The LEGO Company in Asia 1 2 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 3 THE LEGO GROUP ............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 PRESENTATION ................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 HISTORY ................................................................
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MGX 9660 - International Business Theory and Practice Case n°10: The Collapse of General Motors PHAM Trang (23283300) REBOURG Malcolm (23625678) YAO Aileen (20460996) 1 Table of Contents I - Introduction………..………...………………………………………….….….p 3 II - What are the internal and external factors that contributed to GM’s decline and eventual bankruptcy protection application?……………….....….p 4 Internal Factors...………….……..…………………………...……….……….…p 4 Extenal Factors……….…..…………………………..………
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Ethical Strategy Review of Cisco Systems ethical strategy, what they say, what they do, and how it impacts their stakeholders. 2010 Contents Introduction 3 Background Information 3 Cisco’s Ethical Strategy 6 Stated Ethical Strategy 6 Stakeholder Analysis 9 Employees 9 Customers 13 Government 15 Suppliers 17 Shareholders 18 Communities 20 Institutionalization of Ethics 21 Explicit Components 21 Implicit Components 22 Corporate Environmental Management 23 Environmental
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with its own shipping company, limited focus on the domestic market and growing competition from LCCs. How would Korean Air manage growth as a family-owned conglomerate? The case offers enriching scope for analysing a family business’s turnaround strategies, with all the legacy costs involved. Pedagogical Objectives • To discuss the (operational) dynamics of Korean Chaebols - their influence/ effects on the country’s industrial sector and the economy as a whole • To analyse how family-owned businesses
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Chapter 1 expanding abroad: motivations, means, and mentalities Case 1-1 Cameron Auto Parts * Alex Cameron got the family biz when graduated in 2001, when the American economy fell into a recession * History * Auto Pact, big three ship car parts between Canada & US, with tariff free * Cameron focus on small engine parts and auto accessories * Car Sales dropped in 2000, because declining North America and entry of Japanese * High pressure for modernization
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PLANET STARBUCKS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 CONTENTS Background Problem Identification Main Issue Narrow SWOT analysis Functional Area Analysis Alternatives Recommendation Implementation PAGE 2 7 7 8 16 47 53 57 1 PLANET STARBUCKS (A) ‘Group B’ BACKGROUND About Starbucks: Starbucks is one of the finest coffee stores, popular among its customers for its aura with a very comfortable atmosphere to relax and the first rate music it plays. As in the 1990s, it is a store which has been
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Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL TECHNOLOGY Organizational Technology Plan Overview Business today is faced with an array of workplace changes varying from downsizing to implementation of new equipment or methodologies. In the current recession Jake’s Plumbing has looked for ways to have a successful business, while still providing the customer excellent service. Jake’s Plumbing is an organization that can change and adapt to new technological advances
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weakness in the world economy and the uncertain environment that prevailed, Wal-Mart had reported sales growth of 11%, amounting to $6.4 billion. The company’s associates were indeed doing the Wal-Mart cheer in faraway places like Germany, South Korea, China, and the United Kingdom. In three decades, it had grown from its rural Arkansas roots to become the world’s largest company, and quite possibly the most powerful retailer. The meteoric growth did bring with it a fair share of problems. At a macro level
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ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………22 * SWOT……………………………………………………………………………23 * PORTER’S 5 FORCES……………….…………………………………………30 * PORTER’S VALUE CHAIN……………………………………………………36 * BCG MATRIX…………………………………………..………………………39 * PORTER’S GENERIC STRATEGIES……………………….…………………41 FINANCIAL STATEMENT……………………………………………….……………44 CONCLUSION……………………………………………………..……………………49 RECOMMENDATION……………………………………………………….…………51 CITATIONS…………………………………………..…………………………………53 INTRODUCTION Nestlé is the largest food and
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