K-Mart's Bankruptcy -- a Case Study
Why did the store synonymous with low prices for relatively high quality, the famed purveyor of blue-light specials, fall into dissolution and financial despondency and eventual bankruptcy in January of 2002? (CNN Continue Reading...
Managing All Stakeholders in the Context of a Merger Process
Review of the Relevant Literature
Types of Mergers
Identifying All Stakeholders in a Given Business
Strategic Market Factors Driving Merger Activity
Selection Process for Merger Candi Continue Reading...
The exponential growth of the Internet has also served as the catalyst for the growth of highly collaborative, interactive forums and platforms on which Delphi-like brainstorming can be accomplished (Decker, Wagner, Scholz, 2005). Conversely many of Continue Reading...
The main focus of the 1980s regarding brands focused on a trend in takeovers, enabling successful brands to become extremely valuable on the open market. Even very early on, a value associated with a brand large was viewed in part as more important Continue Reading...
Kmart Corporation and its performance problems that have become evident over the past few months. First we will provide an overall description of the organization including its macro and microenvironments. Next we will diagnose the apparent problems Continue Reading...
CEOs, however, would most likely argue that they are invaluable to their companies, and are adequately compensated for the work they do. While the authors of this article conclude that they are not attempting to persuade readers to one position or t Continue Reading...
Target Corporation:
Corporate Structure, Strategy, and Competitive Environment
The Target Corporation is fascinating, as it has been able to grow and compete with others that are better known, such as Wal-Mart. A history of the Target Corporation Continue Reading...
To be sure, serious obstacles still remain in Europe -- most notably, the rigid labor laws that make relocating jobs a long and costly process. For example, while it's relatively easy for companies in the U.S. To fire employees whose jobs they want Continue Reading...
Franchising of Hotels: Advantages vs. Disadvantages
The objective of this study is to examine the advantages and disadvantages of franchising hotel operations. Toward this end, this study will conduct an extensive review of literature in this area o Continue Reading...
Sears / Kmart
Sears and Kmart
Sears History
Sears began its activity in 1886, when Richard W. Sears created the R.W. Sears Watch Company. After resigning from his job as a railroad station agent, he started selling watches to other agents. In 1887 Continue Reading...