...Iranian automotive industry and global economy: Future study based on game theory Ebrahim Nabiuny, Reza Madjidzadeh, Monir Sadat mirjamali Mehrabadi and Sohaila Alahverdizadeh Jihad Daneshgahi, Markazi province, Iran Key words Game theory, chaotic trends, automotive industry. Abstract Being one of the main drives of Iranian industrial development, automotive industry has been received government extensive attention in order to become competitive. There are many backward and forward linkages between automotive industry and other industries because of technical and structural properties of that. Thus development of Iranian economy is closely related to the competitive advantage of Iranian automotive industry. This paper tried to develop a primary forecast of industry future equilibrium and trends under the condition of nongovernment protection based on chaotic learning in game strategies. Forecasting possible equilibrium lead us to improve strategic behavior and establishing the win-win situation. Despite the adoption of some network strategies in Iranian automotive industry, there is still a single nature and because of activity in low – risk with middle income, this industry does not have the ability to compete in highly competitive markets. More investment on the national car with quite unique coordinates and quality and prepare the low risk financial resources are the needs of the industry in the global economy. Introduction It is essential to do futurology studies...
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...i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l o f h y d r o g e n e n e r g y 4 0 ( 2 0 1 5 ) 1 6 2 5 e1 6 3 8 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/he Changing the fate of Fuel Cell Vehicles: Can lessons be learnt from Tesla Motors? Scott Hardman a,*, Eric Shiu b, Robert Steinberger-Wilckens a Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK b Birmingham Business School, University House, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK a article info Article history: Received 15 September 2014 Received in revised form 24 November 2014 Accepted 29 November 2014 Available online 24 December 2014 Keywords: Fuel cell Market entry Tesla Electric vehicle marketing abstract Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) are a disruptive innovation and are currently looking towards niche market entry. However, commercialisation has been unsuccessful thus far and there is a limited amount of literature that can guide their market entry. In this paper a historical case study is undertaken which looks at Tesla Motors high-end encroachment market entry strategy. FCVs have been compared to Tesla vehicles due to their similarities; both are disruptive innovations, both are high cost and both are zero emission vehicles. Therefore this paper looks at what can be learned form Tesla Motors successful market entry strategy and proposes a market entry strategy for...
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...How to foster innovation in your business Presentation on the occasion of the Credit Suisse event 7th September 2013, Zurich Dr. Reto Müller Chairman of the Board of Directors Helbling Holding AG Helbling - a Leader in Technological Innovation and Business Consulting Helbling Group Key figures 2012 We are unique through our ability to integrate a spectrum of professional know-how, experience and skills. 458 employees Our ability to link technological expertise with business competence results in entrepreneurial success for our clients. Companies in Switzerland, Germany, USA and China Revenues CHF 110.9m International Network Offices (Corporate Finance International) Owned by 25 managing partners 2 Examples of innovations at Helbling Extract out of some thousand innovation projects in more than 50 countries Innovation leaders collaborating with Helbling: Nestlé, Roche, ABB, Airbus, Siemens, Medtronic, Schindler, Pfizer, Novartis, Sonova, Google, BSH, Geberit, Sika, V-Zug, Source: Helbling Qiagen, Tecan and many others 3 Strategic innovation management – selected Helbling references Companies Why Helbling? We measure ourselves - e.g. on the increase of the value of your innovation pipeline We are senior experts with over 15 years consulting experience and a focus on the topics "Increasing innovation success and increasing the power of innovation» We use self-developed tools and instruments ...
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...1 Strategy Implementation Course Project - Globalization of Mahindra A Report by Group 7, Division D, MBA Core 2014-16 D037 – Karishma Mehta D038 – Ronak Mehta D039 – Tanmay Mhapsekar D040 – Amit Mirchandani D041 – Priyadarshi Mishra D061 – Rahul Tiwari 2 Table of Contents Mahindra Rise ................................................................................................................................... 1 Strategy Executed ............................................................................................................................. 1 Organic growth strategy ............................................................................................................... 1 Mergers and Acquisitions ............................................................................................................. 1 Future Targets................................................................................................................................... 2 Competition ...................................................................................................................................... 2 World’s Most Admired Global Companies ........................................................................................ 2 Analysis of Mahindra’s Current Global Scenario ............................................................................... 3 Financial Position ..................................................................
