Internal Analysis Tangible resources Apple’s tangible resources are extensive and widely documented despite the company’s high level of security in matters of design. The value of analysing the tangible assets of the organisation lies in the determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the
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market towards the B2C end. Alibaba formed good relationship with most of the brand and established a solid consumer base. It soon became aware of the trend and leveraged its strength by launching a B2C platform‚ TMall. Currently‚ it’s the largest B2C website in China. Moreover‚ a long list of fees would be incurred to sellers in the platform. As more business migrate to the new site‚ Alibaba can enjoy a more steady cash flow. Destination Country - US: On 11 June 2014‚ Alibaba launched US shopping site
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companies announce false CSR values in order to gain social reputation and government support‚ thus it is necessary to assess the authenticity of corporate CSR. The main goal of this Corporate Social Audit is to identify the specific CSR aspects that Alibaba Group claims to contribute‚ assess whether or not it is doing what it claims to do‚ and make a statement on its major strengths and weaknesses when fulfilling their social responsibility. As the largest
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IV. Internal Environment: Strengths & Weaknesses (SWOT) A. Corporate Structure: 1. CEO: Micky Meir Arison Chairman‚ Chief Executive Officer‚ Subsidiary Officer Executive Carnival Corporation & plc. Highest authority in firm also keeps the company close to its roots and initial vision. (S) 2. Operating Committee: Formulates business strategy and helps to formulate corporate strategy and functional strategy by committing resources to sustainable high quality services and products
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Recent Strategy‚ "It ’s important that we generate more growth with less risk." GSK needs to find new sources of growth at a time when governments around the world are reforming healthcare and cutting spending. It is also outsourcing more research to partners to reduce risk. Its long-running collaboration with the US company‚ Theravance which is responsible for one of GSK ’s most promising new drugs‚ the asthma treatment Relovair‚ which is now in late-stage development. GSK recently upped its
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Netflix Vision & Mission In Netflix’s own description of its vision for sustainable long-term future‚ the company describes a few critical elements necessary for growth [Netflix.com]. Its vision encompass the evolution of internet TV‚ replacement of “linear TV” by the internet TV‚ development of interactive applications‚ and enhancement of streaming capability to virtual limitless access capability. But perhaps‚ there’s a more hidden message in Netflix’s mission statement that offers a more
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The internal environment: * Strategic competitiveness and above – Average returns result when Internal organization (What a firm can do : function of resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies) matches External environment ( What a firm might do : function of opportunities in the firm’s external environment → Competitive Advantage * Competitive advantage key points: * No competitive advantage lasts forever. * Over time‚ rival use their own unique resources‚ capabilities‚ and
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Organization Theory – Alibaba case: “Why organizational structure affected Alibaba’s IPO” Introduction and Historical Overview Over recent years the external environment and the marketplace have become increasingly dynamic and competitive‚ with progressive consolidation of the market leaders and continuing need of companies to adapt their structure towards our demanding society. This trend has led Alibaba Group Holding ltd. to conduct some organizational considerations before being listed on the
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Research on how information System Technology give it competitive advantage. Done By: Neo Lai Shun FTDICT216 Page Number 1. What Are Information Systems (IS)? Page 2 2. Introduction to Business information System Page 2 3. How Does Alibaba Make Money? Page 4‚5 4. Advantages and Disadvantages of B2B and B2C Page 5 5. Conclusion Page 5 6. References Page 6 What Are Information Systems (IS)? A lot of organizations work with large great amounts of data. Data are basic values or facts
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standing‚ structure sessions to encourage participation‚ find a neutral location for meetings‚ achieve consensus among participants on the agenda‚ find convenient times for meeting and provide sufficient time between sessions to do follow-up work and analysis. These steps are really important for the inquisitors to understand the conflict between the two parties. Managers usually adopt this method because this method has been suggested by researches because the have the power to control over the process
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