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    effectively. IKEA mostly based on Scandinavian design and quality. IKEA target young low to middle class consumers with its competitive advantage such as low cost. When expanding to the United States market‚ IKEA ran into a few problems by using this formula because of the different tastes in furniture‚ cultural change‚ and more competition. Therefore‚ IKEA had to adopt some activities to fit American consumer behavior. For example‚ as American consumers do not enjoy the long queue‚ IKEA offers delivery

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    The “IKEA Effect”: When Labor Leads to Love Michael I. Norton Daniel Mochon Dan Ariely Working Paper 11-091 Copyright © 2011 by Michael I. Norton‚ Daniel Mochon‚ and Dan Ariely Working papers are in draft form. This working paper is distributed for purposes of comment and discussion only. It may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Copies of working papers are available from the author. IKEA Effect - 1 - The “IKEA Effect”: When Labor Leads to Love MICHAEL I

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    identified that IKEA has been usingVERTICAL INTEGRATION to the Global furniture industry. Managers use corporate levelstrategy in VERTICAL INTEGRATION to identify which industries their company shouldcompete in to maximize its long run profitability. There are two types of vertical integration:1. Forward vertical integration 2. Backward vertical integration. So far we found that IKEA using backward vertical integration to expand their business and to make profit. Here are some benefits of IKEA to have vertical

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    two companies that have been chosen are IKEA and Markor International Furniture Company. IKEA is a company that started out small by a five year old boy with an entrepreneurial spirit selling pencils and match sticks to neighbors. Because of his drive and determination to help out his family‚ the IKEA brand started in 1943 and is a global giant that has stores in forty-one countries‚ with twelve stores in various neighborhoods of China. The vision of IKEA is to create a better daily life for the

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    Teresa Mcewen‚ who works for IKEA Distribution services‚ in Spanaway‚ WA. IKEA is an acronym for Ingvar Kamprad (the founder’s name) Elmtaryd Almhult (the parish/town he grew up in). She is in charge of receiving and planning all of the shipments that are imported to the facility‚ from all over the world. Her phone number is: 253-847-9532‚ Ext 2119. Her email address is: Teresa.mcewen@ikea.com‚ and the companies main website is www.IKEA.com. Teresa told me that IKEA has been around since 1943‚ in

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    IKEA Nanjing Store’s Mission Each IKEA branch company needs to define its specific mission within the broader company‚ which mission is “Create a Better Everyday Life”. Thus‚ IKEA Nanjing Store might define its mission as‚ “Establish IKEA Nanjing as the leader in life at home”. IKEA Nanjing Store needs to be two directions: 1. Inspire and stimulate the many Nanjing people’s interest in improving their lives at home through deeply understanding people’s needs‚ frustrations‚ and dreams and

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    strategies didn’t work? Failure of IKEA in Japan (1970s) IKEA is Swedish furniture retail company famous all around the world. It has stores in 38 countries by now and offers well designed and functional products at low prices. This strategy was the key of success in most of its international markets. This strategy was the key of success in most of its international markets. Japan was the first country in Asia that IKEA tried to enter in the 1970s. However‚ IKEA had to leave the Japanese market

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    Introduction Ingvar Kamprad‚ Swedish born citizen and founder and former CEO of Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd or better known as IKEA. Kamprad created a one of a kind furniture company that has become the largest furniture store in the world. The uniqueness is because they company specializes in everything being able to be broken down and shipped‚ “from furniture to the now famous mobile kitchens- could be packed in flat‚ stackable boxes (Nelson and Quick‚ 2011-438)”. His way of running

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    INTRO: IKEA is known for its strong organizational values‚ which are based on Swedish norms and in particular the opinions and values of the founder himself. It is not unusual to see IKEA employees following the norms and values even outside the working hours‚ but how important is OB really for IKEA? IKEA’S BRIEF HISTORY 1940-1950 A Swedish 17-year-old man named Ingvar Kampard founded Ikea in 1943. It all began with the Ikea catalogue that was sent from house to house‚ which is still known

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    to Dr Li-Qun Wei‚ Department of Management‚ Hong Kong Baptist University‚ Kowloon Tong‚ KL‚ Hong Kong‚ E-mail: weiliqun@hkbu. edu.hk. IKEA in China: Facing Dilemmas in an Emerging Economy In mid-2003‚ the president of IKEA China‚ Ian Duffy‚ and some executives were discussing the market strategies of IKEA China in their Beijing office. After a review of IKEA China’s market development‚ the executives brainstormed about possible solutions for the difficulties experienced in the Chinese market. In

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