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  • Tesco Case Study

    Tesco Case Study

    Tesco-a Case Study by Article 13 As part of their ongoing programme Article13, the leading corporate social responsibility experts, have released a Case Study of Tesco. Below is a synopsis of the Case Study, which can be accessed in full at www.article13.com. Who are they? Tesco is a leading retailer, operating 2,291 stores around the world and employing 296,000 people. It has grown from a purely UK operation, developing international markets in Ireland, Central Europe

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    Essay Length: 385 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Artur
  • Starbucks Case Study 2007

    Starbucks Case Study 2007

    Synopsis In 2003, Starbucks was listed as one of the Fortune 500. Despite the ongoing recession, the company had managed a 31% increase in net revenues for the year. This was reasonable, considering they only spent about 1% of total sales on marketing. All of this, coupled with the fact that they were popular with customers and employees, was a sure recipe for success. While their domestic figures were rosy, the international operations were losing

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    Essay Length: 1,430 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Vika
  • Japan, Toyota, and the Hybrid - a Case Study

    Japan, Toyota, and the Hybrid - a Case Study

    Table of Contents • Introduction………………………………………………………………………3 • History of Toyota Motor Corporation………………………………………….3 • Toyota Management……………………………………………………………6 • Why Toyota Developed Hybrids and the Benefits of Owning One………..7 • Advertising and Marketing Techniques………………………………………8 • Toyota Hybrid Sales……………………………………………………………10 • Awards for the Toyota Prius Hybrid…………………………………………..11 • Toyota’s Future Plans………………………………………………………….12 • Conclusion………………………………………………………………………13 • Bibliography……………………………………………………………………..14 Japan, Toyota, and the Hybrid Toyota Motor Corporation is a successful company that has had its own share of ups and downs, but through it all,

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    Essay Length: 3,617 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Harley-Davidson Phenomenon Case Study

    Harley-Davidson Phenomenon Case Study

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report examines the Harley-Davidson phenomenon. From near bankruptcy to double-digit growth every year, Harley-Davidson has something working for them. That something is called ”strategic planning and development.” With the growing global economy, companies are looking for ways to improve their market share. Many excellent firms have learned how to beat their competitors through the implementation of new management, marketing, and/or manufacturing techniques. Harley-Davidson is one of those excellent companies whom has challenged

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    Essay Length: 1,377 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Jon
  • Patient Case Study: Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance

    Patient Case Study: Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance

    Patient Case Study: Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalance This patient case study report will outline the contributing factors related to a fluid and electrolyte imbalance, whilst assessing the medical and nursing management for the patient. Furthermore, an evaluation of the implemented nursing and medical treatment will also be discussed in this report. Introduction: • Patient History: Mr. Richards presented to accident and emergency on the 7th October 2004, primarily due to the progressive deterioration of end

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    Essay Length: 4,235 Words / 17 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Case Study: Rollerblade

    Case Study: Rollerblade

    When Rollerblade, Inc. first started up, they had to overcome the obstacles with any new venture company, only no one had ever seen or heard of their in-line skate product. At this time, everyone was still using traditional roller skates, but the idea of in-line skates was not easily adopted right away. Rollerblade, Inc. eventually became a very profitable company with their in-line skates, however, today they seem to have grown to an elephant (profit

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    Essay Length: 871 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Challenger Case Study

    Challenger Case Study

    This paper examines the different areas of Organizational Behavior that went wrong with the challenger case. It will touch down on how the type organizational culture at NASA contributed to the disaster, how the organizational structures and communication patterns contributed to flawed decision making and the role that leadership also played in the disaster. Also, the paper will cover how ethics apply to the case, and the many different ethical levels that can be discussed

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    Essay Length: 468 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Monika
  • Case Study on Educational Toy

    Case Study on Educational Toy

    Introduction Based on the given information, there are many problems revolving around Educational Toy Company (ETC) which concerns the human resource management (HRM) issues. The immediate problem is the dropped of sales figure recently resulting from the lack of innovation and creativity in their product design. This problem did not appear from nowhere; rather, it is the effect from poor management in particular the HRM area within the company. As mentioned, there is no one

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    Essay Length: 949 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Shouldice Hospital Case Study

