Tag: Automotive
Brand Watch: Proton After 25 Years
If you spot former PM and modernization icon Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in a corporate video, you know the product must be part of the Malaysian national narrative. Twenty-five years after the first locally produced car in Malaysia, that’s Proton for you.
Top 100 Companies of the Muslim World: 2010 DS100 Ranking
See the full DS100™ list. The 2010 DS100 ranking, which is based on companies’ fiscal year ended on or before June 2010, fully captures the impact of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
2010 DS100 Summary: Companies Absorb Financial Crisis Shock
The 7th Annual DS100 continues to benchmark the corporate environment of the 57 OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference) member countries.
Consumer Brands of the Top 100 Companies in the Muslim World (2007)
This report showcases a selection of the most prominent consumer facing brands of the 2007 Top 100 Companies in the Muslim World. (Please view the latest 2010 report here) A variety of prominent global brand value rankings have repeatedly shown the tremendous sustainable income brands deliver. For example, InterBrand, which evaluates brands much like analysts [...]
Behind Turkey’s Largest Six Sigma Deployment Borusan Holding Case Study
In May 2002, in the global context of adverse business conditions, Borusan Holding, a major Turkish conglomerate, launched an all-encompassing Six Sigma initiative (a quality management strategy/ process), which would ultimately help the Company to “Stay one step ahead in everything they do”. Since the inception of the initiative, hundreds of Six Sigma projects have [...]
A Beacon of Corporate Social Responsibility: Abdul Latif Jameel Co.
Usually channelling funds into non-profit alliances or activities goes against profit maximization norms. However, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is fast becoming a necessity in today’s global economy and has proven to have positive effects on the contributing company as well as the local community. Saudi Arabia based, Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) Group of companies is [...]
Beyond Boundaries: An Overview of UMW Holdings' Rebranding Strategy
International conglomerate UMW Holdings has braced the recent financial adversities with a strong rebranding strategy. Not only are they looking positively towards developments in 2009, but last year’s performance was also unaffected by the economic turmoil that plagued the general corporate sector elsewhere in the last quarter of the year. UMW Holding’s rebranding strategy comes [...]
Indonesia Based Astra International Responds to Economic Downturn
PT Astra International (Astra), Indonesia’s largest conglomerate, recorded a profitability of USD7.7 billion at the end of 2007. However, the shifts in economic welfare towards the end of 2008 have toned the company’s high hopes a few octaves lower for 2009. Astra perceives this year as being one embalmed with necessary adjustments in order to [...]
