Japan: The Miracle Years What is the so-called “Japanese Miracle” - How did the Japanese achieve it? GNP increased about 5 times in a span of about 20 years. The country saw a 10.1% compound rate of growth in 17 years. How: * Industrial Policy: government weighs in on what industries are winners vs. losers‚ then supports the winners. * Govt agencies worked together to help shape the future growth and create stability: Ministry of International Trade‚ Ministry of Finance and Economic
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1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world in the postwar era? What distinctive competence did they build? What distinctive incompetencies? In anticipation of the impending war in the late 1930s‚ Philips transferred its overseas assets to two trusts‚ British Philips and the North American Philips Corporation. It moved most of its vital research laboratories to England and its top management to the United States. Isolated from their parents and supported
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to earn more bonus if they’re doing a quality job as well as getting the work done quicker than others. The last but not least‚ Gillette Metal did not seem to have policies discouraging workers from leaving early or sleep in warehouse during working hour. So Employees in Walt feels free to do such behavior. How should it be done? First‚ retiming the jobs in Gillette Metal by experienced employees‚ such as Vern and Bud so that Walt will know the actual working hours for each job. Second‚ reset
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Gillette is going to choose a strategic option for Fusion and Fusion Power‚ its new breakthrough offering‚ which are following the MACH3‚ the former successful exiting offering‚ in order to increase sales of Fusion and Fusion Power of which sales are flat 10.6% in 1st quarter to 10.8% in 2nd quarter‚ which is little bit disappointing‚ compared to the MACH3 (See the Exhibit 1.) Decision I strongly recommend that Gillette should launch new advertising campaign with a promotion campaign‚ in order
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Loctite Corporation – International Distribution Fifty years of business has been good to Loctite‚ a manufacturer and marketer of adhesives‚ sealants‚ and other related products. Most recently‚ the company has started thinking about its international distribution strategy in Hong Kong; Loctite has turned to its already-established and successful ventures in other foreign countries to explore its potential strategies and find a model for success in Hong Kong and ultimately greater China. Currently
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To: Donald Janus From: XXX Date: XXX Subject: Advising a price promotion plan for Culinarian cookware [pic] Culinarian is a strong brand that is ready for a successful 2007. We have reviewed the marketing mix of push vs. pull tactics‚ compared them to the industry‚ and examined past performance in this area. Most importantly‚ we have examined 2004’s price promotion and drawn conclusions that have allowed us to make recommendations for this coming year. Outlined below are our
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Discussion and Interpretation of Results The addition of HBr to 1-hexene created a 2-bromohexane‚ as indicated from the ethanol silver nitrate test and sodium iodide/acetone test. The observations when the product was subjected to these tests were similar to what were observed with the 2° bromide compound. When subjected to the silver nitrate test‚ the product produced a precipitate at the same rate of the 2° bromide compound‚ and the product produced a hue of yellow that was also similar to the
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deaf ears. Members of the executive team‚ for their part‚ find Jianguo to be largely indifferent to their input. Can Jianguo adjust to this new culture? And can he succeed without sacrificing his identity? Three experts comment on this fictional case study in R0901A and R0901Z. Katherine Tsang‚ the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai‚ explains the cultural differences between China and France and recommends that Jianguo push his thinking beyond the Chinese market. She also suggests that the
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been Chairman and CEO of Gillette for 4 years‚ was seeking a buyer of the global Boston-based company. Lafley‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of P&G for over 4 years‚ was out of the office and had to call him back‚ unaware of what Kilts was about to propose. Lafley questioned Kilts on three topics. First‚ what was Gillette’s price? Kilts said he wanted a fair offer. Not $60 per share‚ but not $50. ”Jim‚” Lafley responded‚ “I can do the math. Are you thinking Gillette holdings into P&G stock
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Running head: GILLETTE CASE ANALYSIS Gillette Case Analysis Daniel J. Tirado Fontbonne University Professor Ed Scholl BUS 571 Section 020 March 5‚ 2015 Executive Summary The Gillette Company has been presented with a potential business opportunity to expand its offering with a new razor. Market research indicates that the new product will be well received and that it will obtain 10% market penetration. An initial pro forma modeled net cash flows of $22‚710‚427 over four years including
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