of the value chain is referred to as horizontal integration. This form of expansion contrasts with vertical integration by which the firm expands into upstream or downstream activities. Horizontal growth can be achieved by internal expansion or by external expansion through mergers and acquisitions of firms offering similar products and services. A firm may diversify by growing horizontally into unrelated businesses. Some examples of horizontal integration include: * The Standard
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OF The world’s most recognized trademark it is recognized by 94% of the world’s population FOR HINDUSTAN COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PVT. LTD. ‚ PANKI INDUSTRIAL AREA‚ DADA NAGAR KANPUR. SUBMITTED IN SUMMER TRAINING OF MBA PROGRAMME OF APOLLO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR UNDER GUIDANCE OF: Mr. ADESH TRIPATHI (AREA MARKETING MANAGER) SUBMITTED BY: Divya Tiwari MBA 3rd SEMESTER 2009-2010 DECELARATION I Divya Tiwari declare that this project
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Vertical integration is the process in which several steps in the production and/or distribution of a product or service are controlled by a single company or entity‚ in order to increase that company’s or entity’s power in the marketplace. Simply said‚ every single product that you can think of has a big life cycle. While you might recognize the product with the Brand name printed on it‚ many companies are involved in developing that product. These companies are necessarily not part of the brand
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Firm Reputation and Horizontal Integration∗ Hongbin Cai† Ichiro Obara‡ March 14‚ 2008. Abstract We study effects of horizontal integration on firm reputation. In an environment where customers observe only imperfect signals about firms’ effort/quality choices‚ firms cannot maintain good reputation and earn quality premium forever. Even when firms choose high quality‚ there is always a possibility that a bad signal is observed. Thus‚ firms must give up their quality premium‚ at least temporarily
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The Coca-Cola Company From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Coca-Cola Company Type Public Traded as NYSE: KO Dow Jones Industrial Average Component S&P 500 Component Industry Beverage Founded 1886 Founder(s) Asa Griggs Candler Headquarters Coca-Cola headquarters‚ Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ U.S. Area served Worldwide Key people Muhtar Kent (Chairman & CEO) Products List of The Coca-Cola Company products Revenue US$ 48.01 billion (2012)[1] Operating income US$ 10.84 billion (2012)[1]
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COCA-COLA Ryan Hodownes Southern New Hampshire University Dr. Greg Randolph ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to examine the company Coca-Cola‚ which is an Atlanta based beverage company‚ from an economic point of view. The beverage industry as a whole will be examined. Many things will be taken into consideration such as entry barriers for the firm‚ competitors and their goods‚ as well as the structure of the overall industry. Coca-Cola will be examined specifically by looking at the
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An Effective Organisational Structure - Coca-Cola Company background The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ refreshing consumers with nearly 500 sparkling and still brands. Coca-Cola is recognised as the world’s most valuable brand. The company’s portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands‚ including Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ Sprite‚ Coca-Cola Zero‚ Vitaminwater‚ Powerade‚ Minute Maid and Georgie coffee. Globally‚ Coca-Cola is the number one provider of sparkling beverages
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Manvi Garg ( 93027 ) Rupali Madan ( 93041 ) Shashwat Sharma ( 93048 ) Swati Jain ( 93056 ) Global Human Resource Management at Coca – Cola Ques 1) Substantiate the phrase “ think globally‚ act locally ”‚ from the perspective of key HRM functions that could be practiced by Coca Cola. Solution 1) “Think globally‚ act locally” is used when multinational corporations are encouraged to build local roots. It is sometimes expressed by combination of words
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responsibilities. • Productivity: be a highly effective‚ lean and fast-moving organization 5. Proposed mission With six main operating segments in North America‚ Latin America‚ Europe‚ Eurasia‚ Africa‚ the Pacific‚(3) and bottling investments‚ Coca-Cola is dedicated to being a highly effective refreshments and fast-moving organization. (5) Our mission is to bring consumers quality refreshments that anticipate and satisfy their desires and needs. (1)(2). As a company we strive to be responsible citizens
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Investors and Analysts: Jackson Kelly T +01 404.676.7563 Media: Kent Landers T +01 404.676.2683 The Coca-Cola Company Global Public Affairs & Communications Department P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta‚ GA 30301 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER AND YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 RESULTS Strong 4% global volume growth in the third quarter with growth across every geographic operating group Worldwide brand Coca-Cola growth of 3% year-to-date Volume and value share gains continued in total nonalcoholic ready-to-drink
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