SEARS CASE STUDY by Robert A.G. Monks and Nell Minow -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The great advantage of publicly held companies is that they bring together capital and managerial expertise‚ to the benefit of both groups. An investor need not know anything about making or marketing chairs in order to invest in a chair factory. A gifted producer or seller of chairs need not have capital in order to start a business. When
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presented on the Analysis for ROE with regards to Sears of 51.4% for 1996 and of 22% for 1997 are deceiving. Even though they are shown above the ones from Wal-Mart of 35.7 % for 1997 and 19.8 % for 1998 this doesn’t mean they have a healthier financial and more stable company than Wal-Mart. When we take apart the ROE number into its parts we can see a really high leverage from Sears. Wal-Mart with just a few points below the ROE from Sears when analyzed seems more solid and stable. Lets remember
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Thesis: the encounter between the Sears Catalog and the american consumer had an economic impact on urban expansion because the catalog provided houses for people to move West‚ affected the general stores‚ and changed the lives of farmers. The Sears Catalog was the biggest catalog of its time that allowed anyone to buy anything. The company was founded over 100 years ago in 1886. It was over 100 pages‚ the options were endless. The Sears Catalog ended up selling over 11 million dollars of products
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A strength of Sears is their brand. It has been around for a while and still has loyal customers that people trust and believe in. Another strength is they have many stores in many locations. Sears has many weaknesses. They aren’t getting customers into their stores due to e-commerce. According to an IBIS World report‚ “Sears Holdings Corporation‚ for example‚ has operated at a loss throughout the entire five-year period‚ and several reports describe the company as at risk of declaring bankruptcy
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Boston Consulting Group Matrix (BCG Matrix) Basic of BCG Bigger the Market share of a product has or faster the Market growth of a product is better for a company Market Growth Rate ? Low High High Market Share Low The BCG model is based on the product life cycle theory that can be used to determine what priorities should be given in the product portfolio of a business unit. To ensure long-term value creation‚ a company should have a portfolio of products that contains both high-growth
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Question 1) Identify the ethical issues using a consequentialist and a deontological perspective. Using a consequentialist perspective‚ I can understand to a certain degree why Sears implemented their new productivity incentive plans in all of their auto centers. This approach focuses on the results‚ or consequences‚ of the action or decision. Upper management’s primary goal was to increase profits as much as possible after years of declining sales and profits. In order to achieve this result
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of Kmart and Sears Who knows? Which one of the retailers had the greatest revenues in 1987? 6/12/12 ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart and Sears 2 Agenda 1 2 3 4 5 Introduc5on Kmart‚ Sears‚ ESL Strategic vs. Financial buyer ESL’s Acquisi‚on of Kmart From Kmart to Sears Results and Conclusion
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skyscraper architecture "http://www.coshe.com/search/" The architectural design of the 20th century skyscrapers has been redefined due to the advancement of our modern technology. Benny Louie Humanity 450 Dr. Maureen Schmid 17 May 1999 The architectural design of the 20th century skyscrapers has been redefined due to the advancement of our modern technology. In our modern society‚ the architectural design of skyscrapers is changing the downtown landscape of metropolitan areas. Due to the change of
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Ethics and Social Responsibility Sears Auto Center Scandal Managing Business Ethics Text (pp.207 - 210) Ethical Decision-making Issue: Should Sears remove its commission-based compensation scheme? Group Stand: The majority of the group believes that Ellen should be removed from the team. Support for Motion: Rawl’s theory/Egalitarianism The underlying inequality is that car owners are paying for repair services they do not require while Sears benefits by earning higher profits. This
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51 | 0.1402 | -2.04 | GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. | 6.2% | 58288.00 | 964.47 | 0.1898 | -1.78 | HINDALCO | 62.7 | 5178.25 | 5718.25 | 1 | 0 | Cash Cows Dogs Star Question Mark BCG matrix has 2 dimensions: market share and market growth while divided in Four categories. Placing products in the BCG matrix results in 4 categories in a portfolio of a company: 1. Stars (=high growth‚ high market share) - use large amounts of cash and are leaders in the business so they should also generate
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