3. Cecilio K. Pedro – Lamoiyan Corporation “Fighting multinationals was very tough. At first‚ everyone thought I was crazy. They told me‚ how will I survive this? True enough‚ it’s by the grace of God that I’m still here in the toothpaste industry after 20 years. God is good‚” – Cecilio K. Pedro Cecilio K. Pedro is another Filipino businessman of Chinese descent but his story is not the typical rags-to-riches tale but about turning adversity into triumph. He earned his business management
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CRISIS A crisis (from the Greek κρίσις - krisis;[1] plural: "crises"; adjectival form: "critical") is any event that is‚ or expected to lead to‚ an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual‚ group‚ community‚ or whole society. Crises are deemed to be negative changes in the security‚ economic‚ political‚ societal‚ or environmental affairs‚ especially when they occur abruptly‚ with little or no warning. More loosely‚ it is a term meaning ’a testing time’ or an ’emergency event’. Crisis
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Executive Summary Cecillio Kwok Pedro recognized an opportunity in producing aluminum toothpaste tubes for Colgate and Unilever and by 1977‚ he invested and opened Aluminum Container Inc. It was the start of his battle against entrenched giants to becoming the number here toothpaste producer in the Philippines . However‚ in 1986‚ a new packaging arrived and the two multinational companies (MNC) decided to switch to plastic tubing. Instead of closing down‚ Pedro decided to use his machinery and
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LAMOIYAN CORPORATION THE COMPANY Lamoiyan Corporation is the first Filipino company to succeed in penetrating the local toothpaste industry‚ long dominated by multinationals‚ with their own brand of toothpaste‚ Hapee. Since their formal inauguration in March‚ 1988‚ they were able to maintain a consistent quality standard on their toothpaste. Because of this‚ they have become patronized and loved by the Filipino nationwide. THE PRODUCTS They provide a variety of quality products for oral
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLANNING For LAMOIYAN CORPORATION Bustamante‚ Daries Mae Herando‚ Mari Niko Layugan‚ Monica Manalo‚ Raymart Medina‚ Krizzia Odal‚ Mary Anne Rozul‚ Aileen Gale Silvan‚ Ron Lester 28 January 2012 Lamoiyan Corporation Mission “We exist to improve the quality of life by bringing essential products within the reach of the common people” Vision “We aspire to have a Lamoiyan product in every home”. Corporate Values SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. We make our
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Dental Outreach Many Filipinos are in need of better dental care that could be given through proper education and regular check-up. Each year‚ Lamoiyan Corporation supports various groups‚ organizations‚ and government agencies‚ in their dental outreaches particularly to marginalized communities around the country. The outreaches include basic dental work‚ from teeth cleaning to extraction. A part of their objective is to also teach communities about proper brushing and care for their teeth. The
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Question 1: Describe Cecilio Kwok Pedro’s entrepreneurial traits? Do you think he is a good entrepreneur? Why? 1. Cecilio Know Pedro’s has excellent entrepreneur’s traits which are as follows: a) As a young entrepreneur he became stronger upon facing each challenge in his business circle with continues effort. Since the 1st attempt that he tried to sell ball point‚ he learned lesson how to move to next stage. A year of rejection was taken seriously by him even it’s not for his buyer until
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Pedro Vizcaino rented the first-floor apartment from Ms. Henderson on August 5‚ 2013. Landlord Ms. Henderson issued a lease which stipulates that Mr. Pedro is responsible for paying his utility bills including gas and electric as indicated in the rental agreement signed by landlord and tenant. The house has two units‚ and each person that resides in the unit is responsible for their utility bills. The gas is in Pedro’s Vizcaino’s name. He refused to make payments to National Grid for their
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Case Study: The Corporation 1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness‚ death‚ poverty‚ pollution‚ exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this. Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?‚ The Government
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Running Head: SIA Corp Case Study- SIA Corp. The situation in this case study demonstrates the need to consolidate employee knowledge into one system in an effort to improve overall company performance. SIA had acquired 30 separate businesses but they were still functioning like 30 separate companies. They each still had their own set of management and well-defined procedures and policies. As a result‚ most of the employees had developed their own areas of expertise. In the highly competitive
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