a powerful‚ hidden asset or it can be a liability - a time bomb waiting to go off. If your leadership team has not pro-actively created a corporate culture to support the company’s purpose‚ then chances are that the culture is a hidden liability. Every business has its own character which is unique and called corporate identity. It has one major part‚ corporate culture‚ often described as the “personality of an organization”. In that case multinational firms play a major role in this‚ as knowing how
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5.0 EFFECT OF REVIEW OF THE PAYMENT SYSTEM ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE APPRAISAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM According to Dailey (2003:4/3)‚ an organisation ’s performance appraisal system is defined as a process which generates valid information about employee work effectiveness for the purpose of making informed HRM decisions. Organisations must evaluate employee performance for a number of reasons: · Employees need to understand the behavioural requirements of the job · Employees
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8 5.2 Types of Mergers & Acquisitions 8 5.3 Advantages of Mergers & Acquisitions 8 5.4 Disadvantages of Mergers & Acquisitions 10 5.5 Driving Forces Behind Automotive Mergers and Acquisitions 10 5.6 The long-term success of M&A in the automobile industry: 12 5.7 Case Study - Merger of Daimler-Benz & Chrysler AG 14 5.9 Case study – Nissan Renault Alliance 15 5.10 Case study – Tata- Jaguar Land Rover 16 6. Methodology 18 7. Data Analysis 19 7.1. Industry Analysis 19 8. Conclusion
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Introduction In the case "Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster" the reader is immersed into the magical world of automobile marketing. The case deals with the launch‚ of the now infamous BMW Z3 roadster‚ a car that revolutionized and rejuvenated the boring American motor industry back in the mid 1990 ’s. The case talks about the successful first phase launch of this new drop top beauty. It focuses on the customers and how they suddenly picked up the marketing cues and stories depicted by the various
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GREEN MARKETING IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY ABSTRACT Green marketing in automobile industry Green marketing is the marketing of products that are presumed to be environmentally safe. Thus green marketing incorporates a broad range of activities‚ including product modification‚ changes to the production process‚ packaging changes‚ as well as modifying advertising. Other similar terms used are Environmental Marketing and Ecological Marketing. Green‚ environmental and eco-marketing are part of the new
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that came to mind for this assignment was the BMW short films. The BMW short films were launched in 2002 as part of a large BMW marketing campaign. BMW‚ the “Ultimate Driving Machine” became the ultimate interactive marketing campaign through BMW Films. Traditionally‚ BMW had always supported the release of a new vehicle with an advertising campaign designed to reinforce the brand promise of delivering the world’s most exciting luxury cars. But in 2000‚ BMW had a window of opportunity when it could do
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Launching the BMW Z3 Roadster January 1996 marked the beginning of Phase II of BMW of North America Inc.’s Z3 roadster introduction. Phase I had centered around the placement of the new $28‚750 two-seat convertible in the James Bond hit movie‚ GoldenEye‚ which premiered several months earlier. While not yet critically evaluated‚ results of the "out-of-the-box" pre-launch campaign appeared very positive: word-of-mouth concerning the Z3 and the James Bond cross-promotion were favorable‚ and product
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rose by 18 per cent‚ but the growth was largely due to cross-border merger and acquisitions (M&As)‚ not the much-needed investment in productive assets through greenfield investment projects. Moreover‚ part of the M&A deals appear to be driven by corporate restructurings and a focus on core activities‚ especially in Europe. Looking forward‚ UNCTAD estimates that FDI flows will rise moderately in 2012‚ to around US$1.6 trillion. However‚ the downward quarterly trend in FDI projects over the final quarter
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manufacture and sale of automobiles where there are approximately 70 different models on sale under Toyota’s name‚ with different product lines such as sedans‚ coupes‚ vans and hybrids to suit different market needs globally. With 36 factories in 28 nations around the world‚ 8 of those are in Japan to cope with all the models that Toyota is producing. Toyota’s main competition would be Honda‚ Nissan for domestic competitors and Volkswagen and Ford for international competitors. BMW – Bayerische Motoren
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BMW Case Study Analysis BMW is preparing to enter another “era” called “post-just-in-time” manufacturing. The idea driving this new era is a new focus on the importance of suppliers of BMW. This focus is designed to make ordering BMWs as easy as possible for new BMW owners. This plan involves everything from redesigning the body shop in the South Carolina plant to tools ordering for dealerships. The body shop changes involve redesigning car models such that‚ differences in body structures is
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