May 13, 2007
by Oliver
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Do companies always have a strategy? This is a difficult question, since a variety of definitions for the term strategy exist. Hence I would like to present some major and important definitions for this term: CHANDLER (1962) and ANDREWS (1971) … Continue reading
April 23, 2007
by Oliver
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Britain’s Barclays bank and ABN Amro, Netherlands largest bank, have announced their intention to merge. Well, in the next couple of weeks we have to expect a number of analysis and comments that agree with this merger and that forecast … Continue reading
April 17, 2007
by Oliver
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What distinguishes an “average product†from a “high class product†or service? Robert Reppa and Evan Hirsch (2007) argue that superb service is the crucial ingredient of successful high-end brands. In their previous article “The Luxury touch†REPPA and HIRSCH … Continue reading
April 14, 2007
by Oliver
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Today we have very good weather conditions in Germany. Very sunny, no clouds and the temperatures have been up to 28 degrees (82,4 F). Hence we decided to open the new barbecue season.
April 12, 2007
by Oliver
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During the research stage for my PhD thesis I found a very interesting article by BAH (Booz Allen Hamilton). It focuses on the US auto finance industry and discusses the challenges for market players, which arrive from different industry forces, … Continue reading
April 8, 2007
by Oliver
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During Eastern we made a short trip to Berlin. Hence we would like to illustrate our impressions; of couse we would like to offer some recommendations. (Berlin Mitte, next to Berlin cathedral)
April 4, 2007
by Oliver
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Recently I have started to analyse the options to “upgrade†my analogue SLR camera. To be more precisely: to buy a digital SLR camera. Actually that should be a simple decision. We have a Minolta SLR (Dynax 700 SI) that … Continue reading
March 26, 2007
by Oliver
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Due to “web 2.0†developments the balance of power between organizations and customers has changed…and it is very likely that these changes will progress and give more power to the costumer. Blogs, video communities and “worth of mouth†offer various … Continue reading
March 18, 2007
by Oliver
Comments Off on The global bank meets the consumer
Today I read a very interesting article in TheMcKinseyQuarterly. It is an interview with Jamie Dimon, president and CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase (JMPC). For all those, who do not have access to the online version of TheMcKinseyQuarterly (it is … Continue reading
March 14, 2007
by Oliver
Comments Off on Youtube and Viacom
At mid of December last year I posted about the legal disputes (in terms of copyright issues) and the opportunities to generate “Web 2.0-returnsâ€. Now we will face the next level of the copyright battle. Viacom (the media company) takes … Continue reading