February 7, 2007
by Dagmar
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When reading the FT today I discovered a piece of information, which – when put together with some other things – seems to form up a very interesting bigger picture. It was in an analysis of the success of Indian … Continue reading
February 1, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Toyota in Germany – Update
About one month ago I predicted that Toyota will invest more efforts in the German market soon. So far it seems as if this prediction is in tune with reality: Today, German newspaper Handelsblatt writes that Toyota is going to … Continue reading
January 31, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Youtubes Revenues
Olivers last post here cites users who are annoyed that Youtube makes money with the videos thy uploaded there. Well, for the moment let’s not talk about selling those videos. I would not like that either. But isn’t it a … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on More on analyzing competitors
To add something not so creative on competitor analysis – here is how I keep track of competitors’ strategic changes and the bigger picture behind. This is not so much about predicting their next strategic move, it is more about … Continue reading
January 22, 2007
by Dagmar
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This is the not-so-serious result of my non-comprehensive readings in management and strategy literature. Over the years I have read several books, papers, articles, studies etc in this wide field. It is my perception that there are three major groups … Continue reading
January 15, 2007
by Dagmar
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There are probably more economic indicators around than any single person can make use of. Lots of figures and indices may serve as an early sign for some potential future trends in specific industries or whole economies. I have some … Continue reading
January 8, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Siemens – Amendment
In his last post, Oliver wrote about some potential strategic problems at the former Siemens mobile phone business. At the moment I read a book about what great companies do differently (Bailom, Matzler, Tschemernjak: Was Top-Unternehmen anders machen). As it … Continue reading
January 3, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Perspectives for Toyota and Lexus in Germany
Contrary to the United States, where Toyota and their luxury brand Lexus have gained a considerable market share, both brands have been struggling for years in Germany. According to official statistics, both brands together have a market share of new … Continue reading
January 1, 2007
by Dagmar
Comments Off on On the efficiency of frequent change initiatives
There is no doubt that change and change initiatives play an essential role for every organization in our days. An organisation that refuses to change in order to adapt to new situations will most probably fail sooner or later. However, … Continue reading
November 22, 2006
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Internal Communication of Change
Much has been written about the why and how of internal communication in the context of change. So I am not going to repeat all of that. However, due to personal experience one aspect really got my attention. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading