...People are faced with certain situations in their lives where they need to make decisions (Deepa, Kartha). Decisions are defined as a process of choosing a course of action to deal with a problem or opportunity (Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, and Uhl-Bien; 2010). Decision making is not something that people need to take lightly; these decisions will affect a person for the rest of his or her life. Steps to Decision Making When making decisions people can follow five steps that will help in the process of making the final decision. The steps are recognizing and defining the problem or opportunity, analyze alternatives, make a choice, take action, and evaluate the results (Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn, and Uhl-Bien; 2010). The first step of recognizing and defining the problem, this means looking at the problem. No decision needs to be made if there is no problem (Deepa, Kartha). In my life a recent decision I had to make was whether or not to take a new job where I would receive less pay, or stay at the job I was currently at and miserable. The job I was miserable at was at a daycare, where I worked nine to 10 hours a day, and only got paid for eight. I was shown no respect, and did not receive the training I needed with my promotion. The job I was offered was at a dental office where the team is smaller so they get along, the hours are better, but the pay was less. I have defined the problem; it is time for the next step, which is looking at other alternative solutions (Deepa...
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...Indonesia * The Indonesian business environment is the least transparent of the HPAEs, and property rights receive the weakest protection. * Indonesia’s business environment constantly ranks below the fiftieth percentile among a group of fourteen newly industrial countries. * Indonesia’s reliance on informal social networks, instead of on predictable rules and procedures has resulted in private investment tends lagging behind those of East Asian neighbors. * Informal social networks emerged because of leadership’s need to nurture political support from the military, which was the only institution capable of governing the country. * The Armed Forces and the Rise of the New Order - Old government could not collect taxes, so it could not pay its officials and provide an adequate legal system, laws were out of date and the judicial system was dysfunctional. * With backing of military, President Sukarno declared martial law and restored the 1945 Constitution. Threatened that the military might threaten his position, he supported the rise of the PKI, Indonesia’s Communist Party, as counterweight to the military. This led to a power struggle between the army and, other elements of the armed forces, and the PKI, which eventually spun out of control. General Soeharto became head of state and the government became the glue that held together ethnically diverse groups. * The Technocrats and Regime Credibility – Under Soeharto, inflation was at an all-time...
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...Brand erosion The OSIM brand is the success and key value driver in its business. OSIM will have to strengthen its branding to prevent any dilution and focus on strategic positioning of its core products. Management’s efforts to raise the OSIM brand profile, for instance, via sponsorship of high-profile corporate events and celebrity endorsements to raise awareness and brand presence have been successfully so far. The OSIM brand remains the key value driver of its business, and OSIM will have to carefully manage this to prevent any dilution. For now, OSIM has continued to focus on positioning its core products at the “luxury” end of its market segment, where the entry barriers are more stringent. Management has also continued to seek new channels to raise the OSIM brand profile, for instance, via sponsorship of high-profile corporate events, such as the OSIM International Triathlon since 2001, the OSIM Singapore Golf Masters (from 2005-08), and the BMF World Superseries (2011-13), which should help boost the brand’s presence globally. OSIM’s strategy is to participate in or sponsor high-profile corporate events such as triathlons, a multi-disciplinary sport that encourages stamina, endurance and strength, and promotes a healthy lifestyle, qualities that are strongly aligned with OSIM’s own corporate culture. A dedicated marketing budget (at about 6-7% of sales), coupled with celebrity endorsements and tie-ups for key product launches (e.g. Andy Lau, the Hong Kong...
