Environmental Scan Quarter 2 Date: 12/22/2010 Project Group: ESC39 i ASIS Hewlett-Packard Projectgroup 39 Noortje Wilbrink Jela Djurdjevic Lini Zhong Mitchel Lemmens Dirk van Beelen Jasper Arnou Kasper Verboven Paul Suntjens Tutor: Jonathan van Melle ii Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate opportunities and threats in the North-American environment of HP. This report is written to provide Hewlett-Packard with a clear
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Linette M. Pugh Individual Assignment Week Three- Environmental Scan Paper University of Phoenix Online Professor: Gary BabelEthics plays a major role in how a company will succeed‚ depending on the employees hired and the types of Executive level associates hired who has a strong social responsibility background can determine a company’s future. This paper will discuss roles in ethics and social responsibility‚ and when developing a strategic plan how important it is to consider stakeholder
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Group Activity One Undertake an environmental scan (macro‚ market and industry) and research on current trends that are likely to be strategic drivers for your chosen idea. Based on these trends‚ justify why your idea has market potential which will become the basis for the rest of your tasks. Diet Pill For Men http://www.menshealth.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-best-diet-pills/page/2 * Diet pill * Demographics: Aimed at adult men (21-upwards)‚ working class‚ white-collar jobs where
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Environmental scan template Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Filters 3 2.1 Filter example: Type of market 3 2.2 Filter example: Country population 3 3. Template 3 4. Combination of strategy and foreign market conditions 7 5. Further opportunities for action 8 6. Sources 9 Table of Figures Figure 1: Combination of PEST analysis and strategy……………………7 Introduction Scanning the external environment is critically important to ensure the success of firms
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Nike Nike is a major publicly traded clothing‚ footwear‚ sportswear‚ and equipment supplier based in the United States. It is one of the biggest companies in the world. It was not a big company at first‚ however‚ with its many strengths‚ it finally became a symbol of sportswear. * Strengths * Tailored to the needs of every athlete: “get all geared up” option on website takes you through a series of questions to find the perfect gear for you. * Personal: Through NIKEiD athletes are able
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Ethical and Environmental Scan Paper: Enron‚ Google‚ Amazon‚ and Microsoft Ethics and the environmental responsibilities of companies tie directly into those of social responsibilities and occupy a very important position in both incorporating into strategic plans and the company’s value system. In this paper‚ the subject to describe is how the role of ethics and social responsibility is developed into a company’s strategic plan; this will enclose an example of how Enron initiated an overstepping
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Environmental Scan Social and cultural factors— The Loblaws SuperStore bakery section is accommodated to fit the needs of customers of all age groups. The bakery provides an assorted variety of breads‚ bagels‚ cookies‚ cakes and cupcakes for all occasions‚ pies‚ muffins‚ pastries‚ and many other baked goods. The products are all reasonably priced and affordable to fit the income levels of all social classes. One of the largest Loblaws is located in Downtown‚ Toronto. Maple Leaf Gardens
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energy drink in the market reflects the importance allocated to marketing. The company’s hegemony in the energy drink industry is a reflection of their adherence to a multifaceted strategic management plan that considers the imperativeness of environmental factors. As competition increases‚ companies strive to differentiate themselves through common shared principles to retain customers. In the case of Red Bull and their annual sales of “4‚204 billion cans and average annual growth of 7.6%” (Red
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SWOT analysis: Nike Introduction Like most companies‚ Nike has corporate strengths and weaknesses. However‚ in the 50 years that Nike has been in business‚ it has weathered most challenges. From its maverick days as an upstart sports shoe brand being sold out of the back of the trunk of its owners’ cars at track meets‚ through the 80s and 90s when it lavished multi-million dollar endorsement deals on sports icons. Following is a SWOT (strength‚ weakness‚ opportunity and threat) analysis of
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Nike.inc SWOT analysis Strengths: y y y y y y y y y y y y y Nike is a globally recognized for being the number one sportswear brand in the World. Nike being a competitive organization has a healthy aver sion towards its competitors i.e. during Atlanta Olympics‚ Reebok expensed on sponsoring the games; Nike however sponsored the top athletes and due to this step‚ it gained valuable coverage. Nike has no factories; rather it uses contract factories to get the
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