1. FINDINGS Black and Decker’s DeWalt line has been so successful in the USA that it is now the standard for both the Professional-Industrial and the Professional-Tradesman market segments. Nolan Archibald‚ Chairman‚ President and CEO of Black and Decker (B&D) saw the potential in 1994 to increase the companies market share through worldwide sales of B&D products. While the company had a definite presence in the European Consumer Power Tools market segment‚ it lacked penetration in the Professional
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didn’t mention was that you can fill the bowl up with liquid and there won’t be anything leaking out of the center shaft. Another incredible assest to owning an Oster Total Prep Food Processor is that there is no hole! Other brands such as the Black & Decker FP1600B tends to leak if you fill it to close to the suggested fill markings. A friend of mine owns a Delonghi 9-Cup Food Processor. She paid tens times the amount of my Oster and the darn thing doesn’t even shred cheese. Mine does. Go figure
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Case Study: The Black & Decker Corporation (A) Power Tools Division Course: International Marketing Management Prof. Dr. Lutz H Schminke Authors: Marc Gerlach (323514) Tobias Holler (725219) Björn Kleindienst (425169) Robin Mack (223377) Marina Sukhareva (127387) Celia Yan (431144) Fulda‚ 24th May 2011 Table of Content Table of Content 2 1. Introduction 2 2. Case Summary 3 2.1 The Black & Decker Corporation
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Makita strategies: Provide high quality tools at a price premium just below Milwaukee Offer products through every retail channel despite retail grievances. Off limited service and warranty handling for inflated margins. Strength: Two research studies: 1. B&D is among the powerful brand names in the world. 2. B&D professional tools are the highest quality in the industry. Household products (15% of the sales) over 50% market share in the U.S.‚ supported heavily with media advertising. Brand strength
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NICHE CONSULTING GROUP 101 Madison Avenue New York‚ New York April 24‚ 2010 John F. Lundgren President & Chief Executive Officer Stanley Black & Decker 1000 Stanley Drive New Britain‚ CT 06053 Dear Mr. Lundgren‚ In response to your request‚ an evaluation of your firm‚ Stanley Black & Decker‚ was conducted to determine the strategic issues and problems within and surrounding your firm. This consisted of a review of the external environment‚ a SWOT (Strengths‚ Weaknesses
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The Black & Decker JUS500IB is a top contender for the most reliable portable battery jump starter. It’s compact in size. It can revive the most stubborn dead car battery. This battery boost is equipped with 500 amperes of power‚ which is plenty sufficient for regular car batteries‚ and even the larger one on used trucks and tractors. It comes with a portable air compressor you can use continuously to maintain proper tire pressure. The Black & Decker JUS500IB added a standard safety switch that
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April 1996‚ Bill Lancaster‚ president of Black & Decker – Eastern Hemisphere‚ faced a difficult decision. He must choose one of two performance appraisal and management development systems for Eastern Hemisphere. One was introduced by Anita Lim‚ manager of Human Resources or ADP‚ US – who designed the Appraisal Development Plan (ADP) which provided each employee with feedback from subordinates‚ peers and supervisions. ADP had the positive impact on Black & Decker in the US‚ but some of the managers were
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Issues and Problems. Bill Lancaster‚ president of Black and Decker’s Eastern Hemisphere‚ was facing a difficult problem regarding the implementation of a new performance appraisal system. He had three choices to accept the modified ADP system developed by Anita Lim‚ manager of Human Resources to implement the ADP system adopted in the U.S. or to continue allowing the different sites to use variations of (MBO) Management by Objective plan. (ADP) Appraisal Development Plan‚ also called the 360 degree
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Due date: 7 June 2010 Read the case ’ Strategic and Organizational Change at Black & Decker ’ and answer the questions below. Each question carries 25% of the marks for this assignment. Questions How would you characterize Black & Decker ’s international expansion during the 1950s and 1960s? What strategy was the company pursuing? What was the key feature of the international organization structure that Black & Decker operated with at this time? Did Black & Decker ’ s strategy and structure make
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1. What are Lancaster’s concerns for the future of the Eastern Hemisphere Organization? What problems does he hope to address with ADP? In 1995 when Bill Lancaster was appointed the President of Black and Decker Eastern Hemisphere his initial impression about the organization was depressing. There were some major concerns one of them is the management style that was followed. The current managers were using the Management by Objective (MBO) type plan which is believed to be outdated system that
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