- EMBA IIBM ANSWER SHEETS – What would you have done under these circumstances
- IIBM EMBA CASE LET ANSWER SHEETS – What method of training would have been best under the circumstances? Would you consider OJT, simulation or experiential methods
- MBA IIBM ANSWER SHEETS – What do you think about Raghavan’s training program
- IIBM MBA CASE LET ANSWER SHEETS – What could Mr. Sachin have done to prevent this problem
- IIBM EMBA CASE LET ANSWER SHEETS – Sanjay Nagpal is a new recruit from a reputed management institute. He is recruited as a sales trainee in a sales office of a large computer hardware firm located in Chennai.
- IIBM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Preeti was promoted three months ago from reservations supervisor to front-desk manager for Regency Hotel, an independent, 330-room hostelry.
- IIBM DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS PAPERS – Mr. Sachin, the Sales manager of the Blue Ridge Furniture Company, had just completed a two-week trip auditing customer accounts and prospective accounts in the southern states.
- DMS IIBM ANSWER SHEETS – Do you agree on what Mr. Desai did to regulate control was correct
- MIB IIBM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do Ms. Preeti’s problems seem to be the result of her lack of motivational immaturity or of her lack of motivational attention to her people
- MBA IIBM ANSWER SHEETS – Because of its imaginative marketing, excellent new products, and fine service to customers, the Westside Business Computers and Equipment Company grew to be a leader in its field, with sales over Rs. 100 crores annually, high profit margins, and continually rising stock prices.
- IIBM MBA CASE LET ANSWER SHEETS – As Mr. Sachin, what would you do now to resolve the problem of the false reports
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Young people with limited incomes often look for a great deal on a new car. One way to save money is to forgo options and upgrades, like a sunroof or a CD player. But when Toyota introduced its funky “Scion” brand, it considered offering a version without something most people assume comes standard: paint.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – You’ve probably never heard of the American Family life Assurance Co., nor likely to be familiar with its primary service: supplemental workplace medical insurance, a type of insurance that is used by people to help cover the many loopholes and deductibles in their primary insurance coverage.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Why do large clients like Samsung wish to work with giant holding companies like WPP instead of with smaller agencies
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Why are tuners so attractive to marketers, even after accounting for their spending power
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – What was the problem Starbucks wanted to overcome in order to effectively advertise that its coffee brand was available in supermarkets
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What qualities help Sorrell to be successful? Why are these qualities so important for his company’s success
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What makes AFLAC ads so effective? Is it something more than their entertainment value? If so, what else contributes to their success
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – What is Wal-Mart doing with its latest campaign? What are the difficulties involved in such an effort
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What do you think about consumer boycotts? Are they unhealthy attempts to infringe on the speech rights of others? Or are they a healthy sign that consumers can take action against the ethical lapses of advertisers
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – To the uniformed, nothing about Martin Sorrell or his company, the WPP group, may be quite what it seems. Although he was awarded a knighthood, Sir Martin is anything but a reserved aristocrat
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – The AFLAC campaign is more than four years old. In your opinion, will the campaign stay effective for the foreseeable future
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Starbucks coffee is now sold in grocery stores but how many people realize it? To get that message out, the well known coffee house chain needed to reach its customers nationwide with that message.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Some viewers don’t like the AFLAC ads. Can an ad still accomplish its intended purposes if people find it annoying
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Retail giant wal-mart annually spends close to a half billion dollars on advertising, so the company’s decision in the first month of 2005 to run full-page ads in more than 100 newspapers was not really surprising
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How would you review advertising ideas that you suspect are controversial and might generate a backlash? Is it ever justified to “push the envelope” in the areas of good taste and social responsibility? How would you decide if such approaches are effective
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – How should a company respond to the threat of a boycott? Consider the different responses of Nike, Subway, Lowe’s, Proctor & Gamble, and Pepsi. How well do you think each of these companies reacted to boycott pressure? Did any of the companies hurt their brand because of the way they reacted to boycotts
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How did the partnership work? Is there anything you could recommend that would extend the reach of this campaign
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Explain how Martin Sorrell wins clients and builds positive agency-client relationships. How does he see the agency’s role in marketing
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Explain how “tuner” campaigns, such as those by GM and Toyota, work. Analyze these campaigns using the Facets Model to identify the effects they are designed to achieve. How would you determine if these campaigns are effective
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Evaluate Toyota’s strategy of targeting tuners with the Scion campaign. What are the difficulties for a large company in marketing effectively to a youth-oriented subculture? What techniques do you think companies like Toyota are using to try to understand their market
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Analyze this Wal-Mart campaign and explain its purpose referring to the discussion in this chapter of the roles and functions of advertising. What is its primary purpose? Do you think it will be effective at accomplishing that purpose
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – A recent Advertising Age article noted that Wal-mart customers are less likely to read newspapers and more likely to watch television than the population as a whole. Why, then did Wal-mart choose newspapers for its new campaign
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – A recent ad for a Nike hiking shoe used copy that was probably intended to be humorous. The copy suggested that Nike’s shoe could help the use avoid turning into “…a drooling, misshapen non-extreme-trail-running husk of my former self
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Peru is located on the west coast South America. It is the third largest nation of the continent (after Brazil and Argentina), and covers almost 500,000 square miles (about 14 per cent of the size of the United States).
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Partnerships and alliances are special forms of supplier-buyer relationships. First, define the concept of partnerships and alliances. Second, identify when a firm should pursue a partnership or alliance with selected suppliers. Use the portfolio segmentation tool to assist with your answer.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Overall, what do you think about the idea of online grocery shopping? How does it compare with simply eating in restaurants and avoiding grocery shopping and cooking altogether
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Over the years I have paid a lot of taxes. Should I feel guilty for accessing government – subsidized monies to build my business, or should I feel justified
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Our striving toward looking at the Indian market differently and strategizing with the evolving customer helped us perform better.” What other qualities of Kishore Biyani do you think were instrumental in making him top retailer of India
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – You have met three employees of Buddy’s Snacks. Explain how each employee’s situation relates to equity theory.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – What were the results of the stress Would you consider these to be typical to stress situations and lifestyle choices John made, or was John Breckenridge unlucky
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – What type of team was formed here Was it necessary, in your opinion
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – What negatives, if any, can you envision resulting from CIP
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – What information about Suraj bhai suggests that he has a proactive personality
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – What conflict management style(s) did Lapierre, the international team, and Gushin use to resolve these conflicts What style(s) would have worked best in the situation
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – What competencies are needed to be creative
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – What competencies are needed by women to succeed in corporate life
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – What are the sources of conflict for these conflict incidents
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Use the team effectiveness model in Chapter 9 and related information in this chapter to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this team’s environment, design, and processes.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Use the MARS model of individual behavior and performance to diagnose the possible causes of the unacceptable behavior.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Recommend ways to minimize resistance to change in this incident or in future incidents.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – Identify two other strategies that the city might consider to reinforce the new set of corporate values.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Identify the stressors in John Breckenridge’s life. Which ones could he have prevented
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – Identify the sources of resistance to change in this case.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Identify the different conflict episodes that exist in this case. Who was in conflict with whom
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Identify methods through which creativity can be nurtured
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – How could UPS’s CIP help the organization better manage work-life conflicts
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Do you think individuals can learn empathy from something like a 1-month CIP experience Explain why or why not.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Organizational Behavior – Discuss whether this resistance is justified or could be overcome.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – Contrast Hillton’s earlier corporate culture with the emerging set of cultural values.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Organizational Behavior – Considering the difficulty in changing organizational culture, why did Hillton’s management seem to be successful at this transformation
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – One year from now, how much value creation is expected from the expansion? How much value is expected for stockholders? Bondholders
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – One of the best known companies worldwide is McDonald’s Corporation. The fast food chain, with its symbol of the golden arches, has spread from the United States into 91 countries.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – One hot May morning, Shobha, general manager of Innotrap India Ltd., entered her office in Delhi. She paused for a moment to contemplate the quote
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Once you have you two columns complete, draw lines between entries that seem compatible. If you are good at building furniture, you might have also listed a concern about families who are homeless. Remember that not all entries will find a match—the idea is to begin finding some connections.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Once he became CFO, what did Mike Sears do to consolidate his power base at Boeing? What sources of power was he trying to accumulate? What was he trying to do with this power
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – On November 5, 1999, then the richest man in the world, learned that a federal judge, Thomas Jackson, had just issued “findings of fact” declaring that his company, Microsoft, “enjoys monopoly power” and that it had used its monopoly power to “harm consumers”
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – On 16 April 1853, a locomotive pulling 14 carriages and 400 people left what was then Bombay, to a 21-gun salute, and shuttled to Thane, 34 km away. The journey took about 75 minutes. That was the way Indian Railways was born.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Of the three types of organizational justice, which one does workplace bullying most closely resemble
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Of all the slogans kicked around Toyota, the key one is kaizen, which means “continuous improvement” in Japanese. While many other companies strive for dramatic breakthrough
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – November 30, 1997 goes down in the history of a Bangalore-based electric company as the day nobody wanting it to recur but everyone recollecting it with sense of pride.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Nike hit the ground running in 1962. Originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, the company focused on providing high-quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes. Founder Philip Knight believer that high-tech shoes for runners could be manufactured at competitive prices if imported from abroad.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – My employees, buyers, and suppliers like working for my company because we have a lot of wins. I am not sure how they will take it when our company begins to have a lot more failures (even if those failures are small)- it is a psychological thing.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – M/s. Hi – tech Electronics, a consumer electronics outlet, was opened two years ago in Dwarka, New Delhi. Hard work and personal attention shown by the proprietor, Mr. Sony, has brought success.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Mr.Victor is the marketing manager, looking after two sensitive products-Max and Priya (both are luxury soaps) – produced by Hindustan Trading Company. After a service of fifteen years, Mr. Victor now enjoys the second position in the marketing department of his company.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Mr. and Mrs. Basu went to Woodlands Apparel to buy a pullover. Mr. Basu did not read the price tag on the piece selected by him. At the counter, while making the payment he asked for the price. Rs. 950 was the answer.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Mike Sears was a prodigy of Harry Stonecipher, the blunt-talking, hard-driving aerospace executive who became CEO first of McDonnell Douglas and then Boeing. Picked by Stonecipher to lead the F-18 Hornet fighter program at McDonnell Douglas in the early 1990s
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Maybelline is a leader in color cosmetics products (eye shadow, mascara, etc.), selling them in more than 70 countries worldwide (maybelline.com). The company uses hundreds of salespeople (field merchandising representatives, or “reps”), who visit drugstores, discount stores, supermarkets, and cosmetics specialty stores, in an attempt to close deals.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT) conducted an extensive study of the global car industry that compared operations at General Motors, Toyota, and the joint venture between GM and Toyota, the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Maruti Udyog Limited, a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) of Japan, manufactures cars in the 800cc range. The commercial production started in December, 83.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marsha feels that there must be a better way to conduct market research, particularly given the fact that the department has a LAN with a lot of capacity. What solutions to this problem can you recommend
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marsha Jackson is a recent MBA graduate with a degree in marketing. She has accepted a position with General America, a large firm selling a number of consumer products.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Research – Write don a brief summary of all the answers given above. How does this differ from the analysis of structured-response questions
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Research – Distribute the sample of 75 among the different categories of respondents mentioned under “Sample Composition”.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Research – Can you add to methodology section
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Why did LEGO encounter serious economic difficulties in the late 1990s
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Where is Wal-Mart vulnerable What should it watch out for
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Where is Southwest Airlines vulnerable What should it watch out for
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Where is Krispy Kreme vulnerable What should it watch out for
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Where is HSBC vulnerable What should it watch out for
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Where is Disney vulnerable What should it watch out for
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – What recommendations would you make to senior marketing executives going forward What should the company be sure to do with its marketing
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – What have been the key success factors for Wal-Mart
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – What have been the key success factors for Krispy Kreme
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – What have been the key success factors for HSBC
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – What have been the key success factors for Disney
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – What are the key success factors for Southwest Airlines
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Is the ‘no-fares’ strategy a useful approach for Ryanair in the short term In the long term
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – How has Pret a Manger positioned its brand
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Explain how the different elements of the services marketing mix support and contribute to the positioning of Pret a Manger
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Do the issues facing Ryanair threaten its low-fares model
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Discuss the micro and macro forces that are affecting the music industry.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Develop a 10-question questionnaire for the purpose of making a survey.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Marketing Management – Critically evaluate the LEGO turnaround strategy.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Marketing Management – Conduct a SWOT analysis of LEGO and identify the company’s main sources of advantage.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Mark Colvard, a United Parcel manager in San Ramon, California, recently faced a difficult decision. One of his drivers asked for 2 weeks off to help an ailing family member. But company rules said this driver wasn’t eligible.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Mark and Todd agree that a ratio analysis can provide a measure of the company’s performance. They have chosen Boeing as an aspirant company. Would you choose Boeing as an aspirant company? Why or why not? There are other aircraft manufacturers S&S Air could use as aspirant companies.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Many retailers have tried to make their stores more entertaining. In a number of cases, these efforts have failed. What are the pros and cons of providing a lot of entertainment in a retail store or restaurant
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Many outsourcing decisions involve the concept of a core competency. Define what is meant by this term. Discuss if film technology is truly a core competency of Santek.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Manjula Srivastav had been head of marketing for the last four years at Blue Chips, a computer products firm. The company’s turnover had increased by two – and a half times during the period and its market share in a number of precuts had also moved up marginally.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Managers in pharmaceutical firms face a dynamic and challenging task environment that creates both opportunities and threats. Demand for pharmaceuticals is strong and has been growing steadily for decades
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Managerial Economic- What is the objective of Dabur Is it profit maximisation or growth maximisation Discuss.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Managerial Economic- Is stock market a good example of perfect competition
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Managerial Economic – Compute a 3 year moving average forecast for the years 1997-98 through 2003-04.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Managerial Economic – Is perceived value pricing the dominant strategy of major players
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Managerial Economic – Elaborate the external and internal economies of scale as occurring to Contract Counsel.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Managerial Economic – Can you see some possibility of economies of scope from the information given in the case Discuss
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – London-based Reuters is a venerable company. Established in 1850 and devoted to delivering information around the world by the fastest means available—which in 1850 meant a fleet of 45 carrier pigeons—by the late 1990s the company
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Logistics Management – What steps the company should take to globalize its network reachDiscuss the strategies adopted by SCL for expansion
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – What made SCL a leader in the logistics industry
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Suggest strategies for further strengthening the supply chain of ISL.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Logistics Management – Internal supply chain at the company can be characterized by the lack of it Comment.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – How far are the plans to improve the supply chain efficiency in the company feasible
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Highlight the secrets of success of Alpha Telenet Ltd. in terms of technological advancements and service provided
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Give a critical analysis of the privatisation of telecom sector in India
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Discuss the strategies adopted by SCL for its survival in the competitive scenario.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Logistics Management – Discuss the importance of logistics outsourcing with reference to supply chain management.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Comment on the upstream and downstream supply chain portions operating in the company.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Comment on the contributions of SCL to society.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Logistics Management – Analyze the case in view of the logistics outsourcing practices of the ISL.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Locked doors and a security system protect your equipment, inventory and payroll. But what protects your business’s most valuable possessions? IP laws can protect your trade secrets, trademarks and product design, provided you take the proper steps.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Lincoln Electric is one of the leading companies in the global market for arc welding equipment. This is a cost-competitive business in which consumers are price sensitive.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Lewis Securities Inc. has decided to acquire a new market data and quotation system for its Richmond home office. The system receives current market prices and other information from several on-line data services, then either displays the information on a screen or stores it for later retrieval by the firm’s brokers.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Krispy Kreme makes 2.7 billion donuts a year. But it took more than fresh, hot donuts to earn Krispy Kreme the title of ‘’hottest brand in America’’ in 2003. Krispy Kreme’s stock price quadrupled in the three years following its IPO in 2000, and the entire chain now generates a billion dollars in annual revenues across more than 300 outlets.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Kishore Biyani (Biyani), CEO& MD of Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd., planned to have 30 Food Bazaar outlets, 22 outlets in Big Bazaar, 21 Pantaloons outlets, and four seamless malls under the Central logo, by the end of 2005.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Kenya’ economy has been beset by high rates of unemployment and underemployment for many years. But at no time has it been more significant and more politically dangerous than in the late 1990s as an authoritarian beset by corruption, cronyism and economic plunder threatened the economic stability of this once proud nation.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Keeping in view the status of KRIBHCO as an organisation in the governmental cooperative sector, comment on the adequacy of the functional policies in the light of what you have studied in this chapter.
