A Centralized Structure Transforms Home Depot 1. In what ways can (a) decentralizing and (b) centralizing authority help an organization like Home Depot to improve its performance? From 2000 to 2007‚ Robert Nardelli‚ a former senior executive at GE (General Electric)‚ served as CEO of Home Depot. Almost immediately‚ he transformed Home Depot’s logistics and leadership structure from decentralized to centralized. It was one way to respond to the pressures of competition from the Internet
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Products Liability 1. Construct a fact pattern [an example] to clearly delineate: a. A Manufacturing Defect: A car’s braking system that does not work properly and causes the driver to get into an accident. b. A Design Defect: A type of sunglasses that fail to protect the eyes from ultraviolet rays. c. A Marketing Defect: Prescription drugs advertised as “virtually non-toxic‚” “safe‚” and “free of significant side effects” when they are not. They failed to state
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Introduction American Home Product (AHP) was founded in 1926 with the merging of several small home product companies. As the company expanded in the 1930’s‚ it acquired companies in different businesses. After World War II‚ the company had four lines of businesses: prescription drugs‚ packaged (over-the-counter) drugs‚ food products‚ and housewares and household products. Although the name “American Home Product” has never appeared on its products‚ the firm produces many well-known brands in the
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portmanteau of “ecological” and “entrepreneur.” An ecopreneur is an individual who is focused on ecologically-friendly issues and causes‚ attempting to do business in a way which benefits the environment. He may not be a person or entity only involved in products like solar powered cells‚ water conservation system or compostable packaging. In fact‚ an ecopreneur is anyone who ranks
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Project Report on Advertising Effectiveness Project Report Advertising/Advertisement Effectiveness‚ What is Advertising‚ promotion of ideas‚ Basic Features of Advertising‚ goods advertised‚ Functions of Advertising‚ new product features‚ Promotion of sales‚ new product awareness‚ Consumer advertising‚ Comparative advertising Role of Advertising Effectiveness on Consumers‚ Most popular slogan‚ Sales of Coca Cola Cold drinks‚ Brands of Pepsi‚ Sales of Pepsi Cold drinks‚ effective media of advertisement
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Executive Summary -The Home Depot The Home Depot (Ticker: HD) is the world’s largest home-improvement retailer along with being an American Fortune 50 company. The company operates 2‚259 retail building supply/home improvement “warehouse” type stores all across the United States‚ Canada and Mexico. The Home Depot has over 340‚000 team members and is based in Atlanta‚ Georgia. The average store size is just over 100‚000 square feet along with an additional 24‚000 square feet set aside for seasonal
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~ IiItlEI Harvard Business School 9-289-049 Rev. August 5.1994 Avon Products‚ Inc. On June 1‚ 1988‚ Hicks B. Waldron‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing a package of proposals that he and his financial advisors were to present to the Avon board of directors for final approval the following day. These proposals included (1) a public announcement that Avon would explore plans to divest two of its businesses‚ probably at a considerable book loss;
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Product Levels: The Customer-value Hierarchy The marketers need to address five product levels. Each level adds more customer value‚and the five constitute a customer-value hierarchy. 1. Core Benefit The fundamental need or want that consumers satisfy by consuming the product or service. Example 1: In case of a car Transportation from one place to another. Example 2: The customer in search of a hotel room demand only rest and sleep from a marketer. 2. Basic Product
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Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Turmeric Value Added Products ABSTRACT From time immemorial India has been known as Land of Spices. Turmeric is one of the major species in India. Growth in agro exports not only brings in additional foreign exchange for the country but benefits a large number of people involved in production‚ processing and exports of such products. India contributes to 80% of world turmeric production and is the largest exporter of turmeric. The major importing countries
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Caledonia Products Integrative Problem 1. Why should Caledonia focus on project free cash flows as opposed to the accounting profits earned by the project when analyzing whether to undertake the project? Free cash flows are being focused on because it the amount that Caledonia will receive and they will be able to reinvest that amount. Caledonia should analyze the free cash flow so that they are able to see the real amount of value or what the cost may be. The marginal value from the project would
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