Focus Case Studies Samples For Students

The concept of a safe work place principally dictates that an organisation should provide a conducive environment within its walls. In accordance with the rules and regulations of a safe workplace, an organisation should make sure the building or facilities that the workers work in are well repaired and the equipment safe and efficient. An organisation is also subjected to making sure all risks that workers might face are well protected, and in the same time provide conducive space to work in and for movement. In wet places, an organisation is meant to have good drainage that will protect the workers (Hopwood, ...

- Introduction
A compound light microscope represents two or more lens. The term compound refers to multiple or mixture. In compound light microscope built with binocular lens and objective lens. The binocular lens present near the eyepiece and objective leans near to nosepiece. The objective lens helps in enlargement of images and also to collect the light source. According to the requirement the objective lens also changes. In advanced compound light microscope the phase contrasts also possible. In earlier 1595 Zacharias Janssen invented the first light microscope using collapsing tubes. It produced a magnification of 9x. Now the magnification ...

Introduction

Global business environment is placing more and more pressure on the organizational ability to address diversity in the company. The reality shows that cultural, racial and social diversity along with geographical disperse of the companies creates new and, yet, not fully explored field in Human Resource Management (HRM), Leadership and Management studies. Modern considerations on the selection and recruitment processes that call for specific cross-cultural management capabilities outline the direction in which leadership and management practices have been and will continue to evolve in the near future (Sims, 2007). Team work and leadership practices in this field are one ...

Improving large format printing in Marketing Advantage

Introduction
Marketing advantage is a private company (family owned), based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The major activities of the company include vehicle wrap which is mainly vehicle sales advertising, contract printing done on behalf of external marketing companies which involves customized printing on small marketing type items and lastly , large format printing done on behalf of local companies and national resellers which include printing of flags, banners, signs, tents, giant inflatable and tradeshow displays. All the operations of the company currently takes place on a 19,000 square facility and a total of thirty employees who are both full time ...

Background

The book rental company rents books throughout out USA through its various branches. The records of the company are organized in the following manner –

- Every employee is given a staff number which is unique.
- The name, position and salary of every staff member are kept on record.

Branches –

- Every branch has a unique number.
- The address of the Branch including street, city, state and zip code.
- Telephone Number of the branch

Books –

- A Catalog Number which uniquely identifies a book
- Book Number – the ISBN code of the book
- When there are ...

Improving large format printing in Marketing Advantage

Introduction
Marketing advantage is a private company (family owned), based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The major activities of the company include vehicle wrap which is mainly vehicle sales advertising, contract printing done on behalf of external marketing companies which involves customized printing on small marketing type items and lastly , large format printing done on behalf of local companies and national resellers which include printing of flags, banners, signs, tents, giant inflatables and tradeshow displays. All the operations of the company currently takes place on a 19,000 square facility and a total of thirty employees who are both full time ...

Management

In order for Chuck Keown to accomplish the changes he envisions, five important activities and resources would aid the process. These five elements include supporting an unlimited mix of standard products, becoming a process focus manufacturer, diversifying the selling centers, targeting consumer preferences and take orders directly from the consumers.

Supporting Unlimited Mix of Standard Products

Supporting an unlimited mix off standard products would include manufacturing products that consist of variant styles and offered in predetermined sizes. If such changes are made, Chuck will enable the LWT to produce the products in required batches depending on the size combination and the popularity of every style. Supporting ...

Introduction

The case study will focus on Pankaj et al (2004) and David, B. Y & Renee, K (2013), articles published in Harvard Business School, journal, to review and discuss Wal-Mart’s operations capabilities and way forward.
Wal-Mart as an organization is a story of astonishing success in terms of revenues and the way it has touched lives through its products and services made Forbes declare the company in March 2003, as the largest and most admired American company.

Wal-Mart’s strategy in the discount retailing industry

The strategy of Wal-Mart is affixed on differentiated pricing, cost leadership, strong distribution, inventory management and most importantly in tandem with the technology-based ...

