The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0048-3486.htm The role of strategic groups in understanding strategic human resource management Judie M. Gannon Oxford School of Hospitality Management‚ Faculty of Business‚ Oxford Brookes University‚ Oxford‚ UK The role of strategic groups 513 Liz Doherty Business School‚ Sheffield Hallam University‚ Sheffield‚ UK‚ and Angela Roper School of Hospitality & Tourism Management‚ University
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT REPORT FOR MENGNIU GROUP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mengniu Group is now the Chinese second largest dairy enterprise with total assets of 7.6 billion‚ 30‚000 employees and dairy product ability of 4 million tons annually (Mengniu 2006). This report firstly provides an overview of Mengniu‚ which includes number of employees‚ assets‚ sales‚ performance‚ the type of products it provides‚ its location including an organization chart showing the formal structure of the organization‚ and
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Strategic Groups * “the group of firms in an industry following the same strategy along the same strategic dimensions” (Porter‚ 1980) * “a set of firms competing within an industry on the basis of similar scope and resource commitments” (Cool & Schendel‚ 1968) Competitive strategy = a choice of which strategic group to compete in = the choice of the easiest group to ‘get into’ Strategic groups are organisations within an industry with similar strategic characteristics‚ following similar
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Strategic Analysis of the Global Automotive Industry This report provides an analysis and evaluation of common and major global trends and identifies the common business opportunities and their impact on the global automotive industry. Globalization gave the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) not only the opportunity to expand to the new markets‚ but it also increased the risk of failure. Since globalization increased competition and gave the choice to consumers‚ automotive industry
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Mobile Phone Industry Analysis: There are three main categories of mobile phones: simple phones (low-cost devices providing basic function of a phone and address book‚ feature phones (mid-priced phones with multimedia features such as camera or digital music)‚ and smartphones (high-priced gadgets allowing most functions of a PC in your palm). Structural Trends Business strategy only involved either the vertical or horizontal models. In the vertical model‚ the company controlled all aspects
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This proposal consists of a DSS project in video rental industry. The project will help the video store to make their business more efficient in terms of sales. The main problem in video stores is that they do not have enough copies of certain movies(mostly new releases). This DSS project will address this problem and it will estimate the number of copies of a certain movie that a video store needs by considering theatre sales‚ ratings‚ reviews and current account holders. The user of this system
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Strategic Marketing Management Group Project Topic: Cathy Pacific Table of contents Cover Page P.1 Table of Contents P.2 Executive Summary P.3 Introduction P.4 Analysis of Current Marketing Situation P.5-11 Business Portfolio Analysis P.12-13 Growth Strategies and Positioning Strategies P.14-17 Conclusion and Recommendation P.18 Appendix and Reference P.19 Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to analyze Cathy Pacific
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These questions deal with Mitchell Gold Co. as described in the articles “A Maverick of Sofas Rearranges the Furniture Business” and “Gold’s New Rush”. [1.a] Using the dimensions we discussed in class‚ how would you describe Mitchell Gold Co.’s strategic position? Mitchell Gold competes by offering high quality products at a lower price than most makers of similar quality furniture. They offer limited variety in comparison to other makers‚ which allows them to be more responsive and deliver orders
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hassles of car accidents is that your vehicle may be too damaged to drive. If you do not have a secondary vehicle to get you to and from work while your car is being repaired‚ your accident could cost you even more money because of lost wages or from losing your job. Understanding when you are entitled to a rental car after you have been in an accident is very important and can save you a lot of headaches and money while you are waiting for your car to be repaired. Who Pays for a Rental? When You
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COMM 217 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FALL 2012 Section (lecture): B Group Project Part 2 (of 2) Dorel Inc. Presented to: Prof. George Kanaan Date: November 22nd 2012 John Molson School of Business – Concordia University $ = thousands of U.S. dollars Chapter 8 8.1 Cost of Sales Equation = Beginning Inventory + Purchases - Ending Inventory 1 846 470 000 = 510 068 000 + 177 811 000 - 442 409 000 Purchases for the year 2011 total $65 812 530. 8.2 Dorel calculates costs of
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