Royal Dutch Shell- (RDS) Answer Guidelines: Q1. Discuss Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and how they impact Royal Dutch Shell in doing business abroad. Define culture: “culture is shared‚ learned values‚ norms of behaviour‚ means of communication and other outward expressions which distinguish one group of people from another”‚ or the collective programming of the human mind Main two theorists in Culture- Hofstede as the main and Trompenaars relational dimensions Dimensions are: Power distance
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Case 1: HubSpot: Inbound Marketing and Web 2.0 1. Customer lifetime value = lifetime (in months) * monthly payments (Exhibit 7) – acquisition cost (pp. 8) Customer life time = 1/churn rate (Table A) Marketer Marys: CLV = (1/ 3.2%) * 500 – 5‚000 = 10‚625 Owner Ollies: CLV = (1/ 4.3%) * 250 – 1‚000 = 4‚813.95 B2B: CLV = (1/ 3.3%) * 375 – 3‚000 = 8‚363.64 B2C: CLV = (1/ 6.0%) * 375 – 3‚000 = 3‚250 2. HubSpot is not finding and serving the right set of customers. Even if at first it was very important
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players in the Zara creative beehive. They are not allowed to let anything get by them. They receive data from the boutiques on what is selling and adapt their products almost simultaneously with purchasing behavior. They are also kept up to date on what is selling at the different designers from whom they draw their inspiration‚ in order to determine their pieces’ selling potential. Collecting vital information‚ such as daily sales numbers‚ allow designers to approximate what
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Wal-Mart 1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case ? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it ? Wal-Mart is facing an ethical problem by implementing computerized scheduling system. Indeed‚ before the store managers had to arranged manually the schedule for the employees but Wal-mart begun to use Kronos system to create work schedule. Obviously‚ this implementation helps to increase the profit margin of the company. But what are the consequences
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Trimester One‚ 2013 Subject Outline CGR3000 Corporate Governance & Regulatory Processes Corporate Governance and Regulation CGR3000 Trimester One 2013 Page 1 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 WARNING This material has been reproduced and communicated to you by or on behalf of Kaplan Business School pursuant to Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968 ( Act ). The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further reproduction or communication
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October 14‚ 2013 Brose Case Study 1. What is the Brose Groups business and what are the critical success factors (CSF’s) in a business like Brose’s? [lists] a) The Brose Groups business Supplies auto mobile parts such as windows‚ doors‚ seat adjusters‚ and so on to more than 40 auto brands Runs 45 factories in 25 different countries. Ex) production plants and joint ventures in Song-Do‚ Korea Manages the procurement of raw materials‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution of finished goods on a
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a) The characteristics that showed up most frequently were:One nose‚ pink coloured nose‚ 2 antennas‚ 6 legs‚ 2 eyes and 2 green humps were the most common characteristics. b) The Characteristics that showed up very seldom were:3 eyes‚ 2 body segments‚ blue legs‚ 1 antenna‚ a straight tail and 1 green hump. c) The following traits were found to be homozygous dominant:EE ( Eye number - 2 eyes)CC (Curly Tail)VV (Red eyes)d) The following traits were found to be heterozygous:Aa (Antenna number: 2 antennas)Mm
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Brother Number 3‚ David Brother number 3‚ David‚ questioned why his father didn’t leave him any money in his will so he could attend college. He wanted to obtain his master’s in business administration (MBA) from Harvard University. He appreciated what his father had left him in his will—one acre of land with a large oak tree on it‚ surrounded by different-colored flowers and blue grass. But how could he use this inheritance to support his wife‚ children‚ and himself‚ coupled with being able to
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Goods and SportDOG.com. Most of these stores do not sell in store or even have a store‚ they deal mostly online sales. Tractor Supply and CO-OP sell inside the stores as well as online. Chewy’s LL Bean‚ Dick’s Sporting Goods and SportDOG.com are selling
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ABSTRACT The project title “A study on Recruitment and Selection Process” conducted in Decor Dreams aims to find out the general opinion of the Recruitment and Selection process attended by the employees at Decor Dreams. The main objective of project is to study the process of Recruitment & Selection in Decor Dreams. The secondary objectives are to assess the perception of the employers regarding recruitment process they have undergone‚ to identify whether the recruitment is done from internal
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