Hasbro Interactive

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Presented By: Ajit Singh Rathore

Flow of Presentation

Companys History and Profile The Strategies of Hasbro Interactive Analysis of Hasbro MCS Hasbro Interactives Problem Recommendation

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Companys Profile

History

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Hasbro: American producer of toys in Rhode Island since 1923 Hasbro Interactive as wholly-owned subsidiary (1995) supplied video games Short product life cycles strict dead lines to develop new products
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Strength

Product Lane Brand Value Financial Performance: Hasbros stock as gone from $17 a share in 2007 to $45 in 2010 Developing Manager: Partner with Tonk Business School to rebuilt senior management team
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Market Segment Leader

Weakness

Customer Concentration Declining Margins Recall Depend on China

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The Strategies of Hasbro Interactive

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Product Safety Concerns to toys of parent company Hasbro Nothing is more important than the
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and well-being of the children who enjoy our products. CEO Brian Goldner
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Tests and investigations to protect children

Marketing Strategies Strict regulations permitted time Cartoon series merchandise toys and games concerning

of advertising in children's TV
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produced

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long-term business strategy:

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Acquisition/Investing Strategies Takeover of competitors and licenses Examples: Tiger Milton Bradley (1984),

Electronics (1998), Atari's licences (1998) Result: expansion and enlarging of market shares in toys as well as video game

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Social Engagement responsibility to the people that develop, manufacture and sell our products,

the children and families that use our products, and the communities and environment
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Analysis of Hasbro MCS

Hasbro Interactivess

MCS
Result Control Action Control
Tight Action Control
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Result Control: performance target of reaching a total revenue of $ 200 million by the end of 1998 and $ 1 billion in the next 3 years + Bonuses Action Control Action Accountability: Mr. Baum held meetings on monthly basis with the head of business units to define and communicate to them which actions are acceptable or unacceptable Pre action Preview: all business units were made to report standard metrics known as value drives Tight Action Control: tighter supervision of Hasbro Interactive by Mr. Baum by hiring Charlie 12/20/12 McCarty, a past colleague, to serve as Mr.

Hasbro Problem

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Pressures from Wall street corporate offices of Hasbro Inc Which risks are acceptable reaching the $1 billion target Online Game Platform Cost competition

Operating with ambition, but without a multi year plan Inefficient tight action control

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Recommendation

Careful Selection of Managers: Efficient and careful selection of management of Hasbro Interactive. Mr Dussenberry & another manager with experience in finance & strategic planning Autonomy in Decision making: Have autonomy in setting of the standards & the result control because they understand the growth pace and the dynamics of the interactive industry better than its corporate executives. Budget Slack: There was clear information

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Q1. Hasbro Interactive Evolution Q2. Organization and control of Hasbro Interactive Consistence with Strategy

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Thank you for your attention! I welcome your questions, suggestions, & comments!
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