is based on the “Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (A)” Harvard Business School case (HBS Case #9-495-031) which examines the challenge Beers faces in her new role as CEO of Ogilvy & Mather and increasing the acceptance of the new vision for the organization - and particularly the ‘Brand Stewardship’ business initiative - by employees below senior management level within the organization. The case details the steps Beers takes as she guides her organization through change - an organizational
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a potential arbitrage opportunity. To evaluate how best to exploit this investment opportunity‚ Elena King‚ the manager of the hedge fund‚ must understand the risks and expected returns associated with different long and short equity positions. The case study develops our understanding of how arbitrage acts to enforce the law of one price and to keep markets efficient. Discussion of the questions provides the various real world market imperfections that can prevent arbitrageurs from immediately eliminating
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1. Summary of Massey-Ferguson’s 1971-176 Goals‚ Strategy and Risk/Return profile Goals/Strategy: • Focus on small tractors‚ combine harvesters and industrial machinery • Exploit markets outside North America and Western Europe • Dealing directly with governments and public institutions • Central production of diesel engines in UK Risk/Return profile: • Empire Building; engaging in potential negative NPV investments • Expanding potentially unprofitable divisions (ambitious program of expanding
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1. What is Saturn’s strategy? * Improvement in the Labor-Management Partnership. Changing the established relationship between GM and its unions * Clear definition and articulation of company’s mission and values. Challenge to the established norms of customer service. Making sure that every employee is aware of his goals and the ultimate purpose * Improvements in design and manufacturing process. Most GM cars were criticized for obsolete designs and engines. Saturn wanted to change that perception
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Lisa Benton Case Analysis Benton is a Harvard educated MBA who chose to work at the Home care Division of Houseworld based upon the classical marketing training in a structured environment from an industry leader over Right-Away which she had interned at. Benton was informed she would become a product manager within 2 to 3 years‚ yet was not informed of the importance of her performance in the first year. She was informed that the product manager’s responsibility was to groom his or her associates
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Assignment 2: Cabo San Viejo by Stefan S****t and others Course: Customer Relationship Management Faculty: Erasmus School of Economics Content 1. Cabo San Viejo’s customer base 3 1.1 General information 3 1.2 The ageing of the customer database 3 1.3 Customers are becoming more heterogeneous 3 1.4 Lack of cross-selling 3 1.5 Complaints and the lack of a loyalty program 4 1.6 Conclusion 4 2. Rewards program 4 2.1 Stimulating retention 4
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Case: Mountain Man Brewing Company 1. What has made the Mountain Man Brewing Company successful? What is distinctive about MMBC’s product‚ customers and brand equity? Reasons why MMBC has been successful: * MMBC used their history and status as an independent family owned brewery to enhance the feeling of authenticity of their brand‚ which resonates with its core drinkers – blue collar‚ middle to low income men over the age of 45. * MMBC has very high brand awareness – in a recent
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What are the challenges of managing a matrix organization like GM’s basketweave? How has GM chosen to address these challenges? GM’s basketweave structure fits into a simultaneous organization structure perfectly. The purpose of implementing this matrix structure is to achieving both differentiation and integration within different regional segments and also within functional units. The new structure will help “to overhaul processes and reduce overlapping product lines‚ eliminating similar‚ often
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Introduction Benton Textiles have developed a new process‚ which can apply a special finish to certain types of textiles. The subsequent analysis will discuss two of the key questions that every company faces when it introduces a new product: Which market should the company target? And how should the new product be priced? The alternatives for Benton is either to enter the higher priced market‚ to the lower priced market‚ or to combine the two and first enter the higher priced market and then move
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Managing Business Operations Case Analysis: Blanchard Importing and Distributing Co. Inc. (HBS Case 9 - 673 - 033) Submitted by: Tushar Kothavale (130) NMIMS‚ FT MBA 2009-2011 1) Correct the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Reorder point (ROP) quantities for each of the five items mentioned in the case. We first predict the annual demand for the year 1972 based on trend for 4 months of 1972 based on corresponding months of 1971. Calculations for Annual demand (R): The assumption made
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