Dell‚ Inc. Case Study First: Problem Diagnosis: Over the years‚ Dell has devised very successful strategies to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs. However with the passage of time‚ the company has failed to have a proactive approach to capitalize the opportunities provided by the environment and sustained its competitive advantage. 1. Use of the direct selling approach: This approach has been the main competitive advantage of Dell over the years‚ which enabled the company to create strong
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2.4. Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) do not have a stable definition because it varies on the economic status of each country. Generally‚ SMEs are divided into two: small enterprises and medium enterprises. In the developing countries‚ the employment level for micro enterprises should be less than 10. Small enterprises should range from 10 to 49 while large enterprises should range from 50 to 249 (Hussain‚ et al.‚ 2012). It was specified by the European Commission
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The Growth of the Micro Enterprise Lending in the Philippines Introduction Micro enterprise financing‚ or the provision of access to micro entrepreneurs of small-scale loans and other financing-related services has been widely credited as a sustainable tool for reducing poverty. The microfinance movement‚ which the Grameen Bank started and pioneered in Bangladesh during the 1980s‚ has been replicated in other parts of the world‚ including the Philippines. However‚ while many studies indicate
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Yahoo INC Case Study Marissa Mayer‚ CEO‚ Challenges Saja Al-Adhami Stratford University-USA This paper was prepared for EMB504- Organizational Behavior. By Dr. Ale Yekpabo Abstract Yahoo! Inc. is a global US Internet Corporation‚ founded in California in 1994‚ which provides a range of products and content‚ including email‚ media and downloads. The company had maintained its value proposition from 2005-2009 as one of the market leaders in search‚ it
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GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST GAP INC. BOOSTS QUALITY‚ ACCOUNTABILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF RESULTS-ONLY WORK ENVIRONMENT (ROWE) GAP INC. CASE STUDY: QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH TRUST - GOROWE.COM Introduction The economic climate of the past several years has been challenging for industries across the board‚ and clothing retail has been no exception. Response strategies are varied‚ from aggressive traditional marketing to increased reliance
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Kirkbesoglu and Sargut (2015) undertook a study to find out the influence that religious beliefs have on social networks in organizations as well as the Islamic work ethics. The study took place in a number of organizations in Turkey‚ and determined the perception of work ethics among Christians and Muslims. This was accompanied by the determination of the social networks with regard to the religious beliefs. The findings showed that Christians and Muslims hold almost similar beliefs related to work
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Case Study: Merit Enterprise Corp March 19‚ 2013 After careful review Merit Enterprise Corp case study the pros of option 1: (assuming that JP Morgan Chase will continue to extend season credit lines and medium term loans.) First‚ it would keep Merit Enterprise as a private company. Secondly‚ Merit’s would have the right of non-disclosure. Private companies are not required to disclose details about their operations. Third‚ Merit Enterprise does not have to answer to shareholders if the stock
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Case Study: LaJolla Software‚ Inc. LaJolla Inc. is a young business information software company based in California outside the Silicon Valley. The company is interested in forming an alliance with a Japanese firm and has for the last several months been negotiating with several firms in Japan to realize their goals of distributing their product in Asia. The owners have finally found a Japanese firm that will create an alliance with them. The firm is now sending a contingent of managers to
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Blades‚ Inc. Case Study Analysis PaperFactors of Foreign Exchange RatesExchange rates are the amount of one country’s currency needed to purchase one unit of another currency and the foreign exchange market is the monetary nexus between countries that makes it possible for global trade to be accomplished more efficiently than barter. The foreign exchange market is where one countries’ currency is exchanged for another because each nation uses its own monetary unit. Therefore‚ if people in one nation
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Apple Inc. history and important information we came up with from the case that allowed us to successfully determine the “3 C’s and 4 P’s” and potential improvements: April fool’s Day of 1976 would mark the start date of the very powerful Apple Inc. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ two college dropouts‚ began creating a computer circuit board in a garage. The main goal was to bring an easy-to-use computer to the market. By 1978‚ the product Apple II was released‚ and Apple Inc. became a powerful
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