    Shouldice Hospital Case Study

    Executive Summary In the Shouldice Hospital case, I have identified two primary constraints: 1) The number of beds available to patients and 2) The number of surgeons available to operate on the patients. Since the demand for this type of operation seems to exceed the number of operations Shouldice can perform, as an organization whose goal is to produce profits, the staff at Shouldice Hospital should subordinate all of their processes to ensure that their

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    Essay Length: 812 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Case Study of Challenge Disaster - from a Risk Management Perspective

    Case Study of Challenge Disaster - from a Risk Management Perspective

    2.0 INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Organisations nowadays face various external and internal risks such as strategic risks, operational risks, financial risk and environmental risks. Managers tend to focus on those risks with greater uncertainty like natural disasters. However, some risks also bring destructive outcome even they are predictable and controllable. The inherent risks in the management and control system are among those on the list. Because they are “built-in” risks of management and control system due

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    Essay Length: 1,300 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Vika
  • Native American Case Study

    Native American Case Study

    Setting: Norway, 1996. Unni Wikan works a stressful job and is married. She has a son and was at home alone with him during this time of the incident. One Sunday morning Wikan’s eye shadowed over and her vision became unclear. First assumption was stress. Patient has been very healthy all her life with rare instance of illness. The pain and shadowing of the eye continued until she called an optometrist. The Doctor said it

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    Essay Length: 408 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • Voolv Case Study

    Voolv Case Study

    For us to find the appropriate distribution channels for VOOLV’s accounting and bookkeeping services we have to understand the specific wants of the market. To do this we can use channel management and determine the different types of distribution channels that we are going to use. In this case, direct marketing will be the primary approach in our marketing strategy. Utilizing the direct channel approach, we can capitalize on print advertising in a specific market.

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    Essay Length: 381 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Rich Con Case Study Review

    Rich Con Case Study Review

    1. What do you think were the reasons for Rich-Con’s difficulties in implementing its new information systems? Think about the principal root causes of the problems Sawyer encountered? Be precise and justify your response. Rich-Con Steel had difficulty implementing the software from a number of reasons. If all these root causes are address, then operations would have moved smoothly. Manager distribution- Marty Sawyer was the new president of the company during a big change. She

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    Essay Length: 699 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Is Wal-Mart Bad for America?

    Is Wal-Mart Bad for America?

    In 1962, Wal-Mart opened their first store in Rogers, Arkansas. In 1970, Wal-Mart’s first distribution center and home office in Bentonville, Ark. open and Wal-Mart went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Just nine years from that, Wal-Mart’s annual sales exceeded one billion dollars. In 1988, Wal-Mart super centers opened across the country. In a merely three years from that, Wal-Mart opened their own store in Mexico City, Mexico; making Wal-Mart an international corporation.

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    Essay Length: 529 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Dominion Motors & Controls Ltd Case Study

    Dominion Motors & Controls Ltd Case Study

    Problem: Dominion Motors & Controls Ltd. has had a relatively stable and significant holding in the market for Oil Pumping in Northern Canada through the early 1980s. However, recent field tests have yielded results regarding the favored features of a popular pump that would place Dominion in third overall within the competing market providing such pumps. In effect, Dominion must act quickly if they plan on preventing the loss of their current hold on the

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    Essay Length: 690 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: regina
  • Whirlpool Case Study

    Whirlpool Case Study

    In 1992 a joint venture was established between the European subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, Whirlpool Europe B.V and the Slovak company Tatramat in the former Czechoslovakia. The new company of the joint venture was called Whirlpool Tatramat. This strategic alliance was the result of both internal and external environment problems that both companies were facing at the time. Whirlpool Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of major appliances and related products for use

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    Essay Length: 1,477 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Steve
  • Honda Case Study - International Strategic Management

    Honda Case Study - International Strategic Management

    International Strategic Management Case Study Assignment No. 1 Strategy is usually related and sometimes confused by people with planning. But as time course shows in the study of companies, there are different approaches of how a company can develop its strategy. Johnson, and Shcoles, in their book “Exploring Corporate Strategy” had studied the different ways that companies develop their strategy. The authors had formulated and structured three general ways how companies build it, there are:

