MANAGEMENT TOOLS 2013 An executive’s guide Darrell K. Rigby MANAGEMENT TOOLS 2013 An executive’s guide Darrell K. Rigby Copyright © Bain & Company‚ Inc. 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Bain & Company. Published by Bain & Company‚ Inc. 131 Dartmouth Street Boston‚ MA 02116 Shared Ambit ion‚ True Results Bain & Company is the management consulting firm that the world’s business
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two steps. First‚ the company must analyze its current business portfolio and decide which businesses should receive more‚ less‚ or no investment. Second‚ it must shape thefuture portfolio by developing strategies for growth and downsizing. Business portfolio The collection of businesses and products that make up the
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Caluag‚ Tricia Mae BMGT 110 7989 Introduction to Business and Management (2148) November 2‚ 2014 Short Paper #1 Scenario: An Ethical Dilemma JLT Cincinnati is a multi-state corporation with a campus in Cincinnati. Steve (Evelyn’s Nephew) works for JLT Cincinnati as Accountant. The accounting position was like a dream come true for him and that is because of Jan. Jan‚ who works in the Human Resources Department at JLT Cincinnati and she’s the one who helped Steve to get that position
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Apartheid (separateness) was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1993‚ under which the rights of the majority ’non-white’ inhabitants of South Africa were curtailed and minority rule by white people was maintained. Racial segregation in South Africa began in colonial times. However‚ apartheid as an official policy was introduced following the general election of 1948. In the run-up to the 1948 elections‚ the main Afrikaner
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in gas prices and need for fuel efficient vehicles saw consumers seeking out for Japanese imports‚ which met the new fuel efficiency standards. The market already was beginning to get competitive. In order to act‚ Ford tried to cut it costs by downsizing its workers and plants‚ whereas the need was fuel efficient cars. Ford later regained some of its market in 1988 by diversifying its product offerings by purchasing luxury European brands. It tapped the Chinese market as well beating GM in 1997
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perspective of the employer and employee. 3. What opportunities and challenges does the ‘boundaryless career’ pose for individuals and organisations? Section B: Contemporary Concerns for Managing and Organising 4. Is there a downside to downsizing? 5. Do dominant theories of leadership‚ such as transformational leadership theory‚ concentrate too much on the leader as an individual? 6. Outline Murphy’s (1988) model of stress intervention and provide examples of interventions at the various
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Chapter 15: Leading Change Your Leadership Challenge After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to: • Recognize social and economic pressures for change in today’s organizations. • Implement the eight-stage model of planned change. • Use appreciative inquiry to engage people in creating change by focusing on the positive and learning from success. • Expand your own and others’ creativity and facilitate organizational innovation. • Use techniques of communication‚ training‚ and participation
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ETHICS IN MARKETING MINI-CASE STUDIES Read the 4 mini-cases below. For each case answer the following questions: 1. What are the relevant Facts? 2. What are the ethical Issues? 3. Offer your opinion on what actions should be taken. Case Study 1 Incredible Shrinking Potato Chip Package Topic: Cost vs. price vs. value issues Characters: Julie‚ Brand Manager for potato chips at a regional salty snacks manufacturer Dave‚ Marketing Director for the regional salty snacks manufacturer
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BAND THEORY OF SOLIDS According to quantum free electron theory of metals‚ a electron in a metal experiences constant(or zero) potential and free to move inside the crystal but will not come out of the metal because an infinite potential exists at the surface. Bloch Theorem: According to this theorem‚ the periodic potentials due to the positive ions in metal have been considered. (i.e. the electrons moves in a periodic potential provided by lattice). If the electron moves through these ions‚
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Home to the United States’ first university‚ education has always taken precedence in Philadelphia. This idea remains true as the city of Philadelphia searched for a CEO for its school district in 2001. As a district that was plagued by extremely poor academic performance and financial crises‚ the need for knowledgeable and capable leadership became more crucial for the longevity of the district. Based on the criteria set by the Schools Reform Committee (SRC) and the problems that Philadelphia faces
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