- Ways through Which Thermos Can Build Closer Relationship with Customers on the Internet
Thermos can use the online technology to build closer relationships with the customers through various ways. First, it can come up with successful designs for its website. In determining the type of website design to employ, Thermos can consider the following components: the marketing or customer focus, security, navigation efficiency, business content and the page-loading speed (Khan and Shahzad 11).
Under the page-loading speed, Thermos can work to increase the speed by keeping the graphics meaningful and simple, limiting the use of animations ...

1. What was the research design adopted by Maxfli in determining a direction for the company? Was it appropriate?
The research design adopted by Maxfli in determining a direction for the company consisted of several steps. Firstly, the company undertook an exploratory research with the use of focus groups, which aimed to explore the way buyers identified golf balls. A telephone survey was conducted further to broaden the findings from the focus group research. The sample of respondents was generated using Synovate national panels and stratified according to several characteristics, such as purchase points, location etc. The research has revealed ...

Introduction

This is a healthy fitness Centre that has been in existence since the 1980s as a Centre for martial and exercise (Stephen, 2013). For over twenty years now since its inception, the Centre has operated the same way with no major improvements in its equipment or embraced any new available technology. The Centre now being in the twenty first century and in an industry with high potential growth, there is great need for the business management to institute new mechanisms of operations if it’s to continue surviving in the market for the foreseeable future. Therefore, this research paper puts forward ...

INTRODUCTION

The report analyzes the case of Johnson City which was the premier group in heart services. The report discusses about cultural issues and where the marketing would fit in this professional service organization. The report also discusses whether Johnson City should focus on niche market or mass market. The report also discusses the pros and cons of both the strategies.

ISSUE OF CULTURE AND WHERE MARKETING MIGHT FIT INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION

Although, Johnson City was the premier group in heart services but with the passage of time the group was unable to enhance its skills and core competencies to support its growth. In addition, the resistance to move forward through ...

DHW has been going in loss for the past 10 years. This has been due to many reasons. My main focus at DHW would be to increase the employee morale. The employees at DHW take sick leaves, which mean that the absenteeism rate is high. It is very important to keep your employee morale high and to keep them motivated in working hard towards the betterment of your company. Happy employees translate into happy customers, leading your stockholders to be satisfied.
The main area of concern for me would be the high costs spent at the main warehouse. ...

In the beginning

Early in the year 2001, the business at General Electric Co. was in quagmire. Most of its operations were in a mess and things seemed not to be working out. Most of the projects initiated by the CEO of the company, Jack Welch did not live to the expectations. The company was in a downward slope and there was the need to have a reengineering process. Most of the company workers did not focus on their work. The business faced a bleak future.

The CEO however saw the possibility of growth and great opportunities. He was confident deep inside him that the business ...

Introduction

The Eastman Kodak Company was founded by George Eastman in 1880, after he invented the formula of dry-plate along with a machine that prepared these plates. In merely four years’ time, Kodak became a household name as the photographic plates were replaced with a film roll that were more user-friendly. Eastman emphasized that this film rolls made the product “as convenient as the pencil”, and the first ever marketing campaign for the company was launched with the slogan, “You press the button, and we do the rest.” The guiding principles for Kodak were identified as: mass production at a low cost, extensive advertising, ...

Introduction

This Journal aims at exploring the idea of opportunity as it regards to social entrepreneurship process. The article brings out this concept by first explaining the meaning of social entrepreneurship. To precisely define the meaning, the article explains a scenario where 13 families in Denmark moved into small trailers as they built their own homes from scratch. To do this, the families recycled unprocessed materials and used bricks or timber to come up with the houses. It therefore came to understanding the social entrepreneurs focus on enhancing social value rather than making profit. They use opportunities to overcome social and ...

Executive Summary

The focus of this report is to conduct the Porter’s Five and PEST analysis of Kraft Foods. This analysis would entail how effectively the internal synergies of the organization can be embedded with the external environment. In essence, 2014 has not been a profitable year for Kraft Foods. The report would inquire the reasons that led to poor performances as newly launched products could not generate any interest among customers. In this regard, the impact of technological innovation at Kraft Foods is under scrutiny in this paper. Since Kraft operates in a cut-throat market, the threat of substitute product is ...

Slide 1 - Utah Symphony and Utah Opera

Presenter notes: Introduce the subject of the presentation and what it aims to achieve at the end. Explain the scenario in which the merger is taking place as well as an overview of the opera and symphony.

