Avid Technologies Inc.
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Avid Technology Inc. has gone through three different management period between 1987 and 2004. Each of these period sees a change in the company strategy as market and company circumstances have altered. This 8 page paper examines these changes with the use of a SWOT analysis for each period, looking at the strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats of each period. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Avid Technology Inc.
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This 17 page paper examines the different management regimes at Avid Technology Inc. The first period is that of 1987 – 1996 which is lead by Bill Warner. Between 1996 – 2000 leadership is by William J. Miller and in 2000 David Krall takes over. The paper compares these different period of management in terms of talent to capitalize on emergent markets and taking advantage of opportunities, the bias towards innovation and creativity, the attitude and appetite to taking prudent risks and the overall understanding of what the business needs to drive it forwards. The bibliography cites 11 sources.
Filename: TEavid02.rtf

Avis
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This 7 page paper examines how Avis has managed to gain and sustain such high level of customer loyalty in a competitive environment. The paper considers the marketing and position of the company with sections that individual considers customers, collaborators, competitors, co-workers, marketing strategy and customer relationship management. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEavis02.rtf

Avoiding Electronic Taylorism
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A 5 page paper discussing two issues of false economy in employee productivity. The paper discusses two vignettes in which workers' performance is tracked electronically but fails to be able to account for all of the duties included in workers' jobs. This amounts to "electronic Taylorism," and is as unworkable as pure Taylorism was a century ago. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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AVON ANALYSIS
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This 7-page paper is an analysis of Avon Products, Inc. based on a case study. The analysis includes the issues Avon has faced, the industry in which it operates, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, Avon's financial situation and distribution strategies used.
Filename: MTavonan.rtf