Marketing Cases Black & Decker Corp.: Household Products Group‚ Brand Transition Case © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2001 Harvard Business School 9-588-015 Rev. October 6‚ 1992 The Black & Decker Corporation Household Products Group: Brand Transition In April 1984‚ Black & Decker Corp. (B&D) acquired the Housewares Division of General Electric Co. (GE)‚ combining the GE small-appliance product line with its own household product line to form the Household Products Group. The terms of the
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CHINA’S GLOBAL HUNT FOR NATURAL RESOURCES: ITS RAMIFICATIONS FOR INDIA INTRODUCTION 1. China is rapidly emerging as a major industrial power poses a complex challenge for global resource markets. Backed by the Chinese government‚ Chinese companies have been acquiring equity stakes in natural resource companies‚ extending loans to mining and petroleum investors‚ and writing long-term procurement contracts for oil and minerals. These activities have aroused concern that China might be locking
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emerging brands A perspective from… Havaianas’ Afonso Sugiyama The president of Alpargatas USA‚ the parent company of flip-flop brand Havaianas‚ Afonso Sugiyama talks to Pip Brooking about the challenges of exporting Brazil’s best loved brand to a global audience The Havaianas brand has something most brands could only dream of – 100% awareness in its home market. However‚ that also places limitations on further growth. The brand has been growing organically outside Brazil‚ driven
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The management of workers and engineers at Haier may be characterized as the management of "a carrot and a whip." We may see some similarity between Haier’s management of workers and Taylor’s scientific management in the early days of capitalism in USA. Taylor’s scientific management encountered severe opposition of laborers and labor unions and thus was not so successful. Haier’s management has been well received by workers. Haier’s management has also been well received by product development engineers
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Study #1: Golden Global Award Case Study #1: Golden Global Award Eye candy Coralius Cosmetics is a global cosmetics manufacturer with annual revenues of $1.1 billion. Its brand of eyeliner‚ mascara and eye shadow is widely recognized in over 75 countries. Headquarters are in Los Angeles. In the past‚ Coralius has successfully relied on its country managers to create local advertising and promotion initiatives for its cosmetics. Take one The executive vice president and global marketing officer
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TO: Michael Jamal CEO‚ Haier America‚ Inc. FROM: Acquisition consultant DATE: July 15‚ 2008 RE: HAIER/GE Acquisition It is ironic and coincidental this memo comes on the heals of the massive Anheuser-Busch/InBev acquisition. The leak of our interest in GE Appliance by Wall Street Journal blog “Deal Journal” has not sullied our position or interest. It is strongly recommended Haier begin to line up financing for an asset purchase of GE Appliance. Louisville‚ KY-based
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The Haier Group is one of the world’s largest whitegoods manufactures with over 50 000 employees worldwide. The group was founded as “Qingdao Refrigerator Co.” in 1984 in Qingdao‚ Shandong Province‚ China. Haier Group has become a multi-billion dollar multinational with presence in over 100 countries (The Haier Group‚ 2007). Throughout the course of Haier Group’s history‚ the firm has pursued an aggressive globalization strategy. Over the past twenty years‚ the group has expanded from its origins
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show you watch‚ whether it is Greys Anatomy‚ Scrubs or House‚ you may have noticed the mysterious orange substance that is applied to every patient before surgery. I bet you haven’t ever thought about how important this is to hospitals and doctors all over the world. Betadine is just a brand name for Povidone-iodine. This substance was made in 1955 for a wide variety of medical uses. Here are just a few: Doctors scrub their hands with it before surgery‚ it is used as eye drops and throat rinses
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ranking in the top four in the world and the number one most valuable brand in China‚ Haier Group owns more than 240 subsidiaries‚ over 30 design centers‚ manufacturing bases and trading companies and has more than 50‚000 employees around the world. Haier Group has evolved to be a multi national company with an emphasis on technology‚ industry‚ trading and finance. Haier is committed to providing satis factory solutions to global customers and realizing a winwin situation between the enterprise and
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How to do household cleaning efficiently Everyday as we live we produce some rubbish in our room‚ so it is neccesary to do some household cleaning in order to provide a comfortable place for us to study and to have rest. But if you do not follow the right order‚ it might take you a few hours to do the whole task. So it’s important to know how to do household cleaning efficiently. First of all‚ you have to make it clear everytime that why it is needed to do the household cleaning. Is there
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