Crystal Bonderud told The StarPhoenix of Saskatoon the settlement included an agreement to keep the amount confidential. A spokeswoman for the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency would say only that the lawsuit was dismissed in February by mutual consent.
In an interview with Brian Leavy in a forthcoming issue of Strategy & Leadership, Venkat Ramaswamy says that in future 鈥渧alue increasingly will be co-created interactively by firms and customers, rather than merely exchanged between them. This challenges two deeply embedded traditional assumptions about strategy and value creation: that firms create value and then exchange it with consumers in the marketplace and that the value created resides primarily in the product or service provided.鈥?
The shelves of Tad Van Leer鈥檚 small chocolate factory, J. Emanuel Chocolatier, in Chester, N.J., are stocked with standard fare like wine truffles and foil-wrapped miniature chocolate soccer balls. But what helps keep customers coming back are Van Leer鈥檚 more customized confections that show a personal touch.
7. Let 100 flowers blossom. Borrowing from Chairman Mao, Kawasaki said you never know where the flowers will emerge, so let them grow. Innovations may attract unexpected and unintended customers. Think of Avon Products鈥?Skin-so-Soft cream, which became popular as a mosquito repellent. Rule one, he said, is 鈥渢ake the money. Rule two: Learn who鈥檚 buying your product, ask them why and give them more reasons. That鈥檚 a lot easier than asking people who aren鈥檛 interested 鈥榳hy not,鈥?and trying to change their minds.鈥?
Nike Golf is a leading manufacturer of golf equipment, including balls, clubs, footwear and apparel for men and women. It competes with the likes of TaylorMade-Adidas Golf and Callaway Golf Co. We estimate that Nike Golf contributes just under 3% of Nike鈥檚 stock value, quite small when compared to the company鈥檚 footwear and apparel businesses.
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