colocation while harnessing the unique benefits of a global initiative. To explore this challenge, we spent more than a decade doing field research at 47 companies around the world, including Citibank, HP, Hitachi, Infosys, Intel, LG Electronics, Novartis, Philips, Samsung, Siemens, Vodafone, and Xerox. In 2004 we teamed up with Booz &
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Brand Strategy What can a brand do to stay profitable during a recession? Here are some realistic possibilities: • Add a lower-price item with fewer features to your product line. You might even launch it under a different brand name. Most companies should produce a line of products at different price points. • Add some additional value to the offer, such as free shipping or installation. • Maintain the current price but advertise heavily as to why customers should pay more for this brand
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Globalizing Indian Manufacturing Competing in Global Manufacturing and Service Networks A Report on the Summit on Indian Manufacturing Competitiveness by Deloitte Research, the Indian School of Business, New York University, and Purdue University with support from the National Science Foundation Table of Contents Executive Summary: Globalizing Indian Manufacturing .......... 1 Competing in Global Manufacturing and Service Networks ..... 5 The path to becoming competitive ...........
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Journal of Business Strategy Nokia: a case study in managing industry downturn Raúl Carral Markus Kajanto Article information: To cite this document: Raúl Carral Markus Kajanto, (2008),"Nokia: a case study in managing industry downturn", Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 29 Iss 1 pp. 25 - 33 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02756660810845679 Downloaded on: 05 November 2014, At: 03:22 (PT) References: this document contains references to 10 other documents. To copy
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HEWLETT-PACKARD CASE ANALYSIS Pooya Mehmandoost University of Houston-Victoria April30, 2014 Management and organizational behavior Executive summary The world’s leading PC and printer manufacturer, Hewlett-Packard, was facing multiple problems during the first decade of the 21st century. It provides hardware, software, and services to consumers, small and mid-sized business. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard are supposed to be a stable, rock-solid institution, where a change in CEO rarely
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to the writer’s attention since it can create a substantially significant loss to the firm. In this report, we will cover the case of the logistic problem from the Bunge Company. The case was about the raw material shortage, regarding to the supplier’s shipment delay. The company imports the raw material, soybean, from Brazil to China. The interesting issue about this case is the decision-making process with the long transportation period and the relatively large volume of shipment. The information
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enemy. Yet all of these incidents have actually occurred, according to news reports. And it's likely that even more disturbing transgressions have been taking place unbeknownst to homeowners. For example, researchers have discovered that in some cases, they can hack the Internet of Things to intercept each document you print and divert it to a remote site, use your smart TV to bug your house, and even control the traffic light on the corner outside your home. For although the Internet of
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Multinational corporations Table of contents Preface 4 1. Introduction; General meaning of MNC 4 2. Ranking multinationals 5 3. Entry of Multinational corporation into new markets, 6 4. Three Stages of Evolution 7 5. Motives for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 9 6. The comparison of MNC and TNC 11 7. What are the benefits and problems that MNCs face? 11 8. What are the Russian companies that achieve the multinational status? 13 Conclusion 14 Bibliography 14 Appendix 15
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S.R. Luthra Institute of Management, Surat 2011-2013 A Comprehensive Project On SouthKorea Economy Submitted to Ms. Delnaz Kasturwala By INTRODUCTION: South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity (PPP), identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is ahigh-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD. South Korea is one of the Asian Tigers, and is the only developed country so far to have
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