ISSN 1045-6333 THE SHAREHOLDER WEALTH MAXIMIZATION NORM AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION Mark J. Roe Discussion Paper No. 339 11/2001 Harvard Law School Cambridge‚ MA 02138 The Center for Law‚ Economics‚ and Business is supported by a grant from the John M. Olin Foundation. This paper can be downloaded without charge from: The Harvard John M. Olin Discussion Paper Series: http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/olin_center/ SHAREHOLDER WEALTH MAXIMIZATION JEL Class: D42‚ G32
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Q1: What was Dove’s market positioning in the 1950s? What is its positioning in 2007? Dove back in the 1950’s had one product that was the “beauty bar”‚ it was positioned upon its function as a superior product that doesn’t dry out the skin the way soap did. It was marketed through a mix of marketing communication tools like the TV‚ print media and bill boards. The advertising message was “Dove soap doesn’t dry your skin because its one-quarter cleansing cream”. All
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RED BRAND CANNERS On Monday‚ November 15th‚ 2004‚ Mitchell Gordon‚ Vice-President of Operations‚ asked the Controller‚ the Sales Manager‚ and the Production Manager of Red Brand Canners to meet with him to discuss the amount of tomato products to pack that season. The tomato crop‚ which had been purchased at planting‚ was beginning to arrive at the cannery. Packing operations would have to start by the following Monday because‚ after this time the fruit would begin to deteriorate. In effect this
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the company’s brand image and revenues. * The company did not have an individual department for Marketing Strategies. This kind of structure overburdened the senior executives as they had to assume marketing related responsibilities also. * The company wanted to bring service time down to 3 minutes. * There was not much of a difference in the image or the products of the Starbucks compared to small coffee chains‚ according to the regular coffee drinkers. * The brand image of Starbucks
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COMM 374 - International Business Strategy Date: March 4‚ 2007 To: Silvio Napoli‚ and Schindler Holding Ltd. From: Chia–Jung Chang 5549039 Re: Silvio Napoli at Schindler India - Harvard Businees Case Napoli‚ an ambitious vice president who is responsible for Schindler’s India division‚ is confronted with difficulties to implement his business plan. Schindler‚ a prestigious Swiss company‚ discovered the huge growth potential of the construction industry in Asia. Accompanied with the fortune
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1) - What characteristics of the ODI contacts are likely to make it appealing/unappealing to chicken farmers Characteristics of the product : new contact lenses for nonhuman application • depth perception reduced to about 12" • visual acuity greatly reduced (astigmatism) • hydrophilic polymer : no irritation problem • slightly larger than the eye opening to keep it in place • red tint alters appetite of chickens and cannibalism tendencies • distortion built into the crown • inner eyelid
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Dove: The Evolution of A Brand Case Study Before Unilever transformed Dove into an iconic Masterbrand‚ it was a functional‚ recognizable brand. In order to market a new product to consumers‚ Dove had a competitive advantage. Introduced as a revolutionary form of soap‚ Dove swept the market in 1957 when it launched its beauty bar‚ a new formula. The beauty bar removed Dove from the cognition given to a regular bar of soap. It was not ordinary soap‚ which was now “old-fashioned”; it was a
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REPORT ON RED BRAND CANNERS – CASE STUDY Introduction: Red Brand Canners is a medium sized company that cans and distributes a variety of fruit and vegetable products under private brands in the western states. The company makes three different tomato products including whole tomatoes‚ tomato juice and tomato paste. They also distribute Choice peach halves‚ peach nectarine and cooking apple products. As part of their discussion over the amount of tomato products to pack in a particular
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comprised of over 200 companies [Fig.3] and spans three continents. Not only is Virgin one of Britain ’s most respected brands‚ but it is also becoming an international superbrand. They are involved in planes‚ trains‚ finance‚ soft drinks‚ music‚ mobile phones‚ holidays‚ cars‚ wines‚ publishing‚ bridal wear‚ and more. What unites all these businesses is the values of their brand and the attitude of their 30‚000 employees. Total 2003 global revenues exceeded CAD$7.4 billion. Virgin has positioned
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Corporation: Managing a High Growth Brand 1 One of the main keys for success for Starbucks in building the brand is their focus on quality‚ starting by the quality of the whole bean‚ the freshly roasted gourmet beans‚ its packaging‚ transportation‚ until its brewing. This has served as a main differentiator between Starbucks and other brands. Starbucks has succeeded to position itself as a unique quality coffee provider. Starbucks also managed to build its brand with the perception of a “complete
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