Journal of Management‚ Vol. 13‚ 83–95 (2002) RESEARCH NOTE How Much do CEOs and Top Managers Matter in Strategic Decision-Making? V. M. Papadakis and P. Barwise* Athens University of Economics and Business‚ 76 Patission Street‚ 10434 Athens‚ Greece and *London Business School‚ Regent’s Park‚ London NW1 4SA‚ UK email: vpap@aueb.gr [Papadakis]; pbarwise@london.edu [Barwise] This research note explores the influence of both CEO and top-management team (TMT) characteristics on the process of
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CASE QUESTIONS: “PHIL KNIGHT: CEO AT NIKE (1983)” 1) Why has NIKE been successful? NIKE has succeeded because it succeeded to differentiate itself with athletic runner market segment and made its product to be more about life style rather than professional use. The shoe market was dominated by Adidas with sophisticated special sports shoes like soccer and tennis which not belong to specific lifestyle and 2) What role has Phil Knight played in this success? The role is the emphasis to create
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INTERVIEW WITH: JEFFREY NG‚ CEO AND FOUNDER OF ZORPIA.COM SUBJECT: CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED EDUCATION IN EARLY YEARS OF CHILDHOOD INTERVIEWER: DARLA SUIT‚ STUDENT AT SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ONLINE LEARNING MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION‚ MANAGEMENTSPECIALIZATION Interviewer: Hello‚ Jeffrey. I want to thank you for taking the time for this interview. I know you are very busy. Your company which you founded in February 2003 is Zorpia.com. I’ve always
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1 M A R C H 2 012 s t r a t e g y p r a c t i c e How multinationals can win in India Companies should avoid simply imposing global business models and practices on the local market. Vimal Choudhary‚ Alok Kshirsagar‚ and Ananth Narayanan 2 Over the past 20 years‚ multinational companies have made considerable inroads into the Indian market. But many have failed to realize their potential: some have succeeded only in niches and not achieved large-scale market leadership‚ while
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that can supply the needed managerial skill sets with my MBA degree‚ to the buyers who are firms‚ organizations‚ people that look for this particular asset in their future workers‚ subordinates or colleagues. Furthermore‚ with the help of elasticity concept of Supply and Demand‚ we hope to justify one’s decision in applying to Sprott MBA program. In order to do that‚ we will need to study the program’s supply and demand curves. Due to limited resources‚ the nearest assumption that we can make
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paid off when I secured a 99% score in the subject with a World Distinction‚ and earned a Presidential Award for academic excellence. But more importantly I earned the pride of my parents and my alma mater. It set an example for my own self that I can face an impossible situation with confidence and I have something to
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Study Plan for Graduate Studies Atakilti Brhanu Academic Background I have completed my undergraduate studies in Information Technology from “Mekelle University”‚ Mekelle‚ Tigray‚ Ethiopia‚ in July 2009‚ with a CGPA of 2.82 out of 4.00. I was an active somehow indulgent student among others during my undergraduate studies‚ very often involved in many curricular and co-curricular activities. I have done Carding System as the partial fulfillment of my BuEd. I have done blended learning management
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In 2006‚ the Airbus A380 came under fire due to manufacturing issues that lead to an almost two-year delivery delay . The Airbus CEO‚ Noel Forgeard’s overly ambitious plan‚ poor product management‚ breach of public information responsibility‚ and insider trading‚ make him my choice of worst CEO. Nicola Clark and Katrin Bennhold emphasized that a leader is not likely to be effective without planning ‚ especially for an ambitious plan like the A380. While Forgeard promised to deliver the first A380
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HOW DOES LIT203 HELP YOU IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THE TIP GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES? The study of the literature is part of our cultural heritage which is freely available to everyone‚ and which can enrich our lives in all kinds of ways. Once we have broken the barriers that make studying literature seem daunting‚ we find that literary works can be entertaining‚ beautiful‚ funny‚ or tragic. They can convey profundity of thought‚ richness of emotion‚ and insight into character. They take us beyond our
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