...This case study is an excellent example of how different types of parties can be brought together in a large scale transaction and how the original energy of those early meetings can be lost over time. I imagine that when Anthony Athanas was purchasing those old piers back in the 1960s many, if not all, of his colleagues, friends, and family members told him that he was off his rocker. I’m sure Athanas was looking at this land as his family’s ticket to financial prosperity and somewhat of a legacy that he could leave to his descendants for years and years to come. One of the items I wish the case would have divulged is the amount of money that Athanas had invested in the properties. For me this information would have given an insight to his net worth and how much he had riding on this investment. I assume it was substantial given his actions later in the process. Twenty years later Athanas’ dreams came true and all those naysayers were more than likely green with envy. The amount of pride Athanas’ had in his investment at that moment had to have been insurmountable. Being approached by a big time real estate development company and their extremely wealthy client, Hyatt Corporation, must have made Athanas feel larger than life and made him feel like something he isn’t, which is a developer himself. The case doesn’t give much insight into whether Athanas had any representation or anyone consulting him throughout the process. From the beginning, I saw this as matchup...
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...GOOD PRACTICE CASE STUDIES IN UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS COOPERATION PART OF THE DG EDUCATION AND CULTURE STUDY ON THE COOPERATION BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education and Culture Directorate C: Lifelong learning: higher education and international affairs European Institute of Innovation and Technology; economic partnership Public open tender EAC/37/2009: CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Scope of report Introduction to UBC Elements in the UBC Ecosystem 5 5 5 5 AIMS & METHODOLOGY Introduction Objective Process for selection Basis for selection Countries considered in the selection of the cases Case study partners 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 CASE STUDIES Case study key insights Classification of countries Nature of case study Case study quick-find 10 10 12 12 13 NORTHERN Europe Case 1: SEA, Denmark Case 2: ETM, Estonia Case 3: Demola, Finland Case 4: REAP, Ireland Case 5: Mobility at UL, Latvia Case 6: CSE, Sweden Case 7: SMIL, Sweden Case 8: SPEED, UK Case 9: IDI/Digital City, UK Case 10: Acua Limited, UK 18 19 25 30 35 41 46 52 57 63 70 76 80 84 90 96 EASTERN EUROPE Case 11: GIS, Bulgaria Case 12: TTO Pécs, Hungary Case 13: The Science and Economy Project, Poland Case 14: WCTT, Poland Case 15: Q-PlanNet, Romania 75 1 © Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre CONTENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE Case 16: MUHC, Malta Case 17: PNICube,......
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...Individual Assignment OF Organization studies Dr: Mohammad Iqbal, MIB, MIB, DBA. Student: Ahmed Hassan Ali Elmaloul . Student NO: 126030208021003. Sustainability Performance Measurement for sustainable organizations: beyond compliance and reporting Key Words: sustainability performance measurement (SPM), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), compliance, reporting, Communication, stakeholders, Organizational change, TRM. Type of paper: conceptual essay 1. Introduction The end of 20th century observed unprecedented prominent changes in corporate strategy and management towards sustainable thinking - the emergence of sustainability as corporate strategy, and making sustainability an integral part of a company’s business strategy in order to obtain the bottom-line benefits .But, this is requires a dramatic changes in the organizations’ performance against the economic, social and environmental (triple) bottom lines , and paying more and more attention to their values and responsibility .Sustainability is also necessitates the transformation of mindset and commitment of the leadership and organizational performance to include key stakeholders. Managing sustainability holistically is challenging and requires a sound management framework that integrates environmental and social performance with economic business performance. 2. Conceptual and theoretical analysis Sustainability performance measurement (SPM) Yet few, if any, companies can respond......
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...they become the ad. It’s a notion that disturbs some people, especially as Facebook continues to challenge social norms about privacy and use of personal data. Zuckerberg believes that these new, more personal forms of marketing are the only way advertisers can adapt to the increasingly social nature of the Internet. On average, users spend more than six and a half hours a month on Facebook, significantly more time than they spend on other major sites—mostly because they are so engrossed in communicating with their friends. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What are the privacy issues associated with Facebook ads? 2. How are Facebook ads different from that of its online rivals’ ads? 3. What are the challenges faced by Facebook ads? CASE 6-2* WENTWORTH INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SUPPLIES OVERVIEW Wentworth Industrial Cleaning Supplies (WICS), located in Lincoln, Nebraska, is experiencing a slowdown in growth; sales of all WICS products have leveled off far below the volume expected by management. Although total sales volume has increased for the industry, WICS’s share of this growth has not kept pace. J. Randall Griffith, vice president of marketing, has been directed to determine what factors are stunting growth and to institute a program that will facilitate further expansion. WICS is a division of Wentworth International, competing in the janitorial maintenance chemical market. According to trade association estimates, the total market is roughly $2.5 billion......
