Assignment Questions 1.How was Lincoln able to grow and prosper for so long in such a difficulty industry that forced out other giants such as GE,Westinghouse,and BOC?What has accounted for Lincoln's outstanding and enduring success in US? 2.Given the great success,why did the internationalization thrust of the late 1980s and early 1990s fail? 3.What do you think of Lincoln's emerging international strategy by the mid-1990s?Does this company have a competitive advantage that can be transferred to the global environment? 4.What advice would you give to Mike Gillespie with regard to his Asian expansion strategy,and particularly, his plans to expand operations in Indonesia?
Assignment Questions 1. How was Lincoln able to grow and prosper for so long in such a difficulty industry that forced out other giants such as GE, Westinghouse, and BOC? What has accounted for Lincoln’s outstanding and enduring success in US? 2. Given the great success, w hy did the internationaliz ation thrust of the late 1980s and early 1990s fail? 3. What do you think of Lincoln’s emerging international strategy by the mid-1990s? Does this company have a competitive advantage that can be transferred to the global environment? 4. What advice w ould you give to Mik e Gillespie with regard to h is Asian expansion strategy, and particularly, his plans to expand ope rations in Indonesia?
Assignment question I Management .Monitoring the Strategy Culture norms incentive system .Lower cost manufactory .Worker consultations .Low overhead by .Open communication leveraging fixed assets Shared Values .Belief in the individual .Sharing rewards .Equality for everyone Staff .Recruit self-motivated HR Policies hard work .Guaranteed employment ·Encourage support .Limited benefit Individual initiate Incentive System .Piece work salary •Annual bonus
Assignment question I S h ared Values •Belief in the individual •Sharing rewards •Equality for everyone Inc e ntive S ystem •Piece work s alary •Annual bonus Staff •Recruit s elf-moti vated hard work •Encourage support Individual initiate Culture n orms •Worker consultations •Open communication Management •Monitoring the incentive s y s tem HR Policies •Guaranteed emplo yment •Limited benefit Str ategy •Lower cost manufactory •Low overhead b y leveraging fixed assets