CSR Case Study: The Home Depot Giving back to communities Prepared for: Interdepartmental Working Group on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Corporate Social Responsibility: Lessons Learned Final Home Depot Case Study 1 Corporate Overview Home Depot was founded in 1978‚ and has grown to become the world’s largest home improvement retailer and the second largest retail chain in the USA with total sales of $53.6 billion in 2001. The company employs a workforce of more than 250
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A Centralized Structure Transforms Home Depot 1. In what ways can (a) decentralizing and (b) centralizing authority help an organization like Home Depot to improve its performance? From 2000 to 2007‚ Robert Nardelli‚ a former senior executive at GE (General Electric)‚ served as CEO of Home Depot. Almost immediately‚ he transformed Home Depot’s logistics and leadership structure from decentralized to centralized. It was one way to respond to the pressures of competition from the Internet
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Business Ethics: Leadership Style Latron Moore BUS610: Organizational Behavior Instructor: Rachana Misraraj November 26‚ 2012 Business Ethics: Leadership Style “The ability to lead has been observed and reported on for many centuries. Many ancient writings tell tales of leaders who served in battle‚ commanded nations‚ or taught religious ideas. In a general sense‚ the primary qualities associated with leadership are vision‚ enthusiasm‚ trust
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Plan: Phase IIntroductionThe Home Depot is a well respected company leading the do-it-yourself home repair market. In the demand for better service‚ Team A has identified a potential project to augment the services provided to customers. This paper will identify the Home Depot Company and its values; define the proposed project; examine SWOTT analysis for implementing the project‚ and develop a marketing plan. Organizational overviewBeginning in 1978‚ The Home Depot was founded by Bernie Marcus
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The Decision Making Process Of Leaders Tony D. Bridgewater Webster Universitry The Decision Making Process Of Leaders Introduction We human being daily make the decision and when it comes to business organization‚ the process of decision making become more complicated ‚ and it involves the stakes of different groups. Therefore‚ the decision making process needs to be free from errors. The basic structure of decision making involves the identification of purpose and then to
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For my report I chose The Home Depot‚ Inc. (HD) on the NYSE. The Home Depot’s fiscal year ended February 3rd 2013. The information used in this report came from the company’s annual report. This company is clearly a retailer. It purchases home improvement goods from manufacturers and resells those goods to the consumer. I chose the Home Depot because I am very familiar with the home improvement industry having spent ten years working in the field. While I was working on homes professionally‚ I became
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students are encouraged to get to answers to fundamental questions through discussions and finally making their own decision; as opposed to the fundamental “do as told” style. Well I think that basically comes down to the fact that history has shown us that there are multiple ways to achieve an objective and the only limit is our imagination. We need to learn how to make good decisions. Good decision-making brings about a better life. It gives you some control over your life. In fact‚ many frustrations
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The companies that I will be researching are Home Depot and HP Corporations. These two companies have recently undergone reconstruction within their companies that ultimately resulted in hiring new Chief Executive Officers (CEO). Home Depot has undergone some recent changes that were affecting the company’s business overall. Robert Nardelli‚ the former CEO of Home Depot came under fire for the size of his pay package as well as his management style‚ stepped down and left company. “Nardelli had
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Home Depot Case Study Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank opened the first Home Depot in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1979. They had big plans for the hardware and home improvement industry. Today‚ Home Depot is extremely successful with over 22 million customers shopping weekly and 66 billion in revenue‚ which makes them the largest home improvement retailer in the world. Home Depot employs over 300‚000 people and operates over 2200 stores in the US‚ Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ China‚ the Virgin Islands‚ Guam and
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The Home Depot Case Analysis "The Home Depot NYSE: HD‚ headquartered in Vinings‚ Georgia‚ is a home improvement retailer that aims for both the do-it-yourself consumer and the professional in home improvement and construction. It is the second largest retailer in the United States‚ behind Wal-Mart; and the third largest retailer in the world‚ behind Wal-Mart and French company Carrefour. The Home Depot operates about 1‚900 stores across North America. The company operates stores in the United States
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