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  • Land Rover Case Study

    Land Rover Case Study

    During the time period of the case, consumer perception of the models in the Land Rover family is fairly muddled. Though the Range Rover is the first vehicle introduced in the U.S. and is almost $25,000 more than the Land Rover Discovery, consumers believe that the Discovery is the better vehicle. (Which is very different from its competitor, Jeep, which has very clear differentiation in consumers’ minds that follows its positioning). The change in the

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Vidsoft Case Study

    Vidsoft Case Study

    Introduction Alaji Babatunde, senior manager at VidSoft faces a potential “Crucible of leadership” as he is now placed in a position of deciding the fate of two members of his staff. If handled correctly, this could define his career as a manager. If handled incorrectly, this could prove to be his downfall. In order to resolve the current problem, Brabatunde’s options are; to grant Alex Hsu’s request to be transferred to another team that does

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    Essay Length: 2,345 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jack
  • Dhs Case Study

    Dhs Case Study

    DHS is a data collections company with a small staff of six fulltime data processors and four upper management personnel. It started out as a non union shop, but in 2001it became part of Teamsters Local 601. When DHS entered into its first contract all of the basic employee needs were negotiated. The term of the contract was for three years. It defined the different job classifications, the wage increase for the term of the

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Bred
  • Case Study: Priceline.Com 2001

    Case Study: Priceline.Com 2001

    Introduction Business models are possibly the most discussed and least understood facet of the web. Brokerage models, such as Priceline.com are market makers: they bring buyers and sellers together to facilitate transactions. Priceline.com leads the way to a unique new type of e-commerce known as a "demand collection system". Priceline.com is the world's first online buying service through which consumers name the price they're willing to pay. Leveraging the unique attributes of the Internet, Priceline.com

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    Essay Length: 1,889 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Jack
  • Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart Is Wal-Mart good for communities, or is Wal-Mart a wolf in sheep's clothing? With a gross annual sales of over $67 billion and more than 2,000 stores, Wal-Mart is one of the biggest corporations in the United States. Wal-Mart opens a new store once every two days in small communities and cities across the United States, however, are these stores good for these communities, or are they wrecking havok? When you look down at

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    Essay Length: 569 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Janna
  • Inside Microsoft - Case Study

    Inside Microsoft - Case Study

    Since the beginning of the PC market and the Internet boom, many companies have sought to have dominion in this ever-changing industry. However, how many corporations out there have what it takes to rise to the top? Bill Gates, with his technical savvy along with his Microsoft team had every intention of playing and winning in the new software game. A company that was once thought of as going to be killed by the internet

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    Essay Length: 818 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Jon
  • Case Study Analysis Callaway Golf

    Case Study Analysis Callaway Golf

    The key issues concerning Callaway Golf Company are: * Relationship with its retail partners * New product development * Marketing strategy Problem: Callaway has experienced its first loss of $ 27 million after 10 years of growth. Competitors had finally caught up to Callaway’s superior R & D capabilities and are flooding the market with new products and promotions, raising the bar for consumers on when to replace their equipment. Callaway's strategic success in 1988

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    Essay Length: 1,362 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Edward
  • Amazon.Com Case Study

    Amazon.Com Case Study

    Strategic Management The main area we will look at is Amazons strategic management capabilities, we will look at the External factors that have influenced Amazons stratgey and the Opportunities and Threats this industru poses. We will also look at the strengths and weakenesses that Amazon have to address these threats and take advantage of the opportunites presented to them Firstly it is necessary to conduct an external analysis of the environmnet that may have influenced

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    Essay Length: 512 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Itunes Case Study

    Itunes Case Study

    History and Features iTunes is a digital media player application for playing and organizing digital music and video files. It is based on a media player called SoundJam MP, which was released by a company called Casday & Greene in 1999. Apple purchased the rights to SoundJam software in 2000. They added features as well as a new user interface and introduced it to the market as iTunes 1.0 in 2001. Seven major versions of

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    Essay Length: 2,515 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Wal-Mart

    Wal-Mart

    Among the important actions carried out by management, planning is the first function needed to lay out the foundation and goals a company will pursue. From a business standpoint, goals are set in association with what stands as the organizations overall mission. Tyco's mission statement notes, "We will increase the value of our company and our global portfolio of diversified brands by exceeding customers' expectations and achieving market leadership and operating excellence in every segment

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    Essay Length: 1,906 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Labor Relations and Wal-Mart

    Labor Relations and Wal-Mart

    Labor relations are a part of our daily lives, whether we realize it or not. For those of us who work, it relates to our wages, the hours that we work and the way we are treated as an employee of an organization, no matter how large or small. Families across the nation are familiar with the big white building with the blue and white Wal-Mart sign across it. At least one of us has

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    Essay Length: 561 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Victor
  • Case Study on Shanghai Jahwa

    Case Study on Shanghai Jahwa

    Shanghai Jahwa, established as early as in 1898, is the largest domestically owned (joint held by shanghai Industrial Investment group and Shanghai Jahwa corporation) Chinese manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products. In recent years, it has been part of a booming market with annual growth rates of more than 30 per cen. This spectacular growth rate has attracted and been fuelled by the entry of major multinationals, including major PondЎЇs(Unilever), Procter & Gamble, Shiseido,

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    Essay Length: 279 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Case Study

    Case Study

    Overview A student on the dean’s list every semester, Carrie came into treatment because she felt she was simply not herself anymore. She used to remember times when she was happy. Recently, her boyfriend had just broken up with her. She was dating him for approximately ten months. The breakup came out of no where and she was not expecting it. At one point they had talked about taking a break, but it was brief

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    Essay Length: 1,019 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Wallace Group - Case Study

