...com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory JoinSearchBrowseSaved Papers Home Page » Business and Management Case of Gm (Non-Market Environment) In: Business and Management Case of Gm (Non-Market Environment) Question 1: Identify and explain the 4l’s based on the case. a. Issues The dispute over the safety of the PICKUP TRUCKS, vehicle safety and defective design Firstly, the root cause is that the GM company has a unreasonable design of their gas tank on the collisions GM C/K pickups, the report shows that this pickups’ gas tank was too close with the bumper, it only 25 centimeters long. This is dangerous because that will cause explosions if there is any strike. A safety design should be place the gas tank on the top of axle or add on a shield between the gas tank and bumper. Further, the report also shows that the gas tank design was used for trucks manufactured between 1979 and 1987, and the fact is GM knows about their design problem but take no measure to fix or recall their cars because that will cause more cost. At the Moseley case happens, there are at least 130 other lawsuits involving the design of the gas tank GM need to faced. So the major issue of this case in this point is that whether the gas tank design and placement were defective and because that explosion case after their pickup was struck on the side by another vehicle. And those assumptions were proved by the GM engineer who is testified that GM company hidden...
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...of North Texas it, but the perception of excessive commercialization may lead to user abandonment. jeffrey.lewin@unt.edu Empirical support for these propositions, however, is lacking. Based on media uses DaVID STRUTToN and gratification theory, the authors propose and empirically test a model of content- university of North Texas related, structural, and socialization factors that affect users’ attitudes toward sNA. david.strutton@unt.edu INTRoDUCTIoN content but actively promoted it. Yet, according to To generate brand awareness for its Old Spice fra- one industry-sponsored study, only 22 percent of grance line, Procter & Gamble invited Facebook consumers had a positive attitude toward social users to “Turn Up Your Man Smell” by becoming media advertising—and 8 percent of consumers “fans” of its products. Within a week, the brand’s studied had abandoned an SNS because of what fan page had more than 120,000 new fans (Morri- they perceived as excessive advertising (AdReac- sey, 2009). Not content merely to draw fans to its tion, 2010). For example, although much of the Facebook page, the Red Robin restaurant chain decline in MySpace usage has been due to users’ enlisted Facebook users as “brand ambassadors,” abandonment of the site in favor of the “next big...
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...corporate governance problem, providing some guidance on the major points of consensus and dissent among researchers on this issue. Also analysed is the effectiveness of a set of external and internal disciplining mechanisms in providing a solution for the corporate governance problem. Apart from this, particular emphases are given to the special conflicts arising from the relationship between managers and shareholders in companies with large ownership diffusion, the issue of managerial entrenchment and the link between firm value and corporate governance. Keywords: agency theory, corporate governance, ownership structure JEL Classification: G300 1 1 Introduction Recent financial scandals associated to accounting and other frauds allegedly blamed to top company managers (e.g. Enron, Worldcom, Adelphia) have brought into public light the recurring question of whether companies are managed on the best interests of shareholders and other company stakeholders such as workers, creditors and the general community. A point that has been made frequently is that top managers may possess too much power inside their companies and that a general lack of accountability and control of their activities is...
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...Beauty Case Study By: Melinda Brodbeck and Erin Evans Presented March 5, 2007 SITUATION: The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty (CFRB) began in England in 2004 when Dove’s sales declined as a result of being lost in a crowded market. Unilever, Dove’s parent company, went to Edelman, its PR agency, for a solution. Together, they conceived a campaign that focused not on the product, but on a way to make women feel beautiful regardless of their age and size. The following summer, CFRB was brought to the United States and Canada. CRFB aimed not only to increase sales of Dove beauty products, but also targeted women of all ages and shapes. According to the CFRB website, “The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty is a global effort that is intended to serve as a starting point for societal change and act as a catalyst for widening the definition and discussion of beauty. The campaign supports the Dove mission: to make women feel more beautiful every day by challenging today’s stereotypical view of beauty and inspiring women to take great care of themselves.” In addition to changing women’s view of their bodies, Dove also aimed to change the beauty market. In an industry where the standard of beauty is often a size two blonde supermodel, Dove distinguished itself by using models that ranged from size six to fourteen. CRFB abandoned the conventional cynical method of portraying “perfect” women as beauty role models. RESEARCH: Dove commissioned The Real Truth About Beauty study as a...
