Case Study: The Home Depot Preface This Essentials of Strategic Management assignment has been made by three persons which have been working together and individually to finish the assignment properly and in time. Secondly‚ we would like to thank the company whose websites we were able to visit and use‚ to get additional information that we could use for leading the assignment of Home Depot to a successful ending. We can say‚ that it was a pleasure to work on this assignment and would‚ in the
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Home Depot was founded in 1978 by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank in Atlanta‚ Georgia. With their store‚ Marcus and Blank revolutionized the do-it-yourself home improvement market in the United States. Home Depot began as a very basic store‚ operated in a large‚ no-frills warehouse. Home Depot carries over 35‚000 products‚ with national brand names along with the Home Depot brand. At the start‚ Home Depot was able to offer exceptional customer service with knowledgeable employees who could guide
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Business Ethics: Leadership Style Latron Moore BUS610: Organizational Behavior Instructor: Rachana Misraraj November 26‚ 2012 Business Ethics: Leadership Style “The ability to lead has been observed and reported on for many centuries. Many ancient writings tell tales of leaders who served in battle‚ commanded nations‚ or taught religious ideas. In a general sense‚ the primary qualities associated with leadership are vision‚ enthusiasm‚ trust
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Plan: Phase IIntroductionThe Home Depot is a well respected company leading the do-it-yourself home repair market. In the demand for better service‚ Team A has identified a potential project to augment the services provided to customers. This paper will identify the Home Depot Company and its values; define the proposed project; examine SWOTT analysis for implementing the project‚ and develop a marketing plan. Organizational overviewBeginning in 1978‚ The Home Depot was founded by Bernie Marcus
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CSR Case Study: The Home Depot Giving back to communities Prepared for: Interdepartmental Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons Learned Final Home Depot Case Study 1 Corporate Overview Home Depot was founded in 1978‚ and has grown to become the world’s largest home improvement retailer and the second largest retail chain in the USA with total sales of $53.6 billion in 2001. The company employs a workforce of more than 250
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Home Depot Case Study Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank opened the first Home Depot in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1979. They had big plans for the hardware and home improvement industry. Today‚ Home Depot is extremely successful with over 22 million customers shopping weekly and 66 billion in revenue‚ which makes them the largest home improvement retailer in the world. Home Depot employs over 300‚000 people and operates over 2200 stores in the US‚ Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ China‚ the Virgin Islands‚ Guam and
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Centralization and Decentralization at Home Depot Christopher Navage MGT 302-1 Modern Organizational Theory Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Bonnie Adams August 6‚ 2010 Centralization and Decentralization at Home Depot It is interesting to note how the Home Depot’s combination of centralizing and standardizing authority and methodology‚ coupled with the definitely decentralized concept of giving managers authority to make important business decisions locally has resulted
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COMPANY MISSION / VISION 3. LEADERSHIP 4. THE HOME DEPOT COMPANIES 4.1 EXPO Design Center 4.2 The Home Depot 4.3 The Home Depot Floor Store 4.4 The Home Depot Landscape Supply 4.5 The Home Depot Supply 5. STORES 6. SERVICES 7. SUPPLIERS 8. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 8.1 The Home Depot Foundation 9. MARKETING STRATEGY 9.1 Neighbor of Choice? 9.2 Employer of Choice? 9.3 Retailer of Choice? 9.4 Investment of Choice? 10. THE HOME DEPOT VALUES 11. COMPETITION 12. DID YOU KNOW? 13. SWOT
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|Renovating Home Depot | |By Brian Grow‚ with Diane Brady in New York and Michael Arndt | | | |Adapted from Business Week‚ March 2006
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Conclusion Home Depot is a worldwide organization that focuses in the home improvement market‚ as well as provides product development for the construction industries. This strategically operated organization reflects the commitment from federal and provincial legislations in order to “take care of our people.” Home Depot pledges to create a safe work environment‚ and to treat everyone fairly. Home Depot is committed to customer service‚ and building strong relationships with costumers‚ venders
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