The Wallace Group; Laurence J. Stybel

Q1) Assess the product-market strategy and financial strategy Massey pursued through 1976. Where possible, compare Massey’s strategy with those of its leading competitors.

c. Private companies may issue stock and have shareholders. And are invested by individuals. However, their shares do not trade on public exchanges and are not issued through an initial public offering.

Ideally, his decision must maintain the firm’s no-layoff history, encourage the tight-knit company atmosphere, and draw as little negative attention as possible. As a new employee in his grandfather's business, he must prove himself worthy of the position he was recently controversially given. His first challenge is dealing with the declining performance of veteran employee, Russell Campbell, a strong-minded subordinate with a significant amount of influence within the firm. To make his dealings even more complicated, Russell is a

1. Identify the key factors responsible for the success of Gordon Biersch to date. What concerns, if any, do you have as the company looks ahead?

Has a custom built facility that houses research, development and production which ranks alongside comparable competitors

2. What do the results say about how firms in this industry can deliver strong financial returns in different ways?

* For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion.

6. Danaher categorizes its acquisition targets into three types. Do you think those acquisitions result in diversifications? (4 points) If so, can you further identify them into unrelated/related diversifications? (3 points) What kind of related diversification? (4 points) Why? (3 points) Please explain with at least one

B) How well has Berkshire Hathaway performed? In the aggregate? In its investment in Scott & Fetzer? In its investments in earlier purchases of GEICO stock? In its investments in convertible preferred securities?

\Sam Johnson is the owner of a medium-size electronics company, Integrated Electronics Manufacturing (IEM), which produces high-grade electronic modules used by several major electronics manufacturers to produce a variety of military and commercial telecommunications devices such as aircraft radios, navigational equipment, land-based satellite receivers, and other items. IEM has 60 employees. Normally, IEM purchases electronic parts such as resistors, capacitors, circuit boards and enclosures from several different suppliers and assembles the modules in its own facility. Some of the parts, like circuit boards and enclosures, are built to IEM engineer’s specifications while others are “off the shelf”.

3. What strategies could Adesemi have applied to overcome its operational problems once they occurred? What strategies might the company have applied prior to its investment?

d. Does the firm appear to have an effective corporate governance structure? Explain any shortcomings.

* A broader capital base gives the company more access to credit which gives the company an option to venture into new business opportunities

3. Describe the competitive strategies used by each of Williams-Sonoma’s competitors. Which of these are most effective?

I see the problem as this: A blatant disrespect displayed by a few of the managers, specifically the most recent Mr. Franklin who was the manager in charge of Marsh when he was asked to resign. Franklin constantly hounded Marsh, saying that he portrayed poor work habits and was disorganized and