...companies have settle, they must have an exit strategy plan set in motion in case the business don’t succeed. Diversification is the best exit strategy that will suit Harley Davidson in its new venture. HD can gain vital knowledge from Ethiopia and apply it to produce much needed products that can help overcome the existing odds for the company. In addition the company can also diverse in expanding its business to other areas; diversification is suggested for the company in this specific country because the company and the products are new to the market and previous information shows that low cost products work in Ethiopia. Nonetheless Harley Davidson can gain profits in others sectors if develop. However if Harley Davidson decides that diversification is not the best exit strategy and they want to close the business and take its losses, Liquidation of Assets would be the exit strategy suggested instead; only if no debt is pending. This will allow the company to find a suitable buyer willing to buy all the products at a reasonable price, remember that HD products are worldwide known quality products that most men wish to have. Nonetheless in liquidation negotiations not much money is gained. Shutting down the company will be another option that will suit Harley Davidson as well. This is a common exit strategy and often use by many business owners whom have been struggling with their business; however, the reasons why to shut down the business are many. The procedure to shut down...
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...Office of Environmental Management Corporate Projects Initiative January 2003 Definition of EM Completion and DOE Site Closure This fact sheet defines critical points in the cleanup process, specifies where the Office of Environmental Management (EM) programmatic responsibility ends, and clarifies the responsibilities of other Program Secretarial Offices managing a site after EM’s mission is complete. Accordingly, these definitions serve as the framework for developing or revising strategic plans, site baselines, and implementation plans. Environmental Management (Cleanup) includes those activities necessary to evaluate and mitigate a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance that may pose a risk to human health or the environment. Cleanup activities may include source term remediation, facility disposition, ground water response measures, surface water response measures, and legacy waste management (e.g., transuranic and orphan waste disposition). The term cleanup is used interchangeably with the terms remedial action, removal action, response action, and corrective action. Response Action Completion occurs when a specific response attains its response action objective(s)/cleanup criteria such that no land use restrictions remain (e.g., contaminant concentrations reduced to acceptable, healthbased levels in ground water). EM Completion occurs when: 1) all required short-term response activities at a specific site are complete (e.g., soil excavation, cap construction...
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...value of the company. The employee group will find a way to finance the amount necessary to buy out the interest of the others, thus taking control of the company away from potentially hostile forces. Related Reading: Exit Strategies for a Business Sell the Company This exit strategy is just as it seems. From inception, you build sales and brand value to get the attention of potential suitors. You may have predetermined a level of profit at which you begin to market the company. You may have done such a good job of building a brand that a competitor or conglomerate will see your company as a good fit to its long-term strategy. This option often results in dismissal of most management in the target company and some consolidation in the ranks. Go Public The most complex exit strategy is jumping into the morass of regulations managed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Sarbanes-Oxley Bill made the process of selling all or part of a company to the public through the issuance of stock a challenging proposition. The regulations will keep your lawyers happy for years to come. If you plan to use this option, you must start the planning process almost from inception due to the stringent recordkeeping necessary. Ads by Google The final portion of your business plan...
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...“Is Post-Appraisal Weeding good strategy?” Dilip Thosar Paper for The International Research Conference on HRM 25-26 August 2012 at MIT College of Management, Pune Is Post-Appraisal Weeding good strategy? Dilip Thosar Fellow Student, AHRD (Academy of Human Resources Development), Ahmedabad. ABSTRACT Many progressive Indian organizations are seen to annually lead a practice of weeding out their lowest-performing manpower, with the strategic intent of increasing their performance capability and competence. The genesis of this practice lies in the “20-70-10 principle” which states that the top 20% of workforce is productive, 70% work adequately and the remaining bottom 10% do not deliver and should be fired. During the annual appraisal, the head of every business team within the organization is asked to classify his/her team-members into top, medium and bottom performers. Those in the bottom bucket are asked to resign. This reportedly creates tremendous dissonance and unhappiness across the organization. There seems to be no evidence of the expected theoretical result of a continuously improving highperforming business unit. Even short-run competence is not reported to increase perceptibly. Notable is the expensive attrition and erosion of precious employee-engagement among residuals, with consequent burn-outs and reduced productivity. The significant negative outcomes of this practice seem to outweigh any positive potential. Literature studied and industry leaders decry it as...
