1. Chief Executive Hans Straberg had no choice but to do something radical he begin shutting down plants in Western Europe and the United States and shifting work to the lower cost locales in Asia and Eastern Europe. He is breaking down barriers between departments and forcing his engineers‚ designers and marketers to work together to come up with new products. To speed the transition‚ he recruited executives from companies with strong track records in innovation‚ including Proctor and Gamble and
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Case Study 10.1: Electrolux Cleans Up Amanda M. Green BUS5450 – Organizational Behavior Dr. McKibbin August 10‚ 2012 Electrolux Cleans Up The housewives of today rely on innovation to produce household products with the capabilities of simplifying their jobs at home. Companies‚ such as Electrolux‚ have teams of employees assigned to the task of creating new kitchen appliances and cleaning products geared around the needs of the world that can take their company to next level in modern technology
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Case Electrolux 1. Geographical (North America and Europe) and Demographical market segmentation: stage of family life cycle‚ size of household‚ age‚ marital status (reaching mums and dads who have children or planning to have in all the world) 2. It was supportive as Electrolux was always known as ‚Thinking of you‘. A company took a new approach (young families with babies) which was not taken by anyone before. It also gives a sense that company cares about their clients. The Electrolux
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Case 10.1 : Electrolux Cleans Up Summary Electrolux produces household items that produce household products to help simplify household chores. In 2002‚ Hans Straberg became Electrolux Chief Executive. He joined the company when the company faced spiraling costs and were losing their customer base. As Chief Executive‚ he had to make difficult choices regarding how to make the organization successful. He decided to increase communication‚ rely on group teams‚ and reduce costs by shutting
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PG-41 Strategic Management - Session 10 Electrolux Case Summary Fei YE As the largest domestic products manufacturer in the world‚ Electrolux has about 70000 employees all around the world in about 150 countries‚ making 14 billion euros in sales in 2005. However‚ an acquisition case from its main competitor‚ Whirlpool‚ is challenging the first place of Electrolux‚ at the time Electrolux has just decided to divest its outdoor division. A huge decrease in sales in the following years is expected
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Electrolux Clean Up Electrolux Chief Executive Straberg breaks down barriers by bringing different departments in to work together so they could come up with creative ideas that would help him make money and get back into the competition. He broke barriers down between the engineers and designers within his company. They all worked with a group leader Kim Scott she formed an interest group. These people were all from different departments and they all came together to present a plan to marketing
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1. What is customer insight?What are some ways in which Electrolux develops consumer insight? Customer insight is fresh understanding of customers and the marketplace derived from marketing information that becomes the basis for creating customer value and relationship. (Armstrong &Kotler‚ MKT 101-Foundation of Marketing‚ page 129). Electrolux develops its consumer insight in some ways. Firstly‚Electrolux provides every kind of products that is focused on the needs of the specific person or
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International Marketing Communication Electrolux: trying to establish a global brand identity 1. Electrolux is aware of their Scandinavian heritage and values but at the same time they try to adapt to the different lifestyles around the world. The users/consumers are in focus‚ so Electrolux try to implement an outside-in perspective. 2. People (consumers) in different regions have different lifestyles and they use the Electrolux products in different ways. Electrolux’s product development
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Electrolux Case Example Refer to section 1.2.1 and explain why the issues facing Electrolux were strategic. Try to find examples of all of the items cited in that section. Long-term direction: * Major restructuring within the company * Moving production to low-cost countries * Strengthen the Electrolux Brand * Increase production‚ purchase and logistic efficiency * Continuous product and personnel development * Building a strong global brand Scope: * Focus on indoor
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| Case Study: Electrolux | | | In competitive business environment of today and the complex function-needs for goods‚ product variety is becoming more important. Electrolux AB operates as the largest appliance manufacturer in the world with customers in more than 150 countries. The company manufactures a variety of household appliances including refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ dishwashers‚ ovens‚ vacuum cleaners. Electrolux’s brand arsenal includes its namesake‚ along with Eureka
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