Sears Case StudyBy: Manish AgarwalFor: Prof. Kara LombardiDate: 06/25/2012 | Evolutionary or revolutionary? Sears needed a huge strategic and behavior change to transform the organization for profit making business i.e. employee-customer-profit model. One of the key objectives Sears identified was to improve customer experience via employee behavioral change. In order to leap from billions of dollars in loses to millions of dollars in profit in few years can only be described as
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Directive & Informative Memos Review Worksheet This is a review of directive & informative memos that you learned about in Module 3. Activity 1 1. What are the 5 parts of the header of an informative memo? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. The ‘Subject:’ line should be _____________________________________________________
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Pirtskhelava Tamar Bichiashvili Anna Martiashvili Nino Makatsaria Natia Pachikashvili Mikheil Abashidze Case #3: Kmart and Sears: still stuck in the middle? Kmart Company History Kmart had been established in 1962 by its parent company S.S. Kresge as a discount department store offering the most variety of goods at the lowest prices. Un- like Sears‚ the company chose not to locate in large shopping malls but to establish its discount stores in highly visible corner locations. During
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University Hospital Memo To: Pat Rowe‚ Vice President From: Yilin Zhang CC: Jon M. Werner Date: 5-Nov-13 Re: Technology Training Recommendations With the development of medical science and medical technology‚ high-tech medical devices‚ which come out constantly‚ help caregivers stay informed about new equipment and principles of work performance‚ safe use of new equipment‚ and other issues that are increasingly prominent. Meanwhile‚ the poor attitude of staff during training is also a big
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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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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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Running head: SEARS CORE COMPETENCIES EXAMINED Sears Core Competencies Examined July 8‚ 2012 Sears Core Competencies Examined All companies have core competencies that they use to differentiate their company‚ product‚ or service from the competition‚ Sears is no exception. Also‚ it is common for a company’s core competencies to change‚ as their industry progresses through phases and shifts its emphasis between product and process innovations (Regis University‚ 2011)‚ Sears is no exception. Yet
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Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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MEMO: From: Learning Team B Date: October 28‚ 2013 Re: Revenue Cycle Reasoning for this memo is to explain with detail the qualitative features of importance that identifies the deviations seen in the auditing process at Apollo Shoes. During the audit process there were none compliances found in the records of Apollo Shoes Inc.’s revenue process‚ cycle of test ending 12/31/2007 and in the receivable aged trial balance sheet. In the following you will see a step listed that was taken during
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market. You believe that increased demand will more than offset productivity gains‚ and may even require hiring more employees. Naturally‚ you cannot guarantee this‚ although you are optimistic about the chances that this will occur. Write a one-page memo to employees that covers these points. OPTION 2 2. Assume the role of vice president of manufacturing of Eastern Products‚ Philadelphia. You are thinking about the forthcoming annual retreat of top-level managers of manufacturing‚ engineering‚
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