...Assignment 4: Southern Company—Case Study Author/Student: Antoine Jean “AJ” Garand Instructor/Professor: Dr. Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. Course: Talent Management – HRM 532 Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Evaluate the effectiveness of the roles that the strategic leaders played in the formation of the performance management strategy. Silzer and Dowell (2010) define Talent Management as “ an integrated set of processes, programs, and cultural norms in an organization designed and implemented to attract, develop, deploy, and retain talent to achieve strategic objectives and meet future business needs” (p. 18). And lists the following as components necessary for a talent management program strategy: recruitment; selection; promotion; placement/assignment; on-boarding/assimilation; retention initiatives; rewards/recognition programs (other than compensation); training and professional development; coaching/mentoring; leadership development; performance management; career p Develop a five (5) point criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the talent management strategy and how the data could be collected. Silzer and Dowell (2010) go on to state that after determining the talent requirements that are strategically important to the organization, the next step is to consider whether there is a sufficient internal talent to meet that short and long term business needs of the company, this could involve either making or building the needed talent from within the...
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...Introduction A case study is a puzzle that has to be solved. The first thing to remember about writing a case study is that the case should have a problem for the readers to solve. The case should have enough information in it that readers can understand what the problem is and, after thinking about it and analyzing the information; the readers should be able to come up with a proposed solution. Writing an interesting case study is a bit like writing a detective story. You want to keep your readers very interested in the situation. In this case study we try discuss about Southern California Supermarket Strike. The Southern California Supermarket Strike of 2003-2004 was a strike among supermarket workers in Southern California. The walkout lasted for twenty weeks. In this case study, we try to discuss common issues related to the strike of Southern California Supermarket's staff. We are discussing various alternatives and solutions related with it. To prepare this case study we follow Goggle, Wikipedia and various article related with this situation. Overview Grocery clerks in Southern California are fairly well paid when compared to other grocery workers in the US. Their health benefits are not as good as the benefits of, say, most K12 teachers, but better than most other wage workers -- also true of their pensions. This gave the grocery workers what they themselves see as a middle-class income, whether that is in fact the case or not. Wages of...
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...the current business environment. CSR can be defined into action that are taken by organization that goes beyond making profit and legal obligation towards the society adapted from (Ghillyer, 2010) and (SCHWARTZ & SAIIA, 2012) (Brown & Forster, 2013)). More company also nowadays become more aware of CSR (Bondy, et al., 2012) and sees it as a positive tools (Harjoto & Jo, 2011) As an organization fail like in the case of Midland and Southern Bank people are become more interested in how is an organization going (Johnson, et al., 2009). The interest shift as problem hits, as organization rely on peoples trust to run the organization (Cohen & Dienhart, 2013). This cause the organization to have more moral obligation to the growing network on stakeholders (Polonsky, 1995). Management especially in the case of Midland and Southern banks are being judge by stakeholders morally. As organization obligation re managing stakeholders (Nicholson & Newton, 2010). Approaches that are taken to judge organization are shown in research by Carroll’s (1987) (Carroll, 1991) which will be further discussed below. However, Midland and Sothern bank in the end was acquired by HSBC after it failure (Lee, 2009). It also seems that based on the case government started to create more firm regulation after the issue happen. 2.0 Senior Management Role and Obligation: high salary justified or unjustified? Senior management which includes board of director have important roles in an organization. Directors...
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...Case Study 4: Corporate Valuation Case 51: Brown-Forman Distillers Corporation 1. Why is Brown Forman considering buying Southern Comfort? In your answer consider the strategic motives of Brown and the arguments in favour of and against the acquisition. Producing and selling high-quality products is the company’s marketing philosophy. Although Brown-Forman was the fifth-largest distiller in the United States, it spent a lot of money in advertising support in order to build best brands in the world. In a while, the whiskey market was in a depression. Brown- Forman faced a big challenge to overcome this period. In order to expand its product lines, Brown-Forman chose several of products which has fast growth in the alcohol beverage market. So the company can expand its product lines. In addition, during the 1978 to 1980 period, the company invested $86 million in advertising and promotion, $39 million in barreled-whiskey inventory and $19 million in fresh plant and equipment. The company was aware of that the foreign market also was important for the later growth of company. Advantages: The Southern Comfort can provide a variety of products to customers. After this acquisition, the earning per share and share value of stakeholders value will increase. The profit/sales ratio is high. So the company can make more profits. The average assets/sales ratio also is high. Therefore, the company can make more earnings and produce high-quality...
