David Dodson, president of Falcon Capital Corporation, pursued an acquisition with Auto Palace, a subsidiary of Rite Aid in 1995. Having graduated from Stanford Business school in 1987, Dodson began work with a $17 million acquisition with Smith Alarm Systems in Dallas. After being sold in 1994, Dodson began looking for new work. After pursuing the Auto Palace acquisition for nearly two months, many felt […]

 Tiffany & Co Has long been renowned for its luxury goods, especially jewelry, and has sought to market itself as an arbiter of taste and style. Tiffany designs manufacture and sells jewelry, watches, and crystal glassware. It also sells other timepieces, sterling silverware, china, stationery, fragrances, and accessories. Many of these products are sold under the Tiffany name, at Tiffany stores throughout the world as […]

Nike is one of the largest athletic shoe brands in the world and sells millions of shoes and clothing each year. The company was founded on January 25, 1964 by a University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowermanas. It was first named Blue Ribbon Sports and it officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1978 (Nike). As a multinational company, […]

Chapter One Introduction Background a) Research problem Human Resources Development is one of the most important icons for the presently highly dynamic organizations operations globally.  Indeed, analysts refer to it as the major pillar for success and development.  Tsoukas (2002, 423-425) argues that though many organizations have increasingly appreciated the need for its effective development and progressive upgrading, few have been able to implement the […]

In essence PESTLE analysis is commonly referred to as situational analysis and it considers political, economic, social, technological and legal factors before investing in the target market. Vodafone Company is not exceptional from the intense competition that the industry is subjected to not only in the U. K but all over the world. The company management therefore has to come up with viable marketing strategies […]

Lorillard, Inc. 1. Is the Company Stronger or Weaker than Key Rivals? Lorillard, Inc. is weaker relative to two of its closest rivals and within the same level as another close rival. Large conglomerates control the United States tobacco industry. These major players sell various product lines and brands to gain as much market share as possible. The industry experience fierce competition because of the […]

The Grayson Chemical Company I. Problems A. Macro 1. Grayson has become stagnant, failed to change, and is no longer competitive. 2. The current people at Grayson are not acceptable to change. 3. There is a culture of doing things by the book. B. Micro 1. Incompetent managers promoted. 2. Board does not have a consensus of opinion. II. Causes 1. Grayson has not been […]

The Global Company was typically a Japanese MNC, which began its expansion to foreign markets in the 1970’s where trade conditions had already improved substantially. They capitalized on centralized technological knowledge and their expertise in highly efficient mass-production. Their production operations and management were almost entirely centralized in Japan, although the labour-intensive production were placed in other East Asian countries, and therefore they only had […]

What type of power does Jerry Taylor have, if any, in this situation? What would you recommend Jerry do at the end of this case, and why? First of all, it is really important to have a good understanding of the organizational realities and power dynamics in the Perkins Components organisation to be able to evaluate Jerry Taylor’s position in it. By identifying the different […]

This is an analysis of a case study on Longcloud Lamb Company. The analysis is based on segmentation from both a macro and micro level. The analysis is important as it enables one to understand the market and operations of the company. This case study gives details on the global market of the company and proposed improvements. Discussion Macro-segmentation Longcloud Lamb Company can be classified […]