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – “Keep your cool.” What does this mean in term of conversation control? Do you agree with the view that such abusive happenings on the telephone do not have any impact on business? Justify.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Joey Moss, a recent finance graduate, has just begun his job with the investment firm of Covili and Wyatt. Paul Covili, one of the firm’s founders, has been talking to Joey about the firm’s investment portfolio.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Japanese car companies like Toyota and Honda Motor Company are pioneering the auto industries truly global manufacturing system. The companies aim is to perfect a cars design and production in one place and then churn out thousands of “world” cars each year that can be made in one place and sold worldwide.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Jagannath (Jaggu to his friends) is an over ambitious young man. For him ends justify means. With a diploma in engineering. Jaggu joined, in 1977, a Bangalore-based company as a Technical Assistant.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – IVR systems are still popular. What advantages do they have over even older systems in which the reps mailed or faxed reports
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It won’t do to say that the snoozing reader is too dumb or too lazy to keep pace with the train of thought. My sympathies are with him. If the reader is lost, it is generally because the writer has not been careful enough to keep him on the path.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – It was so asymmetric that the poorest countries were actually worse off; sub-Saharan Africa, the poorest region with an average income of just over $500 per capita per year, lost some $1.2 billion a year.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It was past 4 pm and Purushottam Kshirsagar was still at his shopfloor office. The small but elegant office was a perk he was entitled to after he had been nominated to the board of Horizon Industries (P) Ltd., as workman – director six months ago. His shift generally ended at 3 pm and he would be home by late evening.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind that raved along the street cut like a knife. The bus stopped, and two women and a man got in together and filled the vacant places.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It started out as a straightforward consulting project for Mahendra Vora and research partner Sundar Kadaya. They were analyzing software trends and perusing market research studies to assess the size of various software markets.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It is often stated that the world is becoming smaller because today people communicate relatively easily across time and distance. Discuss whether that has been beneficial for Sony. What are some marketing challenges it presents
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It is common to hear of conflicts arising out of rural population getting displaced for development projects. They often charge government of taking over their lands at prices considerably lower then the market price.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – IT industry is now considered as vital for the development of any economy. Developing countries value the importance of this industry due to its capacity to provide much needed export earnings and support in the development of other industries.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It got to where I was twitching, literally, on the way into work,’’ states Carrie Clark, a 52-year-old retired teacher and administrator. After enduring 10 months of repeated insults and mistreatment from her supervisor, she finally quit her job. “I had to take care of my health.’’
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – IT For Management – Why did it take GM over four years to design a new car
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – IT For Management – Who collaborated with whom to reduce the time-to-market
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – IT For Management – Some says that the wireless system will become part of the background of everybody’s life – that the mobile devices are just an afterthought. Explain
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – IT For Management – In what ways is the Wi-Fi technology changing the Dartmouth students
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – IT For Management – How is collaboration facilitated by IT in this case
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – IT For Management – How has IT helped to cut the time-to-market
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – IT For Management – Explain why the team based structure at Home Depot is so successful
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – It appears that the automatic assumption is that the employee is at fault for not performing and therefore should be fired. But shouldn’t the responsibility fall on me as the manager and the system that I have introduced? Maybe the person is performing as well as the situation allows
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Is the system contributing to improved learning, or just adding entertainment that may reduce the time available for studying? Debate your point of view with students who hold a different opinion.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Is the Hewlett – Packard way of managing creating a climate in which employees are motivated to contribute to the aims of the organization What is unique about the HP Way
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Mgmt – Why would small companies want to form alliances with much bigger companies
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Mgmt – Why is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation changing its organization structure
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – International Mgmt – What type of structure is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation implementing What are the main characteristics of the design
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Mgmt – What risks do small companies face in forming such alliances
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Mgmt – Discuss how the car companies use national differences to gain a strategic advantage in the global car industry.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – International Mgmt – Discuss how a company should approach the opportunity to form an alliance with another company.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – International Business Environment – Why might the new reforms make cars cheaper for European consumers
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – To what extent do you think that relative costs are the critical factor in determining inward investment decisions
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – Is a consumer distance buyer any better off after the European legislation
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – If a company is considering switching production to a country where wage costs are lower, what other factors will it need to take into account before doing so
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – How would you account for the difference in perspective between firms who often complain of government over-interference in business matters
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – Consider the checklist of data which a distance seller must provide to a consumer purchaser. Is this putting too heavy a burden on sellers
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – Can you suggest any reasons why the European Commission was willing to grant the block exemption in the first place, given that it ran counter to its proposals for a Single Market
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business Environment – Are there any remaining issues that must be tackled to increase European cross-border consumer trade
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – Would the bank be better off negotiating the loan in New York or in Lima Why
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – Why has Toyota failed to capture the Chinese market Why is it trailing behind its rivals
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – Why has the ‘late corner’s strategy’ of Toyota failed in China, though it succeeded in India.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – What would you do to increase the amount of cooperation between the two parties
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – What type of political risks does this fishing company need to evaluate Identify and describe them.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – What product strategy did WOI adopt And why Global standardisation Local customisaton
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – International Business – What lessons can other white goods manufacturers learn from WOI
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – What are some current issues facing Peru What is the climate for doing business in Peru today
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – Is the economic environment of Kenya favourable to international business Yes or no—substantiate.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – International Business – In the continuum of economic systems (see Fig 1), where do you place Kenya and why
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – International Business – How do the automobile companies plan to simultaneously manage risk and gain efficiencies
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Do you think that the ghost of GATT is still haunting WTO? If years, how? If no, prove.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Internal supply chain at the company can be characterized by the lack of it”. Comment.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Intel Corporation is best known for its processors. The sign “Intel Inside” is familiar to most people using a computer. There is, for example, the Pentium 3 and 4 and the new generation Itanium. For servers and workstations, Intel produces Xeon.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Information Technology Management – Why was it beneficial to integrate the customers’ data-base with SPRS
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – Why do airlines need optimization systems for crew scheduling
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – What were the drivers of SPRS
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – What are the similarities between the systems in Singapore and Malaysia
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – The new system cost several millions dollars. Why, in your opinion, was it necessary to install it
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Information Technology Management – The airlines use ADSs for their pricing strategy (pricing and yield optimization). Can they use an ADS for crew management Why or why not
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – Summarize the advantages of the new system over the IVR one.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – How could RFID change Sears’s operations
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – Explain why the old, nonintegrated functional system created problems for the company. Be specific.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Information Technology Management – Draw the flow of information in the system
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Information Technology Management – Another new product of Lawson is Service Automation. Would you recommend it to Dollar General Why or why not
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Indian Steels Limited (ISL) is a Rs. 6000 crore company established in the year 1986. The company envisaged being a continuously growing top class company to deliver superior quality and cost effective products for infrastructure development.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Indian companies, which used to focus mainly on sales training programs for their own sales force, are now extending these initiatives to their business partners.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – India is not known as the ‘nation of shopkeepers’, yet it has as many as 5 million retail outlets of all shapes and sizes. Some other optimistic estimates “place the number at as high as 12 million. Whatever be the number, India can claim to have the highest number of retail outlets per capita in the world.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In your view, should the government have sued Microsoft for violation of the antitrust laws? In your view, was Judge Jackson’s order that Microsoft be broken into two companies fair to Microsoft? Was Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s November 1, 2004 decision fair? Was the April 2004 decision of the European Commission fair to Microsoft? Explain your answers.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In your opinion, will similar training initiative be successful in the service sector? Explain in the context of a few service industries that you are familiar with.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In your opinion, what is the distinctive competence of HelpAge India? The distinctive competence of HelpAge India are
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In your judgment, who was morally responsible for Maryann Rockwood’s accidental needlestick: Maryann Rockwood? The clinic that employed her? The government agencies that merely issued guidelines? Becton Dickinson
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In what ways is the Wi-Fi technology changing the life of Dartmouth students? Relate your answer to the concept of the digital society.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In the Year of the Youth, the author took up a research project on young industrial workers. It involved comparing young and old workers. Two industries producing the same machines at similar technological level were selected.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In the NUMMI joint venture, what did Toyota gain? What were the benefits for General Motors
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In some of the organizations described in this chapter, managers form alliances with various partners. These alliance firms may provide a virtual component for your organization.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In September 1998, the Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, USA, announced a major global structural change programme, “Organisation 2005”. The mission of the programme was to take P & G’s global turnover from $ 38 billion to $ 70 billion by 2005.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In October 2003, Neha Kapoor, a recent MBA graduate and newly appointed assistant to the Financial Controller of Palco Ltd, was given a list of six new investment projects proposed for the following year. It was her job to analyse these projects and to present her findings before the Board of Directors at its annual meeting to be held in 10 days.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In May 1998, Daimler-Benz, the biggest industrial firm in Europe and Chrysler, the third largest carmaker in the US merged. The carefully planned merger seemed to be a “strategic fit.’’ Chrysler with its lower-priced cars, light trucks, pickups, and its successful minivans appeared to complement Daimler’s luxury cars, commercial vehicles, and sport utilities.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In just over half-century, Sony Corporation has from a 10-person engineering research group operating out of a bombed-out department store to one of the largest, most complex, and best-known companies in the world.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In India, the corporate training market was pegged at Rs 25 billion (by the end of 2004) and was growing at a rate of 30% annually. Though sales training was not new concept in Indian industry, the trend of extending sales training initiatives to business partners was slowly catching up.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In early 2001, Doc and Lyn McGee formed McGee Cake Company. The company produced a full line of cakes, and its specialties included chess cake, lemon pound cake, and double-iced, double-chocolate cake
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In August 2007, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers, Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), announced that its joint venture in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM) had set up a technical school called Toyota Technical Training Institute (TTTI), on the outskirts of Bangalore, India.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In 2004, the United Nations estimated that the previous year 5 million more people around the world had contracted the AIDS virus, 3 million had died, and a total of 40 million people were living with the infection.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In 2004 Detroit’s big three care makers—GM, Ford, and Daimler Chrysler—accounted for only 58.6 percent of vehicles sold in the United States, the lowest level ever, down from 76.7 percent in 1984.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – In 1950, with the enactment of the Insurance Act, Government of India decided to bring all the insurance companies under one umbrella of the Life Insurance Corporation of India
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – If you were the Deputy General Manager, what strategies would you have undertaken to deal with the competition
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – If you were going to use online technology to identify training needs for customer service representatives for a web-based clothing company, what steps would you take to ensure that the technology was not threatening to employees
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – If you were a victim of workplace bullying, what steps would you take to try to reduce its occurrence? What strategies would be most effective? What strategies might be ineffective? What would you do if one of your colleagues was a victim of an abusive supervisor
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – If the company announces that it is not expanding, what do you think will happen to the price of its bonds What will happen the price of the bonds if the company does expand
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – If praising employees for doing a good job seems to be a fairly easy and obvious motivational tools, why do you think companies and managers don’t often do it
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – If a company is considering switching production to a country where wage costs are lower, what other factors will it need to take into account before doing so
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Identify the various ways in which employees expressed their job dissatisfaction on the LINK650.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Identify the types of training that team members at Engineered Materials will likely require before they can effectively support team interaction and activities.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Identify the type of organisation structure being used at Synergos and explain how it works. What are the benefits of using this type of structure? What are the pitfalls
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Identify the opportunities and threats that the retailing industry in India offers to local and foreign companies.
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Identify the kinds of resources, in general, that cross-functional sourcing teams should be provided to be successful. (Note: A specific team could differ in its needs compared to other teams)
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Identify cultural factors that might be important in a training programme for food handlers at McDonald’s in Saudi Arabia.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Identify and discuss some of the cultural meanings for Sony possessed by consumers in your country. Discuss how these cultural meaning were developed and how they influence consumers’ behaviors (and affect and cognition).
