Harvard Business School 9-598-021 Rev. February 9‚ 1998. WESCO Distribution‚ Inc. Late in June 1997‚ Jim Piraino‚ VP marketing for WESCO Distribution‚ Inc. (see Exhibit 1)‚ was preparing for a yearly review meeting with his CEO Roy Haley. At the top of the agenda was the performance of the National Accounts (NA) program during the first half of 1997 (see Exhibit 2). Haley had ambitious plans for WESCO over the next five years. He had charted out a course that called for an annual growth rate
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US Airline Industry Case Analysis The US airline industry has gone through many turbulent times. The woes of the US Airline industry during the 21st century were typically attributed to the triple-whammy of the September 11‚ 201 terrorist attacks‚ the high price of crude oil‚ and the 2008 financial crash. Certainly‚ each of these was a powerful force in boosting costs and depressing demand. Yet the financial problems of the US airline business was little better. The IATA‚ the worldwide association
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Mr H Sheh Subject: Marketing Assignment No 1 Fun Spot –Case study Submitted by: Abdul Hameed Malik NUML 2009 Fun Spot Amusement Park Case study Requirement 1: Summary of the Case 1. Mr. Ron Hart and his wife Gail started a small business (Fun Spot Amusement Park) in 1985‚ for the weekenders coming to the lakes in the rural area with a very meagre resources and facilities. 2. The business later developed so well that‚ today large crowds of people (families‚ children
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Case Study Case 2.1 Hacking into Harvard The case “Hacking into Harvard” involves the applicants of some of the nation’s most prestigious MBA programs‚ who thought they had a chance to find out sooner what admission decisions the business schools made in their case. On Businessweek Online message board they saw instructions left by an anonymous hacker on how to get into schools databases and find out the decisions made. It was not hard – all schools used the same application software from Apply
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Facts: The Negro plaintiffs in these cases were denied admission schools attended by the white children under the laws requiring or permitting segregation according to race. All the court adhered to the “separate but equal” doctrine and held that the plaintiffs were not admitted to the white schools (except for the plaintiff in the Delaware case). In the instant cases‚ the plaintiffs contend that segregated public schools are not “equal” and they are deprived of the equal protection of the laws.
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QUESTION 1 From the article we can see that IT has the ability to provide competitive advantage for Lennox as an insurance company. The CIO had a plan to build a sophisticated computer aided system that will help the company to connect with many agents nationwide to organize business with their customers and bring success to the company. Lifexpress with the help of technology are going to use a simple laptop to develop financial profile of a customer‚ to identify and explore Lenox’s most appropriate
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Pepsi Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. (petitioner) v. Honorable Secretary of Labor (respondents) 1. Facts: a. June 1990: The Pepsi-Cola Employees Organization-UOEF (Union) filed a petition for certification election with the Med-Arbiter seeking to be the exclusive bargaining agent of supervisors of Pepsi-Cola Philippines‚ Inc. (PEPSI). i. Med-Arbiter granted this stating that PCEU-UOEF was an affiliate of Union de Obreros Estivadores de Filipinas (or the Federation) with two (2) rank and file
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Case #4 Fighting Grime (Clorox Company) This is a fun case in that it involves branded products that students will recognize yet probably do not associate with Clorox. A good way to introduce the case could be to bring in product samples or show the brand names of their many products and ask students what they have in common? The case is short and vivid and can be assigned ahead or simply read in class. It is an easy case to grasp quickly yet provides some very clear examples of strategic
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link to nice circle diagram with mission statement….our title page Industry Attractiveness contrasted with KSFs Key Success Factors of Industry and company KSF Porters 5 forces in terms of internal Walmart resources and capabilities and the external environment Is the strategy sustainable? and Can it be duplicated by walmarts rivals What must Walmart to to sustain its competitive advantage Executive Summary Walmart has thrived in a very competitive industry by building on its founding principles
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Case Name: South East Asian Economic Crisis An economic crisis‚ which erupted in Thailand in mid-1997 and which soon spread to neighbouring countries—Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Philippines and South Korea— came to be popularly referred to as South-East Asian economic crisis (although South Korea is in East Asia and only the other countries are in South East Asia). A currency Crisis shows up when there is a speculative attack on the exchange rate‚ resulting in a devaluation of a pegged currency or sharp
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