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    Harley Davidson Inc. 2008: Thriving Through a RecessionCase 16 Mgmt 479A‚ Week 3 Dropbox 1 November 13‚ 2011 Synopsis: Harley-Davidson is a 105 year old motorcycle manufacturer. William Harley and Arthur Davidson decided to design and build a motorcycle in 1901. By 1903‚ they had built and sold three motorcycles and in 1907‚ the Harley-Davidson Motor Company became incorporated. The company was acquired by AMF Inc in 1969‚ but the main focus was on short-term profits which inevitably sent

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    Case Analysis # 19 Harley- Davidson Inc. 2008 I. Current Situation A. Current Performance * First decline in 20 years * Leads industry in domestic sales * Increased share of foreign markets * Strong‚ highly recognizable brand name and trademarks B. Strategic Posture 1. Mission * We fulfill dreams through the experience of motorcycling by providing to motorcyclists and to the general public an expanding line of motorcycles‚ branded products and services

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    Harley Davidson Situation Analysis Situation Audit History The legendary motorcycle company‚ Harley-Davidson was founded in 1903‚ by William D‚ Walter‚ Arthur and William S. Harley right in their own backyard. By 1909‚ they had introduced the first V-twin engine‚ which is the company standard to this day. Harley-Davidson motorcycles were found to be useful during World War I‚ where they supplied 20‚000 to the military. After this war‚ the depression threatened the motorcycle industry

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    2008 Recession

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    1.Specify the exact duration and severity of the 2008 recession *The great second recession‚ and the aftermath of the events will never be ignored. The antecedent events of 2008 were highly questionable‚ as to why they transpired. As of present day‚ the United States is still amongst a financial slump. Again‚ the rippling effects in the recession of 2008 are still felt both near and far. We as American‚ never believed that such a financial atrocity would ever occur yet again after the financial

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    The Great Recession of 2008

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    Abstract A recession is full-proof sign of declined activity within the economic environment. Many economists generally define the attributes of a recession are two consecutive quarters with declining GDP. Many factors contribute to an economy’s fall into a recession‚ but the major cause argued is inflation. As individuals or even businesses try to cut costs and spending this causes GDP to decline‚ unemployment rate can rise due to less spending which can be one of the combined factors when

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    The Great recession of 2008 (Article Review) An economy which grows over a period of time tends to slow down the growth as a part of the normal economic cycle. An economy typically expands for 6-10 years and tends to go into a recession for about six months to 2 years. A recession normally takes place when consumers lose confidence in the growth of the economy and spend less. This leads to a decreased demand for goods and services‚ which in turn leads to a decrease in production‚ lay-offs and

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    LITERATURE REVIEW 3 3.0 CASE ANALYSIS 5 4.0 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 7 4.1 Internal Rivalry 7 4.2 Potential or new entrants 7 4.3 Substitute products 7 4.4 Power of suppliers 8 4.5 Power of Customers 8 5.0 SWOT ANALYSIS 9 5.1 Strengths 9 5.2 Weaknesses 10 5.3 Opportunities 10 5.4 Threats 10 6.0 CONCLUSION 12 7.0 RECOMMENDATION 14 8.0 REFERENCES 15 1.0 INTRODUCTION In year 1901‚ Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company was

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    Harley-Davidson, Inc.

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    Running Head: HARLEY-DAVIDSONINC. & THE GREAT RIDE INTO THE SUNSET (OOPS) Harley-DavidsonInc. External and Internal Analysis‚ Value Chain‚ Core Competencies and EVA Evaluations within the Competitive Recreational Vehicles Industry Environment Including Strategic Recommendations. Patrick Beach Elise Boldt Neil Colombini Carl Seaberg Heather Songer Pacific Lutheran University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for BUSA 499-02 Professor Quoc Pham May

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    Econ 111 Essay – Semester 2: 2009 The current global recession has been caused to a large degree by debt-fuelled growth in the housing market‚ often due to irresponsible lending practices‚ coupled with unregulated trading of mortgages on the bonds and derivatives markets. One of the key factors that allowed for the property bubble to expand so rapidly was the ubiquitous nature of ‘subprime’ mortgages. These were essentially loans‚ which generally required no deposit‚ that were extended regularly

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    Recession 16Specifically‚ Freund (2009) defines global downturns as years when world real GDP growth is (1) below 2 percent‚ (2) more than 1.5 percentage points below the previous five-year average‚ and (3) at its minimum relative to the previous two years and the following two years. 1975‚ 1982‚ 1991‚ 2001‚ and 2008 Freund (2009) describes the evolution of world trade following four previous global downturns. She finds that the size of the decline in world trade during these episodes is

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