...Case Treppen aus Nord‐ Case ”Treppen aus Nord‐ Nordwegen” g Story Intro • "We must not underestimate the risks of this project. Johannes Stiklestad looked this project " Johannes Stiklestad looked at his in‐law worriedly. Briefly, Per Moen had a slightly annoyed expression, but he controlled himself quickly. He was fully aware that they were talking about a big investment for such a small business, and that the implementation of the project would require great efforts. If it should would require great efforts If it should fail, it would also likely lead to the traditional business closing down. However, after working with this for a long time, he really saw no other possible way forward Johannes Stiklestad as • • • • • Established in 1950s by Johannes Stiklestad Producing stairs in pine and spruce + archways Producing stairs in pine and spruce + archways In 1982, Per Moen – Johannes Stiklestad son‐in‐ law entered business Stiklestad is not Chairman, and Moen is CEO Strategy: "We shall, according to customer needs, develop and market building products for homes. The products will have an appearance of craftsmanship and quality, be solid and have p q y, good custom‐made designs. We will not serve the cheapest market. Stairs should have a slightly exclusive impression, but we will not serve the very exclusive market. “ y Good reputation among customer: prefabricated houses, medium/small builders, some private 2000 m2 factory floor 2000 m2 factory...
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...Entrepreneurs in a Start-Up Support Program meet „Bird-in-Hand“ Impressions, Findings and Conclusions from an Experiment Author: Michael Faschingbauer, August 2008 In fall 2007, I set out to test effectuation principles and dynamic process in a publicly founded start-up-program in Austria. The results where compiled into the MBA master thesis Entrepreneurship with Effectuation: Testing an Innovative Approach to Business Start-UpSupport (Faschingbauer 2008). In this paper, I would like to present the outcomes after introducing the effectual “Bird-in-Hand” principle to a group of seven novice entrepreneurs in the process of their start-up preparation. 1 Abstract of my master thesis The support structures for business start-ups in Austria are based on causal assumptions about how one should start a business. One starts with the recognition of an opportunity, which needs to be concretized and developed through analysis and planning. According to the effectuation framework by Saras D. Sarasvathy (Sarasvathy 2008), expert entrepreneurs choose a radically different way. Effectuators allow goal ambiguity, they prefer partnerships and alliances to competitive strategies, make use of risk reducing schemes and opt for controlling the future instead of relying on predicting it. In my thesis, the learnable and teachable elements of effectuation were practically tested in a training scheme with entrepreneurs during start-up preparation. It was shown that effectuation training can directly...
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...know-how and innovation while BRL had the funds and resources to implement the ideas. Another reason for the success was the appointment of Steve Millar as CEO of the newly merged companies. Millar’s management placed an emphasis on turning BRL Hardy into a global powerhouse brand by emphasizing the need to decentralize risks and responsibilities while still maintaining the accountability of central management. Steve Millar also took a rational approach by focusing on the Pareto Principle, the law of the vital few (the “80-20” principle), in business. That is, he recognized that 80% of achievements roughly come from 20% of the amount of time and effort spent. He thus decided to focus his operations on getting 80% success with around 20 projects as opposed to 100% success with just one or two. The overall company strategy was also a big reason for the success that occurred post-merger. The company’s central leadership decided to emphasize the majority of their sales in the domestic (Australian) market which resulted in stately domestic bottle share and increasing company profitability. There was also an emphasis on cutting costs and finding ways to improve efficiency such as reducing the number of brands offered as well as employees by repositioning with only a few strong brands. Chris Carson, the experienced Hardy manager, was also vital to the success of BRLH because he was able to...
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...The Harley Davidson case evaluates several options and choosing the one that best aligns with company’s strategy, is financially viable for long term and provides a strong footing against the rising competition. The case is fundamentally focused on the question of timing and capacity. Timing is a factor that needs built into our decision tree’s framework and in this case, ultimately asking, when and how much capacity? In order to answer the question, we diagnosed the issues and identified limitations of the current capacity, which hampers Harley’s ability to expand and meet demand. It is important to appropriately incorporate risk as it goes well beyond just capacity. For incorporate risk into the analysis and decision making we recognized that a series of tools would be required. The approach involved three analysis tools for considering various factors that are important for decision making: Demand Analysis: We needed to forecast for the demand, supply and margins, while distinguishing demand from output and sales. Scenarios and Capacity Analysis: Next step was to determine the factors for building the scenarios, assign probabilities, estimate the cash flow and then compute the NPV. We modeled capacity adjustments and continuous improvements, then included plans or options for changes and new products. Risk Analysis and addressing management’s success criteria: Our decision needed to account for the risk aversion of the company due to its learning from its history...