Slide 2 – The Competing Values Framework

SPEAKER NOTES:
CLAN – This culture is focused on internal relationships and integration through collaboration. It relies on empowerment, communication and participation to achieve higher levels of commitment from internal resources and high morale among employees. The Utah Symphony shows several traits that belong within the clan culture, mainly because of Keith Lockhart’s style of leadership that emphasizes bonding with internal ...

Introduction

The case study by Rebecca Henderson and Cate Reavis, entitled What’s Driving Porsche? Is an investigation into the current realities for the Porsche car company (Henderson and Reavis, 2009). Porsche has made some significant changes in recent years, ceding control and gaining control within certain parts of the automotive industry; the purpose of this report is to give a thorough discussion of the changes that are occurring in the automotive industry, particularly the luxury automotive industry, and examine how these events have affected Porsche as a company and as a brand. The transitory nature of the automotive industry branding tactics have ...

Leung Man Hong

Strategic Management
- Organizational and Business Overview
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is best known as a manufacturer of mobile handsets, having led the industry for decades before facing a massive decline in the late 2000s. Nokia was the top brand in the consumer electronics segment, however, between 2012 and 2013, its brand value fell by a massive 65% bringing it down to the 57th rank . Nokia’s three main business lines are: a) Mobile handsets, b) Nokia Networks, and c) Nokia Ventures . Over 1.2 billion people across the globe use Nokia products. Figure 1 illustrates the organizational structure at Nokia :
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Introduction

Operations of modern companies are becoming increasingly complex with the globalization, which brings internationalization of the business, increased information flow and knowledge innovation as well as raises individual consumer awareness about social and environmental issues that surround contemporary businesses. Moreover, the activities of the companies with their global supply chain create stronger connections and interdependencies between the business, political and social environments, fostering the need for cooperation and partnerships on all levels. The purpose of this essay is to look at the Mountain Coffee Roasters Company, analyze the challenges that the organizational management faces today and provide high-level recommendations ...

The case analysis looks at the characteristics of the Optical Distortion Inc. (ODI) innovative contact lens for chickens and why the product is appealing to chicken farmers. The case analysis also reviews the most appropriate geographical areas that Optical Distortion Inc. (ODI) needs to have its efforts focused on for quicker return on its innovative product. Appropriate market segments as well as the pricing policy that should be adopted by the company are also highlighted. Lastly, the analysis examines the level of marketing efforts that ODI should consider to help it gain a larger market share.

The ODI contact lens ...

Question One

The sales of the Lego’s movie themed products keyed to popular film franchises, such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Spiderman are performing well according to the company’s main shareholder and the Chief Executive Officer Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen who has served the company from 1979 to 2004 (Lego). The increased sales can be attributed to the increased number of alliances with Walt Disney Company and Lucas Films, which is the creator of the popular Star Wars Series. According to my opinion, I think this was the right strategy for the company to adopt considering the ...

Background Information

Southwest Airlines is a United States airline company based in Dalla in Texas. The company came into existence in 1967 and got its current name in the year 1971. It has employed more than 45,000 employees and operates over 3,500 flights every day. It has its operations within the U.S. market implying that the company does not operate internationally. In fact, it has more than 90 destinations within 40 states of America. The company uses only one producer airplane in its operations which happen to be the Boeing Airplanes. Despite many other U.S. Airlines that operate both ...

Introduction

This report presents the strategic analysis and the strategies followed by the Trader Joe’s. The analysis is followed by the recommendations given at the end of the report. Strategic Factor Analysis of Trader Joe’s tells about strategies that are currently used by this company and how these can improve its profitability as compared to its competitors. This report uncovers the problematic areas and then applies strategic tools to come up with the recommendations for the future actions.

Trader Joe’s was started by a person named “Coulombe”. After completing his education of MBA Coulombe started working with ...

Introduction

Business organizations today are committed to form a business strategy that will eventually bring them success through competitive advantage and appropriate marketing strategy. The question arises as to how many business organizations have topped the game by adopting such a strategy? The answer is obvious as not many businesses tend to succeed in topping the industry with the help of business strategy based on competitive advantage, supply chain system, and other product related systems. This implies that the business are making mistake in formulating their business strategy somewhere, which does not let them reap the benefits of a potentially ...

