Assignment No.1 COMM 401 Question 1: What’s Loblaw competitive position/business-level strategy? Loblaw was the market leader in Canadian grocery with 32% of market share. In the global market‚ Loblaw was the 24th largest grocery retailer in 2001. Its strategy had following elements: * Use cash flow generated in the business to invest consistently. * Purchase real estate to maximize flexibility. * Use a multi-format approach to maximize market share. * Focus on the food but serve
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Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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Case Analysis Model Begin with a brief introduction which names the company and the industry in which it operates. Then briefly describe the company’s position within the industry‚ and how it is trying to position itself (it is a good idea to write the intro after you have finished all of your analyses). General Environment The industry is the item of interest in the GE model. Each of the following model elements addresses the industry first. 1. Make a profound statement‚ which characterizes
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Apple Assignment 2007/2008 _________________________ Historically‚ what were Apple’s major competitive advantages? • Industrial design/Hardware design. • Apples focus and vision. • Integrated approach with software‚ hardware and service. • Patents covering technology‚ “look and feel”‚ interfaces and methods. • Strong legal team to enforce the above. • Dedicated market shares. • Ease of use. • Strong brand. • Brand loyalty. • Marketing. • Steve Jobs. Analyse the structure of
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Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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Heinz? American Greetings Case 1.The shares of American Greetings are currently trading at an EBITDA multiple that is at the bottom of its peer group. Do you think a 3.5-times multiple is appropriate for American Greetings? If not‚ what multiple of EBITDA do you think is justified? What is the implied share price that corresponds to that multiple? 2. Please model cash flows for American Greetings for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 based on the two sets of ratios in case Exhibit 8. Based on the discounted
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This is a case analysis with the help of my good friend Jewel Kristian Taino of DLSU-MBA taking Strategic HR. Background and Facts of the Case ARISE is a Destination-for-a-day spa that provides service with an emphasis on the health benefits of a spa treatment‚ fitness and well-being. The spa opened in May 11‚ 2009 which was founded by Kristen Chambers‚ a devotee of spa treatments herself. The business originated from a company named ABROAD‚ an international travel company in 1999 which was then
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[pic] LEADERSHIP AT AIG: DOES STYLE MATTER? Case Overview This case deals with executive leadership styles. In particular‚ this case deals with American International Group‚ the world’s insurance company‚ and its CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg‚ an autocratic leader‚ was recently deposed by his board of directors after problems emerged regarding possible earning manipulation. It describes his leadership style‚ reasons his two sons (former employees) left the company‚ and Martin
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depreciated or amortized over a period of time. These are known as matching costs. The other types of costs are ‘period costs’ which are mostly mentioned under S‚ G and A expense. There are something known as the ‘inventoriable costs’ which are normally not shown immediately in the income statement. On the other hand‚ assets are classified under fixed and current assets‚ which are mostly part of the balance sheet. Any selling or buying of assets is shown as part of ‘cash from investing’ activity.
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Case #2 Wal-Mart Questions 1. Wal-Mart has a tradition of leaving many decisions up to store managers. In this type of organization‚ how can HRM professionals help managers make effective selection decisions? 2. Suppose you have been asked to improve selection procedures at Wal-Mart to avoid discrimination charges in the future. What methods from this chapter would improve the current system? Keeping in mind that store managers might not be eager to give up their decision-making authority
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