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...reports every year showing what they have achieved through their strategies and plans, and what they plan to do in the near future .as been submitted to us by a student in order to help you with your studies. This is not an example Now, I will be talking about a few of the many ethical practices followed by Marks & Spencer. Plan - A Plan A is an initiative launched my Marks & Spencer in 2007, with the goal to become one of the world's most sustainable retailers and is likely to cost around $300 million. The basic five 'Plan A' pillars are: * Waste - Refers to reducing constructional and operational waste that is sent to landfills each year. * Fair Partnership - Ensuring that M&S's clothing suppliers pay fair wages and ensuring that laborers live in proper conditions in countries like India, Sri Lanka, etc. * Natural Resources - Ensuring that raw materials do not come from sources that contribute to deforestation. * Health & Well-being - Promoting healthy lifestyles for their employees & consumers. * Climate Change - Refers to reducing energy usage by almost as much as 40% and become carbon neutral by 2012. Through Plan A, M&S has invented and developed new ways of producing products in a more environmentally friendly way, and developing more eco-friendly products for its consumers to help them lead healthy lives. The plan initially consisted of 100 obligations to be covered in 5 years and has recently been increased, to around......
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...CASE STUDY SUMMARY: MARKETING EXCELLENCE CATERPILLAR The steam tractors of the 1890s and early 1900s were extremely heavy, sometimes weighing 1,000 pounds (450 kg) per horsepower, and often sank into the rich, soft earth of the San Joaquin Valley Delta farmland surrounding Stockton, California. Benjamin Holt attempted to fix the problem by increasing the size and width of the wheels up to 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide, producing a tractor 46 feet (14 m) wide. But this also made the tractors increasingly complex, expensive and difficult to maintain. Caterpillar was founded in 1925 when two California based tractor companies merged. The name “Caterpillar” Company photographer Charles Clements was reported to have observed that the tractor crawled like a Caterpillar, and Holt seized on the metaphor. "Caterpillar it is. That's the name for it!" Some sources, though, attribute this name to British soldiers in July 1907. Two years later Holt sold his first steam-powered tractor crawlers for US$5,500, about US$128,000 today. Each side featured a track frame measured 30 inches (760 mm) high by 42 inches (1,100 mm) wide and was 9 feet (2.7 m) long. The tracks were 3 inches (76 mm) by 4 inches (100 mm) redwood slats. Holt received the first patent for a practical continuous track for use with a tractor on December 7, 1907 for his improved "Traction Engine" ("improvement in vehicles and especially of the traction engine class; and included endless traveling......
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...Case Study # 1 FM 212-Section #: Case Studies in Fashion Marketing Spring 2015 Monica Allen 03/16/15 Professor Kohan Case Study: A Step 1: The Growth of Fast fashion has resulted in large amounts of disposable clothing, which is environmentally unsustainable especially with continuation. Step 2: * Fast fashion retailers are a Major part of the current fashion chain. * The world’s supply of women’s clothing is at least 7 times that of men’s. * The price of disposable clothing makes it very tempting to young female consumers as well as easy to dispose of. * Fast fashion makes it easy for the consumer to wear an item once and discard of it to buy a replacement. * The current raise of consumerism in the United States and Europe will result in the exports of used clothing in other countries to increase. * Fast Fashion is being made at a fast speed overseas in large quantities for very cheap. * Disposable clothing is being created quicker than they are being recycled. * The demand of synthetic textiles has doubled, Not only that the process in which the textiles are created is energy-intensive. * Textile waste is filling up landfills in large amounts. * Cotton is the most widely used fabric in the world. Growing cotton requires large amounts of harmful pesticides. * Chemicals used in growing highly demanded natural and synthetic fibers are classified as hazardous by the World Health organization. Step 3: 1.Government......
