Case 15 Version 2.1 Teletech Corporation‚ 1996 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives In January 1996‚ the chief financial officer of this telecommunications company must fashion a response to a raider who claims that a major business segment of this company should be sold because it is not earning a satisfactory rate of return. The case recounts the debate within the company over the use of a single hurdle rate to evaluate all segments of the company versus a riskadjusted hurdle-rate
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Dove did what it does best all over the world - not use supermodels to endorse the brand. Rather it got real women who used the product to give testimonials of their experience with the brand. In India‚ Dove’s brand team in the 1990s‚ led by Harish Manwani‚ now Unilever’s president ‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Central & Eastern Europe‚ decided to adopt the same line of thought for the Indian market too. "In some ways the brand was the opposite of Lux‚ the beauty bar of film stars. Dove showed beauty in ordinary
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[pic] LEADERSHIP AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin
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Evolution Evolution- change in a population over time Charles Darwin: A Naturalist (type of biologist) Sailed with an explorer on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Island in 1831 (22 years old) He observed Turtles: On the island they were huge and had to eat food up high (the neck would extend) over time‚ the shell changed. The ones with the short necks died off because of lack of food Published the book: Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection (to beat Wallace) He’s Catholic Owen-
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Executive Summary Purinex is a drug discovery and development company based in Syracuse‚ New York. The company sought to commercialize therapeutic compounds based on Purine‚ which is useful in numerous biochemical processes and its intellectual portfolio of Purinex consists of more than 35 patents‚ pending and issued in the purine field. The company has a headcount of 14 and maintains a chemistry laboratory a few miles from its main office. The company’s target is to develop products that act
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When considering the product Dove it is a deodorant which gives extra protection for people who have body odor and it helps when a person needs it to protect from getting body odor‚ therefore Dove deodorant won’t make the move‚ the tag line that Unilever use for Dove will be used by unity Consultant to promote the product by using a new promotional campaign. Basically Dove has wide range of antiperspirant deodorants to protect people from getting body odor and it gives 24 hours protection‚ further
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ABRAMS COMAPANY CASE 5-4 ABRAMS COMPANY Que. 1: Evaluate each of the concerns expressed by top management‚ and if necessary‚ make recommendation appropriate to the circumtences described in the case The Abrams case is about using profitability measures to evaluate profit centers. The case also reflects a long academic debate in the US-literature about ROI problems. In EU companies it is more common to evaluate PCs with Income measures like RI and EVA. This case covers the tree main problems
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Egypt Egypt CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY At Dove‚ we’re always looking for new ways to keep our valued customers happy. Could you please take a moment to complete the following questionnaire and give each item a rank. Name: Gender: Occupation: Location (Address and Contact info): Age: What is the most attractive thing that would make you prefer Dove over competitive products? ……………………………………………………………………………… Very dissatisfied | Dissatisfied | Neither | Satisfied |
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average client who receives treatment or intervention improves more than two-thirds of people who do not receive counselling (Landman & Dawes‚ 1982). This has supported the general efficacy of counselling interventions. Despite reviews of outcome studies negate claims of superiority for any one approach (Wampold‚ Mondin‚ Moody‚ Stich‚ Benson & Ahn‚ 1997)‚ evidences have shown the superiority of particular counselling approach with some problems or clients (e.g.‚ Beutler & Harwood‚ 2000; Paul & Menditto
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2008 JOHN DEIGHTON Dove: Evolution of a Brand In 2007‚ Unilever’s Dove was the world’s number-one “cleansing” brand in the health and beauty sector‚ with sales of over $2.5 billion a year in more than 80 countries. It competed in categories that included cleansing bars‚ body washes‚ hand washes‚ face care‚ hair care‚ deodorants‚ anti-perspirants‚ and body lotions. It competed with brands like Procter and Gamble’s Ivory‚ Kao’s Jergens‚ and Beiersdorf’s Nivea. Dove had recently launched what
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