STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COHESION CASE: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Source: Excerpted from Pearce‚ J.A. and Robinson‚ R.B. (1994). "Strategic Management: Formulation‚ Implementation‚ and Control". Irwing. Adapted by Diego Medina. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University I. COMPANY MISSION AT THE COCA-COLA COMPANY At the heart of Coca-Cola‚ especially in its first 100 years‚ there has been a commitment to intense marketing and to the preservation of its patented formulas and processes to make its special
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There are many factors‚ internal as well as external that impact the planning function of management within an organization‚ and Coca-Cola is no exception. More than a billion times every day‚ thirsty people around the world reach for Coca-Cola products for refreshment. Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history‚ as well as the best-known product in the world. The Coca-Cola franchise covers a population of approximately 398 million people. Coca-Cola Enterprises employs
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Introduction: Conglomerate Coca-Cola is a company that prides itself on being the world’s largest beverage company‚ and one who embodies the cross borders concept of international business by being recognised by no less than 94% of the world’s population is an undoubted success story. However‚ the company is not immune to the various political‚ economic‚ social and technological factors (PEST) that can affect their international operations and‚ in turn‚ the future development of the firm. Subject
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External Environmental Forces During the strategic marketing management process‚ there are many external forces that any company must be aware of in order to be profitable. These very important factors to be considered come in the form of technology trends‚ economic and government trends‚ consumer trends and innovations. It is very important to become aware of all of the potential opportunities and threats that may arise from these trends. I believe that for Coca-Cola‚ there are external forces
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Innovation Coca-Cola started its life as an innovative‚ new product that sought to quench the thirst of the Atlanta work force. While the target market may have expanded greatly over the past 128 years‚ that culture of innovation has stayed strong throughout the company. This innovation‚ however‚ as seen throughout the case study does not come from the hugely generalized‚ or even perfected‚ industry of the production‚ bottling‚ and distribution of Coke. Instead it comes from areas outside of Coca-Colas
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External/Internal Factors When analyzing a company it is important to understand what the internal and external factors of the company are and how those factors are affecting the four functions of management. The four functions of management are planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Internal factors affect what happens within the company and external factors are the outside environment that affects the company. Through strategic planning the company can build on its strengths
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...............................................................17 Contents...................................................…………………………………………...…26 Implementation of Safari Strategy in Coca Cola Company….......................................26 Output from Safari Strategy’s Implementation to Coca Cola Company.......................39 Conclusion......................................................................................................................45 Curiculum Vitae.............
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Starting with their differences in organizational structure implementation‚ Coca-Cola Company adopts the Mechanical Structure which is rigid‚ highly centralised and departmentalised and centralised decision making while Google Inc. practices the Organic Structure which is flexible‚ has low formalisation and departmentalisation and its decision making is decentralised. Based on what is said above‚ we can assume that Coca-Cola Company practices the classical structure of divisional organization while Google
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Factors responsible for the change in coca cola company Change Management in Coca-Cola Corporation Change is significant‚ prolonged and disruptive In this attribute‚ change in an organization includes venturing into new areas of business‚ such as entering new products in the new market‚ facing an unexpected event such as economic crisis and redirection of the company. Change is a continuous process of alignment According to ()‚ an aligned organisation must have a continuous
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Assignment 3 The Coca Cola Company is a global business that operates on a local scale‚ in every community where the company do business. There able to create a global reach with local focus because of the strength of Coca Cola System which comprises company and more than 250 bottling partners. The Coca Cola is not a single entity from legal or managerial perspective and the company does not own or control all of our bottling partners‚ while many view the company as simply Coca Cola the system operates
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