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...twitter.com/Oreo (Followers 723K) * Instagram- www.instagram.com/oreo (803K followers) * Youtube- www.youtube.com/user/Oreo (104,99 Subscribers) Head Office http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.mdx.ac.uk/ehost/detail/detail?sid=ae3789f9-b562-4163-b25a-4526c15e3586%40sessionmgr113&vid=0&hid=102&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=bth&AN=108384758 Mondelez International, Inc. Three Parkway North Deerfield lllinois 60015 USA Phone Number- +1 847 943 4000 1) Products of OREO (Total 64) www.snackworks.com/search/product-results.aspx?searchText=Oreo&page=2&searchType=Product Nabisco Oreo- Sandwich Cookies Chocolate Golden For Single Serve Convenience Pack Double Stuf Chocolate Triple Double Chocolate Chocolate Mint Creme Chocolate Berry Creme Fudge Creme Nabisco Oreo- Pie Crust Products from Mondelez Inc 2) Campaign Oreo got an idea (which was from one of the Oreo’s fans dunking his cookie into milk by using a fork) to create a series of online video called Oreo-branded “hacks” showed some ways...
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...PROIECT LA ANALIZA ECONOMICO-FINANCIARĂ Profesor titular: Realizat de: CUPRINS 1.Cartea de vizită a firmei 3 2. Analiza poziţiei financiare pe baza bilanţului contabil – analiza echilibrului financiar 5 2.1 Analiza fondului de rulment 5 2.2 Analiza necesarului de fond de rulment 7 2.3 Analiza trezoreriei nete 8 Analiza ratelor de acoperire financiară 8 Analiza lichidităţii întreprinderii....................................................................................................11 Analiza solvabilităţii întreprinderii.................................................................................................18 3. Analiza performanţelor economico – financiare.....................................................................................23 3.1 Analiza soldurilor intermediare de gestiune..........................................................................................23 Concluzii......................................................................................................................................................27 1.Cartea de vizită a firmei CEPROHART SA BRAILA SC CEPROHART SA reprezintă Institutul de Cercetare – Dezvoltare pentru industria de Celuloză şi Hârtie din România înfiinţat în anul 1956. În perioada 1948-1956, sectorul de celuloză și hârtie a aparținut...
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...OVERVIEW Customer Need Build-A-Bear Workshop has enriched children’s lives for a decade and a half with its innovative mall-based stores where kids create their own teddy bears and other furry friends. To make the experience even more engaging for a new generation of youngsters, Build-A-Bear Workshop wanted to develop a new store concept that combined the hands-on experience with the best of digital technology. Samsung Solution During a development phase spanning two years, Build-A-Bear Workshop worked with numerous partners to create a newly imagined store incorporating innovative interactive technology. With fun, experiential applications developed for each stage of the bear-making process, Samsung technology — including the Samsung SUR40 with Microsof PixelSenseTM, the Series 7 Slate PC and other touch-screen displays — provided the platform for a new, personalized retail experience that engages young guests in immersive digital play. Results The new, interactive store concept contributed to higher trafc and a 30 percent boost in sales — exceeding the company’s own ambitious targets. Customer satisfaction scores have risen in the stores, as has an equally important metric for the company: the number of children’s smiles. Based on this success, Build-A-Bear Workshop plans to open 40 to 50 more stores with interactive technology over the next two years. CASE STUDY: BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP® Samsung Technology Helps...
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...Stargate Institute Executive Summary Nabisco is a company that has been in existence since 1898. During their 109 years in existence, they have grown through natural growth, mergers, and acquisitions. This has allowed Nabisco to be the leading snack maker in the world. The Oreo chocolate sandwich cookie was first introduced in Hoboken, N.J. in 1911. Oreos today are far and away the world’s most popular cookie. The Oreo family accounts for approximately 10 percent of all store cookie sales--a $3 billion market. However in recent years Nabisco has been reluctant to adapt to current market trends. The company was focusing on producing new versions of existing products to make them more convenient. Situation Analysis In 1898, the New York Biscuit Company and the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company merged over 100 bakeries into the National Biscuit Company, later called Nabisco. Founders Adolphus Green and William Moore, orchestrated the merger and the company quickly rose to first place in the manufacturing and marketing of cookies and crackers in America. To expand their global presence and to strengthen their position in the fast-growing consumer snacks sector, Philip Morris Co. Inc. acquired Nabisco Holdings in December 2000. Philip Morris purchased Nabisco for $14.9 billion in cash plus assumed $4 million in debt. Eventually, Philip Morris integrated the Nabisco brands with its Kraft Food operations. And now it includes brands such as Chips Ahoy, Fig Newtons, Mallomars...
