The diagonal assembly system was a production system pioneered by the automobile company Gogo. Recently, Gogo was able to sue a competitor and won the suit, receiving $100 million in damages. Which of the following would most likely enable Gogo to win such a lawsuit?

When are employees likely to fail to adopt the organizational values of a firm?

Which of the following reports is a publicly traded firm required to file each year with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission?

Wellness Data Corp. focuses on its competitive advantage as its fundamental and top priority; it uses some of its profits to do good in its community. This demonstrates

Yoon-gi is attempting to measure how his customers view his firm. To do this, he uses the balanced-scorecard framework because he knows that

TalkaLot is a cell phone manufacturing company. Its latest range of smartphones are visually similar to the Y-series range of smartphones from Talkie Gen, in terms of shape, look, and feel. Which of the following strategies has TalkaLot used to replicate the valuable and rare resource of Talkie Gen?

The top management at Konex Vitamins, through rigorous testing, ensures that the company develops and sells vitamins that are free of harmful side effects. Also, the company ensures that the chemical waste generated in the manufacturing process is kept to a bare minimum and is disposed of according to the regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency. The management assesses its overall performance based on these dimensions. Thus, the managers at Konex Vitamins are applying the________ approach to measure firm performance.

The Marauders professional football team, which has a long history of emphasizing the run, has been doing poorly in the current quarterback-dominated league, so its sales of tickets and ancillary products such as jerseys have declined. Fan discontent finally caused the team’s general manager to draft a highly rated quarterback in the first round of the draft. However, the team still lacked competent receivers, so the quarterback was unsuccessful at turning the team around. The general manager’s decision to move to a pass-oriented offence was hampered by

In the multiplex industry, Home Again Movies Inc. is an upscale multiplex that focuses on superior customer experience. The firm charges premium prices for its movie tickets and services. Movies-for-Less Inc., in contrast, charges the lowest price in the industry with its no-frills approach. In between these two segments is Just Right Films Inc., which offers a customer experience comparable to that of Home Again Movies at a price almost as low as that of Movies-for-Less. What strategy is Just Right Films pursuing in this scenario?

In the CSV framework, value creation is