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...INTRODUCTION Performance Evaluation or Appraisal is the process of deciding how employees do their jobs. Performance here refers to the degree of accomplishment of the tasks that make up an individual’s job. It indicates how well an individual is fulfilling the job requirements. Often the term is confused with efforts, which means energy expended and used in a wrong sense. Performance is always measured in terms of results. Definition Performance appraisal is method of evaluating the behavior of employees in the work spot, normally including both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of job performance. It is a systematic and objective way of evaluating both work-related behavior and potential of employees. It is a process that involves determining and communicating to an employee how he or she is performing the job and ideally, establishing a plan of improvement. Performance appraisal is broader term than Merit Rating. In the past managers used to focus on the traits of an employee while ranking people for promotions and salary increases. Employee’s traits such as honesty, dependability, drive, personality, etc., were compared with others and ranked or rated. The attempt was to find what the person has (traits) rather than what he does (performance); the focus was on the input and not on the output. This kind of evaluation was open to criticism because of the doubtful relationship between performance and mere possession of certain traits. ...
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...Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2, 2009 7 Globalisation of the automotive industry: main features and trends Timothy J. Sturgeon Industrial Performance Center (IPC), MIT, 292 Main Street (E38-104), Cambridge, MA 02139, USA E-mail: sturgeon@mit.edu Olga Memedovic* United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna International Centre, A-1440 Vienna, Austria E-mail: O.Memedovic@unido.org *Corresponding Author Johannes Van Biesebroeck Department of Economics, University of Toronto, 150 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7,Canada E-mail: jovb@chass.utoronto.ca Gary Gereffi Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0088, USA E-mail: ggere@soc.duke.edu Abstract: This paper lays out the main features of the global automotive industry and identifies several important trends. A boom in developing country sales and production has not yet overshadowed the importance of existing markets in developed regions. Regional integration is very strong at an operational level, yet the industry has recently developed a set of global-scale value chain linkages, and retains national and local elements as well. The paper highlights how global, regional, national and local value chains are nested to create a pattern of global integration that is distinctive to the industry. We use global value chain analysis to help explain the limits of build-to-order in the industry, the role of regional and global suppliers...
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...Int. J. Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2, 2009 7 Globalisation of the automotive industry: main features and trends Timothy J. Sturgeon Industrial Performance Center (IPC), MIT, 292 Main Street (E38-104), Cambridge, MA 02139, USA E-mail: sturgeon@mit.edu Olga Memedovic* United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna International Centre, A-1440 Vienna, Austria E-mail: O.Memedovic@unido.org *Corresponding Author Johannes Van Biesebroeck Department of Economics, University of Toronto, 150 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7,Canada E-mail: jovb@chass.utoronto.ca Gary Gereffi Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0088, USA E-mail: ggere@soc.duke.edu Abstract: This paper lays out the main features of the global automotive industry and identifies several important trends. A boom in developing country sales and production has not yet overshadowed the importance of existing markets in developed regions. Regional integration is very strong at an operational level, yet the industry has recently developed a set of global-scale value chain linkages, and retains national and local elements as well. The paper highlights how global, regional, national and local value chains are nested to create a pattern of global integration that is distinctive to the industry. We use global value chain analysis to help explain the limits of build-to-order in the industry, the role of regional and global suppliers...
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...------------------------------------------------- A * Al-Jazari (1136–1206) - Polymath, numerous mechanical innovations * Don Adams TV Actor, especially famous for the lead role in Get Smart * Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC) - Polymath, inventor of the screw pump * Richard Arkwright (1733–1792) - Credited for inventing the spinning frame but most notable for contributions to the modern factory system * William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900) - Hydraulic power pioneer, founder of Armstrong Whitworth ------------------------------------------------- [edit]B * Charles Babbage (1791–1871) - Creator of the Difference Engine * George Herman Babcock (1832–1893) - Co-invented an improved safety water tube steam boiler, co-founder of Babcock & Wilcox * Joseph Cyril Bamford - Founder of the JCB company, manufacturing heavy plant, and especially backhoes * Eugenio Barsanti (1821–1864) - Early developer of internal combustion engine * Henry Bessemer (1813–1898) - Best known as the creator of the Bessemer Process * Karl Benz (1844–1929) - Generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile, founder of Mercedes-Benz * Keith Black - American high performance automobile engineer * John Blenkinsop (1783–1831) - Steam locomotive pioneer, developed rack and pinion railway system * Thomas Bouch (1822–1880) - Railway engineer, helped develop the roll-on/roll-off train ferry * Matthew Boulton (1728–1809)...