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...Marketing Research FINAL REPORT ESTABLISHING A KARAOKE CLUB – RESTAURANT “OPERA HALLS” IN VIENNA. Completion Date: 31 January 2012 Table of Contents 1. 2. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 4 Statement of Research Purpose and Objective .................................................................... 6 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. Concept of the Karaoke Club-Raestaurant “Opera Halls” .............................................. 6 Marketing problem ....................................................................................................... 6 Purpose of Research Project ......................................................................................... 6 Research Method.......................................................................................................... 7 Secondary research ............................................................................................... 7 Qualitative research ............................................................................................... 7 Quantitative research ............................................................................................ 8 2.4.1. 2.4.2. 2.4.3. 2.5. Time schedule and Responsibility Matrix ...................................................................... 9 3. Research design and methodology .....................................................
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...econstor Gechert, Sebastian www.econstor.eu Der Open-Access-Publikationsserver der ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft The Open Access Publication Server of the ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics Working Paper Supplementary private health insurance in selected countries : lessons for EU governments? CESifo working paper, No. 2739 Provided in Cooperation with: Ifo Institute – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich Suggested Citation: Gechert, Sebastian (2009) : Supplementary private health insurance in selected countries : lessons for EU governments?, CESifo working paper, No. 2739, http:// hdl.handle.net/10419/30575 Nutzungsbedingungen: Die ZBW räumt Ihnen als Nutzerin/Nutzer das unentgeltliche, räumlich unbeschränkte und zeitlich auf die Dauer des Schutzrechts beschränkte einfache Recht ein, das ausgewählte Werk im Rahmen der unter → http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen nachzulesenden vollständigen Nutzungsbedingungen zu vervielfältigen, mit denen die Nutzerin/der Nutzer sich durch die erste Nutzung einverstanden erklärt. Terms of use: The ZBW grants you, the user, the non-exclusive right to use the selected work free of charge, territorially unrestricted and within the time limit of the term of the property rights according to the terms specified at → http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen By the first use of the selected work the user agrees and declares to comply with these terms...
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...Retail Right Retail Right marketing strategy report A Blueprint to Baker’s Heaven Prepared by Adam Stone For Baxter Bakeries 23 Flinders Lane Brighton SA 5048 Australia 31/01/2015 Executive Summary Baxter Bakeries are a small business situated in the suburb of Brighton which is in the city of Adelaide and currently has a population of 14,907 people (ABS 2014). The suburb of Brighton is only ten minutes from Glenelg which is a popular tourist spot in Adelaide, and has over 50% of its population with people over the age of 45 (ABS 2014). Currently Baxter Bakeries is owned and operated by James Baxter who is an experienced pastry chef, with years of experience in making exotic and delicious pastries. James and his small team have a vision of delivering an experience to customers that not only creates a moment, but a lasting memory for the consumer. In order for James and his team at Baxter Bakeries to be able to achieve this outcome a competitive marketing strategy must be formed to ensure that this goal can be fulfilled in the near future. In order to create a competitive marketing strategy one must look at all the aspects that make up a market starting with the analysis of the market that Baxter Bakeries want to enter. In this analysis we will look at everything that could influence or create challenges for James and his team, including the buyer behaviour, microenvironment, and the macroenvironment. The purpose of looking at the buyer behaviour is that...
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...know-how and innovation while BRL had the funds and resources to implement the ideas. Another reason for the success was the appointment of Steve Millar as CEO of the newly merged companies. Millar’s management placed an emphasis on turning BRL Hardy into a global powerhouse brand by emphasizing the need to decentralize risks and responsibilities while still maintaining the accountability of central management. Steve Millar also took a rational approach by focusing on the Pareto Principle, the law of the vital few (the “80-20” principle), in business. That is, he recognized that 80% of achievements roughly come from 20% of the amount of time and effort spent. He thus decided to focus his operations on getting 80% success with around 20 projects as opposed to 100% success with just one or two. The overall company strategy was also a big reason for the success that occurred post-merger. The company’s central leadership decided to emphasize the majority of their sales in the domestic (Australian) market which resulted in stately domestic bottle share and increasing company profitability. There was also an emphasis on cutting costs and finding ways to improve efficiency such as reducing the number of brands offered as well as employees by repositioning with only a few strong brands. Chris Carson, the experienced Hardy manager, was also vital to the success of BRLH...
