(CSR) activities and sustainable development implications of IB. Systematic study and inclusion in the literature has been lacking‚ however. This article examines the extent to which both concepts have been addressed in IB research‚ and identifies some gaps in the body of knowledge and approaches so far. It also introduces recent studies that yield interesting findings‚ pointing at promising areas for further research. ß 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction While attention for the
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Introduction The Gap is a leading international retailer‚ whose revenues for 2007 surpassed $15.8 billion. As with any company‚ The Gap seeks to increase these revenues and to accomplish this task‚ they must analyze the external environment they operate in to determine the threats that exists and the opportunities to overcome. The Gap‚ as an incumbent firm‚ must try to maintain their position in the market by trying to increase barriers that prevent potential businesses from making a successful
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External environment External Factors (environment) - It is the external forces that are beyond the control of the individual business A number of external factors can affect business (STEEPLE analysis) - economy - These are factors outside the business - political/government policy that may affect its - social decisions. - External factors that - technological may present opportunities - ecological or threats to - legal a business - ethics Economy – business need to observe the economic
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1. Number of consumers (naturally‚ more consumers means more D) 2. Income & normal goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods increases) 3. Income & inferior goods (as Y increases‚ D for these goods decreases) 4. Preferences (obviously‚ if they prefer to buy it their D will increase) 5. Price of a substitute (if the price of a substitute good increases‚ D for the original good will increase) 6. Expectation of future prices and income. 7. Government policies. e.g. ban pornography
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1 The Gap‚ Inc. SWOT Analysis Strengths Strong Liquidity Position During the 2010 fiscal year‚ The Gap‚ Inc. saw an increase in cash inflow from operating activities of 36.4%‚ according to GlobalData. Increasing cash and cash equivalent represents the company’s ability to fund its business opportunities‚ working capital needs‚ meet shortterm obligations and other capital requirements in the future. GAP is superior competitors. According to DataMonitor‚ 2011‚ the company’s net profit margin (8
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| | | | Global Business Plan: GAP‚ Inc going to France 2012 3/25/2012 Introduction: Since the 16th century‚ France has been the epicenter of high fashion. From elegant designs of the old royal court to the stylish threads made by contemporary French Fashion Designers like Christian Dior‚ Coco Chanel and Jean-Paul Gaulthier. I ’m very sure we would all agree that location is a key factor in the success of a business and France is known to many if not all as the fashion
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Gap Inc. began its journey 1969 as a small retail store in San Francisco‚ California where it concentrated its sales on Levi’s jeans. In its early stages as a small retail business it was known as The Gap. By the end of the 1970’s‚ Donald and Doris Fisher‚ owners of The Gap‚ had expanded The Gap to six stores. The company went public in 1976. By the early 1980’s‚ The Gap had over five hundred stores; largely targeting a teenage customer base. In 1983 the Fishers hired Mickey Drexler as Gap
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STRENGTH 1. Gap Inc. opened its first stores in Serbia and Ukraine because Ukraine is the fastest growing retail market in Eastern Europe‚ while Serbia has many young customer who enjoy shopping. 2. Expansion of GAP Inc. due to growth management by divisional president in various country. 3. The company provide a wide range of family clothing product include denim‚ khakis‚ t-shirt‚ shoes. 4. GAP has a well establish code ethics‚ translated in 65 different language which is the best communication
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Gap Inc. was founded in 1969 by Donald and Doris Fisher in San Francisco‚ California‚ with a single store and a handful of employees. Today‚ they’re one of the world’s largest specialty retailers with three of the most recognized and respected brands in the apparel industry - Gap‚ Banana Republic and Old Navy. Gap Inc. has more than 153‚000 employees supporting over 4‚200 stores in more than 3‚100 locations in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Canada‚ France‚ Japan and Germany. Their 2004 Sales
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Section 1 Internal environment and external environment Internal environment • Manager: On one hand‚ in order to understand a management situation of a company‚ the organization structure is the key issues which should be involved. Xin hua bookstore is being a traditional organization has the traditional structure that functional organization structure. This type of organization always has many layers including senior management‚ middle management and base management level in the pyramid
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