The case in discussion is about the Kikkoman Corporation of Japan. They are the oldest and most recognized producers of soy sauce in Japan. The company’s vision statement is that of contributing to the exchange of cultures through similar tastes and flavors. This case deals with the issues of the soy sauce industry and the challenges that the Kikkoman corporation faced keeping up with the globalization of the market for soy sauce. Their market share has always been strong in the industry‚ yet
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B Corporations Benefit Corporations‚ also known as B corps‚ are a new way to do business in a socially responsible way. Curtis Lum’s article‚ “Legislation would allow for creation of ‘B corps’” published on March 18‚ 2011 in the Pacific Business News‚ talks about the ongoing legislative battle to legally recognize B corps in Hawai’i. An additional article from the PBN‚ published the same day by John Webster‚ “Social responsibility is beginning to take root‚” provides further background to Lum’s
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Kmart Corporation Calandra Kimbrough BUS 692 Strategies in Human Resource Management Dr. Lao January 21‚ 2013 Kmart is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in the United States. The chain purchased Sears in 2005‚ forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. Increasing productivity is one of the most critical goals in organizations such as Kmart. In this paper I will be assessing the technology requirements relevant to employee productivity‚ staffing systems
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CASE – 3 Corwin Corporation By June 1983‚ Corwin Corporation had grown into a $150 million per year corporation with an international reputation for manufacturing low-cost‚ high-quality rubber components. Corwin maintained more than a dozen different product lines‚ all of which were sold as off-the-shelf items in department stores‚ hardware stores‚ and automotive parts distributors. The name Corwin was now synonymous with "quality." This provided management with the luxury of having products that
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on this company as being its sole owner. She has several options that she is considering in operating her new business. Some of those options include the following: operating as a franchise‚ sole proprietorship‚ partnership of some sort‚ a corporation of some sort‚ as an LLC‚ and even a joint venture. She has come to me asking of my input on what I think about her possible start up of this new company. Betty thought about operating her company as a franchise. According to Merriam Webster
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Problem Identification Even though Kao Corporations high accomplishments in Japan and South-East Asia markets‚ it still encounters difficulties in expanding into foreign markets especially beyond South-East Asia. Expanding into foreign market refers to a company expanding its business to a new territory‚ location or country. This problem arose mainly due to the fact that they are not ready to expand into the foreign market and there are too many strong competitors. Expanding into new markets require
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UV5319 May 10‚ 2010 B CORPORATION: A NEW SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL “We envision a new sector of the economy which harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit.” —B Lab‚ “Declaration of Interdependence‚” 2010 Introduction Jay Coen Gilbert and Bart Houlahan were friends as undergraduates at Stanford University. In 1993‚ a few years after graduation‚ they helped start the basketball shoe and apparel company AND1. As the company grew‚ cofounder Gilbert and president
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“Splash Corporation (A): Competing with the Big Brands” Problem: Splash Corporation (Splash) is a leading producer of skin care and hair care products in the Philippines. Founded in 1985‚ Splash was now the country’s leading domestic producer of personal care products and was billed as “the next Unilever” by BizNews Asia magazine (page 5). However‚ competing with the top corporations in the world was no easy task‚ especially when these companies were producing low-cost alternative products. Splash
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Statement of the Problem How do the companies reach effective formal planning? Strengths The SMC company known leader in the beer business in the Philippines The company SMC sought professional advice from a team of experts on strategic planning. The company is strict with the quality of its products. The companies implement strategic planning. The plans of these companies were done step by step and well studied. The tasks were designated properly‚ all being allocated. Plans
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CHRISCHER L. ALANES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REACTION PAPER – THE ENRON SCANDAL FACTS OF THE CASE Enron Corporation was formed in 1985‚ led by Kenneth Lay‚ as a result from the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth that specializes in natural gases and commodities. In 1990‚ the company hires Jeffrey Skilling to lead the trading of commodities under deregulated market and Andrew Fastow later that year (USA Today‚ 2002). Deregulation of the energy markets allowed companies to place bets
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