2013-May 2013 LECTURER: David Mwaura Due Date: 18th of April 2013 Table of Contents Questions Q. 1 – Starbucks’ foreign direct Investment 2-4 q. 2 – Strategic role of hrm 4-7 q. 3 – Local joint venture preferred over pure licensing 7-9 q. 4 – Starbucks enters with wholly owned subsidairy 9-11 references 12 Starbucks’ Foreign Direct Investment 1. Initially Starbucks expanded internationally by licensing its format to foreign operators. It soon became disenchanted with this
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1. In the beginning‚ how was Starbucks different from other coffee options for coffee drinkers in the United States? What activities and assets did Starbucks leverage to differentiate itself from competitors? 2. When Starbucks was rapidly expanding its store locations in 2006–2009 it made specific changes in order to facilitate that growth. What did Starbucks gain—and give up—as a result of each change? 3. When Schultz returned to Starbucks as CEO in 2008‚ how had the competitive context changed
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#1) Identify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering global markets: The controllable factors that Starbucks has encountered entering the global market are similar to those in their domestic market. These factors include product‚ price‚ place and promotion. The Starbuck ’s name and image connect with millions of consumers around the globe. Internally‚ Starbuck ’s is able to make adjustments to fit a county ’s cultural tastes and expectations regarding
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I’m curious to this‚ i don’t understand why people hate starbucks besides the point that its a huge corporation. And if this is why you hate them‚ then you have to hate McDonalds‚ Wal-Mart‚ Target‚ Macy’s‚ Nike‚ on and on and on Yes they are closing stores and laying off workers‚ SO IS PRACTICALLY EVERYONE ELSE!!!! What would you expect a company whose business is run on disposable income to do when people stop spending disposable income. It’s common sense. Plus they are only closing underperforming
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keeping customer satisfaction 2 2. California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam - A real example of bad practice of customer service 3 2.1. About California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam 3 2.2. California Fitness & Yoga Centers Vietnam’s customer service problems 3 2.3. Causes of bad customer service 4 2.4. Recommendations 5 3. Conclusion 5 4. References 6 INTRODUCTION Customer service is the provision of service to customers before‚ during and after a purchase. Customer service is a series
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SUMMARY Dell is one of the 5 star rated PC companies that received a lot of compliment for its products and customer service. Among of them are Dave‚ who is one of the Dell customer support saying that he dealt in the past with the customer service for his laptop replacement that was actually perfect. Bapman007‚ the another viewer made his comment by told them that he never face any problem with service after he brought lots of PC’s from Dell for his business purpose and also helped
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Introduction: "The customer is always right" is a famous business slogan. The underlying truth behind this statement is recognizing that customers are the life blood for any business. Understanding the importance of good customer service is essential for a healthy business in creating new customers‚ keeping loyal customers‚ and developing referrals for future customers Important of Customer Service: Customer service is important because customer service does more than simply provide a means
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Providing customer service Since our restaurant can exists only because of customers‚ and in particular repeat customers who voluntarily choose to return here and spend their money and time to our food‚ beverage and service. Without our customer we don’t have a restaurant‚ they are the only reason we are here. As a result‚ taking care of our customers is our highest priority‚ in fact a privilege‚ never an interruption. At our restaurant the customer always comes first. b. Dealing with customer complaints
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As Starbucks has entered into the market based as a specialty coffee shop‚ the company like many other‚ looks for ways to expand and create a competitive advantage over competitors. Restaurants have become increasingly interested in competing for customers in the specialty coffee market to create more drive and attraction to the fast-food industry‚ which in turn has created a broader and more diversified competitor group for Starbucks. To offset these new and upcoming decisions of restaurants and
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Contents1.Lifetime Customer Value....................................................1What would you estimate is the lifetime customer value (LCV) of Laura’s business at each of the stores?How would you account for any difference?2.Level of Service..................................................................3How would you rate the level of service provided by the two newsagents? Why?3.Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty.........................4Although Laura shopped at the first newsagent
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