Problem statement: With the rapid expansion of production Toyota was not able to establish the appropriate engineering skills and staff to support it. This demonstrated a breakdown in the internal communication policy within Toyota to the North American region. Business planning processes and communication from leadership on production goals where not aligned. This caused for rapid expansion without an adherence to quality standards in order to meet expansion initiatives within the North American
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TOYOTA, INC. A Case Study in Communicating Bad News Written by: Alex Mezey Scott Hamilton Kevin Kuwahara Courtney Sandlin Dr. Robyn Walker Faculty Advisor Center for Management Communication Prepared for: Case Study Initiative Center for Management Communication 2013 Page 1 of 12 INTRODUCTION In 2005, Lupe Lee bought a new Toyota Camry from a local Sunnyvale, California, Toyota dealership, donating her immaculate Camry bought in 1990 to a local charity. Going from an older Camry model
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Toyota challenged the US car industry to develop quality compact, fuel efficient, economic vehicles at an affordable cost. They utilized the philosophies of American statistician Dr. William Edwards Deming to improve design, product quality, testing and sales. With such a strong history in quality and production efficiency will Toyota be able to recover from the current recall scandals? How should Toyota present itself to the consumer as it attempts to rectify this growing situation? How can they
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Abstract This paper explores new marketing strategies initiated by Toyota Motor Company (“Toyota”) to improve the trust and overhaul of the company’s image in response to a $10M recall in 2010. The vehicles that were recalled resulted from an introduction of acceleration-related accidents for which Toyota encountered hundreds of lawsuits (Jacobs & Chase 2014). Naturally, the recalls and lawsuits threatened to tarnish the company’s image. Thus, in an effort to reconstruct this persona, the company
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29, 2014 Integrated Market Strategy Introduction: This research document will encompass an integrated market strategy for the Toyota Tundra. It will embody such descriptives as an overview/executive summary of the marketing strategy, the product and desired brand image, the target market, including buyer motivations, demographics, and psychographics, the over-all marketing strategy
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Automotive list for most of 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation suffered a severe blow to its image of quality, safety and reliability. Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, has recalled 8.5 million vehicles worldwide as a result of runaway vehicles caused by defective gas pedals, faulty floor mats and braking software glitches. The company is desperately trying to salvage its reputation and regain market share and sales. Some considered this to be the biggest crisis in the auto industry since the bankruptcies
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Building Brand Image With Ethics The Positive and Negative Effects of Ethical and Unethical Behaviors on Brand Trust Executive Summary In the market of today, businesses are faced with complex situations where they not only have to make decisions for the better of the company, but also for the better of society. In an economy and market that thrives on the competitiveness of various companies, business officials must abandon the focus on profit and focus on the needs of their
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Decision-Making in Business and the Repercussions of Unethical Choices In business, managers must attempt to take ethical approaches to all areas of work so as not to compromise the company, the employees, or the organization’s consumers. Specific criteria have been established for managers to follow in order to remain ethical, even when faced with unethical situations. Ivancevich, Konopaske and Mattseson identify these criteria as the following: 1. Utilitarian outcomes. The manager’s behavior
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, USA, INC. Background In the early 1980’s, Japanese automakers contemplated building cars in North America. Japan’s huge trade imbalance had caused political pressure to mount, while the economic feasibility of such investment had improved with a rapidly rising yen. At that time, however it was unclear whether cars produced outside Japan could live up to their hard-earned reputation of high quality at low cost. This issue was far from settled in 1985 when Toyota
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