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    Essay Length: 845 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Artur
  • Apple Computer Case Study

    Apple Computer Case Study

    Apple Computer Case Derrick Moultrie Dr. Zaino Marketing Problems October 8th, 2007 Executive Summary: Board of Directors: Currently American Airlines are in great position to have a successful 2007. As of December 2006 American Airlines had a Gross Profit around the four million dollars range. This was the airline's 34th straight year of profitability. According to The Fortune 500 of 2006, American Airlines ranked 105. Also, this meant American Airlines lead number one in

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    Essay Length: 6,617 Words / 27 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Cross Cultural Management - Dancom Case Study

    Cross Cultural Management - Dancom Case Study

    Drawing on theories of both cross cultural management and motivation, discuss the factors influencing the contrasting behaviour of both the hosting insiders and outsiders at Dancom. What could be done to help the outsiders become more involved? To understand the case we have to first understand the theories of cross culture management and motivation.... we would be later on moving to the introduction and issues at Dancom. The last but not the least would be

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    Essay Length: 2,086 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Case Study Iv: Internet Gambling

    Case Study Iv: Internet Gambling

    Running head: CASE STUDY IV: INTERNET GAMBLING CASE STUDY IV: Internet Gambling May 6, 2006 This document will inform you about the history of internet gambling, the existing issues, and a number of concerns involved with online gambling. Prior to the launching of the World Wide Web in 1993 which changed the setting of gambling, people had to travel great distances to gamble. The world's first virtual online casino, Internet Casinos, Inc. (ICI) commenced operation

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    Essay Length: 1,442 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Anna
  • Cultural Norms for Wal-Mart

    Cultural Norms for Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart emphasizes low prices, not sales and unlike competitive flyers, they use professional models. Wal-Mart focuses on ordinary people including their associates. The flyers also devote an inordinate amount of space to community oriented and patriotic topics. Unraveling the symbolic puzzle presented by the distinctive elements of Wal- Mart flyers draw our attention to the importance of retail and retail symbolism. Published research offers many reasons for Wal-Mart’s success in the US market. Its exemplary

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    Essay Length: 410 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Fedex Case Study

    Fedex Case Study

    History In 1913, C.J. Tower & Sons, forerunner to FedEx Trade Networks subsidiary FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, begins operation as a customs broker in Niagara Falls, N.Y. It was not until 1971 that Federal Express Corporation was founded in Little Rock, Ark. In 19, FedEx installed the first drop box for the public and since then the company developed and maintained a strategic leadership in managing a broad group of transportation services, e-commerce

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    Essay Length: 2,002 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Vika
  • Outgrowing Juvenile Justice: Jamal Vick Case Study Raises

    Outgrowing Juvenile Justice: Jamal Vick Case Study Raises

    In Outgrowing Juvenile Justice, Michael Jonas (2001) raises several important issues concerning juvenile justice policies and practices. In discussing Jamal Vick, a range of youth crime issues surfaces, including: • Balancing treatment verses punishment • Responses to serious juvenile offenders o Waiver into the adult criminal justice system o Utilize the juvenile justice system o Blend elements of both the adult system and the juvenile system • Youth in confinement o Growing numbers of youth

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    Essay Length: 607 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Monika
  • Hilton Case Study

    Hilton Case Study

    1. Harley Davidson had difficulties to achieve its global growth thru dimensions of cultural differences from its beginning. They had opened dealership through the world to break some of the barriers of cultures differences around the globe. The weakness was the nation's sole motorcycle manufacturer; the company was on the brink of bankruptcy, facing a declining market, poor product perception and heavy competition from Japan. Through aggressive actions in product development, manufacturing and marketing, the

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    Essay Length: 388 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Kuiper Leda Case Study

    Kuiper Leda Case Study

    Working Capital Management Concepts Worksheet Concept Application of Concept in the Simulation Reference to Concept in Reading Inventory analysis Kuiper Leda has recently expanded supplying more in the RFIP market as well as the OEM’s market. This has caused increased orders at varied levels. By dropping some suppliers and building more of a relationship with others, they may be able to better control their inventory to what their needs are now. “The basic purpose of

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    Essay Length: 407 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Jon

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