Lego: one more brick in the wall?1 Lego in 2004 was in severe difficulty‚ since 1998 it had been losing money and in 2003 and 2004 Lego suffered the biggest losses in its history. Despite being a much loved toy and brand Lego was facing financial collapse. This case study details the steps taken by new CEO Jorgen Vig Knudstorp to save Lego and I will also perform a SWOT analysis detailing the internal and external environment facing Lego at that time. Lego SWOT Analysis Internal Environment
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Eleanor Baxter Research Proposal (FAD 186) Introduction I am going to introduce my final major project as a Stop Motion animation working for the Brand Lego. I will be researching the company deeply using the statistics over the last few years to establish what is needed to improve sales and what will help promote recent Themes within the brand using some of the criteria they use to promote themselves such as campaigns on upcoming films like ‘Star wars‚ Teenage mutant ninja turtles
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Strategic Analysis 2 A. Internal Core Competences 2 B. Company mission and vision 3 C. Future goals 4 D. Organizational Structure 5 E. 7-S model analysis7 6 Improvements 9 Open Innovation………………………………………………………………….10 A. Organization of innovation.…………………………………………………………………11 B. Matrix Innovation…………………………………………………………………………..…..12 Reference 14 Appendices………………………….……………………………………………...15 A. Memos…….………………………………………………………………………………………..…15 B. Project A Log
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Case Analysis March 29‚ 2012 Presented by: Johnny Burns – Cara Dickinson Joe Martini – Jaime Mizrahi Executive Summary LEGO all started in the workshop of Ole Christiansen‚ who was a carpenter from Billund‚ Denmark. He began making wooden toys in 1932 and by 1934 the company LEGO was formed. LEGO expanded to producing plastic toys in 1947. By 1949‚ the infamous interlocking plastic pieces were crafted. The business of LEGO was ecstatic up until the 21st century. However‚ with an extreme
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CSR & Sustainability Case Study The LEGO Group CSR & Sustainability Case Study The LEGO Group Introduction The LEGO Group is a privately held company based in Billund‚ Denmark. It was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen‚ initially a small carpenter’s workshop (Lego Group‚ 2011). It has since grown into a modern‚ global enterprise that is now‚ in terms of sales‚ the world’s fourth-largest manufacturer of toys (Keynote‚ 2010). The LEGO Groups core product is a line of plastic
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Introduction In this report I will focus on toy manufacturing company called LEGO and its goals of expending their business in China. The project will contain of 10 pages which will include internal and external analyses of the company and chosen country environment or market. In this project I will try to analyze Chinese market for toys with the purpose of reaching a better foundation for decision regarding their strategic situation. I will use information from books‚ internet and my decisions
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1. Introduction LEGO is a combination of the Danish words “leg” and “godt”‚ meaning “play well”. As their name and ideal‚ Lego has been beloved by the children as well as the parents for decades. Not only as plastic toy bricks‚ but also effective educational tools‚ the LEGO Company enjoyed continuous growth and broaden the global brand value. The LEGO brand moved to third place in 2002/2003 with only Coca-cola and Kellogg having greater respect among families with children. Even though as the
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Tietgen Business College MM216 COM October 2011 ANALYSIS OF THE LEGO GROUP Daniella Pascu Daniella Pascu Helvijs Smoteks Noelia García Csaba Precub Keystrokes: 27205 Teachers: Meg Sønderlund Peter Storm-Henningse Executive Summary This project is a case study of the LEGO1 Group to analyse the company´s current situation‚ its future campaign strategy and its further potential of innovate development. The objective is to analyse the management strategy in an objective perspective and find out
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the case‚ this essay shall examine Lego groups ‘from riches to rags to riches’ story with a special focus on the strategic management process. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen‚ the LEGO Group made wooden toys in the craftsman shop in Billund‚ Denmark. LEGO was an abbreviated form of the Danish expression‚ "leg godt" (play well). Over the following 15 years‚ Christiansen’s business focused around offering great items that supported innovative play. He composed his toys to enamor the creative
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