MBA 552 SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP WINTER‚ 2011 DR. PHILIP ANDERSON STARBUCKS AND SUSTAINABLITLITY KAI A. SORENSEN‚ PhD Dr.kai@hotmail.com 630.205.0333 INTRODUCTION In the July-August‚ 2010 issue of the Harvard Business Review‚ Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was asked how he ultimately defines shareholder value: I do not believe that shareholder value is sustainable if you are not creating value for the people who are doing the work and then for customers. Quintessentially we are
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problem two weeks into my internship with Raffles Hotel Marketing Communications. After my orientation week‚ it was finally time for me to take on projects on my own and start communicating with some of the clients and media the department would follow up from time to time. One of the projects that I was tasked was to prepare the Arabic version of Raffles Hotel’s fact sheet for the Saudi Arabia sales trip that the Director of Sales and Marketing will be doing at the end of the week. This request came
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Introduction: Starbucks Corporation‚ a global coffeehouse that reformed the coffee industry by introducing high-quality coffee under a pleasing and attractive environment. Coffee is the 5th most widely traded commodity in the world and it is believed that nearly 2.5 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. Millions of people are directly and indirectly depends on the production‚ consumption and sales of coffee for their livelihood. The global market for coffee is characterized by volatile
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Introduction The first Starbucks store was set up in 1971 by three individuals who had a common liking for coffee and exotic teas- Jerry Baldwin‚ History teacher Zev Seigel and writer Gordon Bowker. The store was named Starbucks Coffee‚ Tea and Spice in the tourist’s Pikes Place Market in Seattle. However‚ later the name was changed to Starbucks Coffee Company. The logo was designed to be a two tailed mermaid encircled by the store’s name. The name was inspired from the coffee loving character
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Business Organization and Management Group Case Study – Starbucks Chapters Introduction. 3 What is the product in this business and its value? What type of business is it and why? 4 What is a competitive advantage for the company? How can the management use it? Make SWOT analysis for the company. 5 What types of decisions did the owners have to make? Why you think they had to make those decisions? 7 Which are the reasons of success for a coffee shop in
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Tesla’s Integration of Marketing Communications Tesla Motors Inc. gained widespread attention by producing the Tesla Roadster in 2008‚ the first federally-compliant electric vehicle. The roadster is also impressive because of its sports car design. Tesla then followed in summer of 2012 with the release of the Model S in the United States‚ which is a fully electric luxury sedan. Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 by a group of intrepid Silicon Valley engineers who set out to prove that electric
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Project 1 Scott Larouche Rio Hondo College Psy 123 Debra Kaiser March 11‚ 2012 Project 1 This paper will discuss the American Legacy Foundation and its anti-smoking prevention campaign known as “Truth.” The history of the foundation will be reviewed‚ and the fundamental elements of the program‚ including its claims of success‚ how that success is measured‚ and the basis for the program design‚ will be presented. Foundations‚ Elements and Focus The Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between
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strategy as revenue and productivity goals. It’s not just a gesture–it’s smart business. But embracing diversity means more than meeting a quota or hanging a plaque promoting diversity values in the halls of corporate headquarters. Diversity must be integrated throughout the organization from the ground up– starting with the hiring process and employee orientation to employee retention and customer and vendor relations. We now think of diversity as stretching beyond the traditional notions of gender
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u10a1-Advocacy Campaign Project Resource for People With Disabilities for Social Empowerment‚ Financial Assistance for Education‚ Provision Maintenance‚ and Support System Josie P. Smith CST5249 Health Advocacy in the Community Dr. Wendy Killam Capella University Minneapolis‚ Minnesota September 17‚ 2010 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to implement an advocacy campaign that will assist adults with disabilities with the necessary resources that will assist them in becoming productive citizens
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cosmetic brand Dove launched a new advertising campaign called Dove`s Campaign for Real Beauty. That`s one of the most successful marketing campaign which revolutionised stereotypes of beauty. In this assignment I will discuss a few questions about this campaign. The first is why Dove`s campaign was so successful. I`ll try answer how the campaign is different from traditional cosmetic brand campaign and also consider the key weaknesses of Dove`s marketing strategy. I also try to answer what segmentation
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