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...Southern Recreational Vehicle Company Case Study I. Background of the Study Southern Recreational Vehicle Company of St. Louis Missouri announced its plans to relocate its manufacturing and assembly operations by constructing a new plant in Ridgecrest, Mississippi. The firm, a major producer of pickup campers and camper trailers, had experienced five (5) consecutive years of declining profits because of spiraling production costs. The costs of labor and raw materials had increased alarmingly, utility costs had gone up sharply, and taxes and transportation expenses had steadily climbed upward. In spite of increased sales, the company suffered its first net loss since operations begun in 1982. When management initially considered relocation, it closely scrutinized several geographic areas. Of primary importance to the relocation decision were the availability of adequate transportation facilities, state and municipal tax structures, an adequate labor supply, positive community attitudes, reasonable site costs, and financial inducements. Although several communities offered essentially the same inducements, the management of Southern Recreational Vehicle Company was favorably impressed by the efforts of the Mississippi Power and Light Company to attract “clean, labor-intensive” industry and the enthusiasm exhibited by state and local officials, who actively sought to bolster the state’s economy by enticing manufacturing firms to relocate within its boundaries. ...
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...ACC00146 Management Accounting Unit Information Guide Session 1 2012 © 2012 Southern Cross University Southern Cross University Military Road East Lismore NSW 2480 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Copyright material indicated in this work has been copied under Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968. Contents Contacts and MySCU ............................................................................................................... 4 Unit assessor ................................................................................................................... 4 Lecturer .......................................................................................................................... 4 MySCU ........................................................................................................................... 4 Elluminate Live! ............................................................................................................. 4 Where to get help ...................................................................................................................... 5 School enquiries ............................................................................................................. 5 IT&TS helpdesk..........................................
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...CASE STUDY SUPERSHUTTLE: A Franchise Company in New York CONTENTS 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………1 2. Managing People and Relationships …………………………………………………………………….1 2.1 The Relationship between Supershuttle and the Customer (Geoff Southern) 2.2 To Solve Problems and Improve Service Quality 3. Managing Information for Decision Making…………………………………………………………….3 3.1 How the Demand in the Market is Learned 3.2 How the Demand Can Be Predicted 4. Managing Operational Finance……………………………………………………………………………….4 4.1 Identify the Relevant Costs 4.2 Alternative Operating Policies and the Effects of Seasonality and Day Variation 5. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 6. References………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 CASE STUDY: SUPERSHUTTLE 1. INTRODUCTION: A service is something that the public needs, such as transport or communication facilities, which is provided by an organisation. Due to increasing population, the demand for transportation has grown significantly and as a consequence of this, transportation companies are becoming more widespread and altering their forms of services. Supershuttle is a franchise company and the company yields “door-to-door service” to 8 million passengers per year (Supershuttle.com, 2012). The company website can be utilized...
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...A. Summary of Situation The situation that will be evaluated in this analysis will be; is there a region of the United States in which childhood obesity tends to be more prominent? This will be done to show areas in which the Government, insurance companies and healthcare institutions should focus campaigns for healthy living to reduce future healthcare cost. The data that will be utilized to answer this business question will be the percent of children ages ten to seventeen that are overweight or obese in each of the fifty states. The states will then be categorized into their respective regions of East, South, Midwest, and West. It is important to look into the regions to see if there is a trend of obesity within a region, as this region should be the focal point of Government, insurance companies, and healthcare institutions to launch a healthy living campaign. Conducting such campaigns in a region of most need will in the long run, reduce healthcare cost because children will mature into health conscious individual with less preventable diseases. B1. Summary of Data Again the data that will be used in this analysis is the percentage of children ten to seventeen of which are overweight of obese in each of the fifty States and the District of Columbia. The States will then be put into regions to identify a region that shows more overweight or obese children. The data for this analysis will come from “The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation...