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...and innovation while BRL had the funds and resources to implement the ideas. Another reason for the success was the appointment of Steve Millar as CEO of the newly merged companies. Millar’s management placed an emphasis on turning BRL Hardy into a global powerhouse brand by emphasizing the need to decentralize risks and responsibilities while still maintaining the accountability of central management. Steve Millar also took a rational approach by focusing on the Pareto Principle, the law of the vital few (the “80-20” principle), in business. That is, he recognized that 80% of achievements roughly come from 20% of the amount of time and effort spent. He thus decided to focus his operations on getting 80% success with around 20 projects as opposed to 100% success with just one or two. The overall company strategy was also a big reason for the success that occurred post-merger. The company’s central leadership decided to emphasize the majority of their sales in the domestic (Australian) market which resulted in stately domestic bottle share and increasing company profitability. There was also an emphasis on cutting costs and finding ways to improve efficiency such as reducing the number of brands offered as well as employees by repositioning with only a few strong brands. Chris Carson, the experienced Hardy manager, was also vital to the success...
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...ZKD Veröffentlichungsreihe der Forschungsgruppe „Zivilgesellschaft, Citizenship und politische Mobilisierung in Europa“ Schwerpunkt Zivilgesellschaft, Konflikte und Demokratie Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung ZCM Agnes Arndt / Dariusz Gawin Discourses on Civil Society in Poland Agnes Arndt: Premises and Paradoxes in the Development of the Civil Society Concept in Poland Dariusz Gawin: Civil Society Discourse in Poland in the 1970s and 1980s Discussion Paper Nr. SP IV 2008-402 ISSN 1860-4315 Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH Social Science Research Center Berlin Reichpietschufer 50, 10785 Berlin Federal Republic of Germany Telefon: +49/30/25491-0 Telefax: +49/30/25491-684 E-Mail: wzb@wz-berlin.de Internet: http://www.wz-berlin.de Agnes Arndt ist Historikerin. Sie ist Promotionsstipendiatin der Gerda Henkel Stiftung am Berliner Kolleg für Vergleichende Geschichte Europas“ an der Freien Universität Berlin sowie Gastwissenschaftlerin der Forschungsgruppe „Zivilgesellschaft, Citizenship und politische Mobilisierung in Europa“. Agnes Arndt is Historian. She is PhD fellow at the “Berlin School for Comparative European History” at the Free University Berlin and associated research fellow of the research group “Civil Society, Citizenship and Political Mobilization in Europe". Dariusz Gawin ist Direktor am Museum des Warschauer Aufstands in Warschau. Dariusz Gawin is director at the Warsaw Rising Museum, Warsaw. Zitierweise: Agnes...
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...Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP) Program Bulletin Texas Veterans Land Board CitiMortgage Program Administrator Bulletin#12-02 | July 26, 2012 New Construction We are pleased to announce effective July 26, 2012, the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB) will allow for an alternative energy efficiency rating to our ENERGY STAR® requirement. All new construction homes must now meet: 1. The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) guidelines for ENERGY STAR® qualified homes, and must be ENERGY STAR® labeled and certified; OR 2. A HERS Index Score of 75 or less following the RESNET National Home Energy Rating Standards and must have an energy rating Certificate that documents the HERS Index score of 75 or less. Additionally, the VLB will no longer require the Energy Star Affidavit. A copy of the certificate is still required and must be included in the closed loan file. All loans purchased on or after July 26th will be eligible for the alternative rating. Questions or comments regarding this Bulletin may be directed to our group email box spa.dallas@citi.com. © 2012 CitiMortgage, Inc. First mortgage loans are originated by Citibank, N.A. First mortgage loans are serviced by CitiMortgage, Inc. CitiMortgage does business as Citicorp Mortgage in New Mexico. CitiMortgage, Inc. is an equal housing lender. Citi, Citi with the arc design, and CitiMortgage are registered service marks of Citigroup, Inc. Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP) Program Bulletin Texas Veterans...
