McKinsey 1. Based on the information provided in the case‚ what kind of organizational structure does McKinsey use and why? How is it connected to its mentality type (type of company within the Bartlett & Ghoshal typology)? Company has strongly embedded “One firm” structure‚ which relates to clients‚ employees and profits. They emphasise the individual consultant development‚ so called I-shaped consultants. It is team-based organisation with team-led sectors and segments. McKinsey’s have
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Although the Practice Olympics was only one of several initiatives he had championed‚ Gupta wondered if it was enough‚ particularly in light of his often stated belief that “knowledge is the lifeblood of McKinsey.” Founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor‚ James (“Mac”) McKinsey‚ the firm of “accounting and engineering advisors” that bore his name grew rapidly. Soon Mac began recruiting experienced executives‚ and training them in the integrated approach he called his General Survey
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McKinsey & Company: Managing Knowledge and Learning Group 2 – Section A Aditya Dave 11P005 Anand Jhunjhunwala 11P009 Pragati Sangal 11P031 Pratikshit Pandey 11P032 Saurabh Bhandari 11P041 1. What was McKinsey’s unique source of competitive advantage developed by James O. McKinsey and later by Marvin Bower? James O. McKinsey * Recruited experienced executives and trained them on an integrated approach which he called the General Survey outline * Sequence
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Nintendo Case Study 1. Characteristics of game console industry? Competitive technology-focused‚ with hardcore gamer as a target market. Fast changing industry‚ since the product lifecycle is comparatively short. People demand shifted as economy changes. Different specs‚ model‚ and prices are needed to fulfill the ever-changing demand. Game console company have to balance between suitable price and quality. People are looking for new experience of game playing. 2. The Five Forces
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How did Nintendo successfully re-created the home video game business following the Atari-era boom and bust? Yamauchi was working on a new gaming console (the Famicom) that would be cheaper‚ but at the same time having better graphics and faster action than the competition. They started trying to replicate the “feel” of the Nintendo arcade games however on a less powerful version that would be suitable for home use. They also had a security chip included in the system‚ so only Nintendo approved
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• The Extended Marketing Mix‚ 7Ps One of the earliest marketing mix models was by McCarthy (1960) and defined the 4Ps: Product‚ Price‚ Place‚ and Promotion. This was further improved by Booms and Bitner (1982) taking into consideration the service industry which introduced 3 more Ps: People‚ Physical evidence and Process. (Blythe‚ 2006) Product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption. It includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚ places
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Marketing and the 7Ps A brief summary of marketing and how it works © The Chartered Institute of Marketing 2005 www.cim.co.uk/marketingresources www.cim.co.uk/knowledgehub | 1 Marketing and the 7Ps: A brief summary of marketing and how it works ONE What is marketing? he Chartered Institute of T Marketing offers the following Marketing is the management process responsible for identifying‚ anticipating and Every product we buy‚ every store we visit‚ every media
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Xbox sn*er of new Wii rwrld of peoplewbo grlphics feagres and technological capability into -the essole icelf--as had leen done for.the Xbcx . 3@ and PS3) uras vioved as very risky‚ it so far hid proved spectacularly zuccessful. Indee{ Nintendo quickly sold out of Wiis in the 2006 boliday season‚ sold atl the Wiis it could
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strategy towards game developers Nintendo serves as a good example of a firm that has managed to capture a great deal of value created by other players in the market‚ among others by leveraging the value created in the compliments market. The company mainly signed licensing agreements with outside programmers for development of games compatible with their hardware system. But by still keeping a small share of the game software development in-house (10% in the U.S)‚ Nintendo basically made it known to game
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Concept A study finds that there are 88% of Australian women spending in online cosmetics and beauty (Powertail.com.au). Being an online retailer in the Australian cosmetics industry has many advantages. It is convenient for buyers to shop and access to a wider variety of many product lines at the same time. Meanwhile‚ it is time-saving and also money-saving for the customers rather than buying cosmetics at the local stores. However‚ due to the increasing numbers of online stores and online retailers
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