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A 5 page paper discussing several of the items that distinguished Dell from its competitors in the high-growth era of the mid- and late-1990s. Dell correctly identified time as being the customer's primary interest, and developed its e-commerce business model based on that premise. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page paper discussing the remote, industry and operating aspects of this hospital's external environment. Shands Healthcare is the teaching hospital of the University of Florida, a public entity subject to requirements that it accept any patient seeking medical assistance. Shands faces the same human and financial restraints with which most university ...

This 3 page paper briefly explains Porter's competitive strategies and, using student-supplied sources, discusses the strategies Wal-Mart used to become so successful. Competing on capabilities is also reported. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at how the strategies of Coca-Cola and their use of resources fit well with each other and with the market. The paper considers the way the company is structured and funded, control and marketing. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper responds to three questions, using student-supplied sources. The first discusses the company's pricing strategy on toys in 2003. They offered deep discounts that caused significant harm to other toy stores. The second discusses value-based pricing and fixed price pricing strategies and the need to communicate value. The last question discusses loss ...

The Toy Industry

  • 5 page paper

A 5 page paper. Using sources supplied by the student, the writer responds to four questions about the toy industry. First, what is the toy industry facing right now with the possibility of Toys "R" Us closing. Second, what distribution issues would toy manufacturers face without this toy superstore. Third, what alternative distribution channels might ...

A 10 page paper that begins with a brief introduction to Richard Branson and the Virgin Brand. The writer then bases an analysis of Branson's leadership style on the five practices and two commitments of leadership outlined by Kouzes and Posner in The Leadership Challenge. Two commitments correlate with each of the five practices, thus, ...

Benchmarking is becoming increasingly common. This 9 page paper explores the concept and uses of benchmarking to help the student develop a deeper understanding pf the processes and strategies of benchmarking by looking at three different benchmarking models that have been developed. The models examined are the evolutionary model, the integration model and the ...

Financial Tools

  • 4 page paper

A 5 page paper discussing optimum capital structure, market capitalization, bank loans, tax planning and assessing results based on ROE and the DuPont Identity as five tools available to organizations as long-term and short-term strategies for corporate financial management. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 23 page paper discussing the actions that this old company needs to take to return it to profitability and to usher it into today's business environment in a competitive manner. The company doggedly adheres to practices that have no place in today's hypercompetitive marketplace. ROA's greatest advantage is its high quality, both ...

This 3-page paper is an overview of quality initiatives for Rosenbluth, a travel agency based in the United States. The paper discusses how the company can continue its quality service initiatives.

5 pages in length. A single decision has the capacity to impact myriad individuals; to make decisions without benefit of a solid decision-making model is to ignore the sometimes-subtle elements that – when combined – empower one to fully examine all potential solutions. Guy's Decision-Making Model, which is based upon which the most ...

A 5 page paper discussing supply chain problems at Exceso. The company has been caught up in "loading" at the end of the quarter to make analyst estimates to preserve stock price, but most activity is between wholesalers, diverters and large retailers as small retailers' shelves sit empty and consumers shift to other brands ...

A 3 page paper recommending that Coke develop and market sparkling juices. Consumers around the world have been clear that they prefer juices over colas; Coke is strongly attached to carbonation. The suggested solution is that Coke add light carbonation to 100% juice drinks to revitalize sales while still providing customers with the ...

The needs of the commercial environment are dynamic. Leadership needs do more than respond to change, it should also encourage innovation. The 23 page looks at the different models of management that have led to transformations. The paper starts by looking at Scientific Management and the work of Talyor, Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and Gantt. ...

Sony has undergone a series of restructures in order to try and rectify organizational problems that were seen in lost sales and a disproportional drop in profits. The paper examines a range of theories and applies these to the case of Sony. The paper looks at the reasons behind Sony's restructuring arguing it was needed ...

A 6 page paper identifying problems and recommending changes at a consulting company. GuidingLight Enterprises helps other companies do what it does not seem to be able to accomplish for itself. Integrity is a principle and a goal at GuidingLight, but apparently only nominally so. The company appears to want to be ...

Alliance Evolution

  • 10 page paper

A 10 page paper examining the changes of attitude toward both domestic and international business alliances. In the early days of the concept of strategic alliances – particularly in those involving a foreign company – the primary goals were to defray fixed costs while expanding markets (Ohmae, 1989). Today that role has shifted ...

A 5 page paper discussing the international strategy of this British retailer. The company has had difficulty in "going global." It has tried a variety of approaches in the past but appears to have had the greatest success with franchising. Marks & Spencer likely could have been more successful at international expansion ...

This 15-page paper discusses restructuring at Sony Corp., and determines if corporate restructuring is in the best interest of corporations in general. Bibliography lists 21 sources.

A 13 page paper examining considerations that the Coca-Cola Company needs to make in establishing and implementing strategy for a 100 percent juice product, using Porter's generic strategy and Abell's Business Definition Framework. The company will: (1) focus on the needs of its several customer groups and (2) promote the absence of anything ...

A 6 page paper discussing conditions at Hennessy Packing Company, a vertically integrated hog producer and processor. Hennessy is "stuck" in the past in terms of its view of employees and their value; it has called in GuidingLight Enterprises on a consultant basis to identify the problems inhibiting Hennessy's growth. Hennessy's Board sees ...

A 5 page paper discussing the disaster recovery plan of this independent financial planner and investment broker. With 180 locations and more than 900 registered representatives, GunnAllen Financial is not a small business in terms of revenue. It is in terms of the size of each location and responsibility for contingency planning, however. ...

This 12-page paper discusses an example of a leadership assessment about a fictitious character, "Joe," and how high he scored on various tests. The paper also provides a literature review on leadership qualities. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses how theories of motivation can be applied to the workplace. Some theories of motivation discussed include Maslov's heirarchy, Vroom's expetectancy theory and Herzberg's two stage theory of motivation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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