The main problem discussed in the article is the widespread employee disengagement resulting from poor leadership. The great challenge for the leaders is bridging the gap between talent and energy of the workforce. The article gives a case of American executives to illustrate on this kind of problem. The case presented indicates that the workforce may be good, working up and down the ranks, but the absence of effective management ends up wasting this opportunity. In such cases, the managers do not understand the benefit they will get if the bring out and nurture the best from each employee. ...

Behavioral emergencies on a non-psychiatric unit

Introduction
- 1dentifying possible causes of the staff's problem applying FOCUS model
- Find the process improvement based on the given scenario
- Organize a Team That Knows the Process
- Clarify Current Knowledge of the Process
- Understand Causes of Process Variation
- Improvement to ensure appropriate response times and appropriate clinical interventions in the given situation, using a modified version of the PDCA model (PDC).
- Plan (development of a plan to address the situation and possible risk in the future
- Do – explanation of the implementation process
- Check – explanation ...

Question 1

When custom fabricators started business, was the focus on customer service or on resource utilization. Please discuss both customer service and resource allocation and your reason for choosing which had the major focus. At the time was it a sustainable model? Why?
Just to begin with, I would like to state that when customer fabricators started business the main focus of the business was in resource allocation as opposed to customer service. However, before the author outline some of the reasons why he thinks that the main focus was on resource utilization, the author will first begin with discussing ...

Introduction

Modern day health care systems focus on offering holistic care that is patient-centric, safe, effective, efficient and timely. To this end, medical practitioners must have a diverse set of skills and knowledge from pharmacology to human anatomy and physiology. Of this, a sound understanding of anatomy and physiology are critical in provision of care for long term care. Physiology is the study of function in living systems while anatomy is the study of structure in living things. These two disciplines have been central in the delivery of health services since Ancient Greece where philosophers such as Aristotle explained the relationship between ...

Introduction

Organizational behavior is the analysis of individuals and their actions within a workplace setting. Management is concerned with the behavior of its employees because it shapes the culture of the organization. Behavior of employees within the organization influences the competitive advantage of organizations. Organization culture determines behavior of employees within the organization. “It refers to the values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological of an organization” (Black, 2003, p.67). Most high performing organizations focus on culture to remain competitive. Therefore, management should adopt a culture that ensures the organization leads in the given industry. This paper focuses ...

Introduction

Innovation is an important part of continuous improvement. The current case outlines the effect of innovation in the healthcare system in India. More precisely, it highlights the application of the low cost high volume at the Aravind hospital to increase access to care for the millions of people who cannot afford ophthalmic care. Some of the concepts discussed in the case include the focus on the rural communities and the effect on performance, the business model adopted by Aravind, whether it is optimal for acquiring capital investments, and whether it maximizes social impact. The case also discusses the social ...

BUSINESS STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION: Contextual Strategic Planning Tool Using SWOT Analysis

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Intel has been a giant in the computer market for so long. The company’s strong presence and momentum had enabled its elongated existence as well as its longstanding strategy that made the company outstanding in its performance and strengthening the productivity aspect at regular intervals over a period. The company apparently function based on Moore’s Law, which states that “in every 18-24 months, the number of transistors on a silicon chip must be doubled, dramatically increasing performance while dividing the real cost of that performance” (Dyer et al., 2016). The dynamics changed ...

Costco is among the most successful retail companies in the United States of America. The company is only second after Wal-Mart, but it has enjoyed an attractive reputation than all the other retail companies in the United States. Unlike most other retail companies that strain to pay their employees the set average wage of $7 an hour, Costco comfortably pays its employees up to $20 for every hour that they work. Unlike most of the other retail companies that are straining to attain profitability and maintain shareholder confidence, Costco is on a different level, an aspect that points out ...

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Let’s analyze the positions held among Group 1 arguments and Group 2 arguments using the Toulmin methodology.

Group 1: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses.
Group 1 begins its argument with a good introduction of the subject at hand. According to Toulmin’s methodology, an introduction to the subject provides a good hook to the reader – as to the content of the argument and enhances interest levels for further introspection. The introduction gives a good overview and context as to the reasons for developing the new Halifax Convention Centre.