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...restaurant revenues in the developed countries and continues to expand there and in many other industrial countries in the coming years. But some of most rapid growth is occurring in the developing world; where it's radically changing the way people eat. People buy fast food because it's cheap, easy to prepare, and heavily promoted. This paper aims at providing information about fast food industry, its trend, reason for its emergence and several other factors that are responsible for its growth. This report provides extensive research and rational analysis on the Indian fast food industry and tracks the changing dynamics of the market. It features market performance, key related sectors and competitive landscape of the market. The research study looks into the market condition and future forecasts, and outlines current trends and analysis. It has been made to help clients in analysing the opportunities, challenges and Drivers vital to the growth of fast food industry in India. For the purpose of this report, Fast Food Industry includes fast food restaurants, teahouses, coffee shops and juice bars in India. Consumers will be feeling the impact of the crisis far more over the coming months and will have to...
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...Few studies have estimated gasoline demand in Canada. Most of these studies have either failed to recognise ali the ways in which consumers can react to gasoline priče changes ог have implemented рге-1973 data which did not provide good estimates of priče elasticities (Dewees et al, 1975; Dahl ,1978; Shalaby and Waghmare, 1980). Some models attempt to estimate the components of gasoline demand using aggre-gated data (Gallini 1983; Dahl 1982). The problem with these models is that they do not identify the relationship between the household decisions on vehicle holdings and on usage. These two decisions are likely to be dependent; the use of a vehicle depends on its type and the type of vehicle chosen depends on its expected use. Since these decisions are made within the household, household data should be used for estimating the various components of gasoline demand. This paper provides an estimate of household gasoline demand in Canada by applying a detailed model to pooled time-series (1969-1988) and cross-sectional provincial data. The model recognises three major behavioural changes that households can make in response to gasoline priče changes: drive fewer miles, purchase fewer cars, and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles. In the model, fuel есопоту is treated in considerable detail. The two components of the fuel есопоту of new cars sold—the technical fuel efficiency of various classes of cars and the distribution of new car sales according to their interior volume...
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...com/locate/tourman Progress in Tourism Management Event tourism: Definition, evolution, and research Donald Getzà Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, 2500 University Ave. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 Received 24 April 2007; accepted 31 July 2007 Abstract This article reviews ‘event tourism’ as both professional practice and a field of academic study. The origins and evolution of research on event tourism are pinpointed through both chronological and thematic literature reviews. A conceptual model of the core phenomenon and key themes in event tourism studies is provided as a framework for spurring theoretical advancement, identifying research gaps, and assisting professional practice. Conclusions are in two parts: a discussion of implications for the practice of event management and tourism, and implications are drawn for advancing theory in event tourism. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Event tourism; Definitions; Theory; Research 1. Introduction Events are an important motivator of tourism, and figure prominently in the development and marketing plans of most destinations. The roles and impacts of planned events within tourism have been well documented, and are of increasing importance for destination competitiveness. Yet it was only a few decades ago that ‘event tourism’ became established in both the tourism industry and in the research community, so that subsequent growth of this sector can only be described as spectacular...
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...aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications Terence A. Shimp University of South Carolina Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Advertising, Promotion, & Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications, 8e Terence A. Shimp Vice President of Editorial, Business: Jack W. Calhoun Vice President/Editor-in-Chief: Melissa S. Acuna Acquisitions Editor: Mike Roche Sr. Developmental Editor: Susanna C. Smart Marketing Manager: Mike Aliscad Content Project Manager: Corey Geissler Media Editor: John Rich Production Technology Analyst: Emily Gross Frontlist Buyer, Manufacturing: Diane Gibbons Production Service: PrePressPMG Sr. Art Director: Stacy Shirley Internal Designer: Chris Miller/cmiller design Cover Designer: Chris Miller/cmiller design Cover Image: Getty Images/The Image Bank Permission Aquistion Manager/Photo: Deanna Ettinger Permission Aquistion Manager/Text: Mardell Glinski Schultz © 2010, 2007 South-Western, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, information storage and retrieval systems, or in any other manner—except as may be permitted by the license terms herein. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-800-354-9706 For permission...