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...Case # 5-0022 Updated December 15, 2004 Note on Exits D O The number and dollar value of exits declined significantly during the economic downturn of 2000. In 1999, equity underwritings in the technology, health care, and consumer segments totaled 665 but by 2002, the total was just 151 transactions. Mergers and acquisitions for the same sectors totaled 988 in 1999 and just 388 in This document was written by Adjunct Assistant Professor Fred Wainwright and Research Assistant Angela Groeninger, under the supervision of Professor Colin Blaydon as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective management. Copyright © 2003 Trustees of Dartmouth College. All rights reserved. To order additional copies, please call (603) 646-0522. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written consent of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. N As shown in Exhibits 1 and 2, mergers and acquisitions are much more common in recent years than IPOs. Entrepreneurs that dream of an IPO and insist upon it when seeking an exit are vastly reducing their opportunities for successfully monetizing their shares. O The most popular exit strategies are: • A merger with another company, either public or private • An acquisition by another company, either public or private • An Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) whereby a private company offers its shares to the...
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...conversation that takes place between an employee and human resources (HR) or other manager to determine the reason(s) the employee is leaving. (enterprenuer.com) When an employee makes a voluntary decision to leave an organization, it is important for the organization to find out the reason for leaving, as the employee takes with him/her the knowledge, skills, expertise, and the experience. Generally, employee turnover happens due to the organizational and/or interpersonal and/or personal reasons. To understand the factors that compelled an employee to end its relationship with the organization is an integral part of the employment ending process. The organization should use the exit interview as an effective tool to develop and implement the strategies for meaningful staff retention. The exit interview provides the organization an opportunity to 'make peace' with a disgruntled employee; otherwise, the employee leave with the vengeful intentions which could lead to negative publicity for the organization. The number of questions can be asked to the departing employee, but a careful selection has to be made based on what outcomes the organization would like to derive. Some of the basic questions asked are stated below. For a detailed list of questions, please refer Appendix A. a. Overall, how did you find your experience working on this team? b. What did you like about it? c. What could have been better? d. What is the primary reason for leaving? e. What...
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...Exit Strategies Green Environment Auto Parts many exit strategy options. These exit strategy options come with advantages and disadvantages. It could sell all remaining asset to an existing business in the host country. This would allow the organization to recover some of the original capital that was invested upon the inception of the venture, but most likely would not recover the entire initial investment. Because this could also allow the organization to recover some portion of their initial investment, this could aid in ending any future losses the organization would have faced if they continued their operations. There is also an option to sell a controlling interest to a business in the host country. Using this strategy, they will be able to share the burden of running the business with another, while retaining some degree of control over the company. The organization would also share in the profits of this task, as well as sharing the costs of running the business. In this move, the organization would limit their exposure to their invested capital. Feasibility of Global Venture Green Environment Company has done its studies and investigated the feasibility of the auto parts venture in the country of Portugal. Portugal has become a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Having this agreement will allow to remove trade and investment barriers with other countries like United States, Mexico and Canada because of this fact it makes much more feasible...
