CASE STUDY: THE GENERAL MANAGER I. TIME CONTEXT Acme Kemico‚ a small chemical outfit‚ was established in the early part of 1986. It was started as a single proprietorship selling paints and house sprays. The office set-up was composed of nine persons namely: a General Manager who was also the owner of the company; an Office Manager who served as the recruiting officer‚ accountant and overall supervisor; a lawyer who acted as the company’s legal counsel; five salaried salesmen who are directly under
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the authority to regulate tobacco products and their marketing (Adams). This has been a long standing public policy issue that has been ripe with contest from leaders in the industry who have continued to fight regulation even after they have been made law (Villanti). The regulation of tobacco products is a type of social regulation with the goal of protecting consumers health and safety (Lawrence 184). By regulating the production and marketing of tobacco products‚ the government is addressing the
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of work or from a company that you have researched. A value chain is a set of activities that are associated together that start with raw materials from suppliers‚ then goes to a set of activities in which are involved in marketing a certain product‚ and then ends with providers developing the final properties to the vital purchaser. Value chains can usually be split into two parts: upstream and downstream. The upstream deals where the company begins‚ how it develops‚ and what it produces. Then
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parts of organizations were more likely to formally develop subordinates’ strategic thinking ability. Research limitations/implications – While the study used a convenience sample with self-ratings‚ it identified salient leadership practices for encouraging strategic thinking. This research should be expanded to other industries and countries. Case study methods would provide additional insight. Practical implications – The findings support enhanced practitioner education regarding strategic thinking
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A recent case study by ACI Seed PDS team finds that there is a positive correlation between field days and the sale of associated products. As suggested by Mr. M A Mukit‚ Marketing Manager- Seed‚ a survey on the impact of field day activities of Chandpur has been undertaken on 8 June 2015 in this regard. A questionnaire format was developed
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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MARKS: 80 COURSE: EMBA Sem-II SUBJECT: Operation Management Name: Munin Krishna Das Reference Number: KH00610-10427 Note:- 1) Kindly write case study number question number properly 2) Attached question papers with answer sheets ____________________________________________________________ _________________ SECTION A Case – 1 Marks-15 On the night of Feb 28th‚ the last day of classes‚ Nilesh proposed to Geeta‚ his MBA classmate of nearly a year and a half. Geeta agreed immediately
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Reasons choose the case 1.2 The Problems The problems of this case are: 1. How would you characterize Lincoln Electric’s strategy? In this context‚ what is the nature of Lincoln’s business and upon what bases does this company compete? 2. What are the most important elements of Lincoln’s overall approach to organization and control that help explain why this company is so successful? How well do Lincoln’s organization and control mechanisms
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modular buildings for sale or hire I. TIME CONTEXT: Entrepreneurship happens when someone sees a market need and has an idea that will satisfy that need. The entrepreneur follows up‚ explores and develops the idea into a real product or service. In post-war Britain‚ in the late 1940s and 1950s‚ Donald Shepherd saw that there was a need for simple‚ easily made‚ portable buildings. These had the potential to provide all sorts of accommodation. Donald worked on his concept and began
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Develop a response to the following questions about “Case 21: Dilemma at Devil’s Den”: Describe the Culture at Devils Den? This case deals primarily with ethics and the individual’s personal system and the way it affects his or her perceptions and actions. It also looks at rewards and punishments and their influence on behavior. The culture is very shady. They have employees stealing food‚ friends stealing‚ and no management in place. Susan is having a dilemma because she is a moral‚ ethical person
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Market Analysis for case of Giant Consumer Products: The Sales Promotion Resource Allocation Decision by Yujun(Monica) Wang‚ ywang29@nd.edu; Ji(Shirley) Yang‚ jyang8@nd.edu Background As a market leader in frozen food industry‚ Frozen Foods Division (FFD) of Giant Consumer Product (GCP) has been proved very successful in the past 30 years‚ with national market share of 43% in the “Italian frozen dinners and entree offerings” subcategory. However in 2008‚ FFD were in sales trouble. The gross
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