Let's look two of Able Corporation's two major competitors: Smith & White Corporation (S&W), a very large and aggressive domestic manufacturer, and Makatume, a Japanese powerhouse. Smith & White markets a full line of moderate quality professional and consumer tools. It also markets such products as lawn and garden, hobby too
Read and discuss the perceptual blocks while explaining the critical thinking process and how it is changed or manipulated by their perception. Nature of logic What is the question to which humans are the answer? Narrowly speaking, this was the riddle the Sphinx posed to Oedipus: "What walks on four feet in the morning, tw
Please see attached file. 9. The home office billing department of a chain of department stores prepares monthly inventory reports for use by the stores' purchasing agents. Given the following information, use the critical path method to determine a) How long the total process will take. b) Which jobs can be delayed without
Kristen Cookie's ("KC", essentially you and your roommate) are contemplating to transfer their cookie business and enter to high-end pizza market. You would buy a new oven dedicated to the new pizza division, which would be staffed only by the two of you. The pizza business strategy would be similar to the original cookie strate
I need an opinion on the following: Is reengineering just another management fad or does it offer something of lasting value? I need help describe specific situations in which you would or would not recommend reengineering as a potential strategy. Please give me some support for your answers. Thanks
I am starting a company and is preparing a business presentation. 1) A detailed outline of a business plan in a presentation format 2) Decide on a one year ,five-year, and ten-year strategic objective. 3) Provide as many strategic objectives pertaining to the various levels, corporate, business, functional, and operat
Quick response time is part of which distinctive competency? responsiveness to customers, innovation, efficiency, customization, or quality
Companies find themselves locked out of a high-tech market when they ___________. are first movers, have no brand loyalty, are not innovative, do not adopt the dominant design, or have positive feedback loops
Which of the following structures results in the creation of an office of corporate staff? fuctional, product team, geographic, matrix, or multidivisional
Which of the following factors increases pressure for local responsiveness? powerful buyers, persistent excess capacity, low-cost competitors, differences in distribution channels among nations, or trade barriers
Which of the following factors increases pressure for cost reductions? differences in dritribution channels, trade barriers, great transportation needs, high switching costs, or powerful buyers
At first, new technologies are _____________________than older technologies. more effective, more useful, less innovative, less useful, or more profitable
Powerful suppliers pose the greatest threat to a company pursuing which of the following strategies? cost leadership, differentiation, focus, growth, or both cost leadership & differentiation
A producer of commodity steel should pursue which of the following generic competitive strategies? cost leadership, differentiation, focus, growth, or profit Please advise answer & why. Thanks!
Which of the following is not a determinant of the extent of rivalry among established companies? (a) the number & size distribution of companies in the industry (b) demand conditions (c) factor conditions (d) exit barriers (e) the power of buyers Please advise answer & why. Thanks much!!!
Deliberate strategies ______________. (a) are usually developed at low levels in the organization (b) are always realized (c) are never realized (d) typically arise from unintended strategies (e) are the product of a company's formal intentions Please advise answer & why. Thanks much!!
Ford Motor's new CEO, Bill Ford, planned to eliminate the Mercury brand, then took action and achieved this plan. This is an example of a (an)__________. mistake, emergent strategy, deliberate strategy, intended strategy, or realized strategy
Please see the attachment for the case study in question. After reviewing the case study, consider the following: 1. Before and during the negotiation, what specific strategic information does Elizabeth need to discover? 2. Based on the negotiation process, what is the bargaining zone for the upcoming negotiation? 3. Wha
Please see attachment for case study. Questions: What specific strategic information does Elizabeth know that Rafael doesn't know, and what specific strategic information does Rafael know that Elizabeth doesn't know? And based on this information what is the BATNA (best alternative solution to negotiate a solution) and
Name and explain the three basic types of advertisements in fashion business. I just need a paragraph for this question so I can brainstorm with it.
Outline environmental concerns in the apparel industry. I just need a paragraph the question so I can brainstorm with it.
Your supervisor has asked you to research ideas on career development activities for its employees that your company can implement. Post your ideas for the top three career development activities that you think your organization and other organizations should provide for their employees. Why are these important? Consider your an
Gap Corp, which includes Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy divisions, suffered through two full years of declining business, between 2000 and 2002. 1. What happened to them and what have they done to try to get the business back on track? 2. What target customer are they now focusing on for their GAP stores? (WWD archive
Visit the investor information sect of cablevision's website, http://www.cablevision.com (check out the financial news) 1. why did the management team at cablevision decide not to reduce customer service staff in the cable operation? 2. how did the company's sinking stock price affect its financial management? 3. why
Why we think and what is thinking? Brainstorm the questions and provide your definitions of thinking. Relate them to your own experience. Add any personal story that contributes to the topic. How do you think differently from other people? Does your mind seem to move quickly or slowly? Do your thoughts come out in jumbles o
The following two principles are the most important to follow when managing change: 1. Thought processes and relationship dynamics are fundamental if change is to be successful. 2. A clearly defined vision of the end result enables all the people to define the most efficient path for accomplishing the results. - why ar
Full description: If we focus on identifying the challenges and opportunities for Nate and Alyssa in this negotiation, what would the examples and evidence that should be used?
Full description: I believe the negotiation process they take may result in the information processing errors/based on cognitive biases that Alyssa and Nate, but not to sure why. In addition, feel there is a need to address any other situational issues you believe may exits. (e.g. are there other parties who might be playing
Successes, challenges and ingredients of business presentations and the rhetorical triangle Can you please elaborate on the following? 1. What are the challenges that someone may face in presentations? 2. What are some successes in making a presentation? 3. What are the ingredients for a successful presentation? 4. Ca
How do you apply Marlow's Hierarchy of Needs to production workers?