The quest for the fortune at the bottom of the pyramid: potential and challenges Dennis A. Pitta The University of Baltimore‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland‚ USA‚ and Rodrigo Guesalaga and Pablo Marshall ´ Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile‚ Santiago‚ Chile Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this article is to examine the bottom of the pyramid (BOP) proposition‚ where private companies can both be profitable and help alleviate poverty by attending low-income consumers. Design/methodology/approach
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MKTG 6010 Nestle Refrigerated Foods: Contadina Pasta & Pizza Anthony Garver Issue: In 1990‚ Nestle Refrigerated Food Company (NRFC) considered the release of a refrigerated pizza product into the U.S. market. Stephen Cunliffe‚ President of the NRFC‚ had managed the release of refrigerated pasta and sauce three years earlier‚ but this time faced production challenges‚ distribution challenges‚ and an unknown sales volume for the proposed product. Would there be enough demand for the pizza and would
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Theoretical Framework: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Definition CSR is a much broader concept than business ethics. Business ethics is the application of ethics and ethical theory to the decision of business. CSR claims that businesses are more than just profit-seeking entities and‚ therefore‚ also have any obligation to benefit society. CSR is about business and other organizations going beyond the legal obligation to manage the impact they have on the environment and society
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Understanding a coaching philosophy is important in the development of one’s own personal philosophy. There are many components that shape a philosophy and understanding who you are as a person and a coach are valuable in the discovery of a coaching philosophy. If we examine the philosophy of Pete Carroll‚ the Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks‚ Pete’s philosophy journey developed as he travelled from college teams to professional football leagues. Not until Coach Carroll hit rock bottom and without
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CBBE Pyramid Powerful brands create meaningful images in the minds of customers (Keller‚ 1993). A strong brand image and reputation enhances differentiation and has a positive influence on buying behaviour (Gordon et al.‚ 1993; McEnally and de Chernatony‚ 1999). A brand is a bundle of functional‚ economic and psychological benefits for the end-user (Ambler‚ 1995). Brand equity‚ as defined by Keller (1993)‚ occurs when a brand is known and has some strong‚ favourable and unique associations in a
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Some may debate that it decreases company’s profits by spending much money on CSR. However‚ according to Needle (2004)‚ ‘good’ CSR is also good for business‚ a firm could benefit from doing CSR. Thus‚ this paper aims to explain its importance. It begins with the definition of CSR and its four responsibilities‚ then presents how it influences a business and benefits it can bring. Finally‚ I am going to describe strategic CSR and discuss why firms have social
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Nestley Nestlé UK & Ireland is a subsidiary of Nestlé SA‚ the world’s leading nutrition‚ health and wellness Company. Nestlé is a major player within the UK and Irish food industry employing 7‚000 employees across 19 sites. This includes our sister companies; Nestlé Waters‚ Purina Petcare‚ Nestlé Professional‚ Nestlé Nutrition‚ Cereal Partners UK and Lactalis – Nestlé Chilled Dairy Company Ltd. Nestlé is proud to produce some of Britain’s best loved brands such as KIT KAT‚ NESCAFÉ‚ SMARTIES
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Nike CSR Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. A traditional view of the corporation suggests that its
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Strategic and Situational analysis about H&M Table of context Executive Summary 1.0 This project consist on H&M internal situational analysis in Great Britain. H&M is one of the biggest clothes retailer in Great Britain market. Analysis consist on an organizational structure‚ current market situation‚ different types of model (PEPS‚ SWOT‚ 4P’s‚ Chain value supply and etc.) H&M current marketing strategy is to attract people by low prices‚ but at the best quality‚ using famous designers
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Sample Marketing Plan Template by Entrepreneur Media SA (Pty Ltd) For marketing advice‚ visit: http://www.entrepreneurmag.co.za/category/advice/marketing/ Sample marketing plan template Table of Contents 1) Executive summary Page # 2) Situation analysis Page # Page #
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