May 3‚ 2011 Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Western Union in 2008: Send Me The Money! Current Situation Summary Western Union was founded in 1851 and started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. In 2006‚ Western Union discontinued its telegraph service and focused exclusively on money transfers (Pearce & Robinson‚ 2011). Jorge Ochoa‚ Vice President of Finance and Raul Duany‚ Director of Corporate Communication joined The Western Union Company (WU) in November
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Western Union This essay is about a company that has been growing for more than 160 years. They started its history as a telegraph and wire services company. Western Union is a company that was founded in the United States of America as New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company in 1851. They offer an array of financial services‚ including money transfer‚ prepaid services‚ and services for businesses. They serve customers online‚ by phone and from 510‚000 Agent Locations worldwide
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In May 2002‚ Christina Gold joined Western Union as the chief executive officer. In early 2003‚ Gold has started implementing a new organizational structure‚ the aim of the restructure is to unify the company’s U.S operations with its international division. Instead of having a U.S. centric product line‚ it will change to a regional structure with three main division: Asia-Pacific‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and South Asia; and the Americas. Gold has also made it clear to the employees that
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Kano Model http://www.6sigmagroup.com Kano Model of customer satisfaction is a very useful tool to help you understand and classify user requirements for designing your service The basic philosophy behind the Kano model is that the perceived quality of a product or a service is made up of a lot of factors (or requirements). And not all requirements are the same. Some are more important‚ some that are indifferent after a point etc. Kano model helps you analyze the requirements to help you maximize
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Harold Green SWOT Analysis The business plan I will be analyzing was created by the owners of Mahogany Western Wear‚ a retail clothing store located in Houston‚ Texas which will cater to the African-American cowboy community. The business plan was highly-detailed‚ and did a great job of explaining the purpose of starting a new business venture. “It explained the new company’s business model describing what kinds of product it will make and sell and why they will appeal to the intended
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OVERVIEW Catalyst Western Union was established as a telegraph company in the mid-19th century‚ and began money transfer operations in 1871. Its telegram and business communication services ceased in 2006‚ but by this time the money transfer business had long been Western Union’s main revenue source. After at least a decade of continuous profitability‚ Western Union has long been a leading telecommunications company. The company is currently a leading player in the global cross-border money transfer
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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SWOT Analysis Opportunities The Bank is very well placed with a good and assured customer base from the level of the government and the public sector business. Many patriotic Nationals will do business with Sample Bank Ltd because they know that the profits of the Bank belong to the people of the country and are used for the country’s development. The availability of modern telecommunication systems and technology will facilitate the improvement and strengthening of the Bank’s international business
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Corporation - Company Statement 9 SM Investments Corporation - Locations And Subsidiaries 10 Head Office 10 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 10 Section 2 – Company Analysis 11 SM Investments Corporation - Business Description 11 SM Investments Corporation - Corporate Strategy 13 SM Investments Corporation - SWOT Analysis 14 SWOT Analysis - Overview 14 SM Investments Corporation - Strengths 14 Strength - Multi-Format Stores 14 Strength - Diversified Business Operations 14 Strength - Robust Financial
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SWOT Analysis Revision Guide The SWOT analysis has been widely accepted in marketing and business literature as a valuable means of assessing the fit between what a firm can and cannot do (strengths and weaknesses) and the environmental conditions that influence firm choices and behaviour (opportunities and threats) (Ferrell and Hartline‚ 2011:120). Strategic focus and the development of effective‚ productive priorities is a frequently overlooked and undervalued condition of the modern business
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