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...MEDIA MARKETING AND THE FASHION INDUSTRY By Lisanne van Rietschoten Amsterdam Fashion Institute GRADUATION THESIS Social Media Marketing and the Fashion Industry WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND HOW ARE FASHION BRANDS APPLYING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A MARKETING TOOL AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL? By Lisanne van Rietschoten International F&M Student Graduation Coach: Marco Mossinkoff Amsterdam Fashion Institute, May 10,2010. PRODUCT THE PRODUCT IS INSPIRED BY THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS OF TACTICS AMONG FASHION SEGMENTS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL MEDIA GOALS. THE LINK BETWEEN GOALS AND TACTICS IS ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF SOCIAL MEDIA SINCE IT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN A BRAND’S SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS. MY AIM WITH THE PRODUCT IS TO MAKE FASHION BRANDS AWARE OF MY FINDINGS ON GOALS AND TACTICS. INSTEAD OF GIVING AWAY PRINTOUTS OF MY +15,000 WORD THESIS, THE PRODUCT IS HANDY AND ACTS AS A VISUALISATION OF MY MOST INTERESTING RESEARCH OUTCOMES. MY PRODUCT COMES IN A FORM OF A BROCHURE AND A MAP. IF MY THESIS PROVES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I AM PLANNING TO SEND OUT THE BROCHURE AND MAP TO COMPANIES ALONG WITH MY CV TO APPLY FOR A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME JOB IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL MARKETING. ABSTRACT Social media may sound like a new concept, but it is actually based on the most authentic marketing tool we know: word-of-mouth marketing. The speed of online word-of-mouth goes enormously fast, making social media highly attractive for the use of marketing and communication...
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...have two options; there is no right or wrong decision, nor one that is better than the other. But whatever is to be done, will be definitive. There is no turning back. We can continue being a family business, like in my grandfather’s and father’s days, or become a professional company with a strong and clear capital market strategy.” —David Feffer, Suzano, Chairman of the Board, speaking to his relatives after his father’s death Practical Guide to Corporate Governance 121 Family Business Challenges Chapter 5 Governance Challenges for Family-Owned Businesses F amily-owned or controlled companies are the leading form of business organization in Latin American countries, even among large listed companies: one recent study from Brazil...
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...ISBN 978‐9948‐03‐638‐8 Q uality Congress Middle East 2 Dubai (7-9 April, 2008) Creating an Architecture of Quality and Excellence in the Middle East: Responsibilities, Challenges and Strategies Proceedings of Congress Edited by Najwa Sami Dham & Syed Aziz Anwar e‐TQM College P.O. Box 71400 Dubai United Arab Emirates (1) ISBN 978‐9948‐03‐638‐8 Table of Contents Foreword ___________________________________________________________________ 6 Professor Mohamed Zairi, Chairman, Quality Congress Middle East 2 ______________________ 6 Research Papers ______________________________________________________________ 7 TQM and its Implementation in Higher Education of Iran _________________________ S.A. Siadat _____________________________________________________________________ M. Mokhtaripour _________________________________________________________________ R. Hoveida _____________________________________________________________________ 8 8 8 8 Quality: From Where to Where? ___________________________________________ 12 Alan Brown ___________________________________________________________________ 12 The Impact of Educational Quality Models on Schools’ Performance in Dubai ________ 20 Kalthoom Al Balooshi ____________________________________________________________ 20 Wafi Dawood __________________________________________________________________ 20 Management Education and Development in the United Kingdom _________________...
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...Nicky Golding OBJECTIVES To indicate the significance of the business context in developing an understanding of the meaning and application of SHRM. To analyse the relationship between strategic management and SHRM. To examine the different approaches to SHRM, including: – The best-fit approach to SHRM – The configurational approach to SHRM – The resource-based view of SHRM – The best-practice approach to SHRM. To evaluate the relationship between SHRM and organisational performance. To present a number of activities and case studies that will facilitate readers’ understanding of the nature and complexity of the SHRM debate, and enable them to apply their knowledge and understanding. Introduction to strategic human resouce management This chapter charts the development of strategic human resource management. It assumes a certain familiarity with the evolution of HRM, early HRM models and frameworks and their theoretical underpinning as discussed in Chapter 1. The aim of this chapter is to provide a challenging and critical analysis of the strategic human resource management literature, so that you will be able to understand the synthesis both within and between strategic human resource management and strategic management in its various forms. Since the early 1980s when human resource management arrived on the managerial agenda, there has been considerable debate concerning its nature and its value to organisations. From the seminal works emerging from the Chicago school and...
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