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...Registration No. 250144. It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead. Source: * Financial Times ranking 2014 # Financial Times 3 year average rank (2012-14) + Part of 1% of business schools to be awarded tripe accreditation status (AMBA, EQUIS, AACSB) Original Thinking Applied CONTENTS CSR 2014 04 The Trend The rise of CSR in business education 07 Case Study 10 Teaching CSR 14 16 18 Event The green trend in business Advertorial Economy MBAs and social responsibility Industry 08 CSR 2014 Lowdown on courses and events Oil companies and MBAs: a pipeline for corporate social responsibility www.educationpost.com.hk/csr2014 MBS stresses importance of social responsibility Teaching China’s business leaders the importance of CSR PolyU means business when it comes to creating a better world 04 07 08 10 14 16 18 Corporate social responsibility will revitalise the world’s economy CUHK CSR case competition winner will be awarded a Swire internship CSR 2014 is published by Education Post, South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Editorial Editor Assistant Editor Community Editor Reporter Designer Sub Editor Cover photo: iStockphoto Ginn Fung Gary Ng Daisy Fung Sharon Li Candy Lai Paul Wenham Contact Us Editorial editor@educationpost.com.hk Advertising......
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...Case study Visit an environment Conduct & survey/ interview & observation * Effects of environmental degradation * How they address it or solve the problem * How implementation for environmental conservation 1. Introduction – define & explain environmental conservation 2. Overview of establishment – History and description 3. Environmental conversation observation a. Solid waste b. policies c. penalties d. problems encounter (regarding envi conversation) e. participation of the company in any envi conversation advocacy f. photos ( 4 pictures include the front of the establishment ; the interview; their policies; solid waste disposal) 3R size with caption. 4. Summary, conclusion and finding 5. Recommendation JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION Introduction: The Jollibee Food Corporation remains unwavering in its commitment to bring joy to our customers, and that means doing our part in conserving our natural resources and keeping our environment safe, clean, and beautiful. Part of our water management practice is the use of hygienic waterless urinals in our stores. This odorless facility uses a special liquid sealant to prevent odors from escaping and funnel pure urine down the drain. Overview of establishment: Jollibee is a Filipino multinational chain of fast food restaurants headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. JFC is the parent company of Jollibee, the country's answer to McDonald's in the fast food......
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...102 Part On e Organization s, Manag ement, and the Networked Enterprise Modernization of NTUC Income CASE STUDY TUC In com e (Incom e ), one of Singapore's la rgest insure rs, has over 1.8 million policy hold ers with total asse ts of S$21.3 billion . T h e insurer e mploys about 3,400 insurance advi sors a nd 1,200 oHke staff, with the majority located across a n e ight hranch n etwork. On Jun e 1, 2003, Income suc ceeded in the migration of its le gacy insura nce sys tems to a di gital web-based system. The Hercul ea n task required not only the upgrading of ha rdwa re and applications, it also req uired In come to stream line its decade-old business pro cesses a nd IT prac tices. Up until a few rea rs ago, Income's insuran ce processes we re ver tedious and paper-hased. The e ntire in surance proces started with custome rs mee ting an agent, fillin g in forms a nd submitting do cuments. The agent would the n submit th e forms a l branches, from where th ey were se nt by couriers to th e Offi Cf, Services department. The co ll ec tion schedule co uld introdu ce delays of two to three days . Offi ce Servi ces would log documents, sort them, a nd then send th e m to departments for und erwriting. Proposals wef(~ allocate d to unde r w riting staff, mostly randomly . Accepted proposals we re sent for printing at the Computer Services de partm e nt and th e n redistribu te d. For storage, all original do cum e nts were packed an d......
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...University of the Potomac BUS510 Professor: Petya Case Study: The Home Depot’s Eco Vicky Thomas 7/18/15 Apply a PESTEL analysis to The Home Depot and Ford Motor Company. Which are the most important? Which are the most important external forces impinging upon the companies? Are the forces the same or are they different? Why? The Home Depot’s most important external forces would likely be ecological, sociocultural and economic. The most important forces for Ford Motor Company would likely be the legal, ecological, and economic forces. The forces that are the same for both companies are economic and ecological. The economy affects both companies because if the economy is in a recession and consumers are not purchasing as many products, neither company would be able to sell their products. For The Home Depot, some DIY projects may increase in a down economy. However, this is likely to be more than offset by the reduction in sales of durable goods (such as dishwashers) during a recession. Since Ford Motor Company specializes in the production of motor vehicles; their product offering is limited to automobiles. Strong ecological forces may possibly hurt the company because it may require a lot of research and innovation to improve their product, all of which could take a long time. Strong ecological forces would not have as much of an impact on The Home Depot because they offer a wide variety of products, from household appliances to gardening goods and......
