For exclusive use University of New South Wales‚ 2015 www.hbr.org BEST OF HBR 1998 Too often‚ companies try to impose Western models of commerce on developing countries. They’d do better— and learn more—if they tailored their operations to the unique conditions of emerging markets. The End of Corporate Imperialism by C.K. Prahalad and Kenneth Lieberthal • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting
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Days in Inventory are managed strategically. Even though Dell did not have a tight control on quality‚ they were able to easily remove defective motherboards from their supply chain. This was due to lower days in inventory metric. According to the HBR article‚ “.Inventory can actually be a pretty massive risk‚ because if the cost of materials goes down 50% a year and you have two or three months of inventory versus 11 days‚ you’ve got a big cost disadvantage. And you’re vulnerable to product transitions
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail 10 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint R0701J BEST OF HBR Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail The Idea in Brief The Idea in Practice Most major change initiatives—whether intended to boost quality‚ improve culture‚ or reverse a corporate death spiral—generate only lukewarm results
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rP os t www.hbr.org H B R CAS E ST U D Y Four commentators offer expert advice. COMMENTARY Stick to the Core—or Go for More? op yo Should Advaark stick to its core competence? AND by Thomas J. Waite Do No tC • Reprint R0202A This document is authorized for educator review use only by Mehwish Zafar Ahmed‚ at Iqra University until September 2015. Copying or posting is an infringement of copyright. Permissions@hbsp.harvard.edu or 617.783.7860 H B R CAS E ST U D Y rP os t Advaark achieved
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Chemistry : Important Questions For CBSE Class XII ( Haloalkanes and Haloarenes) (Q.1) Choose the incorrect statement about the benzyl chloride: ( 1 mark ) (a) It is less reactive than alkyl halides. (b) It can be oxidized to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution. (c) It is a lachrymatory liquid and answers beilstein’s test. (d) It gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate (Q.2) Dry ether The reaction RX + 2Na + RX _______________? R-R + 2NaXis called. ( 1 mark
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the suitors by having his minstrel strike up a wedding tune in Book 23. He is also a convincing‚ articulate speaker and can win over or manipulate his audience with ease. When he first addresses Nausicaa on the island of Scheria‚ for example‚ his suave‚ comforting approach quickly wins her trust. Like other Homeric heroes‚ Odysseus longs to win kleos (“glory” won through great deeds)‚ but he also wishes to complete his nostos (“homecoming”). He enjoys his luxurious life with Calypso in an exotic
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www.hbr.org H B R CAS E ST U D Y Should Paragon Tool further its growth ambitions by trying to acquire MonitoRobotics? AND COMMENTARY Growing for Broke by Paul Hemp • Four commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0209A Paragon Tool is pouring money into growth initiatives. How long can it afford to wait for profits to bounce back? H B R CAS E ST U D Y Growing for Broke COPYRIGHT © 2002 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Kendle International Inc Candace Kendle‚ the chairman and CEO of Kendle International Inc and her husband Christopher C. Bergen‚ the president and CFO privately hold Kendle‚ a Contract Research Organisation which was incorporated in Cincinnati‚ Ohio in 1981. The Company provides integrated clinical research and drug developmental services on a contract basis to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. The Company’s services comprise Phase II‚ III and IV of clinical trials. The CRO industry
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EMBA Theme IIICorporate IT Management Assignment 3: None of Our Business‚ Roberta A. Fusaro‚ a 2004 HBR Case Study I. RFID Definition Radio Frequency Identification RFID is an established data-carrying technology used throughout industry. Data relating to an item is stored on a tag‚ which is attached to the item. The tag is activated by radio waves emitted from a reader. Once activated‚ the tag sends data stored in its memory relating to the item back to the reader. This data can then
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