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    Strategic Change

    relevant in its market arenas and, as the opening quote from Darwin illustrates, about the need to be responsive to change. Back in 1865, the seeds of the company that we know today as Nokia were sown when Frederik Ideastam set up a paper mill on the banks of the Nokianvirta river in Finland. From this base, over the next hundred years, the company evolved to become a Nordic industrial conglomerate operating in paper, rubber, and cables, and from there to a European player in consumer electronics

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    Guideline to Assignment

    Guidelines to write the Case Analytical Report There is no pre-set formula for preparing a case analysis because companies differ in focus, size, and complexity. Students must apply strategic management concepts and techniques they learn and experience to their case analyses. It is important to collect information about the company of the concerned case and its environment from various sources that are relevant and reliable. In writing the report, students are advised to discuss particular strategic

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    Internation Business

    International Business Pt-PGPM Dr. Ankur Roy Asst. Professor Strategic Management Area Email: ankur.roy@mdi.ac.in INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS The course on International Business is designed for those who intend to pursue a career in International Business and for those who believe, to be successful it is necessary to understand the globalization, its evolution, patterns, drivers and linkages as the future consists of economies that will be absolutely interdependent due to rapid dismantling

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    Spotlight on the New Marketing Organization

    a new challenge: People now expect companies to understand what type of relationships they want and to respond appropriately—they want firms to hold up their end of the bargain. Unfortunately, many brands don’t meet those expectations. Despite the “R” in CRM and the $11 billion spent on CRM software annually, many companies don’t understand customer relationships at all. They lack 2 Harvard Business Review July–August 2014   COPYRIGHT © 2014 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION

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    Social Networks and Customer Involvement in New Service Development (Nsd)

    Belz, F.M. and Baumbach, W. (2010), “Netnography as a method of lead user identification”, Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol. 19, pp. 304-13. Bennett, R. and Cooper, R. (1981), “The misuse of marketing: an American tragedy”, Business Horizons, Vol. 24 No. 6, pp. 51-61. Blazevic, V. and Lievens, A. (2004), “Learning during the new financial service innovation process: antecedents and performance effects”, Journal of Business Research, Vol. 57 No. 4, pp. 374-91. Bowers, M.R. (1989),

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    Reflaction

    Reference Shocker, A., Srivastava, R. and Ruekert, R. (1994). Brand management. Chicago, IL. Keller, K. (2014). Consumer brand relationships. J Brand Manag, 21(5), pp.365-365. Blattberg, R., Getz, G. and Thomas, J. (2001). Customer equity. Boston, Mass.: Harvard Business School Press. Kapferer, J. (2008). The new strategic brand management. London: Kogan, pp.15. Coca-Cola Company. (2016). Product Safety and Quality, The Coca-Cola Sustainability Project [online] Available at<http://www

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    Mckeever

    V DOI:10.1145/1629175.1629189 viewpoints Michael Cusumano technology strategy and Management the evolution of platform thinking How platform adoption can be an important determinant of product and technological success. n s e VeRA L o F I my prior publications, including my Communications columns on Microsoft, Apple, and Google, I have argued that companies in the information technology business are often most successful when their products become industrywide platforms. The term

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    Business Plan

    Company Description Kundo, Inc., a Massachusetts based company, will operate Abonda, a single unit, medium-size restaurant serving healthy, contemporary style food. The restaurant will be located at 645 Deacon Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mission Statement  The company's goal is that of a multi-faceted success. Our first responsibility is to the financial well-being of the restaurant. We will meet this goal while trying to consider; 1) the effect of our products on the health and well being

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    The Imo

    resources. Therefore, the most qualified and respected managers need to be converted to become certified trainers. This group can be augmented by outside resources, using one of the few consulting companies who have the credible skills and experience to be effective in this arena. Examples of such companies include the Lean Enterprise Institute and Productivity, Inc. Next, comprehensive training schedules must be developed to assure that training fully supports the work cell roll-out for lean implementation

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    Product Management

    CASE STUDY Bill punched a few huttons on his computer keyboard and called up a series of graphs. The first documented the growing percentage of LaTreat sales connected with promotional offers. A second graph disaggregated LaTreat's promotion-related sales by four buyer categories Bill had created from BehaviorScan data. "Loyalists" were longtime customers who increased their purchases in response to a deal. "Trial users" bought LaTreat for the first time hecause of the promotion and who seemed

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