INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA CITY CAMPUS‚ KUALA LUMPUR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP ASSIGNMENT Case 3: The Art of Motivation NUCOR LECTURER: ASSOC. PROFESSOR DR ROSMINI OMAR |CHAN LI WUEN |MR 091104 | |rashidah yusof khan
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NUCOR CASE In this analysis we use the Net present value to consider if Nucor should invest in the new technology called: thin slab minimill. NPV is really useful in order to make this kind of decision because it uses the concept of future cash value to evaluate whether the investment is worth‚ however the NPV is sometimes difficult to calculate because it is not always easy to estimate future cash flow. Considering the assumption I made in the first part of the spread sheet‚ the thin slab project
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Nucor in 2009 Case summary Nucor is one of the leading steel producers in the United States. The company was established as nuclear instrument and electronics manufacturer. Later it started steel production and gained new market share by expanding internationally. Despite worldwide economic crisis the company stayed profitable while its competitors went bankrupt. Strengths: • Highly motivated‚ innovative‚ productive and flexible employees. • Good financial results. • Strong relationships with
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The High Cost of Low Prices Summary The activist Robert Greenwald produced a documentary named Wal-Mart: High Cost of Low Prices to enlighten Americans of the effects this major company has on society. In this documentary‚ Greenwald interviews former employees from different ranks. Greenwald also uses crime rate statistics to demonstrate the lack of surveillance in the parking lot of the store. The producer also interviews the Chinese factory workers who are exploited in China. He also points
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Problem:The problem is anti-globalization which makes more difficult for Starbucks to enter in new markets. Symptoms:1. Protests from anti-globalization activists. 2. If those activists have enough media power it leads to international scandals sometimes even involvement of celebrities (who also might be activists of anti-globalization). And finally the worst situation for Starbucks:3. They receive push-backs in new markets. That is why Starbucks needs to establish some systematic method or decision
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Nucor Steel Corporation Written by: Lukas Kubilius Professors: Bonnie J. Straight Julian J. Prewitt Lithuania Christian College 2 March 2005 Overview of situation Nucor Corporation with 24 plants/divisions and 8‚000 employees‚ operated in nine states recycling more than 10 million tons of scrap steel annually. Producing carboy and alloy steel in bars‚ beams‚ sheet‚ and plate; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; cold finished
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Courses of Action 18 5. Plan for Implementation 18 1. Identification of a Significant Strategic Issue (Nucor distinguishes itself from the rest of the steel industry with its use of scrap steel‚ a fact that makes Nucor the largest recycler in the nation.[25] Furthermore‚ the company uses modern steel making techniques allowing Nucor to employ fewer workers. The workers that Nucor does employ are all independent of unions; these workers have a vested interested in the productivity of the company
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February 2003 English and French only THE IMPACT OF LOW COST CARRIERS IN EUROPE (Presented by Albania‚ Armenia‚ Austria‚ Azerbaijan‚ Belgium‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Bulgaria‚ Croatia‚ Cyprus‚ Czech Republic‚ Denmark‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Iceland‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ Moldova‚ Monaco‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Portugal‚ Romania‚ Serbia and Montenegro‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ The former Yugoslav Republic
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factors for the low-cost airline industry Figure 1 illustrates the process followed to determine the key success factors (KSF) in the low-cost airline industry. It is adapted from the process developed by Grant (2005: 93). The texts highlighted in red are the responses to the questions posed in the model and serves as the inputs to the discussion on the KSFs for the low-cost airline industry. Figure 1. Identifying key success factors in the low-cost airline industry. Cost As consumers become
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NUCOR COMPETITIVE STRATEGY ANALYSIS CONTENTS 1. Case Profile 2. Situational Analysis 2.1 General External Environment (PESTLE model) 2.1.1 Political/Legal 2.1.2 Economic 2.1.3 Sociocultural 2.1.4 Technological 2.1.5 Environmental 2.1.6 Demographic 2.1.7 Global 2.1 Industry Analysis (Porter 5 Forces) 2.2.1 Threat of new entrants 2.2.2 Bargaining power of suppliers
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