Mattel – Case Study “The Chinese-Made Toy Recalls at Mattel Inc.” PAPER submitted at the IMC Fachhochschule Krems (University of Applied Sciences) Master Programme International Business and Export Management by Matthias EBNER Stefan RAFFERSEDER Jaroslav SIVY Course: Strategic Purchase and Global Sourcing Lecturer: DI Rainer DAUBECK Submitted on: 04.12.2012 TABLE OF CONTENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................
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Mattel‚ Inc: Vendor Operations in Asia 小组成员：葛晔韬、李如妍、陈嘉、黎健兴、马迪 Introduction Mattel is a leading company in the toy industry created in 1945‚ which owns a number of iconic toys and renowned brands. Mattel differentiate between core and non-core products‚ manufacturing its core products in-house and outsourcing non-core products. And core products include Barbie‚ Hot Wheels products‚ selective Disney and Fisher Price lines‚ while non-core products tended to be promotional items‚ or toys with short
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The Overview of Airline Industry in China & the Analysis of Air China Limited (key player in the market) Table of contents Introduction………………………………………….………………………………….3 Market Overview * Market definition…………………………………………………………………….……3 * Research highlights……………………………………………………………………….3 * Market Analysis…………………………………………………...………………………4 Theoretical Analysis…………………………………………………………………….7 The Leadership of Air China Limited * Brief Introduction about the Corporation………………………………………9
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Mattel by Felicia Martinez Overview It is hard not to think of Mattel when one thinks of toy manufacturers. After all‚ in 1959 when Mattel introduced their product the Barbie doll they became the forefront of the toy industry and have not backed down from that position since. Before they became the toy industry giant they are today Mattel simply started in a garage workshop in Southern California by entrepreneurs Ruth Handler‚ Elliot Handler‚ and Harold Matson. Harold Matson soon sold his
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Organizational Crisis negatively effect organization’s name and image‚ as well as adversely impact employee by instilling doubt‚ insecurity and distrust (Tahmicioglu‚ 2010). Employees are directly effected by the crisis‚ as they are the primary stakeholders (Obston‚ 2014) and brand ambassadors of the company. Thus‚ to ensure wellbeing of employees‚ especially in time of catastrophe‚ they should be well informed and fostered under the guidance of company’s leaders. Leaders at Toyota should take
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Teater (2014) stated that a crisis can be caused by an intensely stressful and traumatic event. It can be argued that Eileen is in a state of crisis following the collision with the young boy causing serious harm. In addition Eileen is also experiencing a considerable amount of stress from work which has resulted in a pattern of heavy drinking. Eileen’s problems are consolidated by the existence of a current drink problem which features throughout our meeting. Crisis intervention views the individual
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S & S Air: Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage 3001-3 FNCE Financial Management Week 4 William Jones October 9th‚ 2012 Case Study: S & S Air’s Mortgage Background: S&S Air manufactures light aircraft. The owners of S & S Air‚ Mark Sexton and Todd Story‚ were impressed by the work Chris had done on financial planning. By using Chris’s analysis and looking at the demand for light aircraft‚ they decided that their existing fabrication equipment was sufficient‚ but that it was
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Mattel sued the band‚ saying they violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object‚ referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo."[1] They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie‚ and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on their marketing plan. Mattel also claimed that the cover packaging of the single used "Barbie pink"‚ a trademarked color owned by Mattel.[2] Aqua claimed that Mattel injected their own meanings into
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the name of Mildred James who suffered from a hypertensive crisis. She has a history of depression which was treated with electroconvulsive therapy and a deep vein thrombophlebitis which required insertion of a filter. She also has a history of myocardial infraction‚ and had coronary bypass surgery several years ago. Objectives This section of the paper will discuss eight objectives that deal with hypertensive crisis. A hypertensive crisis is a life-threatening disorder. It causes tachycardia with
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Case Study 1 KFC China should continue its strategy of rapid expansion through China‚ as there are an increasing number of female workers in the workforce and they should expand particularly in developing and affluent cities to take advantage of increasing incomes of Chinese residents. However‚ KFC China will face challenges such as risks of backlash by residents and the government‚ increasing operation costs and increasing strength of competitors in the future and thus will have to strategise
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