EXC2112 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR Case: Wii´s Success CASE ONE: NINTENDO WII’S SUCCESS Q1: What consumer needs are driving the success of the market adoption of Nintendo Wii? Consider the innate and acquired needs. Innate needs are ’biogenic’ or ’physiological needs’ which refer to needs such as air‚ food water‚ shelter‚ clothing etc. While acquired needs are those we learn from our culture and surroundings‚ also known as ’psychological’ or ’psychogenic needs’ i.e. affection‚ power‚ learning
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people skills if they are going to be effective and successful. Concept and Nature of Organizational Behavior (OB) OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations‚ for the purpose of applying knowledge toward improving an organisation’s effectiveness (Robbins). That means‚ ‘OB is a field of study’ – it is a distinct area of expertise with a common body of knowledge. What does it study? It studies three determinants
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BRIEF OVERVIEW ON THE INDIAN SMALL CAR INDUSTRY If there is one big market that is forcing the global auto majors to think small‚ it is India. Until yesterday‚ all the world’s auto-manufacturers expected to create success out of their midsize products. There were as many as five players in the mid car segment and just one--the Rs 7‚956-crore Maruti Udyog Ltd (MUL)--in the small car segment. Suddenly Daewoo Motors India and Hyundai Motors India--are changing lanes midway‚ making the small car
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managers. Journal of Business Venturing * Dubini‚ P. (1988). Motivational and environmental influences on business start-ups: some hints for public policies. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research * Robichaud‚ Y.‚ McGraw‚ E.‚ and Roger‚ A. (2001). Toward the development of measuring instrument for entrepreneurial motivation. Journal Development Entrepreneurship * Shane‚ S.‚ Locke‚ E.A.‚ and Collins‚ C.R. (2003). Entrepreneurial Motivation. Human Resource Management Review * Timmons‚ J.A. 1994. New
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each of these questions. Each of the two questions answered will be worth 15% of the total grade for this course for a total of 30%. Question: B1 Carnival Cruise Lines has several ships and works on high volume and low price rather than offering luxury cruises. What would you predict about the organisation structure of a Carnival Cruise ship compared with a company that had smaller ships for very wealthy and elite customers? Discuss why an organisation in an uncertain environment requires more horizontal
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Principles and Practice of Marketing‚ 4th ed.‚ London: The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Lancaster‚ Geoff & Reynolds‚ Paul (2005) Management of Marketing‚ Great Britain: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. Neal‚ C.‚ Quester‚ P. & Hawkins‚ D. (1999) Consumer Behaviour: Implications for Marketing Strategy‚ 2nd ed.‚ Singapore: The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Pecotich‚ A. & Shultz‚ C. (1998) Marketing and Consumer Behavior in East and South-East Asia‚ Australia: The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. Rice‚ C. (1997) Understanding
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 Organization’s history and mission 2 Job description 3 Motivation Theory 4 Need for achievement 4 Need for Affiliation 4 Need for Power_____________________________________________________________4 Implication of the motivation theory______________________________________________5 House’s Path-Goal theory 7 Directive Leadership 7 Supportive Leadership 8 Participative Leadership 8 Achievement-Oriented Leadership_______________________________________________8
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14 May 2013 | Project 1 | Option 2: Media Products | | Jessica Viljoen | 13000822 | | Media products are created with an audience in mind‚ and it is often the audiences’ interests that dictate the content of products that are available. In this assignment I will be using two distinctly different magazines‚ Men’s Health and Cosmopolitan‚ as a platform from which to work with to discuss how the content can be seen to define specific target market’s values with regards to semiotics
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Title: Maintaining motivation in the workplace Assignment task: Option 2 Motivation is one of the most frequently researched topics on organizational behaviour according to Robbins‚ Judge Millett & Walters-Marsh (2008). Motivation among other things is about an individual’s persistence of effort towards attaining a goal. 1. How would you motivate employees in your workgroup to ensure: a) They focus on attaining the goals of the workgroup? and; b) Continue to maintain a consistent quality
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Organisations and Behaviour 1.1 Compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture Let us analyse two different kind of organisations: a restaurant and a fast food. Thanks to my work experiences in London I am able to compare both of them. In the restaurant there was everything except that a good relationship among the employees and between these and the managers. Everybody was hired through a short interview‚ without having an induction or a proper training
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