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...Final Global Business Plan When the U.S. based Harley-Davidson company considers foreign investment in the South American country Peru it is important to consider several factors that will be critical to its success. Past papers have analyzed the country and the region, the political and economic environment, the opportunities and threats involved in doing business there, and how the company’s strengths support those opportunities and how its weaknesses can be mitigated to minimize the threats. This final analysis will review Harley-Davidson’s marketing approach, financial overview, options for financing the foreign investment, the decentralized nature of the organization and its benefits for global operations, and the companies available exit strategies for a Peruvian operation. Marketing Mix Harley-Davidson has chosen the strategic direction of targeting a youth market that is more up to speed with the technologies of today to increase its share in the cruiser market. The average age in Peru is 26.2, and with the introduction of the v-rod motorcycle, Harley-Davidson cut out a sizable share of the cruiser market. That will be the goal of the new market in Peru, with the change being a duel-role product for both off road and street use. To target the younger market by introducing a new product, the company has chosen to concentrate on the following market objectives: market expansion into Peru and product diversification to meet the needs of the customer in their current...
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...Management Buyouts: A Framework for Value Realization Management buyouts (‘MBO’s) have become increasingly popular in recent years due in large part to the abundance of available capital in the North American marketplace. They can be particularly attractive as an exit strategy for business owners looking to retire and for corporations seeking to divest of a non-core business segment. In addition to the many Canadian-based financial investors searching for good MBO candidates, a growing number of players from the United States and other parts of the world are looking to Canada due to the scarcity of good prospects and the quality of the companies and management teams that reside here. Financial investors will compete among themselves for the chance to secure an opportunity that meets their investment criteria. Financial investors may take a minority equity interest or a majority stake in an investee company, and some financial investors specialize in certain industry sectors. Most financial investors publicize their areas of interest and general investment criteria on their websites. There a three main parties involved in an MBO: the owner of the company who is seeking to divest, the management team looking to acquire an equity interest, and the financial investor seeking a return on invested capital. In order to be successful over the long term, an MBO must be structured to satisfy the collective, yet sometimes conflicted, interests of these parties. This article examines the...
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...Final Global Business Plan Paper Chris Fischbach, O.H. Hudson Jr, William Del Valle MGT/448 Global Business Strategies February 15, 2012 John O'Brien, MBA Final Global Business Plan Paper * In the previous weeks, Team D set out to gain a better understanding of globalization and determine if opportunities exist for branching out their fictional company DeltaCompCarib (DCC) into a new global market. During this time the team developed a business strategy to promote DCC and bring its product line to Puerto Rico. Early on DCC had to conduct a regional analysis, country analysis, and an organization and product or service analysis. Regional Analysis Regional Alliances and Economic Integration Puerto Rico is just one of many Caribbean countries, which make up the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). This regional integration between Caribbean countries, formed in 1973. According to the United States Trade International Commission (2008), “The purpose of regional integration is to achieve economic gains through free trade flow and investments between neighboring countries often by lowering or eliminating tariffs against imports from fellow member countries. These actions increase duty free trade, tourism, movement of labor, and the flow of capital across national borders, reducing the possibility of conflict. Regional integration promotes global business in that it removes, in stages or altogether...
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...CASE 3 DUE: 7/29/15 The O-Fold Innovation for Preventing Wrinkles: A Good Business Opportunity? CASE 3The O-Fold Innovation for Preventing Wrinkles: A Good Business Opportunity? Assignment Questions: 1. Select which business model Alex should pursue and defend your answer. In my opinion, Alex should use the Crawl-Walk-Run Strategy. By pursuing this strategy, Alex can make more money by using the characteristics of the other strategies. The Crawl-Walk-Run strategy has a three step process of growing a company. The first step is crawl, where Alex and his brother can produce the O-Folds themselves. By marketing and distributing locally themselves they can cut down their expenses, thus making marketing cost to a minimum. He can collect market data to support his business idea and also get an idea for what to expect when starting up his business. This would help with getting investors to get involved, which should help move smoothly into the next phase. The walk step is “selling” the idea to investors, get a patent, develop the distribution route and a marketing strategy. This will also offer an exit strategy for investors and also for other establishments to buy O-Fold. The run step would be the step where Alex would decide to carry on with the company or sell his portion of the company. At this point, he would need to be manufacturing substantial quantities. This strategy would allow Alex to make judgments at three separate segments, allowing him to make...
