the sum of its partsl CREATING CORPORATE ADVANTAGE BY DAVID J. COLLIS AND CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY M OST MULTIBUSINESS COMPANIES ARE the sum of their parts and nothing more. ^ Although executives have become more sophisticated in their understanding of what it takes to achieve competitive advantage at the level of individual businesses‚ when it comes to creating corporate advantage across multiple businesses‚ the news is far less encouraging. True‚ corporate executives face mounting pressure
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The role of the Corporate Communication function in the organization A case of “best practice” FedEx Alessandro Colangelo * INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….p. 2 * RESEARCH QUESTION...........................................................................................................p. 3 * METHODOLOGY…………………………………..................................................................p. 3 * ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………………………………...p. 4 1. The close alignment
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What does it mean to be a virtuous company? In fact it is a hard question for all the people who involved in doing business. Perhaps corporate social responsibility (CSR) can answer for that question clearly. By applying CSR into business‚ organizer can reduce a lot of risks which are linked to the issue of social‚ environmental‚ and money. However‚ not everyone care about that. There are a lot of costs and benefits of CSR if company does not provide a CSR policy in their organization. This paper
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Business Management | Corporate Social Responsibility:A brief discussion on the role of CSR as an invaluable asset to companies for the creation of financial & non-financial value‚ including the utilization thereof to reduce the impact of corruption and bribery‚ and growing economic value for both companies and society. | | | A global mind shift has occurred recently in the business sector regarding the value of reputation and how it directly impacts‚ not only the company’s profit
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A Blueprint for Corporate Governance Fred R. Kaen AMACOM AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION A Blueprint for Corporate Governance This Page Intentionally Left Blank A Blueprint for Corporate Governance Strategy‚ Accountability‚ and the Preservation of Shareholder Value Fred R. Kaen American Management Association New York • Atlanta • Brussels • Buenos Aires • Chicago • London • Mexico City San Francisco • Shanghai • Tokyo • Toronto • Washington‚ D. C. Special discounts on
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Peet Venter ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Carry out a research on Bidvest Group and analyse its corporate strategy. Further analyse its approach to international/global business. Maximum length: 15 A4 pages‚ Times Roman 1‚5 spacing‚ 12 pt font Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3. Bidvest’s Key Success Factors a) Leadership of original creator b) Decentralised corporate management approach c) Business acquisition model d) Flair for entrepreneurship e) Healthy organizational
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developing countries. They’d do better— and learn more—if they tailored their operations to the unique conditions of emerging markets. The End of Corporate Imperialism by C.K. Prahalad and Kenneth Lieberthal • Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 The End of Corporate Imperialism 12 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s
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early example of a recorded corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibilities‚ social work‚ corporate conscience‚ corporate citizenship‚ social performance‚ or sustainable responsible business/responsible business are the different names of this concept which is viewed
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[pic] ADM 3350 M Winter 2010 CORPORATE FINANCE ANSWER KEY MIDTERM EXAMINATION – February 10th‚ 2010 Professor: Kaouthar LAJILI‚ PhD.‚ CGA Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes | | | | |INSTRUCTIONS | | |
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one of the challenges is how to create value of product in order to support the unique selling proposition. Before determining the perceived value in products‚ we need to know what product (Offer) is. Product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use or consumption to satisfy needs and wants. There are three levels of product - core product‚ actual product and augmented product. In the following article‚ an IKEA TROMSÖ Loft bed frame with desk top and Monash Sport
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