INNOVATION AT 3M CORPORATION: CASE STUDY There are two major issues highlighted in this case study: 1. Is the ‘lead-user’ process‚ an effective method for research and subsequent product innovation? 2. Should the Medical-Surgical Markets Division (MSMD) lead-user research team present its revolutionary new approach to treating infection to senior management despite the fact that it challenged the existing business strategy? QUESTION 1 The answer to the first question is ‘yes’. By the
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Study of Consumer Behavior at a Chinese Restaurant Kelly Tian University of Chicago Robert G. Tian Medaille College The United States is a multicultural nation consisting of many people from different nations with various ethnic backgrounds and multiple worldviews. One of the ways people of different backgrounds manifest their cultural values is via the consumption of food at various food service sites. Food consumption is a basic biological need; it is a fundamental behavior of human beings.
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Introduction This paper is going to analyse in areas of accommodating cultural diversity in IBM and developing trust in the organisation. IBM is a head leader technology and services organisation working in 77 countries. The connection of the paper to IBM is just an outsider who made researches externally. The paper will be analysing what the expectation of organisation to be managed in those two areas based on literature review‚ then they are followed by how IBM actually managed. The differences
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Mather Worldwide (A)‚ Harvard Business School Publishing: Boston. Staber‚ U. (2004). Networking Beyond Organizational Boundaries: The Case of Project Organizations‚ Creativity and Innovation Management‚ Vol 13 Tichy‚ N. M. and Bennis‚ W. G. (2007). Making Judgement Calls: The ultimate act of leadership‚ Harvard Business Review‚ October‚ pp.94-104. Zaleznik‚ A. (1970). Power and politics in organizational life‚ Harvard Business Review‚ May-June 1970‚ pp.47-60. Zaleznik‚ A. (2004). Manager and Leaders:
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Case Study: The Rise of the Nice CEO 1. Do you think Sutton is wrong and that the contrasting fortunes‚ and penalties‚ of Nardelli‚ McNerney‚ and Immelt are coincidental? Why or why not? No‚ I don’t think Robert Sutton was wrong in his idea. To acquire good quality result‚ CEOs must able to consider their personality in the workplace. CEOs are the leaders of the company‚ but it doesn’t mean they can be cruel and too bossy to their rank and file employees. They should still show to their subordinates
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Case Incident 1 Albertsons work on employee attitude. Question No. 1 Explain the logic as to how Foreman’s 3-day course could positively influence Albertson’s profitability. Answer: The logic behind foreman’s exercise can easily be proven by the fact that when Ed Foreman joined “Albertson”‚ he provided motivation and attitude training which resulted in employees living their lives differently. Over the next 3 years the Europe division raked in annual profits of $100 million. Foreman’s 3 day
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20 JUNE 2005 Strengthening Democracy and Democratic Institutions in Pakistan UNDERSTANDING LABOUR ISSUES IN PAKISTAN 20 JUNE 2005 Strengthening Democracy and Democratic Institutions in Pakistan UNDERSTANDING LABOUR ISSUES IN PAKISTAN Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development A n d Tr a n s p a r e n c y PILDAT is an independent‚ non-partisan and not-for-profit indigenous research and training institution with the mission to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions
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3M and Norton Evolutionary vs. Classical Strategic Management A Case Study from Jim Collins & Jerry Porras‚ Built to Last‚ 1997 Questions for Discussion (1) 3M’s strategy contradicts nearly everything that an MBA program is supposed to teach you about planning and control. Explain: a. How would marketing studies and product planning benefit 3M in producing more successful products? b. How 3M can expect to survive in the long run if it is unable to compute the return on investment and cash
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their inventions. Having said that‚ low rankings employees can’t always get their products up the ladder‚ this is certainly the case for 3M. Products don’t die at 3M‚ but this case study does suggest that many good ideas never materialize to a good product. After all‚ the Post-It success looks a bit miraculous‚ and miracles don’t happen very often. 4. Every 3M researcher gets to spend up to 15% of his time pursuing his own interests. This policy is immeasurable because of the very nature of a scientist
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CASE #4: 3M Canada: Industrial Business Division PROBLEM RECOGNITION * The target is to increase growth rate from 3-5% to 12-15% in 18 months * OEM market is mature with limited prospects of expansion * Ultimately shifting overall focus from OEM market to MRO market * High unfamiliarity and low exposure to the MRO market * IBD’s share of distributor sales was 2% of distributors’ revenue * Transitioning focus from Special and Niche accounts to Large National accounts
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