For the exclusive use of Z. Xu, 2016. 9-701-132 REV. MARCH 8, 2002 GIOVANNI GAVETTI Ducati By the end of 2000, Federico Minoli had won his battle. Over the past five years, the “turnaround i artist” -- as Forbes magazine dubbed him –- had transformed a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world; a mechanical concern into a global brand; a fast motorcycle into a symbol of Italian design and tradition, extreme performance
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knowledge – the valuable and highly subjective insights and intuitions that are difficult to capture and share because people carry them in their heads. Years later, the piece can still startle a reader with its views of organizations and of the types of knowledge that inform them. For example, the advice on how to distill objective and transferable, or “explicit,” knowledge from tacit knowledge – with a vivid illustration of Matsushita Electric’s efforts to build a better bread-making machine
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years is that the Big Three are starting to lose market share to other rivals within the industry. In 2006 the Big Three accounted for 41.5% of light vehicle sales when compared to the top three foreign companies which accounted for 36.6% (Toyota, Honda, & Nissan). Overall the Big Three account for 54.9% of the U.S. market in 2006. This was down from 58.2% in
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For the exclusive use of L. Jobard, 2015. IMB 443 SEEMA GUPTA VOLKSWAGEN IN INDIA In just 4 years since Volkswagen (VW) set up its India operations, it had captured a 3.6% market share – something the Detroit giants had not been able to do after more than a decade in the country (Exhibit 1). VW was the flagship brand of the Volkswagen group, which also owned Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, and Skoda. In India, the group was present with Skoda, Audi, and VW. 1 Maik Stephan, Managing
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9-701-132 REV. MARCH 8, 2002 GIOVANNI GAVETTI Ducati By the end of 2000, Federico Minoli had won his battle. Over the past five years, the “turnaround i artist” -- as Forbes magazine dubbed him –- had transformed a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world; a mechanical concern into a global brand; a fast motorcycle into a symbol of Italian design and tradition, extreme performance, and technical excellence. Under Minoli, Ducati
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a false dichotomy. Adler’s (1993) study of the Toyota/GM joint venture NUMMI, in California, revealed that rigid management structures were combined with opportunities for worker participation in the “learning bureaucracy”. Mair’s (1994a) study of Honda in Ohio showed how workers participated but in a way that was strictly channelled, and that the “single status” system both provided a degree of democracy and equality and permitted authority systems to function more effectively. Innovative management
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LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION LEADERSHIP FOR INNOVATION How to organize team creativity and harvest ideas JOHN ADAIR London and Philadelphia Publisher’s note Every possible effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this book is accurate at the time of going to press, and the publishers and author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions, however caused. No responsibility for loss or damage occasioned to any person acting, or refraining from
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don’t do a good job for the customers, you’re never going to do a good job for the shareholders. That’s the point of a commercial enterprise.” Takeo Fukui, 64 CEO, Honda, Tokyo While it has outperformed rivals with fuel-efficient small cars, even Honda sees fewer sales. Fukui has cut costs, but he refuses to skimp on innovation and research. Best advice he’s received: “The basic social responsibility of a business is to both maintain employment and meet the obligation to pay taxes.” Great book:
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Dentsu Digital’s iButterfly Background Very often product launches end up being routine affairs with little or no innovation. The typical press meet starts with a keynote, followed with an audio visual telecast, unveiling of the product, a Q&A session followed by lunch. Launches like this are hardly memorable and certainly not engaging for the attendees. Page 1 of 4 Brief Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India wanted to do something different for the launch of their new scooter Activa i. Something
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A market structure in economics describes the state of a market with respect to its competition.There exist several different market structures like perfect competition, oligopoly, and monopoliesamong others. These markets all produce different types of goods or services, like public and privategoods as well as common and collective goods. Firms operating in these different market structuresutilize the labor market in very different ways because of very divergent uses of labor in each marketstructure
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