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...Business Plan Criteria The Advance | Represent a significant advance on the current offerings or practices in a particular market | IP Position | Offer a realistic chance of establishing defensible intellectual property | Status | Propose offerings which have undergone significant real world testing | Capability | Are backed up with sufficient resources and business capacity to execute on the opportunity | Validation | Have been tried and vetted by a representative group of customers | Marketing Plan | Have a realistic and detailed marketing plan | Management Team | Are backed up with a management team with sufficient experience and education to execute the plan | Investment Offering | Have a favorable investment structure | Market Size and Share | Target a large and attractive market and the chance to capture a significant portion of it | Competition | Don't face competitive threats that are too entrenched or powerful | ROI | Represent an attractive return on investment | An investor will be interested in long-term profit he can make from investing. In other words, he will look closely at the viability and growth possibilities of your project. Equally, he will want to identify potential exit routes at the time of investment. He will therefore focus on management information, marketing and sales perspectives, and naturally, on the finance. Team — Can you demonstrate years of operations experience in a similar industry? Do you have real...
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...O-Fold Innovation Select which business model Alex should pursue and defend your answer. I think Alex should pursue the business model which uses the Crawl-Walk-Run Strategy. By using this strategy, he can really make use of the characteristics of the other strategies to control and make money from his business idea. The Crawl-Walk-Run strategy has a three step process of growing a company. The first step is crawl, where Alex and his brother can produce the O-Folds on their own. They can inexpensively market and distribute locally, online, door-to-door, or use flyers. He can collect market data to support his business idea and also get an idea for what to expect when starting up his business. This would help with getting investors to get involved, which should help move smoothly into the next phase. The walk step is “selling” the idea to investors, get a patent, develop the distribution route and a marketing strategy. This will also offer an exit strategy for investors and also for other establishments to buy O-Fold. The run step would be the step where Alex would decide to carry on with the company or sell his portion of the company. At this point, he would need to be manufacturing substantial quantities. This strategy would allow Alex to make judgments at three separate segments, allowing him to make decisions based on his confidence level and not having to go “all in” before he has any information. Perform a SWOT analysis for the business model you selected. The following...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Manchester Metropolitan University] On: 18 November 2011, At: 08:18 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rirr20 Failure in international retailing: research propositions Steve Burt , John Dawson & Leigh Sparks a a b c Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK E-mail: s.l.burt@stir.ac.uk b The University of Edinburgh Management School, 50 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9YI, UK E-mail: john.dawson@ed.ac.uk c Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, UK E-mail: leigh.sparks@stir.ac.uk Available online: 15 Apr 2011 To cite this article: Steve Burt, John Dawson & Leigh Sparks (2003): Failure in international retailing: research propositions, The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 13:4, 355-373 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0959396032000129471 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-andconditions This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling...
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...| Kings and Queens Discount Clothing Store | BUSINESS PLAN | | Prepared By: Terrance Clayton | 5/6/2009 | Bus 4100 -01 Dr. Hamid Ali | INTRODUCTION Kings and Queens’s clothing story will care a combination of well known designers and popular brand names, as well as national and local department store label along with countless others in one shopping location all at a fraction of the original price! What separates Kings and Queens from other clothing stores is that we carry large selection of plus size and king size fashion. We also have a tailor and seamstress on site so our customers can get that perfect fit. Located in Chicago, Illinois on the Westside, Kings and Queens will pride itself on selecting only the best quality merchandise at discount prices. By buying up manufactures’ overstock, post- season, and close out stock. Kings and Queens are able to offer fashionable, high quality designer items at 25% - 50% less than those of the department stores. Kings and Queens also have discount sales on their already low prices everyday! Stop by and see what you are missing! EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kings and Queens will be a start up discount apparel retail store that offers brand name clothing for plus size women and big men. This business will sell high-end designer clothes and accessories for professional men and women. We also offer the latest fashion in urban and casual attire for the entire family as well. We will offer in our Men’s and Youth...
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