Group 2: The Halifax Convention Centre Developer should NOT be responsible for businesses losses of neighboring businesses.

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Introduction

Traditionally, research about leadership has laid more emphasis on the traits of a good leader rather than the leadership approach adopted in an organization. It is vital to note that a leader can have all the right characteristics to lead an organization, but the leadership used in the organization could limit their actions. For organizations to be successful, it is vital that the leader or managers be in agreement with the follower/ employees. The agreement between managers and staff is important in creating a conducive work environment with little conflicts and at the same time enhance the implementation of ...

Background of the Case

Globalization and the internationalization of business brings a number of opportunities to the companies, which, at the same time, come with the challenges to deal with governance structures and keeping the business operations under control, given the growing complexity of the business in general. Whirlpool Corporation is the leader in the global home appliance industry. During its over 100 years history the company have experienced tremendous growth, applying different strategies, from organic expansion to Merger and Acquisition (M&A) strategies, resulting in building a wide portfolio of brands, such as Brastemp, Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Maytag among others, outlining the focus ...

UNIQLO Marketing Research

As one of the most lucrative industries globally, fashion has attracted many companies. One such companies include UNIQLO a Japanese company located in Yamaguchi. The company offers different types of cloth brands to local Japanese people, the Asian region and other consumers globally. Singapore is one of the biggest markets for fashion wear with many companies in operation and new ones seeking on entry strategies. Considering the strategic importance of the country to UNIQLO, it is essential for the company to conduct a marketing research to establish what influences consumers decisions to purchase different fashion brands. According to Shen ( ...

Integrated health systems

Introduction
Integrated Health Systems refer to a network of different organizations that through formal agreements or ownership, horizontally and vertically aligns health care services, programs or facilities to provide coordinated continuums of healthcare to a specified population. The network is willing to be held fiscally and clinically accountable for the health status and outcomes of the population served. There is a rising interest in establishing firms that are accountable. They can deliver health care at high quality while still keeping costs low. Currently, most decisions relating to quality and spending are made separately. This creates a very antagonistic relationship. ...

Introduction

LEGO Group, a well-known family-owned firm, was started in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. It started with making wooden toys in Dutch province of Billund. The company continues to be handed over from one family son to another though it changed to making plastic brinks and toys. Its motto has been “Only the best is enough.” Since its launch, Lego continued to have relatively high sales and profitability until the rise of electronic entertainment that made its sales to grow sluggishly. It, therefore, increased innovation and diversified from historical core products, an attempt which failed. It also experimented with ...

The HD case study is a comprehensive case showing management issues that may lead to company or organization failure and ultimate dissolution. However, the turnover and change in management with a positive strategic business approach evident show the role of diversification and visionary leadership a significant component able to make struggling investments to have positive turn around in productions.
The HD’s management strategy failed in its market acquisition and capturing the window opportunity available because of various management incompetence. Honda, the main competitor developed a new and highly competitive approach to marketing the none traditional motorcycle models. The ...

Cyworld Case Study

Cyworld had 21 million users and earned revenue of $95 million in 2007 from three main sources i.e. $65 million from paid items (music, virtual gifts, etc.), $15 million from mobile networking, and $15 million from advertising. The social media marketing was an emerging industry with significant potential for both existing and digital marketing agencies during 2007-2008. Indeed, the user base was still expanding combined with emergence of new online platforms for social and professional networking. Therefore, the new CEO should focus on advertising and mobile networking in the future because it is anticipated that the business entities, celebrities, ...

Heineken is the leading company manufacturing and distributing its branded bears in the global market. The company is also famous for its marketing activities and sponsors a mega event of the European Champions League and also partners with James Bond brand. The company desire to integrate its sustainability into its corporate strategy. The name assigned to the long-term approach is “Brewing a Better World”. The company had set its targets into six pillar areas to achieve its long-term sustainability approach. Water, carbon dioxide (CO2), responsible consumption, health and safety, sustainable sourcing, and inclusive growth are the targeted areas set by Heineken.
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- How is Wal-Mart’s Website different from Amazon and Office Depot?
The major difference in the website of Walmart and that of the Amazon and Office Depot is in its web design. In the realization of this fact, Walmart acquired a web design company and tasked it with the responsibility of rebuilding the entire website of the company in order to make it more seamless. Additionally, the products that are featured on Walmart’s website are basic products that are needed in everyday life of its consumers, unlike the other two competitors. Walmart’s website is also different ...

