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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of crisis management within the Toyota Corporation's series of worldwide recalls for multiple malfunctions on a number of different Toyota brands of vehicles. The analysis relates to the difficulty now faced by Toyota, previously...
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Purpose – Socioeconomic stress has been a major influence on organizational development during the past decade, and will continue for the foreseeable future. This treatise aims to focus on The Key and its importance for effective organizational development via leadership responses to...
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Presents a longitudinal study examining the attitudes of consumers towards the products and associated marketing practices of selected European countries versus the USA. Covers the period from 1975‐95, focusing on Germany, the UK and France. Concludes, in particular, that there is a...
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Management teambuilding within a multinational enterprise is greatly enhanced if the interactive style reflected by each person is considered. The blend of behavioral styles can affect the collective achievements of the entire management team, as well as the accomplishments of each member of the...
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Great numbers of small European and US firms are trying to penetrate foreign markets. Misunderstood requirements and poorly investigated information typically cause missed opportunities and failures. Without the ability to recognize and utilize competitive information in a timely manner, the...
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Business today is increasingly being impacted by international considerations. This international impact is felt in areas such as locating the various sources of raw materials, coordinating production schedules with plants around the globe, selecting marketing strategies to be employed in...
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Focuses on the importance of successful competitive positioning in the European consumer market. Presents a model for establishing a competitive position in the minds of consumers. Proposes that the model presented will help marketing executives achieve a better competition position in the...
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For the past ten years the management literature has increasingly discussed the concept of learning organizations. Yet, more that a decade later, few organizations have figured out how to create the structures and processes necessary to assure continuous learning. This article purports that this...
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A primary key to successful organizational leadership is effective conflict management. This article addresses the use of the behavioral style paradigm as a tool to manage conflict effectively for the benefit of the individuals and the organization involved. An actual case is used, involving a...
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The traditional management skills of planning, organizing, directing and controlling are inadequate in the fast‐paced, constantly changing, highly complex world of twenty‐first century organizations. This article uses concepts from quantum mechanics and chaos theory as metaphors for a new...
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