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – I have sufficient resources to obtain intellectual property protection, but how effective is that protection without a large stock of resources to invest in going after those that infringe on my rights? If I do not have the resources to defend a patent, is it worth obtaining one in the first place
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – I don’t want to speak to you. Connect to your boss in the US,” hissed the American on the phone. The young girl at a Bangalore call centre tried to be as polite as she could.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – Would you want to work for Enterprise Why or why not
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – Would Enterprise’s approach human resource management work in other industries
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – With high employee turnover in insurance industry, how can the company retain a person like Malik
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – Why do airlines need optimization systems for crew scheduling
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – Which theory of motivation do use to motivate the bus crew why
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – What role does mutual trust play in building union-management relations
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – What role can experts’ knowledge play in this case
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – What motivated workers to participate in marking the Odd Ducks
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – What are the similarities between the systems in Singapore and Malaysia
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – The airlines use ADSs for their pricing strategy (pricing and yield optimization). Can they use an ADS for crew management Why or why not
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – If your answer is yes, with what method of participation (you have read in this chapter) do you relate the above case
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – If you were the union leader, would your behaviour have been different If yes, what would it be
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – If you were the lady with the pet dog, what would you do
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – If you were the conductor what would you do
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – If you were Malik, what strategies would you adopt to solve the problem
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – How relevant are the concepts of competencies to the jobs in a chicken-processing plant
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – How might you try to improve the jobs in a chicken-processing
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – How did the “Odd Ducks” programme enrich the jobs at Standard Decoy
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – Had you been in place of Alok Trivedi, what additional measures would you have taken
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – Does Enterprise face any risks from its human resource strategy
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – Discuss merits demerits of the role of strike, agitation and legal approach in union¬management relations.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Human Resource Management – Critically analyze the Employee Relations Audit in the light of its contribution to self motivation of employees
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Human Resource Management – Are dirty, dangerous, and unpleasant jobs an inevitable part of any economy
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – HSBC is known as the “world’s local bank.’’ Originally called the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC was established in 1865 to finance
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – HR Management – What would you do if you were (i) Suresh, (ii) Prahalad or (iii) Ravi
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – HR Management – If you were giving advice to the Chairman on this matter, what would you recommend
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – HR Management – If the news is broken to Mahesh, how would he react
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – HR Management – How would you rate Dinesh’s behaviour What method of appraisal would you use
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Bring out the principles of promotion that were employed in promoting Jaggu.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – HR Management – Bring out the ethical issues involved in Jaggu’s behaviour
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How would you rate President George W. Bush on the four characteristics outlined at the beginning of the case? How would you contrast his reaction to Hurricane Katrina with his reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How will you approach this task? What sources of information will you seek to help understand and solve problems in the company
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How times have changed for LEGO. The iconic Danish toy maker, best known for its LEGO brick, was once the must-have toy for every child.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How should the brand be positioned in the marketplace and within the Unilever family of brands?
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How long do you think the “invest first , analyze later” approach will be appropriate for intranet projects? When (and why) will the emphasis shift to traditional project justification approaches? (Or has the shift already occurred?)
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Supply Chain Management – How is the Trust dealing with the issue of growth?
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How have lower development and tooling costs given Japanese auto manufacturers an advantage in the marketplace
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How far are the plans to improve the supply chain efficiency in the company feasible
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How does the dabbawallah system ensure that the individual links in the delivery network do not break down
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How does Ryanair’s pricing strategy account for its successful performance to date? Would you suggest any changes to Ryanair’ pricing approach? Why/why not
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How do you believe Suraj bhai would score on the Big Five dimensions of personality (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experience)? Which ones would he score high on? Which ones might he score low on
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How did Tesco use the information collected to modify its marketing strategies? What sort of benefits was the company able to derive as a result of such modifications
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How can UPS justify the cost of a program like CIP if competitors like FedEx, DHL, and the U.S. Postal Service don’t offer such programs? Does the program increase costs or reduce UPS profits?
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How can Bill help the company solve this problem? Do you think they need to reorganize the structure of their IT units? Does it make sense to have foreign operations reporting to Bill? If not, how can he influence what goes on in subsidiaries outside the U.S.?
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – How are the managers of the Japanese manufacturing firm different from the American managers in the way they approach conflict resolution and decision making
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How am I to build team spirit within my small company when I single out one person for lack of production and fire him or her
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Holden Electrical Supplies Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, manufactured a wide line of electrical equipment used in both home and industry. The sales force called on both electrical wholesalers and industrial buyers with the greater part of their efforts concentrated on industry buyers.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Highlight the secrets of success of Alpha Telenet Ltd. in terms of technological advancements and service~ provided.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Hershey and Sherman is a medium-sized consulting firm that specializes in helping clients install “enterprise software,” the kind of applications packages that automate all aspects of a company’s operations. The company has always stayed at a high level, and according to Sheila Hershey, “We deal with management to prepare a change program. We are not programmers.”
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Harold Rubin has spent a career in banking. He how works for a large money-center bank that has global presence. However, Harold is worried: He has been the explosion in interest in the Internet and World Wide Web, and he thinks there will be profound implications from IT for banking. The picture is confused, however.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Had you been Baheti, what other techniques you would have used to improve the special services provided by the organization
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll could be dead. If a mobile phone ringtone in the shape of the vocalizations of the animated Crazy Frog dominates the billboard charts
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Goal setting is also important to team success. Discuss how organizations and teams should establish goals, and why having team goals is important.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Go to the student side of the Online Learning Center (OLC) and click on multiattribute model. Construct a multiattribute model for each purchase decision. How do the attributes considered and importance weights vary for each decision
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Go to finance.yahoo.com and download the ending monthly stock prices for American Standard (ASD) for the last 60 months. Also, be sure to download the dividend payments over this period as well. Next, download the ending value of the S&P 500 index over the same period.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Globalization and the Internet have created unprecedented opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada – an environment where competition is fierce.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Given below is a preliminary questionnaire for retailers and consumers of a recently launched menswear brand. Can you list down the research objectives for both questionnaire
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Give your opinion on the effectiveness of the role of reward system in exercising HR performance management at iGATE and suggest what improvements are possible, given the environmental conditions in the IT/ITES industry in India at present.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – George David has been CEO of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) for more than a decade. During that time he has received numerous accolades and awards for his performance as a CEO.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management -Why was Reuters slow to adopt Internet-based technology
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Why do you think Tom Glocer was picked as CEO What assets did he bring to the leadership job
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – Why did the strategic plans adopted by companies like Level 3, Global Crossing, and 360 Networks fail
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Why did Dow Chemical first adopt a matrix structure What benefits did it hope to derive from this structure
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Which managerial competencies does David seem to posses Does he seem to lack any
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What were the symptoms of fear displayed by RBM
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What was the cause of fear in RBM
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What technological paradigm shift did Reuters face in the 1990s How did that paradigm shift change the competitive playing field
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What steps can Vivian Noble take to recruit and develop her new workforce
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What specific decision-making biases do you think were at work in this industry during the late 1990s and early 2000s
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What problems emerged with this structure How did Dow try to deal with them In retrospect, do you think those solutions were effective
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What other ways can Noble help her company reach out to the community
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What makes George David such a highly regarded manager
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What evidence can you see of David’s planning and strategizing, organizing, controlling, leading, and developing
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What do you think of Glocer’s attempts to change the strategy and organizational culture at Reuters Was he on the right track Would you do things differently
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What could the managers running these companies done differently that might have led to a different outcome
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What are the management issues in this case
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What are the key factors that were or should have been considered by management
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What actions should be taken to avoid building up of fear among the troops Which of these steps were taken by the officer
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Should American Airlines expand its position in Europe What are the arguments for and against this expansion
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Is McDonald’s taking the best approach to improving its employer brand Why or why not If you were in charge of developing the McDonald’s employer brand, what would you do differently
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – How will Fresh Foods Supermarkets as whole benefit from successfully moving into this new region of the country
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – How does David get things done through people
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – How did the RMO come to know of the war phobia of RBM
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Discuss the evolving use of information technology at American Airlines
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Discuss McDonald’s current situation from a human resource planning perspective.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What were the strengths and weaknesses of VSNL
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What were some of the barriers to delegation and empowerment at Cin –Made
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What kind of control system does Lincoln Electric rely on to generate high employee productivity
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What is spirituality
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What environmental factors influenced management style at Disney
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What do you think about the future of Microsoft and Apple Computers What is the outlook on life of the two computer nerds
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What did Coke do and what could have been done differently
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What are the sources and uses of power at Cin – Made
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What are the management issues in this case
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What are the key factors that were or should have been considered by management
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – What are the arguments for and against its inclusion in business
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – Is this topic appropriate for businesses
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – How were principles of delegation and decentralization incorporated into Cine – Made operations
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – How appropriate might a just – in – time inventory system be for a product such as roller skates
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – How and where might the informal organization be a real asset at Disney
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – Do you think that VSNL should have changed its thrust from basic telephony to cellular services
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do Lincoln’s control systems match the strategy of the enterprise? How
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – Discuss the evolving use of information technology at American Airlines
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – Compare and contrast the leadership styles and managerial practices of Gates and Jobs.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – General Management – Compare and contrast the careers of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Gee, these managers discussed in the article are a bit rough. Even if one particular person is not producing as expected, doesn’t this person still deserve to be treated with respect
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – From a power perspective, what do you think explains the rise of Mike Sears to the CEO position at Boeing? What were the sources of his power
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Fresh Foods Supermarket is a grocery store chain that was established in the Southeast 20 years ago. The company is now beginning to expand to other regions of the United States.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – For the past five years I have been working at McKay, Sanderson, and Smith Associates, a mid-sized accounting firm in Boston that specializes in commercial accounting and audits.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Firing an employee is a messy business. Just the thought of having to recruit, train and manage a new sales soul is enough to keep some sales managers from following through with the task. But holding on to a salesperson who’s not performing or who’s disruptive to the team is guaranteed to exacerbate matters down the road.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Finance Management – Who are the two parties to this potential lease transaction
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Finance Management – What discount rate should be used in this Net Present Value analysis Why
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Finance Management – In the Purchase Decision, what are the cash flow impacts of the Bank Loan (Please focus on the after tax cash flows.)
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – How will these alternative decisions impact the company’s Capital Structure and its balance sheet
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Finance Management – Based on your analysis, should the company open the mine
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Finance Management – As a financial consultant, advise the proprietor whether he should go for the extension of credit facilities
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Finance Management – Analyse the financial viability of the two options. Which option would you recommend Why
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Falcon International Limited is a well-known company for electrical and electronic products. It is the market leader for various electrical products and enjoys the second position for electronic products.
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Faced with intense competition, increasing expectations from customers, reduced product life cycles, and localized geographic markets, Whirlpool Corporation (a Fortune 500 manufacturer of appliances) realized that the need to achieve a competitive advantage from its sourcing and material efforts was greater than ever.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Express your opinion about whether the structure is in line with the recruitments of the strategy that Synergos is implementing.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Every three months, millions of people in the UK receive a magazine from the country’s number one retailing company, Tesco. Nothing exceptional about the concept—almost all leading retailing companies across the world send out mailers/magazines to their customers.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Even though Absolute ads have been depicted in different media, the central theme of the campaign has remained unchanged (the bottle and the two-word slogan) over the years. In light of the above statement, do you think that the campaign will manage to hold sway or lose in impact in the near future
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Even if everyone else accepts it, I am not sure how I will cope. When projects fail it hits me pretty hard emotionally. Is it just that I am not cut out for this type of approach
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Evaluate the position of Cipla and of GlaxoSmithKline in terms of utilitarianism, right, justice, and caring. Which of these two positions do you think is correct from an ethical point of view
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Evaluate the formulation of the merger between Daimler and Chrysler. Discuss the strategic fit and the different product lines.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Evaluate Marquette’s method of designing the sales territories – strengths and weaknesses. Should the company reduce the size of its territories
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Evaluate Holden’s recruiting program, suggesting whether or not the company should have continued in college recruiting of sales engineers.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Entrepreneurship – What are the advantages of going to an SBIC over and above a business angle or venture capitalist
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Emily, who had the reputation of being an excellent worker, was a machine operator in a furniture manufacturing plant that had been growing at a rate of between 15 percent and 20 percent each year for the past decade.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Effective HR Training & Development Management – Which theory of motivation do use to motivate the bus crew why
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Effective HR Training & Development Management – What motivated workers to participate in marking the Odd Ducks
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Effective HR Training & Development Management – If you were the lady with the pet dog, what would you do
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Effective HR Training & Development Management – If you were the conductor what would you do
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Effective HR Training & Development Management – How did the “Odd Ducks” programme enrich the jobs at Standard Decoy
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – During the 2000 Super Bowl, ABC invited viewers to visit its Enhanced TV website. Fans could play trivia, see replays, participate in polls and chat rooms, and view player statistics. The site received an estimated 1 million hits. Why? Frame your answer in terms of exposure, attention, and comprehension.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – During the 1990s, the AIDS epidemic posed peculiarly acute dilemmas for health workers. After routinely removing an intravenous system, drawing blood, or delivering an injection to an AIDS patient
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Doordarshan (DD) is India’s public service broadcaster (PSB) with 1,000 transmitter covering 90 per cent of the country’s population across an estimated 70 million homes. It has 21,000 employees managing its metro and regional channels.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Dollar General, headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and Family Dollar, based in Mathews, North Carolina, are the two leading retailers in the fastest growing segment of the industry, referred to as extreme value retailing.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Dollar General (dollargeneral.com) operates more than 6,000 general stores in the United States, fiercely competing with Wal-Mart, Target, and thousands of other stores
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Does the mere act of sending the clock to Bryan mean that Mr. McEnroe is an unethical Salesperson
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Does Shobha have enough needed data on consumer behaviour? What type of consumer research should Shobha conduct
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Do you think the growth of Dabur from a small pharmacy to a large multinational company is an indicator of the advantages of joint stock company against proprietorship form? Elaborate.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do you think that power is more important in an organization like Boeing than in one that has less politics? Why
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Do you think leaders in other contexts (business’, sports, religious) exhibit the same qualities of great or near-great U.S. presidents
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do you think being in the right place at the right time could influence presidential greatness
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do you find Mr. Sinha’s responses to various questions effective? Give reasons for your view on each answer given by Mr. Sinha.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Do you believe that Suraj bhai is high or low on core self-evaluations? On what information did you base your decision
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Discuss the strategies implemented by Toyota and Honda to achieve greater efficiency in car production.
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Discuss the measures taken for corporate restructuring of the Indian Railways. In your opinion, are these adequate for dealing with the problems faced? Why
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Discuss the long-term relevance of motivational techniques used by Baheti in the light of prevailing environment in the organization.
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Discuss the importance of logistics outsourcing with reference to supply chain management.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Discuss the concept of a “wave.” Why does executive management want each global sourcing project to last six months and move through a lock-step series of steps
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Discuss the advantages of having point-to-point contact (Exhibit 1) between functional groups at different companies. Are there any disadvantages to this approach
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with online distribution from a music label’s perspective.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Discuss how Rudy and Diane can use feedforward, concurrent, and feedback controls both now and in future at the Grizzly Bear Lodge to ensure their guests’ satisfaction.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Dinesh, a machine operator, worked as a mechanist for Ganesh, the supervisor. Ganesh told Dinesh to pick up some trash that had fallen from Dinesh’s work
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Dinesh, a machine operator, worked as a mechanist for Ganesh, the supervisor. Ganesh told Dinesh to pick up some trash that had fallen from Dinesh’s work
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Diane and Rudy Conrad own a small lodge outside Yellowstone National Park. Their lodge has 15 rooms that can accommodate up to 40 guests, with some rooms set up for families.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Diana Gillen had an uneasy feeling of apprehension as she arrived at the Cobb Street Grille corporate offices. Today she was meeting with her supervisor, Julie Spencer, and regional director
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Develop a process that firms can use when identifying and developing supply chain alliances.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Designing a car is a complex and lengthy task. Take, for example, General Motors (GM). Each model created needs to go through a frontal crash test.
