Executive Summary This strategic analysis report has been completed on the Lego group between the years 2004 and 2014‚ ten years of comprehensive change for the company. Lego started out in humble beginnings in 1932 where only ten employees existed. Children quickly adopted Lego building blocks as a new and innovative way of learning. This lead to a large customer base and product recognition was growing. Lego had a variety of strategic opportunities available to them throughout their growth and
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tremendously successful? Have you ever tried to “LEGO”? “LEGO” is toy of men and women of all ages in the world. I want to talk about Lego that has been tremendously successful. • First‚ the origin of “LEGO” The Lego Group began in the workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891–1958)‚ a carpenter from Billund‚ Denmark‚ who began making wooden toys in 1932. He made toys for his son. • Second‚ what does “LEGO” means? In 1934‚ his company came to be called "LEGO"‚ derived from the Danish phrase leg godt‚ which
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There are about 915 million ways to combine six LEGO® bricks . But how many ways are there to keep a company on the right track? Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen‚ current owner of the LEGO Group‚ was faced with this question in 2004. On the surface it did not become known that LEGO was in trouble in those days. The small bricks were welcome all over the world and the British Association of Toy Retailers joined Fortune magazine in naming the company’s classic bricks the toy of the century. But the fifth-largest
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an organization‚ followed by the strategic choices for the future and turning strategy into action. Beginning with strategic position the LEGO group faced different objectives which influenced the development of strategy. The level of technology and preferences concerning materials changed over the time and the company was able to found a niche market for LEGO movies and created new innovations like plastic bricks. Also - like in all markets - the internationalization has affected the strategy of
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entire Arctic ecosystem by exacerbating the melting of the ice caps and releasing toxins into the environment that would be difficult to clean (“The Dangers”). Ultimately they won by attacking Shell’s highly-credible and well-liked partner‚ Lego‚ in hopes that if Lego would turn against them‚ so would Lego’s supporters. The advertisement Greenpeace created for this purpose was the emotionally-striking piece‚ “Everything is Not Awesome‚” whose development team was particularly successful in creating an
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Discussion Questions for “LEGO” 1. What led the LEGO group to the edge of bankruptcy by 2004? Please focus on the management moves during “the growth period that wasn’t” (1993-98) and “the fix that wasn’t” (1999-2004). 2. Why did Knudstorp’s turnaround strategy work? In your opinion‚ which actions were the most effective? Which actions were the least effective? Be specific. 3. Should LEGO launch the new line of board games? ------------------------
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Kaur-LahrmannSubject: Management Tools | THE LEGO GROUP 1. In this case I have identified some key characteristics that are in relation with the strategy that LEGO has been following. In the 1970-1980 decades‚ environment was hostile. There was a huge oil crisis‚ and there were too much difficulties. However‚ LEGO maintained its philosophy‚ and their image of unique and iconic brand. Competence was also hard‚ with Mattel and Hasbro in the market‚ but LEGO sustained its powerful position. If we focus
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The Lego Group Case: The Crisis Prior to finalizing a strategic recommendation for Knudstorp and the Lego Group‚ I needed to gain perspective on the industry and internal factors that have historically interfered with Lego’s business model‚ and thus lead them to the point of bankruptcy. In Exhibit A‚ I used the Porter’s five forces model to help identify and label the threats‚ demands‚ trends and opportunities of the toy industry. While Lego faced many different types of challenges‚ market trends
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