Mini Case: Guanxi and Gift (Grown up in China‚ I will address this case with my personal experience) As a growing market‚ China becomes increasingly appealing to western companies. To many of them‚ China is a country that is fundamentally different than most countries of the world‚ such as culture and social norm. Notorious corruptions have tarnished its reputation for attracting potential investors and businesses‚ who have been struggling to adapt the unique way of running business in this
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Text: Marketing Managment Chapter 4: Conducting Marketing Research Topic: Market Research; Measuring Market Productivity; Return on Investment Learning Objectives: 1. What constitutes good marketing research? 2. What are the best metrics for measuring marketing productivity? 3. How can marketers assess their return on investment of marketing expenditures? Video Title: Dunkin’ Donuts Link: http://windowsmedia.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_video_library/dunkin.wvx Synopsis This
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feedback. Therefore‚ it was decided to start a market study to evaluate the potential sales capacity.300 malls were conducted to interview after testing with focus group. 4. Quantification of volume: A contract was signed between TruEarth and Nielsen BASES‚ a market research firm‚ to guess the potential sales. A BASES 1 test was about the customer’s awareness and interest‚ and BASES 2 test was about the taste besides the “line extension” study for any existing product line. Cucina Fresca: In late
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Chapter 4: Mini Case 1: Smith‚ Smith‚ Smith‚ and Smith is a regional accounting firm that is putting up a new headquarters building. The building will have a backbone network that connects eight LANs (two on each floor). The company is very concerned with network errors. What advice would you give regarding the design of the building and network cable planning that would help reduce network errors? I have to make some assumptions regarding the network design for this new building. Since they
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DESIGNING AND MANAGING SERVICES | CHAPTER 13 379 Marketing Excellence >>The Ritz-Carlton Few brands attain such a high standard of customer service as the luxury hotel‚ The Ritz-Carlton. The RitzCarlton dates back to the early 20th century and the original Ritz-Carlton Boston‚ which revolutionized the way U.S. travelers viewed and experienced customer service and luxury in a hotel. The Ritz-Carlton Boston was the first of its kind to provide guests with a private bath in each guest
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Cast Brian Smith – CIO John Johnson – CEO Stan Abrams – CFO Fred Tompkins – Head of Manufacturing (Most powerful executive lel) Harriet Simpson – VP of HR Brenda Barnes – VP of Marketing Ted Kwok – VP or R&D 1. What are the issues with current IT planning process? Budget given is equal to 2% of revenue Budget might fluctuate depending on actual revenue Budget for new infrastructure and initiatives/strategies are basically leftovers after the maintenance cost/keeping the lights on. As
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Executive Review Porsche is a company that prides itself in quality and customer satisfaction. Because of this customers are always considered to be first priority for the company. The only issue with this business method is that the shareholders do not feel valued. Porsche operates more like a family-owned firm instead of focusing mainly on shareholder value. While operating like a family-owned firm may be admired by some‚ it also has a downside. The company has been somewhat infamous for occasional
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MINI-CASE A) Answer: Capital budgeting is the process of analyzing additions to fixed assets. Capital budgeting is important because‚ more than anything else‚ fixed asset investment decisions chart a company’s course for the future. Conceptually‚ the capital budgeting process is identical to the decision process used by individuals making investment decisions. These steps are involved: 1. Estimate‚ evaluate‚ & assess the riskiness of the cash flows 2. Determine the appropriate
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Chapter 8. Mini-Case Assume that you have just been hired as a financial analyst by Triple Play Inc.‚ a mid-sized California company that specializes in creating high-fashion clothing. Because no one at Triple Play is familiar with the basics of financial options‚ you have been asked to prepare a brief report that firm’s executives can use to gain a cursory understanding of the topic. To begin‚ you gathered some outside materials on the subject and used these materials to draft a list of pertinent
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Case Study – Corporate Social Responsibility – AMWAY Posted on Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2008 by BullsEye Rate This By the end of your reading‚ you should be able to answer the following questions: 1. What do you understand by the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? 2. Explain two actions that Amway and its IBOs are currently taking that involve CSR. 3. Analyse the key ingredients in Amway’s CSR strategy. Show how the strategy is designed to translate the vision into practical steps
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