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Describe the probable reasons for the setting up of the TTTI in India. Describe the direct and indirect benefits accruing to TKM by running the TTTI. What, according to you, are the short-term and long-term benefits to the company
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Describe the consumer behaviour differences among laundry products’ customers in Brazil. What market segments exists
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Describe how the Conrads could use market controls plans and implement their expansion.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Deepak Pai, an engineering graduate and a postgraduate in management from United States, was working in Transport Corporation of India (TCI), the market leader in conventional transportation.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – David Jeter and Nate Jackson started a small general law practice in 1992 near Sacramento, California. Prior to that, the two had spent five years in the district attorney’s office after completing their formal schooling.
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Dave Masters in vice president of manufacturing for Siliconix, an electronic components manufacturer.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Dartmouth College, one of the oldest in the United States (founded in 1769), was one of the first to embrace the wireless revolution. Operating and maintaining a campuswide information system with wires is difficult, since there are 161 buildings with more than 1,000 rooms on campus.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Dabur is among the top five FMCG companies in India and is positioned successfully on the specialist herbal platform. Dabur has proven its expertise in the fields of health care, personal care, homecare and foods.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Corporate HRM – Discuss how new technologies are likely to impact training in the future
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Corporate Finance Management – What other, perhaps no quantifiable, factors affect Ben’s decision to get an MBA
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Corporate Finance Management – What initial salary would Ben need to receive to make him indifferent attending Wilton University and staying in his current position
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Corporate Finance Management – How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Corporate Finance Management – Ben believes that the appropriate analysis is to calculate the future value of each option. How would you evaluate this statement
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Corporate Finance Management – Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year, what is the best option for Ben from a strictly financial standpoint
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Cooking LPG Ltd, Gurgaon, is a private sector firm dealing in the bottling and supply of domestic LPG for household consumption since 1995. The firm has a network of distributors in the districts of Gurgaon and Faridabad
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Perception of High-end IT Education This case study of recent origin (2001), illustrates the use of free-response questions which permit respondents to give unstructured answers
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer buying research has turned a new leaf in India. The era of demographics seems to be on the backbench. Now, Marketing Research people
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Would this plan suggested by the vice president help in convincing the customers to use Star Airways Give your reasons.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Why would some consumers have high-involvement levels in learning about this sales promotion
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Which of the above mentioned types are likely to respond to sales promotion Explain.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Which of the above mentioned types are likely to respond to sales promotion Explain.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – What types of consumers are likely to value online grocery shopping from Peapod
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – What type of advertising can influence consumers for this type of product
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – What recommendations do you have for Pleasant Company to increase sales and profits
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – What is likely to be the decision process in case of choosing an airline
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – What does the story say about our society and the impact of marketing on consumer behavior
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – What does the purchase of a product like Nike mean to Sunder Singh
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – Suggest the kind of consumer research needed
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Is a level of 75 per cent comprehension realistic among those who become aware of an ad Why or why not
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – In what ways is Toyota’s new-product development system designed to serve customers
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – How should Golden Glow be positioned repositioned to bring about the desired change among consumers Give your reasons.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – Has Shobha identified the best target market for Mouse-Rid Why or why not
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consumer Behavior – Explain how the above-mentioned information is likely to benefit a marketer
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – Do you think such promotions are likely to influence the quality image of the retail store Explain.
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Consumer Behavior – Discuss the nature of problem(s) in this case
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Construct a spreadsheet to calculate the payback period, internal rate of return, modified internal rate of return, and net present value of the proposed mine.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consolidated Products is a $21 billion company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company’s five business units, which offer a wide array of products and services
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Considering money, time, cognitive activity, and behavioral effort costs, are Pleasant Company dolls more or less costly than dolls that can be purchased at retail stores
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Consider the e-mail campaigns discussed in the case. Why do you think these campaigns were successful? Discuss the attention processes that were at work. Do you see any potential drawbacks to this type of marketing
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Who was the main reason for this conflict Government or the rural population Explain in detail
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – What was the main reason for the communication gap in this case And also explain the classification of conflict
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Was it possible to avoid this conflict Give reasons to your answers
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – In this case, explain the different levels of conflict (That is low level, optimum level, high level)
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – If you were the union leader how would you have solved this dispute
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Explain the behavior during negotiation in this case (that is the opening move, negotiation dance & influence mechanism)
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Does role of power play a vital impact in negotiation Take the base of case and explain
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Do you think that the conflict was resolved in proper manner Give reasons
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Conflict Management And Negotiation Skills – Amongst all the incentives schemes from the negotiated settlement which 3 skills are more effective And why
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Conduct Chi-square test to cross-tabulate and to understand the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable. Also calculate contingency coefficient and the lambda asymmetric coefficient to find the strength of the association between the two variables.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Compare your beta for American Standard to the beta you find on finance.yahoo.com. How similar are they? Why might they be different
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Compare the performance of S&S Air to the industry. For each ratio, comment on why it might be viewed as positive or negative relative to the industry. Suppose you create an inventory ratio calculated as inventory divided by current liabilities. How do you think S&S Air’s ratio would compare to the industry average
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Compare the different purchase processes for the three bikes. What stimulated each of them? What factors were considered in making the store choice decisions and purchase decisions
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Comment on the upstream and downstream supply chain portions operating in the company.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Comment on the steps taken to reduce the extent of vertical integration at the Indian Railways. Suggest a few more measures that could be taken.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Collect evidence from the case to support the argument that social responsiveness at the Tata group is closely aligned with its strategic management.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Chris Guthrie was recently hired by S&S Air, Inc., to assist the company with its financial planning and to evaluate the company’s performance.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Chemtech was a chemical firm employing nearly 1,500 people. Since the company was operating in a sheltered economic environment, the organizational focus
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – What other, perhaps no quantifiable, factors affect Ben’s decision to get an MBA
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Chartered Finance Management – What are the advantages and disadvantages of changing the company organization from a sole proprietorship to a corporation
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Chartered Finance Management – Using the financial statements provided for S&S Air, calculate each of the ratios listed in the table for the light aircraft industry.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Chartered Finance Management – Ultimately, what action would you recommend the company undertake Why
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Chartered Finance Management – How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Chartered Finance Management – Assuming all salaries are paid at the end of each year, what is the best option for Ben from a strictly financial standpoint
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Can you think of any possible unintended consequences of an incentive pay system based on piecework? How does Lincoln guard against these unintended consequences
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Can you suggest any reasons why the European Commission was willing to grant the block exemption in the first place, given that it ran counter to its proposals for a Single Market
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Can extreme value retailers defend themselves against general merchandise discount retailers like Wal-Mart, or will Wal-Mart eventually drive them out of business? Why
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – By almost any measure, David Galbenski’s company Contract Counsel was a success. It was a company Galbenski and a law school buddy, Mark Adams, started in 1993; it helps companies find lawyers on a temporary contract basis.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Strategy Management – Propose the basic elements of a corporate turnaround for the Indian Railways
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Strategy Management – Prepare a strategic advantage profile for HelpAge India
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Strategy Management – Analyse and describe the process of setting of standards at iGATE
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business magazines and newspapers regularly publish articles about the changing nature of work in the United States and about how many jobs are being changed.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – What, if anything, should Questar be doing differently
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – What are the systemic, corporate, and individual issues raised in this case
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – In your view, have the environmental interest groups identified in the case behaved ethically
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – Identify the behaviors that you think are ethically questionable in the history of Microsoft. Evaluate the ethics of these behaviors.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – Explain, in light of their theories, what Locke, Smith, Ricardo, and Marx would probably say about the events in this case.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Ethics – Evaluate the ethics of Becton Dickinson’s use of the GPO system in the late 1990s. Are the GPO’s monopolies Are they ethical Explain.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Why might the new reforms make cars cheaper for European consumers
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – To what extent do you think that relative costs are the critical factor in determining inward investment decisions
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Environment – Is a consumer distance buyer any better off after the European legislation
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Environment – In your opinion what are likely to be the key factors determining how a global company will organise itself
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Environment – Consider the checklist of data which a distance seller must provide to a consumer purchaser. Is this putting too heavy a burden on sellers
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Environment – Are there any remaining issues that must be tackled to increase European cross- border consumer trade
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication Skills – Would any of the non-verbal communications in this spot (ad) not work well in another culture
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – What role does music play in this spot Who is the target market
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication Skills – Rewrite the responses that you consider most effective to the above questions in a job interview.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – Rewrite the reply according to the principles of effective writing in business
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication Skills – Point out the old – fashioned phrases and expressions.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – Keep your cool.” What does this mean in term of conversation control
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication Skills – Is the music at all distracting from the message
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – How else are radio stations advertised on TV
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – Do you agree with the view that such abusive happenings on the telephone do not have any impact on business Justify
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication Skills – Comment on the appropriateness of the sender’s tone to a customer.
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – Who is to blame for this communication gap And Why
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – What should Mr. Basu have done to avoid the misunderstanding.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – What is Fuzz
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – Rewrite the given case study in a succinct manner
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication – Keep your cool.” What does this mean in term of conversation control
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – In your view what should Arvind Pandey do? Should he disclose it to his German Vice President
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication – Identify the three sources of Mr. Basu’s information.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – Does Arvind Pandey really face a dilemma
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication – Do you believe that some people are born writers Justify
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Business Communication – Do you agree with the view that such abusive happenings on the telephone do not have any impact on business Justify.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication – Discuss the main filter involved in this case.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Communication – Analyse the reasons for Arvind Pandey’s dilemma
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Business Administration – How do you respond to Shailesh’s predicament expressed at the end of the case
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Administration – Comment on whether the cultural changes at P & G are supportive of the strategy being implemented.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Business Administration – Analyses the vision statement of BHEL and comment on its positive and negative features.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Buddy’s Snack Company is a family-owned company located in the Rocky Mountains. Buddy Forest started the business in 1951 by selling home-made potato chips out of the back of his pickup truck.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Bryan Janz was just arriving back from lunch when his office phone rang. It was his wife, Nina, calling from home. Nina told Bryan that FedEx had just delivered a package addressed to her. The package contained a beautiful clock now sitting over the fireplace.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Bonus question: Most spreadsheets do not have a built-in formula to calculate the payback period. Write a VBA script that calculates the payback period for a project.
- IIBMS EMBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Bombay Steel Limited is the market leader in raw steel, with 40% market share. The company has a work force of 35,000 employees including 6,000 officers.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Boats-R-Us operates a group of 50 discount marine supply houses throughout the U.S., primarily on the east and west coasts and around the Great Lakes.
- EMBA IIBMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Block and Thomas, a regional stockbrokerage firm, hired a chief information officer (CIO), a senior manager who is responsible for all technology in the firm.
- IIBMS MMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Bill Roberts is the chief information officer for a multinational company. He reports to the company president and has a staff of 50 at headquarters.
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – BHEL is mainly formulating and implementing concentration strategies nationally as well as globally, in the power equipment sector. Do you think it should broaden the scope of its strategies to include integration or diversification? Why
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is major Indian public sector enterprise in power, engineering, and manufacturing divisions and centres spread all over the country
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is India’s largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise, operating in the energy sector, employing more than 42000 people.
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Ben believes that the appropriate analysis is to calculate the future value of each option. How would you evaluate this statement
- IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Ben Bates graduated from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. Although he is satisfied with his with his current job, his goal is to become an investment banker.
- MBA IIBMS ANSWER SHEETS – Behind every successful dealer is a smiling and efficient dealer salesperson. Explain the relative importance of dealers in the consumer durables industry over and above those in the FMCG industry. How have consumer durable players improved the performance of their dealers through training
- IIBMS MIB CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Before McDonald’s entered the European market, few people believed that fast food could be successful in Europe. Why do you think McDonald’s has succeeded ? What strategies did it follow ?How did these differ from its strategies in Asia
- IIBMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Based on your analysis, should the company open the mine
- IIBMS MBA CASE STUDY SOLUTIONS – Based on this analysis, what strategic options would you recommend for both music publishers and music retailers in the current marketing environment
- EMBA ISMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Zip Zap Zoom Company Ltd is into manufacturing cars in the small car (800 cc) segment. It was set up 15 years back and since its establishment it has seen a phenomenal growth in both its market and profitability.
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – Would this plan suggested by the vice president help in convincing the customers to use Star Airways? Give your reasons.
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Would the bank be better off negotiating the loan in New York or in Lima? Why
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – Would any of the non-verbal communications in this spot (ad) not work well in another culture
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Would a project management organization be different from an organization for regular manufacturing in what ways? Examples.
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – With retailers as their primary customers, what customer competitive imperatives could be affected by Rollerblade’s inventory problems
- MBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – With retailers as their primary customers, what customer competitive imperatives could be affected by Rollerblade’s inventory problems
- EMBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – With high employee turnover in insurance industry, how can the company retain a person like Malik
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – International Business Management – Will the L&T Saga continue
- ISMS GDM ANSWER SHEETS – Why would some consumers have high-involvement levels in learning about this sales promotion
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – Why is there a need for companies to offer work-family balance programs such as flextime, telecommuting, and job sharing
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – Why is ‘Made in India’ not liked in foreign markets? What can be done to erase the perception
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – Why had ABB-PBS failed to realized its technology leadership
- ISMS CCA ANSWER SHEETS – Why did Arvind Mills choose globalization as major route to achieve growth when domestic market was huge
- EMBA ISMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Whom do you think Rajinder will eat with? Why
- ISMS CCA ANSWER SHEETS – Whirlpool Company has experienced the following demand for ice during the past six months
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Which of the theories of International trade can help Indian services providers gain competitive edge over their competitors
- MBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – Which of the above mentioned types are likely to respond to sales promotion? Explain.
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Where should he look for this information
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – Where is Wal-Mart vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – Where is Southwest Airlines vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – Where is Nike vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – Where is Krispy Kreme vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS DMS ANSWER SHEETS – Where is HSBC vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS CFM ANSWER SHEETS – Where is Disney vulnerable? What should it watch out for
- ISMS CCA ANSWER SHEETS – Where does the joint venture meet the needs of both the partners? Where does it fall short
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – When Robert Frey purchased Cin – Made in 1984, the company was near ruin. The Cincinnati, Ohi-based manufacturer of paper packaging had not altered its product line in 20 years.
- ISMS GDM ANSWER SHEETS – When a manger finds that demand exceeds inventory, the answer lies in making more goods. When a manager finds that inventory exceeds demand, the answer lies in making fewer goods.
