Case Study 8 1. What are SMPR’s data communication needs? Much greater integration of their technology and improved communication between branch offices 2. Based on the information provided‚ do you foresee any significant problems in integrating and coordination the needed networks? If so‚ what are they? Yes‚ the problem is that not all the information will be together at the beginning of this operation and all the managers would be jealous and mad if they did
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Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics Coffee Wars - The Big Three: Starbucks‚ McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts Michael G. Brizek South Carolina State University ABSTRACT Coffee – for some‚ a morning cannot begin without it. Many daily rituals include it. It can be seductive‚ enticing‚ and addictive. Hard-core coffee drinkers pride themselves on their coffee palettes‚ their refined ability to distinguish “good” coffee from “bad.” And once a diehard coffee drinker finds his favorite
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Case 1 – Virtual Supermarkets in South Korea Situation: HomePlus‚ the South Korean affiliate of the British supermarket chain TESCO‚ intends to expand its existing network of physical supermarkets with a number of virtual supermarkets at underground stations in Seoul. The concept is simple. Consumers need to download the HomePlus app to their smartphone and as they walk along the platform (waiting for their next train to arrive) they can scan the QR-codes of the products that are projected on
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successful entry into the furniture retailing business in Sweden? Between 1935 and 1946 furniture prices rose 41% faster than household goods. Kamprad was intuitive enough to see this as a great business opportunity. IKEA took a new approach to selling furniture in Sweden. Instead of an expensive product that would take weeks for delivery‚ IKEA offered a product with a good design and functionality at a price that almost everyone could afford. Kamprad focused on selling furniture to young buyers who
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CASE PRACTICE #1 We noted in the chapter that some researchers have provided evidence that diversity training programs may not be delivering the expected outcomes. The authors interpret this evidence as a sign that corporate efforts to improve diversity are more effective when the focus is on concrete measurable goals with accountability. It may be that entrenched attitudes related to race‚ ethnicity‚ and gender are just too hard to change in short-term classroom settings. Others argue that diversity
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Case Study 1. Features of Salesforce.com are most helpful is the CRM and Collaboration section along with the IT and development section. They are the leader in customer relationship management (CRM) and cloud computing giving links to brother and sister companies of theres. There free trials and video demos they have demonstarating strategies. 2. If I was selling copy machines in a city with a population of 100000 people and wanted to do it through the salesforce.com I would go through the
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can be punishable with heavy fines‚ imprisonment and ineligibility to do business in US. 4. Read the Country Focus: “40 years of corruption in Nigeria” on page 58 of the Textbook and Part 2 Case “Siemens Bribery Scandal” on page 166 of the textbook (9th edition). Applying the facts of these cases and your understanding of the issue of bribery‚ answer the following questions : 1. Describe the political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in Nigeria from the 1970’s to the year 1999. The
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Management Information Systems [pic] Case Analysis Harrah’s high Payoff from Customer Information Date: 16th March 2006 Submitted By: ) 1. Discuss the factors that drove Harrah’s customer relationship Strategy. a) Integration of various casinos – This was the most important and effective step taken by Harrah. The integration helped them maintain commonalities in the gambling experience for customers. This in turn helped them in building a brand for the organization and subsequently
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I JOLLIBEE FOOD CORPORATION II Executive summary of the case The case gives an idea about how the competition influenced Jollibee’s strategy‚ both domestic and international. Jollibee ‚which was a Filipino chain of restaurants‚ was forced to change their strategy with the entry of McDonalds in Philippines‚ which later transformed the company into a global company .The company faced serious challenges with their international exposure. The challenges included the conflicts with franchisees/Joint
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6. CASE STUDY ON HRM PERSPECTIVES JOBS AND WORK AND R.R DONNELLEY Changes in many industries are occurring‚ with a common thrust being efforts to increase productivity. Re-designing jobs‚ integrating information technology and increasing HR training efforts are all critical. One example illustrates what happens when jobs and work are changed. R.R Donnelley is the leading commercial printing firm in the U.S. One of its primary facilities is in Roanoke‚ Virginia‚ where 3.5 million books a
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