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...11 Internship Report Prepared by Md. Sabbir Jahan Performance Evaluation of EXIM by the Private Banks of Bangladesh “A Case Study on EXIM Bank Ltd” This Internship report is submitted for the partial fulfillment of The degree of “Master’s of Business Administration” with a major in “Finance&Banking” Prepared By: MD. Salahuddin ID: 136-34-21 Program: Master’s of Business Administration Major: Finance&Banking Semester: Supervised By: Md. Kamrul Hasan Lecturer Department of Business Administration Southern University Bangladesh Internship Duration: Submission Date: Dedication Dedicated to my family, friends who always pray to the Almighty Allah for my prosperity and also provided all kinds of support & inspiration………… Letter of Submission: Date: To Md. Shahidullah Manager EXIM Bank Ltd. Agrabad, Chittagong. Subject: Submission of Internship Report. Dear Sir, It is a pleasure to hand over the report of my internship program on “Foreign Exchange Management Practices of EXIM Bank Ltd” to you. This Internship program has provided me the opportunity to have the practical experience about my bachelor degree program by working with the employees of all departments in EXIM Bank ltd, Agrabad. It gave me valuable insights to the professional life in an organization specially about banking system. I, therefore convey my thanks to you for...
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...GT500 Note to Student enrolled in MGT5000: S3 2011 Please note that this is just an example of an assignment based on the assessment in a previous semester. The task is therefore quite different to your assignment this semester. For example, this semester you have been asked to analyse a case study provided to you. Last semester students had to write their own scenario and analyse specific OB issues. The word count for each section also differs from the requirements this semester. However, the assignment will give you a good idea of the following: what critical analysis looks like, how to present your recommendations in table format and how your list of references should be presented (the Harvard Referencing system available on the USQ library site). Good luck! MGT5000 Management and Organisational Behaviour: Example of Assignment 1 [1] Task 1: Scenario (479 words) I am reflecting on a time in my working life where I offered advice and business solutions to a mid-sized legal firm regarding problems relating to people management strategies. As an independent business consultant I was recommended to the Senior Partner of PBA Solicitors, a legal firm in Toowoomba who revealed the company was experiencing problems concerning low staff morale, lack of motivation and team relationships. My role was to provide the Partners with a proposal of solutions to help with improvement strategies for the business overall. This was a medium size thirty year established firm consisting...
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...The purpose of this paper, prepared by Jessica Chan under the supervision of Robert F. Bruner is about analyzing the companies Coca Cola and Pepsi after Pepsi has announced a merger with Quaker Oats Company with a deal at around $14 billion. With this deal Pepsi would have access to 83.6% of the sport drink market and around 33% of the U.S. noncarbonated-beverage market, followed by Coke with 21%. The paper wants to answer the questions how the latest announcement of Pepsi has an effect on the two companies´ prospects for value creation by showing the company background of both companies, giving a briefly industry overview of the beverage market and competitive events and establishing a financial comparison, especially with ratio and economic profit analysis. In the world Coca Cola and Pepsi have towered as the two leading brands of beverages. In the year 2000, Coca Cola was the largest manufacturer, distributor, marketer of soft-drink concentrates and syrups in the world and its market value reached $110.01 billion. On the other side Pepsi was a $20 billion worth company in 2000, acting in the snack food, soft drink and noncarbonated beverage market. Both companies have reached worldwide expansion of their markets, which include a large product range of beverages, apparel and paraphernalia with their respective logos. Both have grown into longstanding global and social industry leaders. Coca Cola´s annual sales were $20.5 billion which were earned also through a variety of...