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What, in your opinion, is the major reason for the failure of Kozmo
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What, in your opinion, could be the reasons for different managerial thoughts in this case
- ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – What would you have done if you were in Rajinder’s shoes Why
- ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – What were the symptoms of fear displayed by RBM
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – What were the strengths and weaknesses of VSNL
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What were the reasons for the sinking of the vessels
- ISMS CFM ANSWER SHEETS – What were some of the barriers to delegation and empowerment at Cin –Made
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – General Management – What was the cause of fear in RBM
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What types of integrative and protective and defensive techniques can the bank use
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What type of political risks does this fishing company need to evaluate? Identify and describe them.
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What type of job candidates would use the temporary job support and services provided by a firm like CSS
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What type of advertising can influence consumers for this type of product
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What symptom(s) exist in this case to suggest that something has gone wrong
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What steps should the departmental head take to do not adopt an indifferent attitude towards their work during the three month’s notice period
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What specialized skills will the future HRIS professional need in order to effectively manage an organization’s virtual human resource function
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What routes of globalization has the Mayor group chosen to go global? What other routes could it have taken
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What role does mutual trust play in building union-management relations
- EMBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – What role does music play in this spot? Who is the target market
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What role do the non-financial incentives play in motivating the workers and minimizing the rate of absenteeism
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What recommendations would you make to senior marketing executives going forward? What should they be sure to do with its marketing
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What recommendations would you make to senior marketing executives going forward? What should they be sure to do with its marketing
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What recommendations would you make to senior marketing executives going forward? What should the company be sure to do with its marketing
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What potential conflicts could arise between the Japanese managers/trainers and the French employees? Explain.
- ISMS CFM ANSWER SHEETS – What potential conflicts could arise between the Japanese managers/trainers and the French employees? Explain.
- ISMS CFM ANSWER SHEETS – What opportunities are therefore Rollerblade managers to see FOR themselves as selling services, instead of simply roller skates
- ISMS DMS ANSWER SHEETS – What negatives, if any, can you envision resulting from CIP
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What lessons one can draw from this incident for better management of technology transfers
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What lessons can other MNCs learn from the experience of McDonald’s
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What lessons can other Indain business learn from the experience of Arvind Mills
- ISMS CCA ANSWER SHEETS – What kind(s) of organizational structure seem to be consistent with “Dream as a Team”
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What kind of organizational culture did Mr. Watanabe want to establish at the factory in Valenciennes, France? Do you think he’ll try to manage the plant just like a Toyota factory in Tokyo? Why or Why not
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What kind of advance planning and strategic thinking should go into S&R’s corporate planning efforts so that the Indian consumer gets ‘value for money’
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What is the software being use at ABL? Apply that software to theoretical used and explain.
- ISMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – Operation Management – What is the problem associated in the case
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What is perfect order in this case
- ISMS GDM ANSWER SHEETS – What is non – verbal communication? Why do you suppose that this commercial relies primarily on non-verbal communication between a young man and a gorgeous woman? What types of non – verbal communication are being used in this case
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What is likely to be the decision process in case of choosing an airline
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What is ABL’s strategy for good supply chain Management
- ISMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What innovative solutions would you suggest to minimize the rate of absenteeism
- ISMS GDM ANSWER SHEETS – What information should Mr. Lateef develop to evaluate foreign markets
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What information about Suraj bhai suggests that he has a proactive personality
- EMBA ISMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What implications are there for the French employees of the plant if its good fortune takes a turn for the worse, and the factory consequently shuts its doors? Explain.
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – What impediments are coming in the Mayor group’s way becoming a major and active player in international business
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What have been the key success factors for Wal-Mart
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What have been the key success factors for Nike
- GDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What have been the key success factors for Krispy Kreme
- ISMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What have been the key success factors for HSBC?
- ISMS CCA ANSWER SHEETS – What have been the key success factors for Disney
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What factors influenced the computer company’s decision to accept the contract
- ISMS DMS ANSWER SHEETS – What factors do you think attributed to Suraj bhai’s success? Was he merely “in the right place at the right time’’, or are there characteristics about him that contribute to his success
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What factors do you believe contribute to workplace bullying? Are bullies a product of the situation, or are they flawed personalities? What situations and what personality factors might contribute to the presence of bullies
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What environmental factors influenced management style at Disney
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What does the story say about our society and the impact of marketing on consumer behavior
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What does the purchase of a product like Nike mean to Sunder Singh
- MBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – What does it take to be a great U.S. president? A survey of 78 history, political science, and law scholars rated the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton. Here are the presidents who were rated “Great’’ and “Near Great.’’
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – What do you think of Mr. Watanabe’s approach to preparing himself for French culture? Do you think that his approach would be useful for American managers? Why or Why not
- PDM CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What do you suggest to prevent the communication problem
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What do you say about the rule calling for production to halt if there are more than three rejects in an hour? Should it have been enforced? Explain.
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What do you feel is the major problem in this case? The solution
- ISMS DBM ANSWER SHEETS – What difficulties might Creative Staffing Solutions have to deal with in using electronic job and resume posting
- EMBA ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – What challenges lies ahead of L&T ? How does it prepare to cope with them
- CCA CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What aspects of motivation might workplace bullying reduce? For example, are there likely to be effects on an employee’s self-efficacy? If so, what might those effects be
- ISMS CFM ANSWER SHEETS – What are the sources and uses of power at Cin – Made
- ISMS DMS CASE STUDY ANSWER SHEETS – What are the root causes that have led to these symptoms
- ISMS ANSWER SHEETS – Principal & Practice of Management – What are the measures to be taken to avoid direct effect of heat
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What are the main issues in the case, and how can our present system of control prevent such fraud
- ISMS GDM ANSWER SHEETS – What are the legal issues involved in this case, and what are the moral issues ? How are the two different kinds of issues different from each other, and how are they related to each other ? Identify and distinguish the “systemic, corporate and individual issues” involved in this case.
- ISMS PDM ANSWER SHEETS – What are the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of the Internet by Individual employees for human resource activities? Are you concerned about violations of your own privacy because of these kinds of Web applicants
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – What are the key success factors for Southwest Airlines
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – What are the essential dlfferences in the Supply Chain Management of Products vs. Services? Discuss the application of Supply Chain Managernent principles in Financial Services.
- DBM ISMS CASE STUDY PAPERS – What are the benefits of iniegrated public transport systems
- ISMS – What are the benefits of public transport over private transport ? Should public transport be encouraged and, if so, how
- ISMS DMS ANSWER SHEETS – What are some current issues facing Peru? What is the climate for doing business in Peru today
- ISMS MBA CASE STUDY PAPERS – General Management – What alternatives are available to Mr Abdul
- ISMS – What actions should the organization take to correct these problems
- ISMS – What actions should be taken to avoid building up of fear among the troops? Which of these steps were taken by the officer
- ISMS – Business Communications – Was it a win – win agreement? Discuss
- ISMS – Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is the largest retailer in the world, with sales of $259 billion in 2003, 1.5 million employees, and 4,300 facilities. Each week, over 100 million customers visit a Wal-Mart store.
- ISMS – Vetements Ltee is a chain of men’s retail clothing stores located throughout the province of Quebec, Canada. Two years ago, the company introduced new incentive systems for both store managers and sales employees.
- ISMS – Venkataraman was an officer in a leading nationalized bank with years of service to his credit. During his long period of service, he worked in different capacities and sections. His attitude and behavior made him a trusted in the organization.
- ISMS – UPS has 2,400 managers. CIP includes only 50 each year. How can the program make a difference if it includes only 2 percent of all managers? Does this suggest that the program is more public relations than management training
- ISMS – Triveni Foods Pvt. Ltd., a multinational confectionary company, having its branches in more than 50 countries and marketing its products in about 135 countries, established one of its production units in 1988 at Mathura near Delhi.
- ISMS – Thought it may seem fairly obvious that receiving praise and recognition from one’s company is a motivating experience, sadly many companies are failing miserably when it comes to saying “thanks’’ to their employees.
- ISMS – This is one game that India has permanently lost to its arch-rival Pakistan – manufacturing and exporting sports goods. Historically, when India and Pakistan were one before 1947, Sialkot, now in Pakistan, used to be the world’s largest production centre for badminton, hockey, football, volleyball, basketball, and cricket equipment.
- ISMS – There are many possible structures for supply chain, but the simplest view has materials converging on an organisation through tiers of supplers and products diverging through tiers of customers.” Elaborate.
- ISMS – The Walt Disney Company, a $27 billion-a-year global entertainment giant, recognizes what its customer’s value in the Disney brand: a fun experience and homespun entertainment based on old-fashioned family values.
- ISMS – The Walt Disney Company, a $27 billion-a-year global entertainment giant, recognizes what its customer’s value in the Disney brand: a fun experience and homespun entertainment based on old-fashioned family values.
- ISMS – The Walt Disney Company is heralded as the world’s largest entertainment company. It has earned this astounding reputation through tight control over the entire operation : control over the open – ended brainstorming that takes place 24 hours a day
- ISMS – The telecom sector had been functioning as a typical government department right from its inception. With the Department of Telephones (DoT) being under the exclusive control of the Ministry of Communications, Government of India (GO!), the system functioned more as a monopoly.,
- ISMS – The quality circle Sigma was started in the heat treatment section of Baba Bearings Company with seven members. The members prepared the following list of various factors affecting the productivity of the heat treatment section.
- ISMS – The managing director of Naveen Fisheries Ltd. (NFL) received a message from one of the members of the crew that their mechanized boats had sunk at sea off Paradeep Port Trust due to unfavorable weather.
- ISMS – The case is based on an actual incident which took place in an Army unit operationally deployed in a field area just a few months before the 1971 showdown with Pakistan. The opposing forces of India and Pakistan were taking their respective positions in a pre-war scenario
- ISMS – The Bronson Insurance Group was originally founded in 1900 in Auxvasse, Missouri, by James Bronson. The Bronson Group owns a variety of companies that underwrite and commercial insurance policies.
- ISMS – Ten years ago, Arvind Clothing Ltd., a subsidery of Arvind Brands Ltd., a member of the Ahmedabad based Lalbhai Group, signed up with the 150-year old Arrow Company, a division of Cutlet Peabody & Co. Inc., US, for licensed manufacture of Arrow shirts in India.
- ISMS – Suppose that there were very few males applying for clerks’ jobs in Wilmington while females were flooding the clerking job market. Would this competitive factor justify paying males more than females ? Why ? Suppose that 95 percent of the women in Wilmington who were applying for clerks’ jobs were single women with children who were on welfare while 95 percent of the men were single with no families to support.
- ISMS – Sunder Singh had studied only up to high school. He was 32-years of age, lived alone in a rented room, and worked eight-hour shift at one petrol pump, then went to the other one for another eight-hour shift. He had a girl friend and was planning to marry
- ISMS – Consumer Behavior – Suggest the kind of consumer research needed
- ISMS – Star Airways offered passengers air services within the country and served a territory of 18, 000 sq. miles with an expanding population of over 70 lakh of people who are potential users of the airline services.
- ISMS – Spread over 121 countries with 30,000 restaurants, and serving 46 million customers each day with the help of more than 400,000 employees, the reach of McDonald’s is amazing.
- ISMS – Southwest Airlines entered the airline industry in 1971 with little money, but lots of personality. Marketing itself as the LUV airline, the company featured a bright red heart as its first logo.
- ISMS – Some organizations do not believe in offering any of these work-life balance programs. What do you think their reasoning is? Explain.
- ISMS – Smoothdrive Tyre Ltd manufacturers tyres under the brand name “Super Tread’ for the domestic car market. It is presently using 7 machines acquired 3 years ago at a cost of Rs. 15 lakh each having a useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value.
- ISMS – Should Venkat have called a meeting to sort out this problem? Why or Why not
- ISMS – Should the U.S. government intervene in any way in the negotiations between U.S. auto companies and the Chinese government ? Explain
- ISMS – Shoppers’ Delight, a large retail store, had above-average quality and competitive prices. It advertised its retail promotions in local newspapers. Its TV advertising was mainly aimed at building store image and did not address retail promotions.
- ISMS – Several MNCs are increasingly unbundling or vertical disintegrating their activities. Put in simple language, they have begun outsourcing (also called business process outsourcing) activities formerly performed in-house and concentrating their energies on a few functions.
- ISMS – Set forth what you believe is a good overall business strategy for Martha. Specify an operations strategy that is consistent with the overall strategy
- ISMS – “S&R has taken a risk in entering a market that is large, but offers little flexibility in terms of price and business environment” Discuss.
- ISMS – Rohit joined ABC Ltd., a heavy engineering unit, having a turnover of about Rs. 20 crores, in the junior management cadre as a direct recruit. During his tenure with the company, Rohit proved to be a dedicated and sincere worker which earned him quick promotions in the organization.
- ISMS- Robert Hall Clothes, Inc., owned a chain of retail stores that specialized in clothing for the family. One of the Chain’s stores was located in Wilmington , Delaware. The Robert Hall store in Wilmington had a department for men’s and boy’s clothing and another department for women’s and girl’s clothing.
- ISMS – Rewrite the reply according to the principles of effective writing in business.
- ISMS – Rajinder Kumar was a production worker at Competent Motors Limited (CML), which made components and accessories for the automotive industry. He had worked at CML for almost seven years as a welder, along with fifteen other men in the plant.
- ISMS – Point out the old – fashioned phrases and expressions.
- ISMS – Pick up some Indian services providers. With the help of Michael Porter’s diamond, analyze their strengths and weaknesses as active players in BPO.
- ISMS – Petals Company Limited (PCL) was initiated in the year 1919. Since then, it had produced a number of brands which enjoyed customer loyalty. It had adapted well with the changing environment and had entered into a strategic alliance with the S & G Limited, the producer of personal care products
- ISMS – Peru is located on the west coast South America. It is the third largest nation of the continent (after Brazil and Argentina), and covers almost 500,000 square miles (about 14 per cent of the size of the United States).
- ISMS – Outline exactly how would you show him that planning and policy making are important to the company if it has to grow effectively.
- ISMS – Other than purchasing higher technology machinery, in what ways might Mr Abdul increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the dyeing and stitching operations
- ISMS – One hot May morning, Shobha, general manager of Innotrap India Ltd., entered her office in Delhi. She paused for a moment to contemplate the quote, which she had framed and hung on a wall facing her table.
- ISMS – Of the various approaches to environmental ethics outlined in this chapter, which approach sheds most light on the ethical issues raised by this case ? Explain your answer.