Introduction

Change has become important in this highly competitive and complex business environment (Burnes, 2004). Businesses face many issues and to management these issues; it is important to implement change. Thus, it is critical and decisive for businesses to continuously evaluate the business environment and initiate change to manage the situation and changing business environment (Anderson, 2010).
This report presents an analysis of one such organization, Wakewood, that is facing several issues, and the organization needs to initiate change. For this, there are a number of resistance and issues that the organization is facing including organizational culture, leadership style, organizational ...

Implement lean elements on project management

Operation management is a comprehensive process of coordinating all activities in a project in order to achieve the set goal within the stipulated framework. Every operation manager designs a network schedule of the sequence of all activities, their succeeding process, slack time and the maximum time which the whole project should consume from the initial to the final stage. The goal of managing a project is to ensure that the process is time-framed, cost-effective and maximum utilization of resources. A lean operation is a production strategy that strives to improve the project schedule, carriage costs and improve the value addition of the customers. The ...

Problem Statement

Starbucks as an organization since its launch in 1987 has become the world’s premier roaster and retailer of coffee. The issue discussed in the case study with regards to Starbucks Evolving into a Dynamic Global Organization in 2012, is based on the challenges the company faced due to the economic downturn in late 2008 and all of 2009.
The impact on Starbucks was significant and thus due to declining sales, approximately 800 stores in US and 100 overseas were closed. New stores plans were shelved with a cost effective operation initiated.

Analysis

Great organizations when facing issues in terms of ...

Step 1: Identify Ethical Issues

In this scenario, a clothing company is determining whether or not it is right to source from an Asian manufacturing company. The following ethical issues are identified:
The factory is shown to work the employees long hours, with very low pay compared to America. However, the workers claim that they are very grateful for the jobs that are given to them.

Is it fair to work employees so much for so little, even if they are satisfied by it?

Threads with Style is dedicated to social responsibility as well as profitability. The basic pay of the workers might be low, however it would be better if some form of benefit was given. Although the workers are paid ...

Risk management cycle and strategy of disaster

- Introduction
Recent studies on the climate have linked global warming to the occurrence of earthquakes. Even though it does not seem real that climate change would affect plate tectonics movement, scientists have managed to identify a probable linkage between the movement of plate tectonics and global warming. This provides in depth insight into the recent occurrence of strong earthquakes such as the 2010 earthquake in Chile, 2004 in Indonesia, and the 2010 earthquake that ripped Haiti. The past decade alone has witnessed three of the strongest earthquakes to ever hit the earth. Therefore there could a link between the movement ...

Introduction

Basing on history, in a period of over one hundred years ago, Coke and Pepsi have been competing to have a substantial share of the world’s beverage market. The strongest battle in this market or what is referred to as “the cola wars” was seen in the fight for the seventy four billion U.S dollar CSD industry in the U.S (Yoffie and Kim 1).In a cautiously waged competitive fight that took place in a period starting from the year 1975 up to the middle of the 1990s, Coke as well as Pepsi obtained average annual income growth of about ten percent, ...

1. What problems are faced by Chemtech in the following areas: logistics and supply, chain management, purchasing, and marketing?
It is apparently clear from the case study that Chemtech is facing a number of problems with regard to logistics and supply, chain management, purchasing, and marketing of its products. With regard to logistics, it is identifiable that the company has no clear framework that ensures that there is proper flow of goods from Canada to its stores. This extends the existing supply problem where its main supplier is not somewhat serious with the current relationship. The main problem that ...

Background

Successful modern business marketing lays emphasis on meeting the needs of the customers. This focus is a departure in the opposite direction from the traditional business whose major concern was selling its products or services. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one way of meeting not only the direct customers’ desires but also the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders of a business (Ortenblad 2016). Unethical profiteering practices of large companies and customer awareness due to free flow of information have forced many companies to make CSR a key strategic focus in their conduct of business. Besides enabling a ...