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...Growth Commitment Results 20 13 Impact Partners DATA B OO K DuPont Investor Relations Contents 1 2 DuPont Overview Corporate Financial Data Consolidated Income Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Selected Additional Data 6 DuPont Science & Technology 8 Business Segments Agriculture Electronics & Communications Industrial Biosciences Nutrition & Health Performance Materials Safety & Protection Performance Chemicals 22 Corporate Financial Data Segment Information Selected Additional Data Inside Back Cover Board of Directors and DuPont Leadership Individual Shareholder Relations: (302) 774-3033 Main Office Number: (302) 774-4994 Internet: www.dupont.com The DuPont DATA BOOK has been prepared to assist financial analysts, portfolio managers and others in understanding and evaluating the company. This book presents graphics, tabular and other statistical data about the consolidated company and its business segments. Forward-Looking Statements This DATA BOOK contains forward-looking statements which may be identified by their use of words like “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates” or other words of similar meaning. Although they reflect our current expectations, these statements are not guarantees of future performance, but involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Some of which include: fluctuations in energy and raw material prices; failure to develop and market new products...
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...TRIUM GLobal EMBA - Module 1 – Group Essay What are the Main Risks Posed by Globalization to the Automotive Industry? How Can These Risks be Managed and Mitigated? LSE ID numbers : 200933569, (add everyone else’s ID number per essay instructions) Word Count: The auto industry has significantly benefitedsignificant benefits from globalization. The industry has evolved from being a local-market-focused business comprised of hundreds of small manufacturers to a global market-focused business dominated by Japanese, German, South Korean, and American producers generating over 1.7 trillion dollars US in sales. This essay discusses what we believe are the main risks posed by globalization to the automobile industry. We define globalization for the purpose of this essay to beas the integration of markets across political boundaries that allows for the flow of capital, people, goods and services within. We define the automobile industry as the set of companies that produce automobiles and light duty trucks (“The Auto Industry”).. Since WW II, globalization has enabled greater market access and corporate consolidation that has enabled large automobile manufacturers to diversify their offer product and transcend national boundaries. Volkswagen, for example, originally a German company founded by Nazi government in 1937 to offer German citizens a German produced car, now includes makes from seven different countries and has hails China as one of its largest markets...
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...SWOT Analysis – Autolatina Example of Two International Companies Joining for Business in a Third Market STRENGTHS • Combination of two well established strong brands • Market Leaders in a protected market o 60 percent in the Brazil o 30 percent in Argentina • Combine operations in order to overcome obstacles in the Brazilian market. • Share the risk of operating in a volatile market • Offer wide range of products to meet different customers’ requirements in an environment where noncompeting models exists • Strong engineering capabilities • Wide range of distributors and dealers • Fast revenue growth • High Brand Equity • Big success in a market protected from foreign imports. • Offered inexpensive models, with different sizes. • Focus on Innovation o VW focused on building small cars o Ford focused on building bigger cars and pickup trucks o The two partners also produced shared products • The firms unified their marketing and sales staffs • Hired specialists and consultants to accommodate the two different company cultures. • Production of Autolatina cars grew rapidly over time. • At some point of time both companies had succeeded in identifying the key factors contributing to Autolatina’s success • Reasonably well integrated operationally even exchanging model fabrication • Consolidation reduces cost of administration and value-chain activities, WEAKNESS • Autolatina was unprepared by renewed economic growth. • Autolatina’s products, built for...