    The Wallace Group - Case Study

    Running Head: THE WALLACE GROUP- CASE STUDY Unit 1 IP- The Wallace Group George DelMoral AIU Online MKT46 MGT485 Global Strategic Management Matt Fok March 25, 2006 A. What is the most important problem facing the Wallace Group? There are numerous problems associated with the Wallace Group, but the most important seems to be inefficiency from the lack of utilizing strategic management. a. The Wallace Group suffers from moving back and forth from an entrepreneurial

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    Essay Length: 752 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Bred
  • Nantucket Nectars Case Study Review

    Nantucket Nectars Case Study Review

    Tom Scott and Tom First were entrepreneurs and for about 9 years worked tirelessly performing many of the core operational activities required to manage their company. When the time came for them to decide on how to grow their company, my decision to negotiate an agreement to sell all or a portion of the company stock would have been based on 1) raise capital to support the business’s strategic plan, 2) align new management to

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Anna
  • Lulu.Com Case Study

    Lulu.Com Case Study

    Lulu.com Organization: Lulu.com formed around a devoted team with a variety of unique talents critical to operation and adaptation within the highly competitive world of print on demand. The employees are well matched to their tasks and positioned within a horizontal organization with Bob Young and Gart Davis at their head setting the strategic direction. The structure allows for increased responsiveness and productivity within the company while giving the employees ownership of their ideas. Culture:

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    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Vika
  • Pepsi Blue Case Study - the Challenges Inherent in Executing a Global Re-Branding Campaign

    Pepsi Blue Case Study - the Challenges Inherent in Executing a Global Re-Branding Campaign

    PEPSI BLUE CASE STUDY: THE CHALLENGES INHERENT IN EXECUTING A GLOBAL RE-BRANDING CAMPAIGN During the 1990s, PepsiCo launched new products and engineered a global re-branding campaign in an effort to grow sales volume; reinvigorate their stagnant brand; and to close the increasingly large sales and market share gap between itself and its primary competitor, Coca-Cola. In 1993, Pepsi jump-started its marketing efforts by adding two brands to its portfolio: Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi Max. Crystal

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    Essay Length: 1,473 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Steve
  • Walmart - a Case Study in Managing Technical Transitions

    Walmart - a Case Study in Managing Technical Transitions

    WAL-MART.COM: A Case Study in Managing Technical Transitions Managing Technical Transitions Prof. Michael Lawless February 24, 2001 Prepared by: Andrew Bender Ann Howell Amy Lavin David Torgerson Founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart followed an amazing pattern of success and growth, eclipsing all other U.S. department store retailers by the early 1990's. In early spring 2001, Wal-Mart enjoyed a huge market capitalization of over $230B, which was down from highs of nearly $300B in

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Nike Case Study

    Nike Case Study

    Nike Although our portfolio only has a one percent allocation to Nike, this stock has proved to be the most profitable thus far out of the stocks that were required to be in the portfolio. Nike has surpassed analysts’ expectations for fiscal third quarter, reporting a 32% jump in earnings according to TheStreet.com. Earnings were 92 cents a share compared to 68 cents a share just a year earlier. The Nike shares were first purchased

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    Essay Length: 658 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Jon
  • Walmart Case Study

    Walmart Case Study

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates retail stores in various formats in the United States and internationally. It has two segments: The Wal-Mart Stores and The SAM’S CLUB. The Wal-Mart Stores segment includes Discount Stores, Supercenters, and Neighborhood Markets in the United States, as well as Walmart.com. It offers apparel for women, girls, men, boys, and infants; domestics, fabrics, and notions; stationery and books; shoes; housewares; hardware; electronics; home furnishings; small appliances; automotive accessories; horticulture and accessories;

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    Essay Length: 282 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Nelnet, Inc Case Study

    Nelnet, Inc Case Study

    Nelnet, Inc. is one of the leading educational planning and finance companies in the United States. They have been in business for over 20 years and have steadily grown their share of the student lending market through their years of business. By having a strong vision with equally strong planning and goal setting functions in place, they have securely set themselves up for success in the educational lending and finance arena. Nelnet’s vision of “Making

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    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: David
  • Botulism - a Case Study

    Botulism - a Case Study

    Every year, about 110 cases of botulism are reported in the United States. About 25% of the cases result from food, while 72% are infant botulism and 3% are wound botulism. Food-borne botulism is usually caused by eating home-canned foods that are contaminated with the toxin botulin. Botulin is produced by Clostridium botulinum, which is the name of a group of bacteria commonly found in soil. The bacteria grow best in low-oxygen conditions. The

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Electrolux Case Study

    Electrolux Case Study

    Electrolux Electrolux is a global leader in home appliances and appliances for professional use, selling more than 40 million products to customers in 150 countries every year. In Europe, Electrolux has factories located in Italy, Germany, Sweden, UK and France, and is currently growing fast in Eastern and Central Europe The company focuses on innovations that are thoughtfully designed, based on extensive consumer insight, to meet the real needs of consumers and professionals. Electrolux products

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    Essay Length: 571 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Mike
  • Case Study

    Case Study

    1. How does Starbucks’ approach to social responsibility relate to the three concepts of social responsibility described in the text? Starbucks’ approach to social responsibility relates to stakeholders, societal, and profit responsibility in many ways. It relates to stakeholder responsibility with the employees or partners, their coffee farmers, and customer satisfaction. The video stated “social responsibility start with the employees”. Starbucks offer employees health care benefits and stock options to all employees half time or

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    Essay Length: 380 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Fairfield University Case Study

    Fairfield University Case Study

    Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report, Volume 3, Number 2, July, 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem faced by Fairfield University, the characteristics of the case methodology, and lays the foundation

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: July