The consolidated Life case study Main problem The main problem in this case is the conflict between two different cultures underlined by two divergent management styles. A loose and people-oriented management style‚ applied by the supervisor Mike Wilson which proved to be efficient with the current situation of Consolidated Life company‚ versus a strict and task-oriented management style exercised by the senior vice president Jack Greely‚ a style assumed by the management to be the reference
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company named Ben & Jerry’s. Founded in 1978 in Vermont‚ this once small time ice cream shop has developed into one of the world’s largest ice cream producers with sales in excess of $237 million as of 2000. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield’s unique relationship has proved successful for the past 30 years in part because of their social consciousness and their down-to-earth attitudes. This article is divided mainly into two parts; first the author summarizes the social consciousness of Ben & Jerry’s
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Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. Bruner Case Study Case Summary This case examines issues of asset control for Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc.‚ in light of the outstanding takeover offers by Chartwell Investments‚ Dreyer‘s Grand‚ Unilever‚ and Meadowbrook Lane Capital in January 2000. The case requires a discussion of fundamental firm objectives and the implications of a non-traditional corporate orientation; one needs to review the development of Ben & Jerry’s strong social consciousness
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Strategic Position Ben & Jerry’s strategic position is to offer an all natural approach in the preparation of their super premium ice cream. Through the use of pure‚ natural‚ and socially conscious products‚ Ben & Jerry’s positions its products as high quality with unique flavors which ultimately differentiates it from the competition. They market their products through cause generated marketing ‚ practicing social consciousness to present the values and goals of the company. Ben and Jerry’s maintains
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Case study: Ben & Jerry’s Homemade 1- Ben & Jerry’s fulfilled its mission statement: The mission statement consisting of the social mission‚ product mission‚ and economic mission: - the product mission was fulfilled by making‚ distributing and selling the finest quality all-natural ice cream and related products in a wide variety of innovative flavors made from Vermont dairy products. - The economic mission was fullfiled by operating the company on a sound financial basis
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LEADERSHIP & ORGANISATION * Ben Cohen: CEO * Jerry Greenfield: Chairman * Started the business not to get rich but to make a liveable wage and contribute to society * Both never had the expertise to expand the business further and hired a new CEO. HISTORY * Ben & Jerry’s started in 1977 * In the 1980’s the company was doing very well * In 1990 Ben & Jerry was selling in all Major * markets in the US‚ Mom& Pop’s accounted for majority of ice
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Ben & Jerry’s: Preserving Mission and Brand within Unilever By‚ Hemanth M udadla Elisa Vanzu lli You Qin Qin Fayas Faro ok “We can build a ice cream plant at 1/3rd of the cost you built yours what we cant do is build a premium brand which is what you did” Strengths: Product quality Why Acquisition Innovation Brand Sensible to Nature Social Mission Opportunities: Good topline but bad bottom line – Financial situation Ineffective operational efficiencies Organizational structure
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Theoretical Economics Letters‚ 2012‚ 2‚ 109-113 doi:10.4236/tel.2012.21020 Published Online February 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/tel) The Effects of Income Inequality on Education Policy and Economic Growth Katsuyuki Naito‚ Keigo Nishida Graduate School of Economics‚ Kyoto University‚ Kyoto‚ Japan Email: k.naito.71@gmail.com‚ k.nishida@ft7.ecs.kyoto-u.ac.jp Received November 30‚ 2011; revised December 20‚ 2011; accepted December 28‚ 2011 ABSTRACT This paper presents a simple model
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Amanda Benitez English 1301 John Flickinger February 10‚ 2013 Benjamin Franklin’s Philosophies Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest men to walk this earth. His accomplishments range from being a wonderful politician and statesman‚ to a scientist and an author. He also conquered many personal goals that made him a person that people sought to be around and to be like. In his early 20’s‚ Franklin decided that he wanted to become a “perfect” being. Following a list of 13 virtues‚ and
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unm.edu Managing Social Responsibility and Growth at Ben & Jerry’s INTRODUCTION Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first ice cream shop on May 5‚ 1978‚ in a converted gas station in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ investing $12‚000 in secondhand equipment. Their business credentials consisted of much enthusiasm and a $5 Pennsylvania State University correspondence course in ice cream making. Driven by Cohen and Greenfield’s 1960s ideals‚ Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc.‚ has grown to be a very successful
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