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...Bang & Olufsen Southern Europe, B&O Carsten Sander, Senior Director Scandinavia and Baltic, B&O Flemming Møller Pedersen, Senior Director, Idea Factory, B&O Flemming Nielsen, Sales Director, Enterprise, B&O Henrik Messel, Senior Director, Technology and Platform, B&O Kasper Eis, Director, Global Marketing, B&O Lars Flyvholm, Director, Product and Business Management, B&O Lars Topholm, Securities Analyst, Carnegie Peter Petersen, Director, Business Innovation, B&O Peter Thostrup, Executive Vice President, B&O Torben Ballegaard Sørensen, former CEO, B&O Song, video and layout Pernille Zillmer (speak) Philip Vensby, Tranzistor Søren Raasted (property rights) Claus Winther Jørgensen, B&O Claus Hoelgaard Noer, B&O Jan Hegermann Skræddergaard, B&O Scott Neillands, B&O Thomas Vistesen Andersen, B&O Case test persons Bjørn Ruwald, McKinsey & Company Michael Wiatr, The Boston Consulting Group Simon Friberg Andersen, Userneeds Stefan Jung, Bain & Company Thomas Joachim Hansen, FIH Partners Thor Jørgensen, The Boston Consulting Group Bang & Olufsen: In a Time of Strategic Change The members of the Board of Directors and the management team met early one morning as they were entering the headquarters of Bang & Olufsen (hereafter B&O). They were on their way to a series of crucial meetings that would determine the future strategy of B&O. Twelve consulting teams were each to present their views on the company’s future. B&O is one of the most exclusive consumer ...
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...Dissertation REPORT ON PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM AT JCBL LTD. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement For the award of degree MASTER’S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SESSION (2010-2012) SUBMITTED TO: - SUBMITTED BY:- Jeeny jaswal Anupama Asst. Prof MBA 4th sem E-max Business School Badhauli (Ambala), HARYANA (Approved by AICTE, Affiliated to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra DECLARATION I, Anupama, student of MBA 4 Semester, studying at E- max Business School, Badhauli, hereby declare that the Research report on “Analysis of Employees Absenteeism” submitted to Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra in partial fulfillment of Degree of Master’s of Business Administration is the original work conducted by me. The information and data given in the report is authentic to the best of my knowledge. This Research report is not being submitted to any other university for award of any other degree, diploma and fellowship. CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the research report title ‘‘Analysis of Employee Absenteeism” Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of “MBA” Programme of Department of Business Management, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra was carried...
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...Finding the Possibility of Creating a Local Car Brand for Middle Income Group Utilizing the Worldwide Recognition of Automobile Designer Leepu Research Report on Finding the Possibility of Creating a Local Car Brand for Middle Income Group Utilizing the Worldwide Recognition of Automobile Designer Leepu Submitted to Mehedi Hussain faculty Marketing Research Submitted by Group: Resonance Group Members: Mahbob Sadi Bhuiyan (ID#062 187 530) Rafat Mohamed (ID#062 453 030) M. Ibrahim (ID#061 432 030) Muntasir Ahmed Zaman(ID#061 461 030) Farzana Afroze Zerin (ID#052 515 030) Date of Submission: 27th August 2009 August 27, 2009 Mehedi Hussian Faculty Marketing Research North South University, Dhaka Subject: Final report on “Finding the possibility of creating a local car brand for middle income group utilizing the worldwide recognition of automobile designer Leepu” Dear Sir: It is a great pleasure to present to you the final report on “Finding the possibility of creating a local car brand for middle income group utilizing the worldwide recognition of automobile designer Leepu” which we have diligently worked on during the entire spring semester. We have gained a most interesting & informative experience while working for this report. Our efforts regarding learning about feasibility and acceptability of a local car brand have not only...
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...Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 2010, 3, 443–457 doi:10.1093/cjres/rsq009 Advance Access publication 1 April 2010 The Tata Nano, the global ‘value’ segment and the implications for the traditional automotive industry regions Peter Wells Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive CF10 3EU, UK, wellspe@cardiff.ac.uk Received on June 30, 2009; accepted on March 4, 2010 Downloaded from cjres.oxfordjournals.org at East China Normal University on May 24, 2011 This paper provides a case study of the Tata Nano, a low-price car designed primarily in and for the Indian market, and its implications for the developed industrial markets. While the Nano is a classic ‘disruptive’ innovation in an Indian context, this paper argues that the car and its emulators have the potential to undermine the viability of the European automotive industry whose business is premised on technological sophistication, premium branding and high price. In an era of greater austerity, the ‘value for money’ segment is the one with global growth potential in emergent markets as well. The paper concludes that policy makers in Europe will need to decide how to react to the rather different vision of automobility offered by the Nano. Keywords: Tata Nano, automotive industry, strategy, regional development, economic policy, price competition JEL Classifications: F01, L11, L52, L62 Introduction In March 2009, the Indian company Tata launched the long-awaited Nano model...
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