HBS Case Study Solution Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth Table of Contents 1 Initial Problems 3 1.1 Introduction & Problem Identification 3 1.2 Link of KCP’s Strategy to Porter’s Generic Strategies 4 1.3 A Suitable Vision for KCP and KCI 5 1.4 Kent’s Fundamental Organizational Challenge 5 1.5 Task Analysis and Role Assignment 6 1.6 Why These Problems Emerged Now and not Earlier in the 1990s 6 2 Unsuccessful Responses 7 2.1 Changes Morales Made 7 2.1.1 The GBD Concept
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Case: Land Securities Group (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Case Number: 9-105-014 Topic: Financial Reporting and Control Description: A U.K. real estate firm‚ required to adopt international accounting standards (IAS) by 2005‚ must change the reporting of its primary asset (investment property) from the revaluation model under U.K. GAAP to either the cost or fair-value model under IAS. This would have a number of effects on European investment property firms‚ including
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Discussion Questions for Samsung Electronics: 1. What are the characteristics of the DRAM industry? What is the profit potential of the industry? What are the KSF? 2. What recommendation would you make Chairman Lee regarding Samsung’s response to the threat of large scale Chinese entry? Should Samsung invest in China? 3. What were the sources of Samsung’s cost advantage in DRAMs in 2003? Make sure that you can derive the $1.39 cost advantage in Table 7a based on the tables 7b to 7k. What are the
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Samsung Electronics Questions 1. Why should Samsung globalize? Globalization should consider as Samsung’s second strategy‚ as Kim mentioned in the article. The world becomes a single market‚ which is associated with globalized resources and systems. Globalization should consider as a beneficial and efficient plan for the company. First of all‚ when Samsung goes global‚ Samsung can gain greater market share‚ increase sales and profits. In the case study‚ the article mentions that not only there’s
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aseSamsung Case Write-up Student: Guilherme Filho Penn ID: 85730403 1. What are the sources of Samsung’s competitive advantage? Validate your arguments regarding competitive advantage with evidence from the case. Differentiation – There are two main sources of competitive advantage that increase the WTP for Samsung customers. The first one is the Product Mix. Samsung offer to its customers a huge variety of products‚ ranging from the cutting-edge technology to more basic products. It also
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CASE: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CORPORATION: GOVERNANCE OF CHAEBOLS Copyright: Prof. Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes Professor Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes and Rakhi Kumar‚ Yale MBA02 prepared this case as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate the effective or ineffective governance of an organization. Prof. Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes INTRODUCTION Case: Samsung Electronics Prior to the Asian currency crises‚ South Korea was an investment destination for several institutional
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without a downside though. With these electronic technologies becoming cheaper and more expendable it creates a situation where the disposal of these electronics. Electronic waste problems are not just of where you dispose of it‚ but also how it effects the area around the dump site. Studies have shown that‚ “heavy metals pollution of groundwater‚ soil‚ and plants is an issue of environmental concern‚ especially when e-waste is involved”(Olafisoye‚ 7). With electronic waste continuing to grow this pollution
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Florida Atlantic University Star River Electronics Ltd. – Case Analysis Case Summary Star River Electronics is a joint venture company that has gained respect within the industry for producing high quality CD-ROMs to major software companies. In the mid 1990s‚ multimedia products created a high demand for CD-ROMs‚ allowing manufacturing companies of all sizes to enter the market. As a result‚ an oversupply ensued causing prices to decline as much as 40%. Star River survived a period
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management practices”‚ Academy of Management Executive‚ Vol Schuler‚ R.S. and MacMillan‚ I.C. (1984)‚ “Gaining competitive advantage through human resource management practices”‚ Human Resource Management‚ Vol Schuler‚ R.S. and Moelleney‚ M. (2003)‚ Living Case of Centerpulse‚ GSBA Zurich‚ Zurich.
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Situation Analysis LG Electronics will be creating and promoting a new product called the DigiCase. Overall‚ 84% of U.S. households own a computer‚ and 73% of U.S. households have a computer with a broadband connection to the internet (aka a laptop). Despite the rising popularity of smartphones and other mobile devices to access the internet‚ relatively few people rely exclusively on these devices for access to the internet‚ less than 6 million households. Most of the time buying and owning a laptop
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