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1. 3M: Cultivating Core Competency. 2. A-1 Lanes and the Currency Crisis of the East Asian Tigers. 3. AMD vs Intel: Competitive Challenges. 4. Boeing: Redefining Strategies to Manage the Competitive Market. 5. Carrefour in Asia. 6. Dell: From a Low Cost PC Maker to an Innovative Company. 7. Ford Motor Company. 8. Jack Welch and Jeffrey Immelt: Continuity and Change in Strategy, Style and Culture at GE. 9. The Home Depot. 10. Chinas Home Improvement Market: Should Home Depot Enter or Will It Have a Late-mover (Dis)advantage? 11. Huawei: Ciscos Chinese Challenger. 12. ING Direct: Rebel in the Banking Industry. 13. JetBlue Airways: Challenges Ahead. 14. Lufthansia: Going Global, but Howto Manage Complexity? 15. Microsofts Diversification Strategy. 16. Nestle: Sustaining Growth in Mature Markets. 17. PenAgain: An Entrepreneur Seeks the Holy Grail of Retailing. 18. PSA Peugeot Citroen: Strategic Alliances for Competitive Advantage? 19. Sun Microsystems. 20. Teleflex Canada: A Culture of Innovation. 21. Tyco International--A Case of Corporate Malfeasance. 22. Vodafone: Out of Many, One. 23. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 24. WD-40 Company: The Squeak, Smell, and Dirt Business.