Case Background In July 1993‚ Tiffany & Company reorganized its Japanese distribution channel by repurchasing its inventory from its Japanese distributor Mitsukoshi Limited. As a result of this action‚ Tiffany would assume the responsibility of establishing yen retail prices‚ holding inventory in Japan for sale‚ and controlling local Japanese management. Tiffany would be able to have control over retail price in Japan where historically had higher price. Under the previous arrangement‚ Tiffany contracted
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February 2005 Harvard Business School features Sapient as example of excellence in Leadership and Organizational Behavior “We need to be focused on our clients like no one else. And our desire for their success has to be unparalleled‚ it has to be.” Jerry Greenberg Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Sapient Harvard Business School (HBS) professors Joel Podolny and Rakesh Khurana recently chose Sapient to feature in a case study on leadership. Sapient is now one of a select group of companies featured
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1 TiVo 2007: DVRs and Beyond Harvard Business Case 9-708-401 INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND The following provides a case study analysis of a 2007 Harvard Business School case study on TiVo‚ the Silicon Valley consumer electronics company best known for its innovative digital video recorders (DVRs) (Yoffie & Slind‚ 2007). The case concerns the challenges facing TiVo now that it is no longer the only competitor in the DVR market and TiVo’s efforts to craft a winning strategy in a changing environment
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Nguyễn An Nguyên -- 14 tháng 02‚ 2008 -- Bản để in Dưới đây là một nghiên cứu được cho là báo cáo chính thức của Chương trình Việt Nam‚ thuộc Trung tâm Châu Á (ĐH Harvard) gửi cho Thủ tướng Việt Nam trong cuộc gặp ngày 16/1/2008. Báo cáo này được mở rộng từ một bài viết của Tiến sỹ Kinh tế David Dapice‚ người đã theo dõi Việt Nam trong nhiều năm và là người thường phát biểu rất thẳng thắn trên báo chí VN. Vì độc giả của nó là các nhà làm chính sách‚ ngôn ngữ của bài viết rất dễ hiểu và các nhận
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Harvard Business Review Reflection Lee‚ H. 2010. ‘Don’t Tweak Your Supply Chain – Rethink It End to End’ Harvard Business Review. Vol. 88‚ Issue 10‚ 63-69. Introduction The article: ‘Don’t Tweak Your Supply Chain – Rethink It End to End’ by Lee‚ H. in the Harvard Business Review of Oct. 10 (Vol. 88‚ Issue 10‚ page 63-69) is mainly about the improvement of the supply chain by pursuing structural change earlier. We would state the main aim of the article as follows: To improve sustainability
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This is a really tough decision and the mind is constantly changing against to the conclusion. But after a thorough consideration‚ I don’t think the team should race this time. John should get more data and information for the engine failure until he decides to race again for the next season. There are numerous ways to decide to race or not for John Carter when it comes to decision making. He can make the decision based on either his fellow chief mechanic Tom’s view‚ or the engine expert Paul’s assumption
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Background and Issues Fabtek the first company to provide titanium products for industrial use had create a competitive advantage on the process of welding‚ heat treat and thermal cutting of this metal on the Philadelphia and US titanium business market. At this moment the company is working hard to rebuild a good image in the market after some customers dissatisfaction with late job deliveries. To resolve it is important to increase the communication and cooperation between the engineer department
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What features of LECO account for its long-term success in the US? There are several factors that have contributed to the long-term success of Lincoln Electric in the US. Most notably‚ the productivity of the labor force and the efficiency of operations have generated a competitive advantage over the market. Existing and potential competitors are not able to produce at the same low costs and subsequently are not able to offer competitive prices to the market‚ thus increasing LECO ’s market share
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Globalisation From the 20th century to today‚ with advanced communication and transport possibilities‚ grows the ratio of companies and countries providing wide scale of investments and business activities internationally. Moreover‚ the number of people migrating across the globe is significantly increasing. In other words‚ the world as we know it today‚ is different than the world of yesterday. Thus‚ it is changing into one huge‚ global‚ village. The term ‘globalisation’ interprets “worldwide integration
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Krispy Krème Doughnuts Objective: To develop an investment recommendation for Krispy Krème Doughnuts and conclude whether they should go ahead with their on going expansion strategy or not. To achieve this objective‚ historical financial statements will have to be analyzed and an assessment of the future financial health of the firm be made. Based on the case‚ it is evident that Krispy Krème Doughnuts opened to the public with a boom‚ with its share prices rising form $5.5 to $9.25 in just one
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