| Research Helps Whirlpool Keep Cool At Home | Act Local In Emerging Markets | | | | Table of Contents Introduction 3 Global Marketing Strategy 3 Why People Buy Appliances 4 The Role of Market Research 5 Key Lessons Learned 6 Summary 7 Introduction Whirlpool Corporation got its start back in November 1911 with founders Louis and Emory Upton. It was originally called the Upton Machine Company before going through a couple of name changes. The first was the change to Nineteen Hundred
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A07-00-0013 Whirlpool Corporation’s Global Strategy We want to be able to take the best capabilities we have and leverage them in all our companies worldwide. David Whitman‚ Whirlpool CEO‚ 1994 Quoted in the Harvard Business Review In 1989‚ Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) embarked on an ambitious global expansion with the objective of becoming the world market leader in home appliances. Beginning with the purchase of a majority stake in an appliance company owned by Philips‚ the Dutch
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Whirlpool Legal Responsibility The legal responsibility component of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) definition is an expected responsibility. Whirlpool is expected to obey laws and regulations that affect their stakeholders: employees‚ consumers‚ owners‚ community‚ and others. The official company statement in regards to the basic code of conduct is “There is no right way to do a wrong thing.” (Whirlpool Corporation‚ 2006) To begin with‚ Whirlpool has an established and published Code
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“Global Brands vs. Local Brands” A big issue facing the international marketing world today is whether global branding is better then local branding. Consumers all over the world have many different opinions on whether they like purchasing products from big corporate‚ multicultural companies or the local mom and pop shops that they have grown to know‚ and became comfortable with. The pros and cons of both global and local branding vary from good and bad. In my opinion local branding are still
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Anti-discrimination and unfair dismissal What is Anti-discrimination? o Involves having equal rights against civil rights‚ desegregation‚ Emancipation‚ equal opportunity‚ gender equality‚ indigenous rights and integration o Is the act of treating everyone equal and not judging anyone. What is unfair dismissal? o Involves terminating an employee’s contract on the basis of genuine grounds‚ such as misuse of property or a down turn in business. Examples of business that practice ethically o National
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village market; I buy household goods and supplies for everyday necessities. Technology has provided better living for my family‚ we are able to purchase cable television and phone service‚ this helps staying connected with the rest of the world and provide entertainment as well. There are many forms of entertainment available to us. This include things the same as western culture as well as entertainment from our own culture. Crossing over entertainment from both cultures on a local and global level
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Running Head: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION Whirlpool Corporation [Author’s Name] [Institution’s Name] Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation is a renowned global manufacturer and marketer of electronics appliances. Its product portfolio primarily consists of laundry appliances‚ refrigeration systems‚ nourishments appliances‚ juicers & mixers‚ and dishwashers. The company markets and distributes its products under different names like Whirlpool‚ Kitchen Aid‚
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technologies‚ pervasiveness of media has promoted significant influence of global culture on that of local. In recent decades‚ the degree and intensity of the connections among different cultures and different world regions have accelerated dramatically because of advances in telecommunications and a rapid increase in economic and financial interdependence worldwide. Nowadays in addition to their local identity‚ people develop a global identity that gives them a sense of belonging to a worldwide culture
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Running head: The "Global" and the "Local" in Knowledge Management Victor De Jesus University of Mary Washington Introduction In a world were people with specialized skills are hard to find‚ corporations must find a way to hold on to their corporate knowledge. Many times this knowledge resides in the head of a person‚ which creates a situation when the employee decides to stop working for the corporation. A knowledge gap is created at the time of departure and
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1.0 Will Whirlpool Clean Up in Europe? (See appendix 1) 1.1 What are the advantages of consolidating production of product lines at single factories in the EU? What are the disadvantages? With the effect of the Single European Act on 1st July 1987‚ the emergence of European Union (EU) as a common market has essentially been created. The benefits of this act are substantial to European firms‚ economies‚ and workers. It eliminates conflicting national regulations and trade barriers‚ as well as offering
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