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...Natio onal Food d Policy P Plan of A Action an nd Count try Invest tment Pl lan Mon nitorin ng Repo ort 201 12 Ju uly 2012 FPMU, Food Div vision Ministry o M of Food an nd Disast ter Manag gement Gover rnment o of the Peo ople’s Rep public of Banglade esh This document is the result of a joint effort by the: Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Finance (Finance Division and Economic Relations Division) Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry of Food and Disaster Management (Food Division and DMR Division) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Industries Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LG Division and RDC Division) Ministry of Planning (Planning Division, Statistics and Informatics Division and IMED) Ministry of Primary and Mass Education Ministry of Social Welfare Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs Coordinated by the FPMU, Food Division Ministry of Food and Disaster Management with technical support from the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP) ISBN 978‐984‐33‐5416‐7 Published by FPMU, Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. For copies/update on the Monitoring Report please contact: DG, FPMU – Khadya Bhaban, 16 Abdul Ghani Road, Dhaka‐1000; dg@fpmu.gov.bd ii Table of contents ______...
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...STUDENT GRADE/MARK REPORT Course Assessment/Student Details | Course Code: | EDU 4003 | Course Name: | Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in Education | Course Teacher: | Dean Vanvelzer | Task Title: | Literature Review | Student Name: | | Student ID: | | Final Grade/Mark | | | ASSESSMENT COVER PAGE Course Name: | Research Methodology and Reflective Practice in Education | Course Code: | EDU 4003 | Instructor Name: | Mr. Dean Vanvelzer | Task Title: | Literature Review | Due Date: | March 23rd 2016 | Date Submitted: | March 23rd 2016 | Student Name: | | Student ID: | | Section: | 1 | Late Penalty: Unless special circumstances are agreed with the course teacher regarding late submission, work submitted 1 working day late will be deducted 10%, 2 days late 20%, 3 days late 30% and any work submitted more than 3 days late will get a zero mark. Academic Honesty: Breaches of Academic Honesty will be treated with the utmost seriousness. You are reminded the penalties for cheating or plagiarism include dismissal from the HCT. (for more information please refer to Academic and Student Regulations, HCT Academic Honesty Policy, Student Handbook) Student Declaration: This assignment is entirely my own work except where I have duly acknowledged other sources in the text and listed those sources at the end of the assignment. I have not previously submitted this work to the HCT. I understand that I may be orally examined...
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...The Business and Politics of Environmental Regulation and Activism 3028IBA – Energy and Environmental Security Dr Tapan Sarker Department of International Business and Asian Studies 3028IBA - 2013 Topics Covered in this Lecture • The business/corporate sector and the environment (essentially business and the climate change issue); and • Emissions trading schemes (the key strategy, considered the most cost-effective strategy, by which economic activity is to be guided towards meeting certain GHG emission reduction targets) 3028IBA - 2013 The Business/Corporate Sector and the Environment 3028IBA - 2013 Some of the questions today’s lecture and tutorial topic considers • In the context of governments attempting to achieve climate security, what have been the key concerns of the business sector? • • How has the business sector attempted to influence decision making on climate change policies? How have businesses responded to the greenhouse gas reduction challenge and policies, and what has motivated their responses? 3028IBA - 2013 The Traditional Behaviour of the Business Sector in Relation to the Environment • Opposition to national and international policies that they believe would impose significant new costs on them or otherwise reduce expected profits When faced with existing strong domestic regulations on an activity with a global environmental dimension, corporations are likely to support international agreements that would impose similar...
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...TABLE OF CONTENT APPROVAL SHEET………..…….…………………………………………….….i AZALEA RESIDENCES CERTIFICATION…………………………………......ii CERTIFICATE OF OJT………………………………..………………………….iii DEDICATION…………………………………………….………………………....iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT………..…………….………………………………..….v HISTORY OF LSPU…………………………………..……………….…………..vi VISION AND MISSION OF LSPU………………..……..……………………….vii Part I INTRODUCTION What is on the Job training………………………….……………1 Advantages & Disadvantages of OJT…………………………...2 Elements of OJT…………………………………………..………..4 Logo of the Establishment…………..…………………………….5 History of the Establishment……………………………………....6 Vision and Mission of Establishment…………………………….8 Part II NARRATION OF EXPERIENCE On the Job Training at Techno Park Hotel............................................10 Pre-Practicum Experience in Azalea Residences Baguio…………….21 Part III CONCLUSIONS On the Job Training………………………………………………24 Pre-practicum Experience……………………………………….24 Part IV RECOMMENDATION On the Job Training………………………………………………25 Pre-practicum Experience………………………………………..25 Part V ADDITIONAL EXHIBIT Pictures…………….………………………………………………..26 ...
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