- ISMS – Of the three types of organizational justice, which one does workplace bullying most closely resemble
- ISMS – Of the three programs discussed above, which be the most important program for you personally when deciding whether or not to join an employer? Why
- ISMS – Nike hit the ground running in 1962. Originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports, the company focused on providing high-quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes.
- ISMS – New York-based Kozmo, the 3-year-old company announced that it would stop delivery service in all nine cities it operates. New York-based Kozmo, which dispatched legions of orange-clad deliverymen to cart goods to customers’ doors, is the latest dot.com dream to evaporate in the market downturn.
- ISMS – Nartha Thompson, who has worked in restaurants for 20 years, opened her first short-order “Mom and Pop” café 12 years ago. She is regarded in her community as an excellent small businessperson.
- ISMS – M/s. ABC Ltd. is a medium – sized engineering company production a large-range of product lines according to customer requirements. It has earned a good reputation as a quick and reliable supplier to its customers because off which its volume of business kept on increasing.
- ISMS – Mr. Ramesh was the founder of a publishing company specializing in accounting books. Within a short span of time, the company prospered and grew very fast. Its sales rose from Rs 60,000 the first year to Rs 6lakhs three years later.
- ISMS – Mr. Lateef, Chairman of Shahid Fabrics, a Hyderabad-based garments and piece goods firm which exported all its products to the USA, faced a decision in August 1985.
- ISMS – Mr. Abdul Ahmed, Production Manger, Westward Exports Ltd, Karachi, faced a decision in 1984. the rejection rate of their exports of readymade garments was 20 percent of total production. He also felt that their productivity was not as high as it might have been.
- ISMS – Mark Colvard, a United Parcel manager in San Ramon, California, recently faced a difficult decision. One of his drivers asked for 2 weeks off to help an ailing family member. But company rules said this driver wasn’t eligible.
- ISMS – Many experts assert that reported cases of sexual harassment represent only a small percentage of the total number of incidents that actually occur in the workplace. If their assertion is true, why do so many cases go unreported? How would your HRM policy on harassment address this situation
- ISMS – M/s. Hi – tech Electronics, a consumer electronics outlet, was opened two years ago in Dwarka, New Delhi. Hard work and personal attention shown by the proprietor, Mr. Sony, has brought success.
- ISMS – Looking at the facts of the case, which one of the new technologies should the company implement? Give reasons for your recommendation.
- ISMS – List some scientific decision aids that you may prescribe to improve the situation.
- ISMS – Krispy Kreme makes 2.7 billion donuts a year. But it took more than fresh, hot donuts to earn Krispy Kreme the title of ‘’hottest brand in America’’ in 2003. Krispy Kreme’s stock price quadrupled in the three years following its IPO in 2000, and the entire chain now generates a billion dollars in annual revenues across more than 300 outlets.
- ISMS – Just a few years ago, computer technology offered a revolutionary change in human resource management. Organizations experimented with computerized skills inventories, pay and benefits administration, and applicant tracking systems.
- ISMS – It was the talk of the town in Bangalore during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The plant was coming up on the Bangalore – Yelahanka Road, about 20 km from the city. Everything the people over three did became a folklore.
- ISMS – It got to where I was twitching, literally, on the way into work,’’ states Carrie Clark, a 52-year-old retired teacher and administrator. After enduring 10 months of repeated insults and mistreatment from her supervisor, she finally quit her job.
- ISMS – Is the music at all distracting from the message
- ISMS – Is a level of 75 per cent comprehension realistic among those who become aware of an ad? Why or why not
- ISMS – In your view, were Lockheed’s payments to the various Japanese parties “bribes” or “extortions” ? Explain your response fully.
- ISMS – In your view what should Arvind Pandey do? Should he disclose it to his German Vice President
- ISMS – In your judgment, was it morally wrong for Shawn Fanning to develop and release his technology to the world given its possible consequences ? Was it morally wrong for an individual to use Napster’s website and software to copy for free the copy righted music on another person’s hard drive
- ISMS – In your judgment, is the policy of using homeless alcoholics for test subjects morally appropriate ? Explain the reasons for your judgment. What does your judgment imply about the moral legitimacy of a free market in labor
- ISMS – In your judgment, is it wrong, from an ethical point of view, for the auto companies to submit plans for an automobile to China? Explain your answer
- ISMS – In your judgment, do the managers of the Robert Hall store have any ethical obligations to change their salary policies ? If you do not think they should change, then explain why they have an obligation to change and describe the kinds of changes they should make.
- ISMS – In your judgment, did Mr. A. Carl Kotchian act rightly from a moral point of view ? (Your answer should take into account the effects of the payments on the welfare of the societies affected, on the right and duties of the various parties involved, and on the distribution of benefits and burdens among the groups involved.)
- ISMS – In October 2003, Neha Kapoor, a recent MBA graduate and newly appointed assistant to the Financial Controller of Palco Ltd, was given a list of six new investment projects proposed for the following year.
- ISMS – In most major cities the amount of congestion on the roads is increasing. Some of this is due to commercial vehicles, but by far the majority is due to private cars.There are several ways of controlling the number of vehicles using certain areas.
- ISMS – In July 1976, Kukeo Tanaka, former prime minister of Japan , was arrested on charges of taking bribes ($ 1.8 million) from Locjheed Aircraft Company to secure the purchase of several Lockheed jets.
- ISMS – In its October 27, 1980, issue, Business Week argued that every corporation has a corporate culture – that is, values that set a pattern for its employee’s activities, opinions and actions and that are instilled in succeeding generations of employees (pp.148-60) Describe, if you can, the corporate culture of Lockheed
- ISMS – In a free enterprise society all adults should be allowed to make their own decisions about how they choose to earn their living.” Discuss the statement in light of the Lily case.
- ISMS – In 1994, anxious to show off the benefits of a communist regime, the government of China invited leading auto manufacturers from around the world to submit plans for a car designed to meet the needs of its massive population.
- ISMS – In 1950, with the enactment of the Insurance Act, Government of India decided to bring all the insurance companies under one umbrella of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Despite the monopoly of LIC, the insurance sector was not doing well.
- ISMS – Imagine that you are the human resources manager for a company that hires workers for the selected in question 2. What steps might you encourage company officials to take to identify and prevent MSDs
- ISMS – If you were the Deputy General Manager, what strategies would you have undertaken to deal with the competition
- ISMS – If you were one of the other foremen, what could you do to make Rajinder’s transition easier
- ISMS – If you were Malik, what strategies would you adopt to solve the problem
- ISMS – If you were in the position of the management, how would you have handled the situation
- ISMS – If you were a victim of workplace bullying, what steps would you take to try to reduce its occurrence? What strategies would be most effective? What strategies might be ineffective? What would you do if one of your colleagues was a victim of an abusive supervisor
- ISMS – If you think the managers of the Robert Hall store should pay their male and female clerks equal wages because they do “substantially the same work” then do you also think that ideally each worker’s salary should be pegged to the work he or she individually performs
- ISMS – If praising employees for doing a good job seems to be a fairly easy and obvious motivational tools, why do you think companies and managers don’t often do it
- ISMS – I knew we were right, Neil Simon thought himself as the steward brought him a glass of Cardhu single malt. The Whisky felt good after week when he was allowed to drink nothing but champagne by his hosts in India.
- ISMS – HSBC is known as the “world’s local bank.’’ Originally called the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, HSBC was established in 1865 to finance the growing trade between China and the United Kingdom.
- ISMS – How would you rate President George W. Bush on the four characteristics outlined at the beginning of the case? How would you contrast his reaction to Hurricane Katrina with his reaction to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? What do you think his handling of these two events says about his leadership
- ISMS – Principal & Practice of Management – How would you manage the situation on detection
- ISMS – How would you examine if there is any merit in the remarks of various functional managers
- ISMS – How would you design a system of getting correct information about job status to identify delays quickly
- ISMS – How were principles of delegation and decentralization incorporated into Cine – Made operations
- ISMS – How should the managers of Lily handle this issue
- ISMS – How should Golden Glow be positioned/ repositioned to bring about the desired change among consumers? Give your reasons.
- ISMS – How project evaluation different from project appraisal? Explain with examples.
- ISMS – How has the emergence of the Internet changed the way that organizations plan and mange their human resource needs
- ISMS – How far has McDonald’s succeeded in strategizing and meeting local cultures and needs
- ISMS – Business Communications – How else are radio stations advertised on TV
- ISMS – How do you view the present fraud case: a human failure or a system failure
- ISMS – How do you solve the bread problem, which is a perishable good? Could you find out the optimum size (EOQ) of the bread that must be ordered
- ISMS – How do you believe Suraj bhai would score on the Big Five dimensions of personality (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness to experience)? Which ones would he score high on? Which ones might he score low on
- ISMS – How did the RMO come to know of the war phobia of RBM
- ISMS – How could UPS’s CIP help the organization improve its response to diversity
- ISMS – How could UPS’s CIP help the organization better manage work-life conflicts
- ISMS – Principal & Practice of Management – How could they reorganize the businesses
- ISMS – How can you apply what you have learnt lot size reduction, WIP inventory reduction, and JIT to improve the files situation in this case
- ISMS – How can UPS justify the cost of a program like CIP if competitors like FedEx, DHL, and the U.S. Postal Service don’t offer such programs? Does the program increase costs or reduce UPS profits
- ISMS – How can Creative Staffing Solutions create a learning environment for job candidates before they accept a position or while they are between positions
- ISMS – How appropriate might a just – in – time inventory system be for a product such as roller skates
- ISMS – How and where might the informal organization be a real asset at Disney
- ISMS – Hiroaki Watanabe, the Japanese general manager of the first major Toyota plant in Valenciennes, France (and in continental Europe), has a lot at stake. He is in charge of a modern and efficient $570 million Toyota Motor factory designed to manufacture the Yaris, a subcompact car.
- ISMS – Having a strong presence in India, what drives L&T to think of emerging a strong MNC
- ISMS – Has Smith & Robin (S&R) chosen the right entry strategy for the Indian market
- ISMS – Has Shobha identified the best target market for Mouse-Rid? Why or why not
- ISMS – Had you been in place of Alok Trivedi, what additional measures would you have taken
- ISMS – Had you been Baheti, what other techniques you would have used to improve the special services provided by the organization
- ISMS – Good Shepherd Home The Good Shepherd Home is a long-term care facility with an 80-bed capacity located in San Mateo, California. Mr. Scott, the administrator is concerned bout rising food costs.
- ISMS – Give two examples (with supporting details) of the impact of technology in product and service design, in the context of service and manufacturing firms.
- ISMS – Give any two goals set up by ABL and list their implications on ABL.
- ISMS – Fully explain the effects that payment like those which Lockheed made to the Japanese have on the structure of a market.
- ISMS – From the facts outlined above, what report would Neha submit to the Board of Directors of palco Ltd
- ISMS – Finding the talent, competence, and expertise needed to operate a business, run a project, or grow a company is always a challenging job. In the recent labor market, even with an economic downturn, firms have had difficulty finding enough employees
- ISMS – Farm Equipment manufactured limited (FEML), established in 1965. Is one of the world’s leading producers of agriculture equipments. FEML’s latest efforts on supplier relationship have their origins in the plant redefining its business strategies during the 1990s.
- ISMS – Explain how the above-mentioned information is likely to benefit a marketer
- ISMS – Examining the comprehensive report, does the data support the idea that Martha needs a change in operations strategy? If so, which data
- ISMS – Elobrate clearly the meaning of “World-Class” in World-Class Supply Chain Management (WCSCM). What are the features of World-Class Companies ? Give your answer highlighting different characterisrtics pertaining to management level, quality control, operations/production and technological advances.
- ISMS – Eli Lilly, the discoverer of Erythromycin, Darvon, Ceclor, and Prozac, is a major pharmaceutical company that sold $6.8 billion of drugs all over the world in 1995, giving it profits of $2.3 billion.
- ISMS – Eighteen – year old Shawn “NAPSTER” Fanning, then a freshman at Northeastern University, dropped out of school and founded Napster Inc. (website was at w.w.w.napster.com) in San Mateo, California in May 1999.
- ISMS – During the Industrial Revolution a century ago, workplace injuries were so commonplace that they were simply considered one of the hazards of having a job. Children and adults were often maimed or disfigured in factory accidents.
- ISMS – Dr. Reddy Instruments is a medium-sized the Industrial Estate on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The company is basically involved with manufacturing surgical instruments and supplies for medical professionals and hospitals.
- ISMS – Does Shobha have enough needed data on consumer behaviour? What type of consumer research should Shobha conduct
- ISMS – Business Communications – Does Arvind Pandey really face a dilemma
- ISMS – Do you think that VSNL should have changed its thrust from basic telephony to cellular services
- ISMS – Do you think that Kozmo promised what its supply chain could not bear? What could have prevented its shut-down
- ISMS – Do you think such promotions are likely to influence the quality image of the retail store? Explain.
- ISMS – Do you think leaders in other contexts (business’, sports, religious) exhibit the same qualities of great or near-great U.S. presidents
- ISMS – Do you think individuals can learn empathy from something like a 1-month CIP experience? Explain why or why not.
- ISMS – Do you think being in the right place at the right time could influence presidential greatness
- ISMS – Do you believe that Suraj bhai is high or low on core self-evaluations? On what information did you base your decision
- ISMS – Do you agree or disagree that ergonomics in the workplace should be covered by federal regulations? Explain your answers.
- ISMS – Do the music companies share any of the moral responsibility for what has happened ? How do you think technology like Napster is likely to change the music industry ? In your judgment, are these changes ethically good or ethically bad
- ISMS – Discuss this case from the perspective of utilitarianism, rights, justice and caring. What insight does virtue theory shed on the ethics of the events described in this case
- ISMS – Consumer Behavior – Discuss the nature of problem(s) in this case
- ISMS – Discuss the long-term relevance of motivational techniques used by Baheti in the light of prevailing environment in the organization.
- ISMS – Discuss merits/demerits of the role of strike, agitation and legal approach in union¬management relations.
- ISMS – Business Administration – Did the management take a correct decision in Rohit’s case under the circumstances
- ISMS – Develop a framework to help Mr. Lateef identify his best potential foreign markets.
- ISMS – Finance Management – Determine The Working Captial
- ISMS – Design a quality improvement process for the bearings company.
- ISMS – Dear Sir, Your letter of the 23rd, with a cheque for Rs. 25,000/- on account, is to hand. We note what you say as to the difficulty you experience in collecting your outstanding accounts, but we are compelled to remark that we do not think you are treating us with the consideration we have a right to expect.
- ISMS – Critically analyze the Employee Relations Audit in the light of its contribution to self motivation of employees.
- ISMS – Cooking LPG Ltd, Gurgaon, is a private sector firm dealing in the bottling and supply of domestic LPG for household consumption since 1995. The firm has a network of distributors in the districts of Gurgaon and Faridabad.