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...Case Studies – Week 10 Case 1: PHILANTHROPIC TEAM BUILDING The top dozen executives from Adolph Coors and Molson breweries wanted to accelerate their team development to kick off the post-‐merger integration of the two companies. But rather than doing the usual team building in the woods or at a friendly game of golf, the Molson Coors leaders spent a full day helping to build a house for Habitat for Humanity. “We quickly got past the idea of a ropes course or golf outing,” recalls Samuel D. Walker, Molson Coors' chief legal officer. “We really wanted something where we would give back to one of the communities where we do business.” According to Walker, the volunteering experience exceeded everyone's expectations. “We had to unload this truck full of cement roof tiles. We actually had to figure out how to have kind of a bucket line, handing these very ......
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...Timmons entrepreneurship framework (entrepreneur-opportunity-resources) to analyze this case 1. Opportunity for entrepreneurship Discovering problem is the key for successful entrepreneurship, it means look into problem is chance to be success. Mr. Poss discovered issue that garbage trucks consume many pereoleum.This was waste energy and time. In addition, recently years, ECO friendly market has become more and more hugely in the recent years, particularly in west countries. Many west countries are more positive to improve their environment, therefore we may see Poss’ customer who are government, school and so on. Timing is other opportunity in this case. It is right time that invent right product. Mr. Poss and his team found this chance to invent Big Belly. According as our information, Jim Poss's firm, Seahorse Power Company (SPC), encourages the adoption of environmentally friendly methods of power generation by designing products which are cheaper and more efficient than twentieth-century technologies. So we can know that entrepreneurial leaders shape opportunities within the context of who they are, what they know, and who they know. Notice how Poss began with a problem he experienced directly in his life, linked that concern to his expertise in solar technology, and then connected his ideas with others in his community and his broader networks. 2. Resource for entrepreneurship In this case, SPC does not have many supports, however the other key for......
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...MAR 675: STRATEGIC MARKETING PLANNING CASE STUDY: TESLA MOTORS 2/16/2015 1. Introduction * Background and summary Tesla Motors (TSLA) is an automobile company founded in 2003 in San Carlos, California. It mainly produces electric vehicles and electronic vehicle power train components. Tesla’s first product is the Roadster, which is the first fully electric sport car, and gained much widespread attention. Then it delivered a five-seat vehicles Model S in 2012 and seven-seat Model X and 3 in 2014, which all sell well in the United States and worldwide. Tesla is worth more than 25 billion in 2014. Tesla has the direct automobile manufacturer competitors including Ford Motor Company, General Motor, Honda Motor and etc. Also, it has the other pressure coming from the traditional gas propulsion manufacturers. * PESTEL Analysis P (Political Factors): The environment protection laws in the United State have heavy influence on the car industry. Since electric cars save a significant portion of the energy and make less pollution to the environment, especially pure electric cars like Tesla’s, they are kindly accepted and supported by the government. E (Economic Factors): In the awake of the 2008 financial crisis, the consumption of vehicles in the United States increases with the GDP increases. However, because the gas price is decreasing in recent years (See the chart below), traditional gas-based cars take an advantage in the vehicle industry. Also, because......
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...CASE STUDY ANALYSIS AVON PRODUCTS, INC. Time Frame: 1999-2000 Submitted by; Koseki, Shota C. PROBLEM: • The main problem faced is the lack of experience and expertise by the CEO Andrea Jung where by company significantly lack of innovative strategy to attract customers and achieve organizational goal. Vision • "To be the company that best understands and satisfies the product, service and self-fulfillment needs of women - globally." Mission • The Global Beauty Leader we will build a unique portfolio of Beauty and related brands, striving to surpass our competitors in quality, innovation and value, and elevating our image to become the Beauty Company most women turn to worldwide. The Women's Choice for Buying We will become the destination store for women, offering the convenience of multiple brands and channels, and providing a personal high touch shopping experience that helps create lifelong customer relationships. The Most Admired Company we will deliver superior returns to our shareholders by tirelessly pursuing new growth opportunities while continually improving our profitability, a socially responsible, ethical company that is watched and emulated as a model of success. OBJECTIVE: • To serve families throughout the world with products of the highest quality backed by a guarantee of satisfaction • To render a service to customers that is outstanding in its......
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