ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Case Analysis – Acer‚ Inc: Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Stan Shih founded Multitech‚ now known as Acer‚ in 1976. Empowered by Shih’s vision and management style‚ the company grasped every opportunity that came its way. It grew from a 11-employees company to a 5000 employees company in no time. The company‚ however‚ after generating profits for years‚ went through the painful professionalization of its management. Change in the competitive dynamics in
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BenQ: Inspired by Acer (Case Study) Marketing and Management Issues 1. BenQ’s strategy of focusing on fast-growing product lines (flat-panel screens and cell phones) has brought it into direct competition with some of the world’s largest consumer electronics companies including Samsung and Sony. 2. With BenQ’s plan to boost its OBM business‚ its brand management-lineup appears to be modest. BenQ’s top brand executive comes from Acer and its advertising agency is still Leo Burnett‚
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Acer‚ Inc was started in 1976 as a company originally named Multitech by Stan Shih‚ his wife‚ and three friends. He lies the foundation that was later called Acer 1-2-3 saying that above all‚ customer came first‚ employees second‚ and shareholder thirds. Acer was known by its strategy to develop joint ventures to expand sales‚ join force with commoners’ culture‚ and targeted small neighboring markets that were lesser interest to global giant. Its offshore expansion plan started in 1987 with the
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Acer‚ Inc. – Taiwan’s Rampaging Dragon. Synopsis of the situation Shih Chen Jung was born in 1945. In 1972 he earned his maters degree and started working as an engineer for Qualitron Industrial Corporation. “In 1976‚ he and several friends founded Multitech International with a $25‚000 initial investment. They started by designing hand-held electronic games‚ and then expanded into the distribution of imported semiconductors. Shih renamed his company Acer Inc. in 1981” (Net Industries‚ 2007. pg
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Value-chain analysis is used for many purposes‚ but the process of examining customers’ value chains is relatively new. In our five-step process‚ Step 1 explains how internal and external value chains can be used separately and in related ways. Step 2 shows how to construct a customer’s value chain. Step 3 shows how to identify the customer’s business strategy by examining this value chain and using other kinds of information. Step 4 explains how to use additional information and intelligence
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bean supplier in East Asia. Indonesia’s biggest competitive advantages include its low cost‚ high production capacity (availability of supply)‚ efficient infrastructure and open trading/marketing system (business environment). Although the cocoa value chain in Indonesia has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few decades‚ its continued competitiveness is threatened by inconsistent and poor quality production. Widespread pest infestation‚ especially from the cocoa pod borer (CPB)‚ is a primary
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A Zara - What did we learn? The case examines Zara‚ or its parent Inditex‚ that has established a super quick response value chain system. Traditional apparel value chains take months before a fashion season begins‚ but Zara is able to observe what is hot (and what is not selling) and responds quickly on the up-to-date fashion trends. As a result of Zara’s outstanding results‚ Inditex has expanded into 40 countries by 2001. • A quick comparison (see Class PowerPoints for financial
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Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis University of Phoenix Global Value Chain Management ISCOM/383 June 25‚ 2012 Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis ISOL + Group produces and sells a variety of products within France‚ Spain‚ and Italy. The general manager Mr. Dupont has initiated a thorough rethinking of logistics matter for the group. Based on his recommendations‚ the management team must identify‚ analyzed‚ discuss‚ and recommend the most appropriated solutions for
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“DEVELOPING AND FINANCING EFFECTIVE AGRICULTURAL VALUE CHAINS” Experience from CRDB Bank Plc Samson Keenja‚ CRDB Microfinance Services Company Limited‚ Dar es salaam‚ Tanzania INTRODUCTION Agriculture is the leading economic sector in Tanzania‚ providing a livelihood to 80% of the population. It is the primary source of food and raw materials accounting for 50% of the GDP and a leading export sector. It remains important for achieving sustained growth‚ poverty reduction and rural development
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ALITALIA ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSYS STRENGHTS: -Food (“Best Airline Cusine” worldwide award 2010)‚ - Frequent-flyer deal (“MilleMiglia”)‚ allowing passengers to collect miles and redeem them with free tickets across the whole alliance. WEAKNESSES: -Image (always had money trouble and disorganisation is one of the principal charactieristics)‚ -Funds (it has been privatized in 2009 because of almost 10 years of debit – now it’s going good
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