 24th August 1996. Valve was found by these two person also formerly long-time employees in Microsoft, their debut game was Half Life and this game have been awarded more than 50 times the “Game of the Year” and even in this days this…

Valve Software's Sustainability Valve software has crafted a remarkable organization that has a unique organizational structure; in fact the company has literally no management. A flat organizational structure has been shown to improve communication among team members, enhance job satisfaction, and reduce the cost of management that middle-management layers can add to the organization (La Rooy, 2012). Organizational members have complete freedom to design their own projects, teams, work environment…