Do you think Kappmeyer should sign the proposal‚ and why? What pushed USS to stay with conventional technology? My recommendation based on analysis of the case and understanding the basic nature of disruptive technologies‚ and their impact on the general industry is that Kappmeyer should not sign the proposal. The main reason for that is USS is tying itself to an existing‚ but dying business model and technology. While this plan may make sense in the short-term‚ it does not have long-term sustainability
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1. List and elaborate some strategic issues facing NUCOR. Key strategic issues challenging NUCOR include legislation related to climate change‚ fluctuating cost and supply of iron ore and scrap steel‚ increasing amount of steel imports‚ production technology improvements and economic weakness. Changes in legislation could have severe impacts on the firm’s numerous production facilities and could be costly to become compliant. The fluctuations in both the cost and supply of iron ore and scrap steel
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competition changing? What factors are driving the changes? 3. What will competition in pharmaceuticals look like in 10 years? 4. What is your assessment of Pfizer’s position in the industry? What are the keys to success in the industry? 5. What recommendations would you make to Kindler? Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. The story of Wal-Mart’s rise to dominance is a standard case on resources and capabilities and how they contribute to sustainable competitive advantage. This case works well as a first case
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Case Continuous casting investments at USX corporation (HBS 9-697-020) Do you think Kappmeyer should sign the proposal‚ and why? Do you think Kappmeyer should sign the proposal‚ and why? What pushed USS to stay with conventional technology? My recommendation based on analysis of the case and understanding the basic nature of disruptive technologies‚ and their impact on the general industry is that Kappmeyer should not sign the proposal. The main reason for that is USS is tying itself to an existing
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Nucor SWOT Analysis STRENGTHS: • Has a strong leadership team at all levels. • Workforce is highly motivated‚ productive‚ and flexible. • Technology = Innovation and technology has been the integral strength for Nucor Co. They are always into searching for new mediums and technology in the production side. The major benefit that they get from it is the amount of resources that they save and the improved efficiency levels. (McLean‚ 2009) • Continuing Innovations = Nucor has plants with low
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is about the art of motivation in Nucor‚ about strategy and action plan to motivate the people such as talking to them‚ listening to them‚ taking a risk on their ideas‚ and accepting the occasional failure. It ’s a culture built in Nucor with symbolic gestures with unblinking focus on the people on the front line of the business in order to maximize profitability. Nucor has foster one of the most dynamic and engaged workforces around. The nonunion employees at Nucor don ’t see themselves as worker
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Case Analysis: Dr. Jack Perry‚ D.D.S. Introduction Dr. Jack Perry had a meeting with one of his employees who suggested that there were several problems in the office. Some of the problems were low morale among the staff‚ lack of motivation to grow the business‚ filling cancellations‚ following up on collections‚ and engaging in cross-sell procedures. Dr. Perry had noticed these problems previously but felt unsure about his personnel and business management skills. Using his notes from a presentation
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Chapter 3 Case Synopsis: A Steely Resolve Nucor is a steel manufacturing company that makes steel by recycling used metals and reforming them into new beams and sheets. Nucor has long had a reputation as a good place to work‚ although its human resource management policies have generated some controversy. Employees are paid by how much they produce‚ the more they produce the more they make. Yearly bonuses are based on overall company performance. Employees can choose how hard
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How does the Nucor case illustrate the limitations of the simple organizational structure? 1.1 In this Nucor case‚ it illustrates that simple organization structure have their limitations. From this case we can see that Nucor only has three levels of management that makes the plant managers report directly to the CEO‚ and it makes the CEO hard to maintain the company using this simple structure and also hard to make decisions on trade battles. This is happened because the CEO can’t concentrate
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N ucor P reparation Questions 1. What have been the sources of Nucor’s competitive advantage so far (namely‚ up until 1986)? Do you think “business as usual” is likely to continue generating the same profits for Nucor? Why? 2. What are the technological risks associated with thin-slab casting? (What could go wrong and how bad would it be? You may find the spreadsheet posted with these preparation questions helpful here.) 3. What are the market risks associated with thin-slab casting? (What
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