HBS CASE Guide to Harvard Referencing University of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Business School Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement (CASE) Harvard Referencing Guide This updated guide has been produced by CASE Academic Advisers to promote accurate Harvard referencing in the Business School. Harvard referencing style has many varieties. This version has been developed to ensure conformity with the basic Harvard referencing conventions and in relation to feedback from HBS lecturers and
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J. of the Acad. Mark. Sci. (2012) 40:102–119 DOI 10.1007/s11747-011-0279-9 Marketing and business performance Neil A. Morgan Received: 28 July 2011 / Accepted: 1 August 2011 / Published online: 20 August 2011 # Academy of Marketing Science 2011 Abstract Academics and managers have struggled for many years to understand and delineate the role of marketing in explaining business performance differences between firms. Most of the theory base for any such attempts has to be informed by
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PEG Valuation M/B Valuation Price/Sales Valuation EBO (Abnormal Earnings) Valuation DCF Valuation Performance (Trailing, Annualized) Return on BUD Return on S&P 500 Return on Competitors $43.10 $32.38 $33.24 $31.48 $14.95 $16.73 $19.25 $46.87 6 mo -2.1% 18.3% - 2.9% 12 mo 24 mo -7.4% 9.9% -13.4% -10.3% 2.1% 8.9% Source: finance.yahoo.com, Valanium analysis • • Our valuations reflect a range of predictions, all falling below the current price point with the exception of the DCF
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NETWORK CAPABILITY – EMERGING AS PART OF AN INDUSTRIAL FIRMS COMPETENCE CONFIGURATION Jukka Vesalainen, University of Vaasa, Department of Management jukka.vesalainen@uva.fi Henri Hakala, University of Vaasa, Department of Management henri.hakala@uva.fi Abstract: The network capability refers to the firm’s ability to build, handle and exploit relationships. These capabilities are interwoven in the complex configuration with other capabilities and competencies of the firm and are, in practice, very
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delivery performance. Further, the article explores the moderating effect of demand and technological uncertainty. The methodology relies on a multiple informant survey design with responses from purchasing and production managers in Danish manufacturing companies. Hypotheses are tested using regression analysis based on data collected from 197 firms. Risk management capability is found to increase delivery performance. Unexpectedly, supplier evaluation capability was found to decrease delivery
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Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and Friedman test have been employed in the study. The principal components factor analysis resulted in seven independent dimensions: (1) innovative features, (2) image, (3) price, (4) personal recommendation, (5) durability and portable aspects, (6) media influence, and (7) post-sales service. The top three most important factors influencing consumer choice of mobile phones are: innovative features, recommendation and price. Several managerial implications
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Carp, Kodak’s CEO and chairman, reviewed 2002 sales data with Kodak’s senior executives. Film sales had dropped 5% from 2001 and revenues were down 3%. 2003 did not look any brighter: Carp expected revenues to grow only slightly and net income to remain flat or decrease (see exhibit 1 for information on Kodak’s financial performance and exhibits 2 and 3 for information on sales of cameras and film rolls in the United States). The film industry was “under pressure unlike ever before.” Carp predicted
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PROD 2100 - 2110 Production and Operations Management 2004-2005 Pierre Semal Prod 2100/2110 Introduction 0 Rules of the Game Tutorials Readings • • • Morgan, “Mechanization Takes Command” in “Images of Organizations”, Sage Press, 1986. Meal, “Putting production decisions where they belong”, HBR, 1984. Zeithaml, Berry, Parasuraman, “Communication and control processes in the delivery of service quality”, Journal of marketing, 1988. Working Sessions: • Individual • Computerized
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estimated 69% for Wal-Mart or, for that matter, other high-performing retailers.1 The next section of this case briefly describes the structure of the global apparel chain, from producers to final customers. The section that follows profiles three of Inditex’s leading international competitors in apparel retailing: The Gap (U.S.), Hennes & Mauritz (Sweden), and Benetton (Italy). The rest of the case focuses on Inditex, particularly the business system and international expansion of the Zara chain that
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CASE STUDY AUSTRALIAN WINE INDUSTRY 1. Identify Company’s (Witchmount Estate) objectives. [pic] Corporate - To be one of the top 3 wine estates in Victoria within 5 years. - Produce well known varieties of wine, such as, Chardonay, Sauvignon blanc, Shiraz & Cabernet sauvignon. - Develop new varieties like Pinot Gris. - Expansion & development of the winery, by building new modern wine manufacturing & tasting facilities
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