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The Newell Case Lionell C. Henderson Northwood University MBA 664: Satisfying Shareholders Spring 2015 – Evening Professor Adam Guerrero, PhD. Introduction The case develops around Newell’s CEO Dan Ferguson, the protagonist, as he purchases two key acquisitions, the Calphalon company and the Rubbermaid company. Ferguson feels these acquisitions will assist the company in reaching its goal of a market capitalization of $10 billion, which will allow Newell to control a higher price per earnings

themselves on building a profitable franchise by providing relationship banking combined with a high level of service to its customer” (Harvard Business School.

market. 1. Cost leadership: It is a business strategy that allows a company to lowest cost production in an industry. There are two options in businesses to improve profits, increasing or decreasing costs. This strategy focuses on acquiring a highest raw materials at lowest price then change them into valuable consumer goods. Low cost leadership often leads to increases in market share. 2.

Managing a virtual work force. Area Development Site and Facility Planning, 46(3), 22-23. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/881048489?accountid=12085 Johns, T., & Gratton, L. (2013). The Third Wave Of Virtual Work. Harvard Business Review, 91(1), 66-73. Retrieved from

ARTICLE www.hbr.org Why Satisfied Customers Defect by Thomas O. Jones and W. Earl Sasser, Jr. Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief— the core idea The Idea in Practice— putting the idea to work 2 Why Satisfied Customers Defect 14 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 6838 Why Satisfied Customers Defect The Idea in Brief The Idea in

performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further

org B E S T O F H BR Leaders who successfully transform businesses do eight things right (and they do them in the right order). Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail by John P Kotter . • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail 10 Further Reading A list of related materials, with annotations to guide further

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A whistle-blower’s lawsuit alerts Galvatrens to deep flaws in its system for uncovering misconduct. How should management and the board respond? HBR CASE STUDY Why Didn’t We Know? by Ralph Hasson COPYRIGHT © 2007 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. It was 9:30 in the evening of what had been a very long Friday when the phone rang in Chip Brownlee’s home study. On the line was Arch Carter, the lead director of Galvatrens, the Houston-based consumer products company

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