- ISMS – Consumer buying research has turned a new leaf in India. The era of demographics seems to be on the backbench. Now, Marketing Research people are less likely to first ask you about your age, income, and education etc.
- ISMS – Compare this case with the case given at the beginning of this chapter. What similarities and dissimilarities do you notice? Your analysis should be based on the theories explained in this chapter.
- ISMS – Business Communications – Comment on the terms and conditions placed by the corporation.
- ISMS – Business Communications – Comment on the appropriateness of the sender’s tone to a customer.
- ISMS – Choose a job with which you are familiar and discuss the possibilities for repetitive stress injuries that could occur on this job and ways they could be prevented.
- ISMS – Bhumika Services Ltd., one of the largest public sector companies of India, was serving more than 31 million customers. Along with its vast customer base, BSNL’s financial and asset bases too were vast and strong.
- ISMS – Aware of the food habits of Indians, why did McDonald’s err in mixing beef extract in the oil used for fries
- ISMS – At an office of Goldman, Sachs and Company in Boston, some male employees allegedly pasted photos of bare-breasted women on company newsletters, next to biographies of new female employees (suggesting that the photos were pictures of the new staff members).
- ISMS – Assumes that you are an HR executive for a company that manufactures and sells agricultural products (for example, fertilizers and grain feeds). The company’s workforce of 1,200 employees is 70 percent male and 30 percent female.
- ISMS – Assume that it is morally wrong for a person to use Napster’s website and software to make a copy of copyrighted music. Who, then, would be morally responsible for this person’s wrong doing ? Would only the person himself be morally responsible ? Was Napster, the company, morally responsible ? Wash shawn Fanning morally responsible? Was any employee of Napster, the company, morally responsible
- ISMS – Ask Suraj bhai about the dot-com burst and he may grin at you as if to say, “What burst?’’ Suraj bhai, a 38-year-old entrepreneur, owns an Internet business that sells loose diamonds to various buyers.
- ISMS – As research indicates, people differ widely in their perceptions of sexual harassment. What is a harmless remark to one individual can be an annoying, even infuriating insult to another. In your view, what separates harmless conduct from harassing behavior? In the same vein, when does a sexist environment become a hostile, harassing one
- ISMS – As a manager, what steps would you take to motivate your employees after observing them perform well
- ISMS – As a manager, how would you ensure that recognition given to employees is distributed fairly and justly
- ISMS – As a finance analyst, prepare a report for submission to the CFO and the Board of Directors, explaining to them the feasibility of the new investment
- ISMS – Arvind Pandey is a project manager at Al Saba Construction Company in Muscat. It s a flourishing company with several construction projects in Muscat and abroad. It is known for completing projects on time and with high quantity construction.
- ISMS – ARQ Ltd is an Indian company based in Greater Noida, which manufactures packaging materials for food items. The company maintains a present fleet of five fiat cars and two Contessa Classic cars for its chairman, general manager and five senior managers.
- ISMS – Are there any downsides to giving employees too much verbal praise? What might these downsides be and how could you alleviate them as a manager
- ISMS – Are the creators of Publius in any way morally responsible for any criminal acts that criminals are able to carry out and keep secret by relying on Publius ? Is AT & T in any way morally responsible for these ? Explain your answers.
- ISMS – Anyone who has tried to balance his or her time between a busy job and a fulfilling personal life knows challenging this can be. An Indisputable fact is that work and personal lives are interconnected. Companies know this.
- ISMS – Anil Mahajan absent -mindedly ran his finger over the cake of soap before him. He traced the name ‘Golden Glow’ embossed on the soap as he inhaled its unmistakable sesame fragrance. It was a small soap, almost like a bar of gold.
- ISMS – Analyze the ethics of marketing Publius using utilitarianism, rights, justice, and caring. In your judgement, is it ethical to market Publius ? Explain.
- ISMS – Business Communications – Analyse the reasons for Arvind Pandey’s dilemma.
- ISMS – Finance Management – Analyse the financial viability of the two options. Which option would you recommend ? Why
- ISMS – Finance Management – Analyse the debt capacity of the company
- ISMS – Although many people believe that the World Wide Web is anonymous and secure from censorship, the reality is very different. Governments, law courts, and other officials who want to censor, examine, or trace a file of materials on the Web need merely go to the server (the online computer) where they think the file is stored.
- ISMS – Also prepare cash budget for one year of operation of the firm, ignoring interest. The minimum desired cash balance & Rs. 30,000, which is also the amount the firm has on January 1. Borrowings are possible which are made at the beginning of a month and repaid at the end when cash is available.
- ISMS – ABL is one of the leading Producers of medical instrumentation. It manufactures equipment for use in Hospital. This large, high tech machines cost significant amount. Each machine is tailored to hospital requirements and installed in a specially prepared space.
- ISMS – ABB Prvni Brnenska Strojirna Brno, Ltd. (ABB-PBS), Czechoslovakia was a joint venture in which ABB has a 67 per cent stake and PBS a.s. has a 33 per cent stake. This PBS share was determined nominally by the value of the land, plant
- ISMS – A young, gorgeous woman is standing in front of her apartment window dancing to the 1970s tune, “All Right Now” by the one – hit band free. Across the street a young man looks out of his apartment window and notices her.
- ISMS – A manufacturer of personal care products in the premium segment starts frequent sales promotions. What is likely to be the impact on the above-mentioned types
- ISMS – A computer company was negotiating a very large order with a large size corporation. They had a very good track record with this client. In this corporation, five different departments had pooled their requirements and budgets.
- KSBM – Write out the responses that you consider most effective to these questions.
- KSBM – Would you buy an item on Amazon.com? Why or why not
- KSBM – Would you be interested in working for Infosys operating in many diverse businesses or would you prefer to become an entrepreneur working for a relative or establishing your own business
- KSBM – Would the bank be better off negotiating the loan in New York or Lima? Why
- KSBM – Would “guerrilla” recruiting tactics help McDonald’s attract more applicants? Why not? If so, what tactics might be effective
- KSBM – Why was Reuters slow to adopt Internet-based echnology
- KSBM – General Management – Why was Amazon successful
- KSBM – Organizational Behavior – Why is this group a team
- KSBM – Why has Toyota failed to capture the Chinese market? Why is it trailing behind its rivals
- KSBM – Why has the Lexus model been very successful in the U.S. but has not been marketed in Japan? (Suggestion: Review the frequency of repair records of luxury cars. Also talk to Lexus dealers or Lexus owners).
- KSBM – Why has the late corner’s strategy’ of Toyota failed in China, though it succeeded in India
- KSBM – Why do you think Tom Glocer was picked as CEO? What assets did he bring to the leadership job
- KSBM – Why do you think the absolute value of demand elasticity is less in the short run than in the long run
- KSBM – Why did the strategic plans adopted by companies like Level 3, Global Crossing, and 360 Networks fail
- KSBM – General Management – Why did Ford establish a luxury car division
- KSBM – Why did Ford change from decentralization to centralization to recentralization
- KSBM – Whom should the committee choose for the assignment and why
- KSBM – Which type of international strategy is Kalyani Group adopting? Explain.
- KSBM – Which theory of motivation do you use to motivate the bus crew? Why
- KSBM – Which steps of the positively based cognitive-needs concept are shown in this case so far as Lola is concerned? What does this case reveal about expectancy theory
- KSBM – Which of Ellen Crenshaw’s complaints on the surface appear to be valid if they are true? Why? Which ones (if any) are not reasonable? Why
- KSBM – Organizational Behavior – Which investment do you think most people would choose
- KSBM – Which investment do you think most people would choose
- KSBM – Managerial Economics – Which economics concept is used in this case study
- KSBM – Which economic theory is used to solve the problem in the case study
- KSBM – When Sam Walton founded Wal-Mart, one of his core values was that if you treated employees with respect, tied their compensation to the performance of the enterprise, trusted them with important information and decisions, and provided ample opportunities for advancement, they would repay the company with dedication and hard work.
- KSBM – When Robert Frey purchased Cin – Made in 1984, the company was near ruin. The Cincinnati, Ohi-based manufacturer of paper packaging had not altered its product line in 20 years.
- KSBM – When Mahesh joined XYZ Bank (private sector) in 1985, he had one clear goal—to prove his mettle. He did prove himself and has been promoted five times since his entry into the bank. Compared to others, his progress has been the fastest.
- KSBM – What, if any, characteristics of groupthink are manifested in the work team
- KSBM – What would you recommend to the government to create a level playing field for the local firms and the western exporters of meat to India
- KSBM – What were some of the barriers to delegation and empowerment at Cin –Made
- KSBM – General Management – What was the rationale for the Ford 2000 program
- KSBM – What types of integrative and protective and defensive techniques can the bank use
- KSBM – What type of team was formed here? Was it necessary, in your opinion
- KSBM – What type of political risks does this fishing company need to evaluate? Identify and describe them.
- KSBM – What type of market structure is prevailing in the magazine industry? Why
- KSBM – What truths about the workplace should we be able to draw from this situation
- KSBM – What technological paradigm shift did Reuters face in the 1990s? How did that paradigm shift change the competitive playing field
- KSBM – What symptom(s) exist in this case to suggest that something has gone wrong
- KSBM – What specific errors did Warren and Carol Oats make during their first week in Japan
- KSBM – What specific decision-making biases do you think were at work in this industry during the late 1990s and early 2000s
- KSBM – What should the people at superior do about their newly identified problem
- KSBM – What should Mercedes and BMW do to counteract the Japanese threat in the United States and Europe
- KSBM – General Management – What should GM do after the bankruptcy
- KSBM – What should companies do about employees who lack athletic talent but are still pressured to participate in physical activities with their colleagues? How might poor performance by those with low athletic ability affect their status within the organization
- KSBM – What seemed like an isolated incident of a few bad cans of Coca-cola at a school in Belgium turned into near disaster for the soft drink giant’s European operations. In June 1999, Coke experienced its worst nightmare-acontamination
- KSBM – What problems might each individual encounter in the position
- KSBM – What problems can occur in an economy that does not have enough money in circulation
- KSBM – What proactive strategies do you suggest for Nokia to stay ahead of others in the days to come
- KSBM – What pricing strategy was followed by Kingfisher to complete in the aviation industry? Was it competition or cost-based strategy
- KSBM – What more information would you like to obtain in order to draw a production function for Maruti Udyog? Explain with logic.
- KSBM – What misconceptions does the case reveal in the attitudes many people have toward women at work
- KSBM – What made the Russian Ruble less acceptable among Ukrainians
- KSBM – What made the ration coupons valuable in the Ukrainian economy
- KSBM – What lessons can Pickney convey to similar other expatriates
- KSBM – What lessons can other MNCs learn from the experience of McDonald’s
- KSBM – What lessons can other businesses learn from the success of e-business in AOL Time Warner
- KSBM – What is your assessment of Barrett’s performance and his vision for Intel? Is he the right person for the job at Intel
- KSBM – What is the vision of AECS? What is the role of operations in meeting it
- KSBM – What is the motive for internationalisation by the Kalyani Group? Discuss.
- KSBM – What is the maximum cost plan that meets the March 22nd deadline
- KSBM – What is the difference between the straight-line method of depreciation and the written down value method? Which method is more appropriate for reporting earnings
- KSBM – What is block depreciation? Where would block depreciation be most appropriate
- KSBM – What does this case illustrate that is in keeping with equity theory? Lola says she is “starving to death.’’ Has she lost her mind? Explain according to equity theory.
- KSBM – What do you think will happen to the price of electricity
- KSBM – What do you think of Glocer’s attempts to change the strategy and organizational culture at Reuters? Was he on the right track? Would you do things differently
- KSBM – What do you mean by continuous improvement ? Give two examples of continuo us improvements that organizations undertake .
- KSBM – What do you learn about negotiation strategies from this case
- KSBM – What did Coke do and what could have been done differently
- KSBM – What could the managers running these companies have done differently that might have led to a different outcome
- KSBM – What could Guinness do to attract younger drinkers? And to retain its older loyal customer base? Can both be done at the same time
- KSBM – What conclusions do you think Sohan, the new assistant engineer, and the mill’s employees reached about each other on the basis of non-verbal clues
- KSBM – Organizational Behavior – What competencies are needed to be creative
- KSBM – What are the sources and uses of power at Cin – Made
- KSBM – What are the root causes that have led to these symptoms
- KSBM – What are the pros and cons for focusing on the distant futures and the heavy investment in new technologies
- KSBM – What are the problems faced by organizations in the magazine industry due to oligopoly
- KSBM – What are the measures used by a government for controlling inflation
- KSBM – What are the measures adopted by Boris Yeltsin to overcome inflation
- KSBM – General Management – What are the management issues in this case
- KSBM- What are the key factors that were or should have been considered by management
- KSBM – What are the governmental demands by the 0bama administration
- KSBM – What are the financial numbers and ratios to be used and computed to find out ‘Gearing’ of a company? What does ‘Gearing’ of a company convey to us? Is positive gearing a good figure? Can we say that higher the gearing of a company the better ii is for all stock holder
- KSBM – What are the factors responsible for this excess demand for electricity
- KSBM – What are the advantages of the open-space plan? What are the disadvantages
- KSBM – What are the advantages of the more conventional, closed-off kind of office design? What are the disadvantages
- KSBM – What are the advantages and disadvantages of centralization and decentralization
- KSBM – What are some problems associated with frequent reorganization
- KSBM – What are some other ways besides those described here to build effective teams and increase teamwork among company employees? How might these alternatives be better or worse than corporate retreats
- KSBM – What are some of the problems AECS facing? Are they inherent in its model or they could be rectified while keeping the model intact
- KSBM – What are some factors that led to groupthink in the cases described here? What can teams do to attempt to prevent groupthink from occurring
- KSBM – What actions should the organisation take to correct these problems
- KSBM – What problems exist at the nursing home that aren’t related to its structure
- KSBM – What might have changed in the ethical climate of Wal-Mart in recent years to contribute to the lawsuits by disgruntled employees
- KSBM – What are some current issues facing Peru? What is the climate for doing business in Peru today
- KSBM – Was the stand taken by The American Bank, New York correct, as the negotiating bank
- KSBM – Was it impulsive of Rakesh to accept Mr Sharma’s terms against the advice of the two dealers and his sons? Discuss.
- KSBM – Was it correct to include Lily Joe in the initial discussion meeting
- KSBM – Was Global Bank, Pune Branch correct in its argument, as the credit issuing bank
- KSBM – Warren Oats was a highly successful executive for American Auto Suppliers, a Chicago-based company that makes original-equipment specialty parts for Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Rather than retreat before the onslaught of Japanese automakers, AAS decided to counterattack
- KSBM – Vêtements Ltée is a chain of men’s retail clothing stores located throughout the province of Quebec, Canada. Two years ago, the company introduced new incentive systems for both store managers and sales employees.
