CASE TWO: Westport Electric Corporation Case Context In a meeting‚ James King‚ the supervisor of administrative staff budget section of Westport Electric Company‚ a large manufacturer and seller of electric and electronic products‚ was discussing his displeasure with the proposed increase in budget of the offices. According to him‚ these are not justified and are clear indications of faults in the company’s budgeting system. The company currently has six staff offices like those mentioned
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Westport Innovations Things are improving for Westport. Although its revenue has not grown‚ it has shown great resilience in the face of the headwinds that this turbulent oil price environment has brought with itself. Due to a 50 % decline in oil prices the inclination of fleet owners towards gas engine driven vehicles has also declined. This has caused a drop in sales and hence the drop in revenue. But the company was able to make a comeback this year by containing its costs within levels that
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Westport Electric Corporation (case 4-5) Case Overview Westport Electric is a gianta colossal and highly profitable company which that manufactures and sells electric and electronic products. Organisational structure Divided into four groups Each group comprises 25 ““relatively independent”” divisions and each division is a profit centre 6 administrative staff offices Administrative Staff Offices at the corporate level‚ which operates on a cost centre basis. Different approaches toin the
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1. This particular case presented a conflict within the organization‚ Sturdivant Electric Corporation dealing with three men; Johnson‚ Eden and Abrams. This corporation was a large manufacturer of electrical equipment for industry‚ the armed services and the consumer and generally‚ these electronics division specialized in radar and all types of communications equipment. It also describes that this group had a field test facility at U.S. which purpose was to conduct performance tests on missile guidance
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General Electric Case Analysis Case Recap General Electric‚ (GE)‚ is a diversified technology and financial services corporation that has a history of tremendous success. The company’s name is well known across the United States and is recognized by consumers as the “practical innovator” (Crystal & Herskovitz‚ 2010). In order to continue its achievements‚ GE’s strategy is to focus its resources in new product innovation and comprehensive brand positioning. It has created the “Profile” and
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Case Analysis Case: Lincoln Electric in China Case assignment questions: 1. How do you explain Lincoln Electric’s success in the United States? What is its business model? What role do the company’s HR practices play in its success? The success story of Lincoln Electric in the United States could be easily explained as “Lincoln Way” – The largest manufacturer of welding equipment in the world‚ Lincoln motivates its American employees through a distinctive compensation system and a culture
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I performed my security lighting survey on the Westport Building of John Jay College‚ located at 500 W 56th St‚ New York‚ NY 10019. During my observation‚ I discovered that all the perimeters of the building are lighted. According to a maintenance employee at Westport‚ the lights are checked several times daily prior to darkness and maintenance workers must sign off that they have completed that task for the day. Extra lighting is available at every entrance and exit. Extra lighting is also available
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What a Long-term Investor Can Expect From Emerson? Emerson Electric (EMR) is a well-known and famous stock amongst defensive investors‚ thanks to its long dividend growth history. Dividend and defensive investors like to invest in companies that have the potential to generate a steady growth in earnings and cash flows. Consequently‚ these companies usually offer increasing dividends and a steady share price appreciation. Emerson is a dividend aristocrat‚ as it has also paid increasing dividends
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Case Discussion Questions 1. GE used to prefer acquisitions or Greenfield ventures as an entry mode rather than joint ventures. Why do you think this was the case? According to our textbook‚ a firm can establish a wholly owned subsidiary in a country by building a subsidiary from the ground up‚ the so-called Greenfield strategy‚ or by acquiring an enterprise in the target market. Acquisitions have three major points in their favor. First‚ they are quick to execute. By acquiring an established
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McDonald’s Corporation Case Analysis Name left out BUSN 412 Business Policy July 27‚ 2008 CASE ANALYSIS MCDONALD’S CORPORATION COMPANY NAME: McDonald’s Corporation INDUSTRY: Fast Food COMPANY WEB SITE: http://www.McDonald’s.com/corp.html COMPANY BACKGROUND: The first McDonald’s was built in 1940 by the brothers Dick and Mac McDonald. In 1954 Ray Kroc became the first franchisee appointed by Mac and Dick McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. The following year‚ 1955‚ Kroc opened his
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