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...Cost Control Conte nts Pref ace to the New Edition The Cost Manager’s Toolkit – PDA-size Summary 1 GOOD COST MANAGEMENT The Unsung Hero Cheaper and Better Managing and Cutting Costs – Intelligently 2 COST LEADERSHIP A Challenging Base Case Indiv idual Accountability Persistence A Continuous Improv ement Culture Short Timef rames Feedback Loops Strategic Skepticism Top Team: Finance Top Team: Human Resources Role Models Toolkit – Cost Leadership 3 TECHNIQUES AND TACTICS Understanding Cost Dy namics Management Accounts and Metrics Bang f or Buck Slice and Dice Understanding Natural Cost Trends Cash Cost Not P&L Cost Best Practice (and Lev el Play ing Fields) Competitiv e Analy sis Toolkit – Techniques and Tactics 4 PEOPLE Why Is People Cost So Problematic? Hiring Pay ing Technology and Productiv ity Firing Managing the Av erage Perf ormer Minimizing the Core Organization Toolkit – People 5 SUPPLIERS Who Manages Supplier Costs? Understand the Balance of Power Consolidate to Fewer Better Suppliers Negotiate Intelligently Don’t Get Locked In Manage Total Cost of Ownership Get Tough on the Costs of Serv ices Toolkit – Suppliers 6 COST CUTTING CASE STUDY Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 7 WIRED AND GLOBAL The Internet Globalization Toolkit – Wired and Global 8 LATERAL THINKING Indirect Cost Generators Let the Customers Do the Work Cost into Rev enue Toolkit – Lateral Thinking ...
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...Popularea Europei Oraşele Europei Preistoria Existenţa omului în Europa a fost datată încă din Paleoliticul inferior (Pleistocen) → primii hominizi (precursori ai omului actual). Din Paleoliticul sup. datează picturile rupestre din peșterile Altamira şi Lascaux; Paleoliticul superior în Europa Peştera Altamira galerie de artă preistorică din Epoca Pietrei (Paleoliticul Sup., aproximativ 13.000 î. Hr.); Picturile rupestre au fost realizate din pigmenţi naturali de ocru, mangan şi fier, culorile obţinute fiind aplicate pe tavanul peşterii; Protuberanţele şi adânciturile din tavanul peşterii au fost folosite pentru a reprezenta a treia dimensiune a imaginii; fisurile naturale au fost adesea integrate în pictură; Imaginile reprezintă o vânătoare de bizoni; în total înfăţişează 25 de animale; elementul central îl constituie bizonul policrom; Altamira este o peşteră situată în versantul nordic al Munţilor Cantabrici, la 30 km vest de Santander (Spania). În Paleoliticul sup. şi Mezolitic → princip. preocupări ale hominizilor: vânatul, recoltarea unor produse vegetale (economia agricolă) şi creşterea animalelor. Epoca Neolitică şi începutul Epocii Bronzului – civilizaţia megalitică (EUROPA); Se impune omul de Neanderthal (noua epocă a pietrei sau barbaria!). Civilizaţia megalitică Construcţiile megalitice datează din Epoca Neolitică (Holocen) şi începutul Epocii Bronzului, fiind în general asociate cu populaţiile europene care au trăit în vestul şi...
