He was also seeking for a person that was enthusiastic, aggressive, and courageous and knew about the elevator business. Those characteristics that Mr. Alfred N. Schindler was looking for Mr. Silvio Napoli has. He was 33 years old and full of energy, aggressive, risk taker and was willing to move to South East Asia. Plus Mr. Napoli demonstrated to Mr. Schindler before this job position was even opened that he was capable of accomplishing this job, after the Swatch Project he did back in 1985. In which he was able to develop a standard elevator, incorporate the process and use many outsourced parts from outside suppliers.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS TIME IF KEPT ON BY WAITROSE? * I would like to have been apart and completed Waitrose’s graduate leadership scheme. This is because my skills in business and management will develop majorly and I wish to be a part of Waitrose’s vast and strong reputation. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP? * About 81,000 permanent staff * 288 Waitrose branches * 39 john lewis branches * Annual gross sales of £8.7bn * John spedan lewis set up the partnership * His combination of commercial acumen and corporate conscience, enables the john lewis partnership to be as successful as it is today * Won retailer of the year in 2011 * Waitrose Has a market share of 4.2% * AN EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE * My parents had bought a table from John Lewis * Unfortunately during transit it was damaged * The John lewis delivery team apologised and instantly called their manager to arrange a second delivery for the table.
Silvio Napoli at Schindler India Silvio Napoli, a young Italian Harvard-educated MBA was selected as head of India expansion project from Schindler Holding Ltd., a Swiss multinational elevator and escalator manufacturing company. Napoli was involved in the planning of the Indian subsidiary and in implementing the strategy he prepared at the headquarters. He had to make core strategic decisions as he was faced with challenges from local Indian management team and Schindler’s European supplier plants. Though Schindler had a presence in India earlier through local distributors, they now want to enter the market as a wholly owned subsidiary. According to their plan Silvio Napoli recruited his highly qualified team in India.
Analyses The biggest question is what should Morgan do with all the takeover bids? Being that Morgan is a retired dean of Boston University business school, he is well versed in the business world. From this, he should consider Odak’s comment about doing what is best for the shareholders of Ben & Jerry’s. If we simply look at the P/E ratio of B&J in Exhibit 6 of the case, which is 19.8, and compare that to the offers being presented by the four bidders here’s what we have: • Dreyer’s Grand - $31 / $1.06 = 29.24 (stock) • Unilever - $36 / $1.06 = 33.96 (cash) • Meadowbrook Lane - $32 / $1.06 = 30.18 (cash) • Chartwell – minority investment of $30 - $50 million The P/E numbers above show that Unilever would bring in a large investment and also be right for shareholders of B&J. Unilever would be paying a $15 premium over the pre-offer announcement share price of $21.
Schindler India Case Study Introduction Schindler India is a part of the Schindler Group, the largest supplier of escalators and the second largest manufacturer of elevators worldwide. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes elevators and escalators in all kind of buildings (Residential, Commercial and High-Rise). The company is present in more than 140 countries and employs 43,000 persons worldwide. In 1997 India, Schindler was encouraged by the economic reforms to further expand operations by establishing a 100% owned subsidiary known as Schindler India (Source: Internet). Situational Analysis The following case facts can be interpreted as under: 1.
NAME: ASARE BEDIAKO ASABERE KOFI INDEX NUMBER; 3240409 CLASS: ARCHITECTURE THREE (3) COURSE: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THEORY REPORT ON THE ARCHITECT, MARIO CUCINELLA EARLY LIFE Mario Cucinella was born in Italy in 1960. He studied architecture at the University of Genoa and graduated in 1987 at the age of 27 with a degree in architecture. He proceeded to work with renowned architect, Renzo Piano at his building workshop in Genoa and occasionally in Paris. LIFE AS A PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT In 1992, he formed his own firm, Mario Cucinella Architects (MCA) in Paris and later in 1999 in Bologna, Italy. Early on the office had great success in international competitions and also in research and industrial MARIO CUCINELLA design.
He was a true hands-on manager who thoroughly enjoyed visiting Marriott’s increasingly exotic locations, as well as spending time with the ever-growing ranks of associates who, in his mind, were the secret of his company’s success. He consistently reminded his managers to, “Take care of your employees and they’ll take care of your customers.” The Marriott International’s longest operating hotel, which is located in Arlington, Virginia, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009. Today, Marriott International has about 3,000 lodging properties located in the U.S. and 67 located in other countries. Marriott’s employees totals up to about 24,000 nationwide and about 16,000 outside the U.S. When it comes to Marriott’s competitors, their main competition includes InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton Hotels.
The novel " Reluctant Fundamentalist" by Mohsin Hamid appears to be about a brilliant young Pakistani national named Changez immigrating to the United States who finishes at the top of his class at Princeton and hired by Underwood Samson, the most prestigious and world-famous corporate valuation firm based in New York City. It would seem that he is the living embodiment of the American dream, having toiled endless hours for these opportunities and possessing a bright, unbounded future. However at some point he felt irritated even though it shows that Changez was a modern immigrant character. When Changez's holidays in Greece with a group of Princeton friends, where he first became enamored with Erica. He describes the behavior he observed which irritated him:“But you told us,” they would say to Greeks twice their age, before insisting things be done their way.
He wanted to ensure that all the partners understood and agreed on not only the marketing strategy, but also the management requirements the new venture would impose. Though operational pressures had never really allowed the partners to sit back and think of long-term strategies, they had the benefit of a final year MBA project conducted by a four person team from the Lahore University of Management Sciences. The project had drawn extensively on the insights and experiences of several seasoned knitwear experts including the Pakistan specialist at the Swiss firm, Gherzi, the world's leading Textile industry expert. Tariq felt that the study was worth at least a year of S & T management's time and wanted to capitalise on it. COMPANY BACKGROUND Shahzad Elahi, Nadira Sabahuddin, and Mohammad Ali Tariq (see Appendix 1 for profiles) conceived Styles and Trends as part of their Entrepreneurship course project at LUMS in 1988.
Federico Minoli on the Ducati brand 06.08.2004Eight years ago, the Texas Pacific Group investment fund bought Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati. A former McKinsey man, Federico Minoli was brought in to restructure the ailing company. To the astonishment of economic experts, the 55-year-old turnaround manager made his first priority the building of a Ducati museum. Related link: Ducati: a success story in red What does it take to make a brand into a myth? Federico Minoli: Well, to start with, you need a mythical product.