Jack is the office manager of a large company he wants to increase the productivity in...
Jack Adam’s mind wandered as he sat outside Bill Squire’s office awaiting his yearly performance review… [Jack thinking.] Well, it’s 8:25. Five more minutes to go. Fifteen years with the company, and this new district manager, Squire, couldn’t even call and request this meeting personally. These annual performance appraisals are tough enough, and here I’ve got a bad sales record for the past 12 months. Surely he’ll be able to understand that the sales decreases were a result of the...
he Dilemma The story of Phar-Mor shows how quickly a company that built its earnings on fraudulent transactions can dissolve like an Alka-Seltzer. One day, Stan Cherelstein, the controller of Phar-Mor, discovered cabinets stuffed with held checks totaling $10 million. Phar-Mor couldn’t release the checks to vendors because it did not have enough cash in the bank to cover the amount. Cherelstein wondered what he should do. Background Phar-Mor was a chain of discount drugstores, based in Youngstown, Ohio, and...
THE COMPANY: MORE POWER, INC. More Power, Inc., is a large, local retail store specializing in the sale and service of hardware, tools, lawn and garden implements, and other materials for the home. More Power operates seven days a week, dawn to dusk. Approximately 120 employees work in distinct divisions within the store, including customer service/return desk; warehouse and delivery; service and repair; and three distinct sections focused on (1) hardware and tools, (2) lawn and garden and outdoors, and...
SYNOPSIS The product manager for coffee development at Kraft Canada must decide whether to introduce the company's new line of single-serve coffee pods or to await results from the product's launch in the United States. Key strategic decisions include choosing the target market to focus on and determining the value proposition to emphasize. Important questions are also raised in regard to how the new product should be branded, the flavors to offer, whether Kraft should use traditional distribution channels or...
And there was a buy-sell arrangement which laid out the
conditions under which either shareholder could buy out the other.
Paul knew that this offer would strengthen his financial
picture…but did he really want a partner?It was going to be a long
night.
read the case study above and answer this question
what would you do if you were Paul with regards to financing,
and why?
ntroductloh Paul McTaggart sat at his desk. Behind him, the computer screen flickered with...
Read about Cokes strategy in Africa in the article below and discuss the ethics of selling soft drinks to very poor people. Is this an issue that a company like Coke should consider? Africa: Coke's Last Frontier Sales are flat in developed countries. For Coke to keep growing, Africa is it By Duane Stanford Piles of trash are burning outside the Mamakamau Shop in Uthiru, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Sewage trickles by in an open trench. Across the street,...
How can we assess whether a project is a success or a
failure?
This case presents two phases of a large business transformation project involving the implementation of an ERP system with the aim of creating an integrated company. The case illustrates some of the challenges associated with integration. It also presents the obstacles facing companies that undertake projects involving large information technology projects. Bombardier and Its Environment Joseph-Armand Bombardier was 15 years old when he built his first snowmobile...