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Kmart's decline and competitive challenges in retail

Kmart is one of America's most well-known retailing names, yet in the past ten years the company has fallen on hard times. Competition has come in multiple forms, from discounts like Wal-Mart and Costco, to category killers like Home Depot to online retailers like Amazon.com.

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IKEA's global expansion strategy and competitive positioning

IKEA was founded in the 1940s as a home furnishings company and quickly expanded into its current form.

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Oprah Winfrey's business empire in entertainment and media

In a business world characterized by perpetual competition, business rivalry and other challenges, Oprah Winfrey has managed to build a business empire with various interests in the entertainment industry. In the process she has also managed to amass a sizable fortune.

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How my mother's strength inspired my pursuit of higher education

Since 1874, Purdue University has garnered a reputation of high academic integrity and achievement. Pursuing an education at Purdue University has always been a dream. Since completing my high school education in 2011, I felt that my purpose was to make a difference in the lives of others.

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Building a technology division at Finvest Group as project manager

As a futures brokerage and clearing firm, Finvest Group invited me to explore the idea of developing a powerful trading division. Through discussions with the firm's CEO and the recommendations I provided, I was hired as a project manager and head of electronic trading.

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Group cohesion and performance in the Harley Davidson case

Cohesiveness is a gauge of the appeal of the group to its members and the opposition to leaving it, the sense of team spirit, and the readiness of its members to synchronize their efforts.

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Organizational change and cultural transformation at Arvin Industries

The cases analyses describe the situation that Arvin industries went through in an attempt to institute change the organization's structure through enhancing its core values and purpose. The argument given in this scenario was that organizations with clearly spelt out vision have better returns.

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Ratan Tata's transformation of the Tata Group conglomerate

Ratan Tata is widely recognized as the person responsible for transforming the Tata Group, a large India-based conglomerate, from an unwieldy collection of businesses into a relatively more nimble group of companies better prepared to take advantage of opportunities.

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Managing cultural, ethnic and gender differences in organizations

Because all organizations are comprised of people, it is vitally important for managers and professionals in business settings to understand the salient cultural, ethnic, and gender differences that affect organizational performance.

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Organizing a clothing drive response to the Japanese tsunami

According to the United States Geological Survey, in the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, "at least 15,703 people were killed, 4,647 missing, 5,314 injured, 130,927 displaced and at least 332,395 buildings, 2,126 roads, 56 bridges and 26 railways destroyed or damaged." (USGS) Being of Asian…

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