The case about misappropriation of a trade secret that I researched is Best Buy Co. v. TechForward Inc. What happened was that Los Angeles-based TechForward sued Best Buy for misappropriating an original TechForward trade secret for the Best Buy “Guaranteed Buyback Program” (Star Tribune). The issue with the lawsuit involves what TechForward’s business does for its consumers. What they do (a much smaller business than Best Buy Co.) is calculate the buyback value of various consumer products such as
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right direction to grow competitively and profitably. Best Buy’s 2004 Financial Results (B: 3.0) demonstrate that since its implementation‚ profit margins have grown 2.3% from the prior year. However‚ there are intangible obstacles that hinder the execution of the strategy in the long-term‚ and give opportunity to growing competitors such as Wal-mart and Dell (A: 4.0) to replace Best Buy as a market leader in consumer electronics. ISSUES Strategic Decision-Making is in the Hands of Mid-level Managers
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Strategic Audit of The Gap‚ Inc. Submitted by: Chris Bess‚ Teddy Ormsbee‚ Tiffany Sayers‚ and Jeremey Williams Submitted to: Professor Ditmore 13 April 2010 Table of Contents I. Current Situation: The Gap in 2002 3 A. Past Corporate Performance 3 B. Strategic Posture 4 II. Corporate Governance 5 A. Board of Directors 6 B. Top Management 7 III. External Environment: Opportunities and Threats 8 A.) Societal Environment 8 B.) Task Environment 10 IV. Internal
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EXTERNAL ANALYSIS FOR BEST BUY CO. INC. Introduction Best Buy Co.‚ Inc. is a public limited company whose stocks are listed in the New York stock exchange. It is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics in United States which accounts for about twenty percent of domestic market retail business in technology based items. It has store in 24 different locations in United States (USSEC‚ 2011). Apart from its operations in USA‚ it also carries out its operations in Mexico‚ Turkey and United
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mauroner Best Buy Co. Inc. Resources: * International segment * Brands * Electronics * Geek Squad * Strategic partnerships with a series of acquisitions * Advertising * Supply chain * Internet Presence * Brian Dunn * Knowledgeable employees Capabilities: * Repair services * Market resiliency * Strategic acquisitions * Installation services * Customer educating Core capabilities: * Brands * Strategic Acquisitions
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Questions………………………………………………………………11 Evaluations………………………………………………………………….……13 Company overview Best Buy is one of the world’s largest multinational consumer electronics retailers with stores in Canada‚ China‚ United States and Mexico. Richard M. Schulze and Gary Smoliak founded Best Buy in 1966‚ but it was established as a company in 1983. The company’s stores offer video products‚ audio products‚ musical instruments‚ mobile electronics‚
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Executive Summary Best Buy Company‚ Inc. is the multinational retailer of consumer electronics in the United States. Together with its subsidiaries‚ which include Geek Squad‚ Magnolia Audio Video‚ Pacific Sales and Future Shop‚ the company has approximately 4‚000 stores located in the United States‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ China‚ and Turkey. Best Buy considers their value added approach to customer service‚ by creating positive experiences during the initial purchase and afterward‚ to be the contributor
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Best Buy Company Profile (A copy/paste from Hoovers. Add other relevant info preferably links we if there is something compelling) The biggest consumer electronics outlet in the US is also the best -- Best Buy‚ that is. The company operates more than 1‚400 stores throughout the US and Canada‚ and another 2‚600 stores in Europe and China‚ mostly under the Best Buy‚ Best Buy Mobile‚ and The Car Phone Warehouse banners. The stores sell a variety of electronic gadgets‚ movies‚ music‚ computers‚ and
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[STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT OF APPLE INC] 1 APPLE INCORPORATED A STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT ON APPLE INCORPORATED August 2010 Copyright © 2010 Sheikh Adnan All Rights Reserved 2 [STRATEGIC AUDIT REPORT OF APPLE INC] Submitted To University Of Wales‚ Lampeter As a partial requirement for the degree of MBA Strategic Management MBA Core Module: MBA3710-L Submitted by Sheikh Adnan Student Number: 29002361 Sheikh.adnan@stu.ctlondon.ac.uk Copyright © 2010 Sheikh Adnan All
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The type of retailer Best Buy Co.‚ Inc. is‚ is a worldwide specialty retailer of electronics‚ home office products‚ entertainment software‚ appliances and related services. (Lamb‚ Hair & McDaniel‚ 2009‚ pg. 34). Yes‚ I agree to the strategy that Best Buy has adopted starting with their location which is usually located in or near a small to medium outdoor shopping center‚ affordable prices‚ bright lights‚ concrete floors‚ wide and easily navigated isle‚ oversized shopping carts‚ so there is room
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