- KSBM – Use the team effectiveness model to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this team’s environment, design, and processes.
- KSBM – International Business – To what extent do you credit the success of Nokia to external factors
- KSBM – Through its relatively brief history, the Reliance group has specialised in taking gambles, sometimes huge ones. A pattern repeated time and again – such as when it set up capacities for Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF)
- KSBM – Though a late entrant, Toyota is planning to conquer the Indian car market. The Japanese auto major wants to dispel the notion that the first mover enjoys an edge over the rivals who arrive late into a market.
- KSBM – There’s clearly a communication problem in the Jamaican operation. What factors are contributing to the lack of communication between the Jamaicans and the management team? What should be done
- KSBM – The success of Nokia is mainly in mobile phones. Why not the company did achieve success in other verticals
- KSBM – The stock market is one of the most important sources for corporate to raise capital. A stock exchange provides a market place, whether real or virtual, to facilitate the exchange of securities between buyers and sellers.
- KSBM – The Russian Federation (Russia) faced several economic problems when it was formed after the dissolution of Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) or the Soviet Union. Therefore, Boris Yeltsin the first President of Russia implemented various measures for the economic growth
- KSBM – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is India’s central bank of the “the bank of the bankers”. It was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Central Office of the RBI, initially set up at Kolkata, is at Mumbai.
- KSBM – The power sector in India is undergoing rapid changes especially for the last few years. The Government has promised “Power to All” by 2012. The growth of power sector in India has been consistent. Form a humble beginning of 1,700 MW in 1950-51 to 1,18,400 MW in 2004- 05, the development of power sector has traveled a long way.
- KSBM – The origins of Deepak Nitrite—the flagship comp any of the Deepak group of industries-go back to 1970 when Chimanlal K. Mehta, an entrepreneur, sensing an opportunity in India’s drive towards self- sufficiency and import substitution and relying on his trading and manufacturing experience, ventured into the chemicals industry.
- KSBM – The managers who ran these companies were smart, successful individuals, as were many of the investors who put money into these businesses. How could so many smart people have been so wrong
- KSBM – The Kalyani Group is a large family-business group of India, employing more than 10000 employees. It has diverse businesses in engineering, steel, forgings, auto components, non-conventional energy and specialty chemicals.
- KSBM – The developments in medical sciences—the lowering of mortality rates and the increase in life expectancy—have ironically led to a situation where there are increasingly, a larger number of aged people in the society.
- KSBM – The demand supply gap is reformed by the government intervention. Explain this phenomenon by a demand supply model.
- KSBM – The case presents an interesting dimension to consumers’ behavior. Discuss.
- KSBM – The case highlights the ethical issues involved in Kentucky Fried Chicken’s (KFC) business operations in India. KFC entered India in 1995 and has been in midst of controversies since then. The regulatory authorities found that KFC’s chickens did not adhere to the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
- KSBM – The British general manager believes that the Jamaican subordinate is “insubordinate.’’ Is this true? Why does the manager believe it? Explain in terms of the attribution process and communication.
- KSBM – The automotive sector is one of the core industries of the Indian economy, whose prospect is reflective of the economic resilience of the country. The automobile industry witnessed a growth of 19.35 percent in April-July 2006 when compared to April-July 2005.
- KSBM – Team-building retreats are big business. Companies believe such retreats, where team members participate in activities ranging from mountain climbing, to trust-building exercise (where team members let themselves fall backwards into their colleagues’ arms), to Iron Chef-inspired cooking contests
- KSBM – Synergos# is a young management and strategy consulting firm based at Mumbai. It was established in 1992 at a time when there were a lot of expectations among the industry people from the liberalization policies that were started the previous year by the Government of India.
- KSBM – Suppose BHEL plans to diversify its business. What areas should it diversify into? Give reasons to justify your choice.
- KSBM – Suggest one alternative promotion to attract girls to Pizza Hut. Why do you think this would be successful
- KSBM – Suggest directions for KRIBHCO’s top management regarding functional policies, in view of its ambitious future Plans.
- KSBM – Marketing Management – Suggest any other solution than what Avon is planning to do.
- KSBM – Sudarshan, the Managing Director of M. Feeds, a Bangalore- based company, is a worried man. All his efforts to regain the lost market and to wipe out red in the company’s balance sheet have proved futile.
- KSBM – Spread over 121 countries with 30,000 restaurants, and serving 46 million customers each day with the help of more than 400,000 employees, the reach of McDonald’s is amazing.
- KSBM – Sometimes, the desire to maintain group harmony overrides the importance of making sound decisions. When that occurs, team members are said to engage in groupthink.
- KSBM – Sohan does not respond or react to the workers’ non-verbal expressions of their attitude towards him. Would his approach have been more effective if it were supported by some verbal communication
- KSBM – Since its entry in India in 1995, KFC has been facing protests by cultural & Economic activists and farmers. What are the reasons for these protests
- KSBM – Should the US government intervene in any way in the negotiations between US auto companies and the Chinese government? Explain.
- KSBM – Should the RBI go for a systematic and comprehensive strategic plan in place of its earlier pragmatic approach of responding to environmental events as and when they occur? Why
- KSBM – Several years ago, when Rakesh wanted to build a house in Faridabad, a property dealer showed him a number of plots in different sectors. He liked a particular plot of 500 square yards in Sector 9.
- KSBM – Several complications arose during the course of trying to meet the deadline of March 21, for the Nilesh— Geeta engagement. Since it was important for Nilesh and Geeta to get married on March 22nd, the implications of each of these complications had to be assessed.
- KSBM – Sabeer Bhatia, the co-founder of Hotmail is the recipient of the “TR 100” award presented by MIT to 100 young innovators who are expected to have the greatest impact on technology in the next few years.
- KSBM – Role play(a) the conversation between the conductor and the lady with sealskin, (b) between policeman and the fellow passengers, and (c) between the conductor and the driver.
- KSBM – Role play(a) the conversation between the conductor and the lady with sealskin, (b) between policeman and the fellow passengers, and (c) between the conductor and the driver.
- KSBM – Prior research has shown that although consumers may have fairly good knowledge of the range of prices involved, surprisingly few can recall specific prices of products accurately. When examining products, consumers often employ reference prices. List the possible prices consumers use as their “reference.”
- KSBM – Prepare an ETOP for a company interested in entering the retailing industry in India.
- KSBM – Business Strategy – Prepare a strategic advantage profile for HelpAge India.
- KSBM – General Management – Prepare a profile of the potential buyer of the Lexus.
- KSBM – Preeti Razdan, 24, is a marketing manager for Barista, a chain of coffee shops, in Chennai. Recently, Preeti’s wealthy uncle passed away and left to Preeti, his only niece, INR 5 million.
- KSBM – Pizza Hut has a sense of occasion, of being there at the right time. Be it a heart-shaped pizza on Valentine’s Day or a special promotion during the Cricket World Cup, Pizza Hut is on the ball – with eye catching promotions.
- KSBM – picking up data from the case, demonstrate how formulation and implementation of strategy are interdependent.
- KSBM – Peru is located on the west coast of South America. It is the third largest nation of the continent (after Brazil and Argentina), and covers almost 500,000 square miles (about 14 per cent of the size of the Unites States).
- KSBM – Perhaps differences in values are creating problems. How would you guess that the Jamaicans would rate on the values that Hofstede talks about? What about the British general manager
- KSBM – People are the key to success of enterprises. Address the recruitment efforts for finding and recruiting talents at Infosys.
- KSBM – Organization ABC was one of the leading organizations in manufacturing soaps. After a certain point of time, the organization found that there was an increase in its cost and reduction in profits. However, the economy of the nation was at boom.
- KSBM – One of the best examples of global competition is in the car industry. As the Japanese gained market share in America, U.S. car makers required the Japanese to self-impose quotas on cars exported to the United States.
- KSBM – On the night of Feb 28th, the last day of classes, Nilesh proposed to Geeta, his MBA classmate of nearly a year and a half. Geeta agreed immediately and wondered if all her classmates will be able to attend their wedding as once they all go back to their homes it would be really very difficult for everyone to get together again.
- KSBM – On the morning after the Academy Awards, I awoke with a question on my mind: “What do movies do best?’’ Do they help us understand the challenges others face? Do they teach us about other cultures and diverse backgrounds
- KSBM – On June 1,2009, the once-powerful General Motors (GM) with a distinguished history, applied for protection from its creditors by declaring bankruptcy. Up to 2008, GM was the largest car company in the world.
- KSBM – On basis of the case can it be concluded that demand for games was not elastic to price rather some other variables were important? If yes then identify the other variables.
- KSBM – Office Equipment Company (OEC) must identify a manager to help set up and run a new manufacturing facility located in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip. The position will have a minimum duration of three years.
- KSBM – Of the various approaches to environmental ethics outlined in this chapter, which approach sheds most light on the ethical issues raised by this case? Explain your answer.
- KSBM – November 30, 1997 goes down in the history of a Bangalore-based electric company as the day nobody wanting it to recur but everyone recollecting it with a sense of pride. It was a festive day for all the 700-plus employees.
- KSBM – Nanawati Associates (NA) is a national tax-accounting firm whose main business is tax-preparation services for individuals. NA’s superior reputation is based on the high quality of its advice and the excellence of its service.
- KSBM – Naik, AGM Materials, is fuming and fretting. He bumped into Kamath, GM Materials, threw the resignation letter on his table, shouted and walked out of the room swiftly. Naik has reason for his sudden outburst.
- KSBM – Ms Paris Hilton married Swami Nathan and got herself rename Ms Paris Swami Nathan Hilton. She has estimated the yearly coast in producing her album to be $ 150,000 sales are estimated to be $ 200,000.
- KSBM – M/S Auto India is a public limited company; they manufacture SUVs (sports utility Vehicle), in technical collaboration with General Motors of USA. The company has established their manufacturing base at Ranjangaon in Pune.
- KSBM – Mr. Gurmeet Taneja and Mr. Rahul Khatri are partners of M/S Taneja exports, Mumbai. Both of them qualified from IIFT, New Delhi in the year 2002. They declined lucrative corporate job offers
- KSBM – Mr Sinha has observed the norms of respectful and polite behavior, but do you think something went wrong in his case? Account for your general impression of Mr Sinha’s performance at the interview.
- KSBM – Mr Sinha has an MBA. He is being interviewed for the position of management trainee at a reputed company. The selection committee is chaired by the vice-president. Mr Sinha’s interview was as follows
- KSBM – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that he encourages dissent. Can such norms guard against the occurrence of groupthink? As a manager, how would you try to cultivate norms that prevent groupthink
- KSBM – Mention one area of sensitivity that you are not able to handle while dealing with people.
- KSBM – Marla is currently working as a cashier in a grocery store. Suppose her boss decides she needs to become more motivated and wants to redesign her job. Briefly discuss Hackman and Oldham’s theory and apply it to Marla’s situation.
- KSBM – London-based Reuters is a venerable company. Established in 1850 and devoted to delivering information around the world by the fastest means available–which in 1850 meant a fleet of 45 carrier pigeons–by the late 1990s the company had developed into one of the largest providers of information in the world.
- KSBM – List the direct and indirect causes for the escalation of tension at Indane Biscuits.
- KSBM – List the advantages and disadvantages in working for a company like Infosys or being an entrepreneur.
- KSBM – Leisure and entertainment usually gain prominence in an economy that is growing; fast and provides leeway to the consumer to spend on things other than necessities India’s entertainment and media industry is one of the sunrise industries, growing at a Compound annual growth rate of 18 per cent
- KSBM – Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) is a cooperative society set up for fertilizer manufacturing, registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 1985. It was promoted by the Government of India, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd.
- KSBM – Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), India-based airline group, is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Breweries (UB) Group. The parent organization is India’s largest producer of beer and established its operations in India in 2005.
- KSBM – Keeping in view the status of KRIBHCO as an organization in the governmental cooperative sector, comment on the adequacy of the functional policies in the light of what you have studied in this chapter.
- KSBM – It was past 4 pm and Purushottam Kshirsagar was still at his shop floor office. The small but elegant office was a perk he was entitled to after he had been nominated to the board of Horizon Industries (P) Ltd., as workman-director six months ago. His shift generally ended at 3 pm and he would be home by late evening.
- KSBM – It was a bitterly cold night, and even at the far end of the bus the east wind that raved along the street cut like a knife. The bus stopped, and two women and a man got in together and filled the vacant places.
- KSBM – It seems that Mr Kashiramka, the owner of the mill, was not sure at the interview that Sohan, an urban, university-educated engineer, would be able to adjust to the rural mill work environment and culture. Was he right? What could be the reason for this skepticism
- KSBM – Is there such a market in India for all the huge plans that they have
- KSBM – Is the quick- pour concept a good or bad idea? Why
- KSBM – Is stock market a good example of perfect competition? Discuss.
- KSBM – Is McDonald’s taking the best approach to improving its employer brand? Why or why not? If you were in charge of developing the McDonald’s employer brand, what would you do differently
- KSBM – Intel Corporation is best known for its processors. The sign “Intel Inside” is familiar to most people using a computer. There is, for example, the Pentium 3 and 4 and the new generation Itanium.
- KSBM – Infosys, founded in 1981 in Pune by N.R. Narayana Murthy and his colleagues, is one of the biggest IT (Information Technology) companies in India. Two years later, the firm moved its headquarters to Bangalore.
- KSBM – India is not known as the ‘nation of shopkeepers’, yet it has as many as 5 million retail outlets of all shapes and sizes. Some other optimistic estimates “place the number at as high as 12 million.
- KSBM – Indane Biscuits is located in an industrial area. The biscuit factory employs labor on a daily basis. The management does not follow statutory regulations, and are able to get away with violations by keeping the concerned inspectors in good books.
- KSBM – In your judgment, is it wrong, from an ethical point of view, for the auto companies to submit plans for an automobile to China? Explain your answer
- KSBM – In the mid 1980s the piracy was endemic so the game industry responded with ‘’budget games’’ which were priced at $1.99, making them hardly worth copying. However, this resulted in very thin operating margin of the publishers.
- KSBM – In the early 1990s, the Soviet Union split into separate countries. Consequently, the Russian Ruble was no longer the monetary unit for the newly independent nations. Ukraine was one of these nations.
- KSBM – In the case of the Indane Biscuits, bring out the importance of ‘context’ and ‘credibility’ in communication.
- KSBM – In most countries in Europe, and primarily America, they don’t prefer the leg meat – it is waste matter for them so they look for nations where they can dump this meat. They did in the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Russia.
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