Case Summary Digital Semiconductor was a business unit of Digital Equipment Corporation. John Gavin‚ the DS group controller‚ wanted the finance department to find ways to add value and better support the division because the DS business strategy had many changes over the past five years and the division was still operating at a loss. History: The semiconductor division which was a part of Digital Equipment Corporation expanded rapidly in the 1970s. Digital was financially very successful in 1988
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Case Study 3-4 Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid 1. Questions to use as start in evaluating the potential of a specific BOP market segment. • What does the BOP market lack in the specific country? • What are the health issues that plague the area? • Are the BOP communities self sustainable or do they rely on expensive services from outside sources? • What do the BOP value? • What kind of entertainment does the BOP enjoy? • What does the BOP do for extra curricular activities
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International Case : Reengineering the Business Process at Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble (P&G)‚ a multinational corporation known for products such as diapers‚ shampoo‚ soap‚ and toothpaste‚ was committed to improving value to the customer. Its products were sold through various channels‚ such as grocery retailers‚ wholesalers‚ mass merchandisers‚ and club stores. The flow of goods in the retail grocery channel was from the factory’s warehouse to the distributors’ warehouses before
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their effects on competitive intensity and future industry profitability? 3. What does your strategic group map of this industry look like? Which company is best-positioned—Netflix or Blockbuster? Why? 4. What key factors will determine a company’s success in the movie rental industry in the next 3-5 years? 5. What is Netflix’s strategy? Which of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fit the competitive approach that Netflix is taking? What type of
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case study solution of joan holtz 5-4 These problems are intended to provide a basis for discussing questions aboutrevenue recognition that are not dealt with explicitly in the text and that are notsufficiently involved to warrant the construction of a regular case. Instructors can pick from among those listed. Some of them can be used as a take-off point for elaboration and extended discussion by adding “What if?” facts. Answers to Questions 1.If electricity usage tended to be fairly constant
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Q 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hands-off‚ decentralized management approach ? Advantages of Decentralization Decentralization will not work unless you really delegate both responsibility and authority. This means that the final decisions must be made at that lower level. You just can’t beat a decentralized system. It gets decisions closest to the level where the action really is. And it really does something for people. The executives are now essentially
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Chapter 3- Emphasizing Cultures‚ Ethics and Norms Learning Objectives 1. Where informal institutions come from? 2. Define culture- 4 main categories (language‚ religion‚ social structure‚ education) 3. Cultures systematically differ from each other 4. Importance of ethics and combating corruption 5. Norms with strategic responses when forms deal with ethical challenges 6. Debates- culture‚ ethics and norms 7. Implications for action Opening Case- Cartoons that Exploded Sep 2005- ‘Jyllands
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Saskya Gagneux February 5‚ 2013 Marketing Research 4338 Case 5- Student Computer Lab 1. Did the moderator do an adequate job of getting the information needed by the SCC? The moderator did a good job getting the information needed. * He started out appropriately by explaining who he was and the purpose for the research (focus group). * Encouraged respondents to talk to one another as he started with a broad question everybody could answer (“How do you think the computer lab is
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St. Francis College of Commerce January 23‚ 2012 COLLEGE OF COMMERCE Group 5 Saint Francis University Case Background St. Francis is a medium-size private university located in a major port city in the Visayas. It was one of the better private universities in the city and well known primarily for its engineering and science courses. The University had a total of
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possible selection schemes. 1. As in the previous exercise‚ develop a detailed selection plan for this position. Determine what you want to measure by analyzing KSAOs from the job description and the information on organizational culture in the case‚ and fitting the selection measures into the plan format as shown in Exhibit 8.2 in the book. The assessment methods you should consider in the selection plan are biodata‚ the Marshfield Applicant Examination‚ Retail Knowledge‚ conscientiousness‚ and
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