BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP MATRIX ( BCG ) This technique is particularly useful for multi-divisional or multiproduct companies. The divisions or products compromise the organisations “business portfolio”. The composition of the portfolio can be critical to the growth and success of the company. The BCG matrix considers two variables‚ namely.. N MARKET GROWTH RATE N RELATIVE MARKET SHARE The market growth rate is shown on the vertical (y) axis and is expressed as a %. The range is set somewhat
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The company I chose to conduct my BCG Matrix on was Wal-Mart‚ because this company has become one of the largest and most successful companies within the United States. Wal-Mart started out as a small retail business in 1962 in Rogers‚ Arkansas by Sam Walton. Today Wal-Mart has more than 10‚000 stores in more than twenty eight different countries. In 2012 Wal-Mart gained revenue of $421‚849 million dollars‚ which was an increase of 3.4% from the previous year. (www.topics.nytimes.com>Business>Companies
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employee motivation. However‚ because of the invalid ordering of human needs‚ cultural diversity‚ and different levels of economy‚ Maslow’s hierarchy of needs cannot be used in current Chinese business to motivate employees. This essay will critically evaluate the viability of Maslow’s theory. It begins with a brief introduction and some support of the theory‚ then gives the arguments against it‚ finally anticipates some doubts and dispute about it. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs hypothesizes that there
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BCG MATRIX CASE STUDY OF NESTLE BCG Matrix(Boston consulting Group ) • In the late 1960s the Boston Consulting Group‚ a leading management consulting company‚ designed a four-cell matrix known as BCG Growth/Share Matrix. This tool was developed to aid companies in the measurement of all their company businesses according to relative market share and market growth. Conti… • The BCG Matrix made a significant contribution to strategic management and continues to be an important strategic
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The BCG Growth-Share Matrix The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a portfolio planning model developed by Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group in the early 1970’s. It is based on the observation that a company’s business units can be classified into four categories based on combinations of market growth and market share relative to the largest competitor‚ hence the name "growth-share". The growth-share matrix thus maps the business unit positions within these two important determinants of profitability
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IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY ITC is an Indian conglomerate Headquartered in Kolkata Currently headed by Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. Employs over 26‚000 people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on FORBES 2000. Annual turnover - over US$ 7 billion (44000 cr) Market capitalisation - US$ 45 billion (283‚000 cr) Business Segments Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Hotels Paperboards Paper & Packaging Agri Business
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Nutrition‚ Health & Wellness - New Product Development at Nestle Introduction Nestlé is the world’s leading food company. In recent years it has focused on becoming a nutrition‚ health and wellness company. This is the idea of supporting people to lead healthier lives. Nestlé is home to a wide range of brands including Maggi. This is a brand that is aimed at chefs and the catering trade. This is called the ’foodservice’ sector. Market research Nestlé found that sales of the Maggi brand had decreased
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BCG MATRIX FOR NESTLÉ BANGLADESH LIMITED SBUs INTRODUCTION Strategic business unit (SBUs) a single business or collection of related business that can be planned separately from the rest os company‚ with its own set of competitors and a manager who is responsible for strategic planning and profit performance. Question Marks- Build Strategy‚ Stars-Hold Strategy‚ Cash Cows-Harvest Strategy‚ Dogs-Divest Strategy. In the commercial arena‚ the choice of an effective strategy is perhaps the most important
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The following diagram depicts the BCG Matrix where the main brands of the Estee Lauder Company are depicted as stars‚ cash cows‚ dogs or question marks. As the diagram shows that the company has a significant number of big brands in the question mark category the future prospective growth for the company can be very good. BCG MATRIX | STARS | QUESTION MARKS | Good Skin Labs | American Beauty | Grass Roots Research Labs | Estee Lauder | Sean John | Flirt! | Clinique | MAC Cosmetics |
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This essay will critically evaluate ‘In what ways is the fear of crime harmful?’ The fear of crime as Box‚ Hale and Andrew’s state is… ‘Fear of been criminally victimised.... Many people are haunted by the though that a stranger could pounce at any moment‚ either on the street or at home.’ (Box‚ Hale and Andrew‚ p340‚ 1988.) The fear of crime refers to the phobia to being a victim of crime as opposed to being an actual victim of crime. The fear of crime can be harmful‚ as Cordner noted ‘while it
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