Toyota Motor Corporation

The company developed in 1937. In 1938, it launched Just in Time (JIT) system. In 1991 Prius was introduced. In 2000s, products like Passo, Porte, Rush, and LS 600h were announced and with the focus on sustainability in relation to Toyota’s Way, energy efficient cars like SAI, Prius Plug-in Hybird were introduced (Toyota’s History). The company designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells passenger vehicles, minivans, and commercial vehicles along with related parts and accessories. The products that are offered by the company include hybrid cars under Prius, Corolla, Harrier; fuel cell passenger cars under the MIRAI; and conventional ...

Answer # 1

The main purpose of Saturn Corporation is to become profitable in the market, however, it is essential for the underlying company to manage its cost effectively in order to become profitable.
It is central for any organization to reform its functions in general in order to cater the provisions of the business effectively. In this context, Saturn Corporation is expected to employ measures that could make it unique from its competitors. Particularly addressing the case scenario, there are several factors and issues that the vehicle transportation team of the underlying company must consider in the process of selection. Some ...

Abstract

This study tends to analyze the article mostly with respect to organizational climate. The article talks in favor of strategic human resource management approach which is the modern approach of human resource. This study gives the brief scenario of the condition of human resource management in current practice and its sensitivity which is followed by the brief background of the article. The article has supported the strategic human resource management as the second wave of human resource management evolution after the first wave that has improvised much aspect than the traditional one with different cases, examples, and exhibits. The ...

Strategic Messages to Different Stakeholders

Key message to executive: Introducing a new CEO
Objectives:
Issues:
According to Koyne & Koyne (2007), the executive should know that the new CEO and managing partners are likely to reorganize the company through layoffs and dismiss top management. However, the top management can tell the new leaders that they want to help them achieve implement the changes. Porter, Lorsch &Nohria (2004) established that CEOs should focus on managing the organizational structure and not on daily operations. Additionally, the CEO at BrightStar should understand that his position does not give him the right to lead or a guarantee that the ...

Executive Summary 2

Introduction 3

Coca-Cola Vision and Analysis 5
Coca Cola’s Values and Analysis 7
Alignment of Coca Cola’s Mission, Vision, Values, & Goals with Stakeholder’s Interests 8
Recommended Changes 8
Conclusion 9

References 9

Executive Summary
The purpose of this report is to discuss a strategic management process via critical analysis and evaluation of the Coca Cola Company’s vision, mission, goals, and objectives of the organization. From a review of each statement, a determination will be made concerning the need for improvement or if the organization is on target and simply needs to make an adjustment relative to the ...

Introduction

This is a case of Terra Cog, a privately held company specializing in high-quality Global Positioning System (GPS) and fishing and other outdoor sports surveillance tools and equipment. The company is set to release a new product called Project Aerial or simply Aerial as it was referred to in their pre-launch meetings . The current case revolves around the Emma Richardson, the newly promoted executive vice president, and her dilemma on how she would be able to come up with a new product that would rival the leading GPS product in the market, Birds I by one of their strongest ...

Introduction & Case Background

Hershey is one of the oldest chocolate company in the United States with presence around the world for more than a century. The iconic Hershey’s bar is one of the most loved chocolates in America. Hershey is headquartered in Pennsylvania and was founded in 1882. Hershey’s owns more than 80 brands and it has now become the largest confectionery and chocolate producer in America with numerous famous brands like Kisses, Reese’s Rolo & Krackle Bar, Hershey’s Chocolate Bar, You Peppermint Patties, Mr. Goodbar, Payday, Almond Joy, Milk Duds and many others. Major products include chocolates, food, ...

Vodafone

Vodafone

The move to sell Verizon does not fit the better-off and best alternative tests, which require that a business unit should gain competitive advantage from its link with the firm. The test requires that the company as a whole must be financially more valuable with the offering than without it (Mathur & Kenyon, 2008). Selling Verizon is likely to affect the unit cost of other offerings considering that data and voice services often go hand in hand. Vodafone and Verizon are interdependent and hence the decision to sell Verizon must not be separately analyzed. Being without Verizon is not ...