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...Advantage for Missional Activities 3 The North 3 Evidence for the Northern Theory 4 History 4 Biblical Reference 4 Character 5 The South 5 Evidence for the Southern Theory 6 Establishment of Churches 6 Inclusion of Galatian Churches 6 Judaizing Controversy 7 The Date 7 Southern Theory 8 Northern Theory 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 10 Introduction The date and destination of the Apostle Epistle to the Galatians is a topic of debate.1 The general debate is framed around when and to whom Paul wrote the letter. The two theories surrounding when and to whom Galatians was written are: (1) The North Galatia Theory; and, (2) The South Galatia Theory.2 In an attempt to address the questions of when and to whom Paul wrote Galatians, this paper will address both theories. General Debate In order to understand the prevailing theories, it is important to understand the positions of the general debate. The general debate is whether the letter was addressed to the churches in the northern or southern part of Galatia. If it was written in the northern part, then most scholars agree that it would have been written sometime between AD 53 58.3 In contrast, if it was written in the southern part, it would have been written sometime between AD 47 49.4 Whether Galatians was written between AD 53 58 AD or between AD 47 49 would determine if the second mission to...
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...upheavals in his years at CCE and other firms in the industry. He was well aware that, following such changes, employee morale and performance often suffered initially but soon rebounded. However, a recent Human Resources (HR) survey and his own observations had led him to become particularly concerned about drastic differences among his five research and development (R&D) teams in both motivation levels and performance. Wishing to reverse what seemed to be a dangerous trend, he had engaged organizational psychologist Joanna McKinty, an external consultant, to study his department and report back on what might be accounting for the differences—and what he might do to address the problem. Burke had just received a preliminary report from McKinty consisting of graphs depicting motivation data collected during the course of her study. The purpose of today’s meeting was to discuss what McKinty called “the meat of the study”—the...
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...Case Study Analysis: General Motors: Packard Electric Division Ufuk Aytacoglu Southern States University – Newport Beach Campus Case Study Analysis: General Motors: Packard Electric Division General Motor’s acquisition of the Packard Company led to a considerable differentiation in the products offered by the Packard Company. Even though the GM struggled throughout the 1980s, the Packard Electric Division of GM grew at rates that were very satisfying for the managers. In year 1990, David Schramm, the chief engineer for Cable and Component Design, was asked by the Product, Process and Reliability Committee to share his opinions on whether the Packard Electric should commit to the RIM grommet for a 1992 model year car. Schramm thought of three possible scenarios for this critical path. The first scenario involved a backup RIM machine in case anything went wrong and products were out of compliance with the manufacturer’s specs. This option was not cost efficient and also was the riskiest of all three choices. Another option was to implement a system that was usable by both manufacturing lines. Design processes would be the most affected stage with this choice considered. Interdependent stages such as logistics would also be in jeopardy. The final choice was their safest and the most applicable. This option could relieve the company in the short-run. However, potential future projects would be given up due to failure of developing technology to create sustainable growth...
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...Case Study Analysis of Victor Brand Introduction Victor India Limited was established in 1989 as a public Limited Company for manufacturing cocoa based products. It launched its own brand of chocolates in three categories: moulded ,enrobed and eclairs. The company launched its cocoa based cocoa based brown milk beverage brand in 1996 but it did not do well in the market.In 2000 company initiaed a brand building program to revitalize the brand.The focus is on the beverage based product Victor Plus. Problem Statement Victor India Ltd (VCIL) could sell only 250 tonne of their cocoa based brown beverage brand with very low market share in a high potential market. Even company could not use its production capacity fully despite having large installed production capacity. The company thought they could achieve at least 75% of forecast sales of 500 tonne of Victor Plus, but the sales data determine otherwise. Many of the respondents do not consider ‘Victor’ as a national brand and dealers explicitly stated that they do not rate the brand and Company is at disadvantage in term of branding cost. Diagnosis of the Solution: STP: Segmentation: Households constitute 60 percent of the total market moreover, considering that upper middle-income category and above form the major market for this product category, with the rest constituted by the institution segment where company could promote Victor Plus as an alternative to beverage like cold drinks or coffee. Targeting: ...
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