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...JaNuaRy–FeBRuaRy 2014 23 consumer Behavior What Marketers Don’t Get About Online Reviews Itamar Simonson and emanuel rosen 78 competition The Big Lie of Strategic Planning roger l. Martin 103 risk Management The New Rules of Globalization Ian Bremmer : -( : -( ; -) : A greAt plAce to work What ideo, BlackRock, and Netflix know about building high-performance cultures Page 53 ©2013 Cartier calibre de cartier CHRONOGRAPH 1904-CH MC THE 1904-CH MC, THE NEW AUTOMATIC WINDING CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT, WAS CONCEIVED, DEVELOPED AND ASSEMBLED BY THE CARTIER MANUFACTURE IN THE GREATEST WATCHMAKING TRADITION. THIS MOVEMENT IS EQUIPPED WITH INGENIOUS SYSTEMS FOR UTMOST PRECISION: A COLUMN WHEEL TO COORDINATE ALL THE CHRONOGRAPH FUNCTIONS, A VERTICAL CLUTCH DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF STARTING AND STOPPING THE TIMING FUNCTION, A LINEAR RESET FUNCTION, AND A DOUBLE BARREL TO ENSURE UNRIVALED TIMEKEEPING. 18K PINK GOLD 42 MM CASE, MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT, SELF-WINDING, CALIBRE 1904-CH MC (35 JEWELS, 28,800 VIBRATIONS PER HOUR, APPROXIMATELY 48 HOUR POWER RESERVE), CALENDAR APERTURE AT 6 O’CLOCK, 18K PINK GOLD OCTAGONAL CROWN, SILVER OPALINE SNAILED DIAL, GOLD FINISHED CHAMFERS. ALLIGATOR STRAP. EXPLORE AND SHOP WWW.CARTIER.US - 1-800-CARTIER hbr.org January–February 2014 Contents 53 SpoTlIghT on TalENT aND PErformaNCE 54 IDEo’s Culture of helping Research at one office of the design firm ...
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...THE GREAT RECESSION Since publication of Robert L. Hetzel’s he Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve (Cambridge University Press, 2008), the intellectual consensus that had characterized macroeconomics has disappeared. hat consensus emphasized eicient markets, rational expectations, and the eicacy of the price system in assuring macroeconomic stability. he 2008–2009 recession not only destroyed the professional consensus about the kinds of models required to understand cyclical luctuations but also revived the credit-cycle or asset-bubble explanations of recession that dominated thinking in the nineteenth century and irst half of the twentieth century. hese “market-disorder” views emphasize excessive risk taking in inancial markets and the need for government regulation. he present book argues for the alternative “monetary-disorder” view of recessions. A review of cyclical instability over the last two centuries places the 2008–2009 recession in the monetary-disorder tradition, which focuses on the monetary instability created by central banks rather than on a boom-bust cycle in inancial markets. Robert L. Hetzel is Senior Economist and Research Advisor in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, where he participates in debates over monetary policy and prepares the bank’s president for meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee. Dr. Hetzel’s research on monetary policy and the history of central banking has appeared in publications...
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...CONNECT FEATURES Interactive Applications Interactive Applications offer a variety of automatically graded exercises that require students to apply key concepts. Whether the assignment includes a click and drag, video case, or decision generator, these applications provide instant feedback and progress tracking for students and detailed results for the instructor. Case Exercises The Connect platform also includes author-developed case exercises for all 12 cases in this edition that require students to work through answers to assignment questions for each case. These exercises have multiple components and can include: calculating assorted financial ratios to assess a company’s financial performance and balance sheet strength, identifying a company’s strategy, doing five-forces and driving-forces analysis, doing a SWOT analysis, and recommending actions to improve company performance. The content of these case exercises is tailored to match the circumstances presented in each case, calling upon students to do whatever strategic thinking and strategic analysis is called for to arrive at a pragmatic, analysis-based action recommendation for improving company performance. eBook Connect Plus includes a media-rich eBook that allows you to share your notes with your students. Your students can insert and review their own notes, highlight the text, search for specific information, and interact with media resources. Using an eBook with Connect Plus gives your...
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