Strategic Initiative Paper: Cynthia Carreira Risks associated with the initiative and financial effects they may have on the Microsoft Corporation. One risk is losing valuable components of the software Microsoft develops‚ in order to comply with the legal rules and regulations. This may cause Microsoft to pull some products out of circulation from countries that have different laws‚ which can drastically drop Microsoft’s profit margin. Trying to follow the laws and regulations can also cause
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In the current business environment‚ companies must take strategic initiatives to prevent the losses and overcome the rough economy we are currently facing. Starbucks Corporation (furthermore‚ Starbucks) is known as one of the leaders for the retail sales of roasted and specialty coffee. Starbucks is focused on creating a detailed strategic and financial planning that can take the company to the next level. The aim of this paper is to investigate Starbucks’s actions upon creation of strategic and
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Walmart Strategic Initiatives Strategic Initiative Paper Walmart is focused on creating a detailed strategic and financial initiative plan that will take the company to the next level in consumer satisfaction‚ market growth‚ and global responsibility. The aim of this paper is to investigate Walmart’s EDLP (Every-Day-Low-Price) strategic initiative plan. Also the creation of other strategic and financial plans that aid in the EDLP plan and the impacts on cost‚ sales‚ and the risks associated
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Effective diversity training and management of diversity initiatives are highly beneficial for all companies. Although view diversity programs as a legal obligation‚ there are many benefits that can be derived from effective diversity management. It fosters a respectful work environment‚ reduces workplace harassment‚ and improves employer branding. By training employees to respect others’ differences‚ employees become more understanding of one another‚ which improves their ability to work in teams
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Walgreens POWER Initiative In 2009 Walgreens announced its plan to implement its POWER Initiative‚ with an expected completion by the third quarter of 2009. The POWER Initiative provides workload balancing that offloads dispensing duties from individual Walgreens pharmacists to centralized processing centers. The initiative is a way for Walgreens to make the transition into a community-practice model of pharmacy in the retail setting. The new model would give pharmacists a chance to counsel patients
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DRAFT Rev 0 Container In-Security Initiatives: Getting Risk-Based Supply Chain Security Right “I believe that we should treat every container destined to enter or pass through the United States as a potential weapon of mass destruction; every ship that carries it as a delivery device; and every port and point inland as a potential target”‚ Rob Quartel‚ chairman and CEO of Freightdesk Technologies and former member of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission told the Government Affairs Committee of the
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June 5‚ 2013 Strategic Initiative Paper There is an increase in governmental and public analysis regarding food safety. Whole Foods believe customers shop Whole Foods because of their concentration in health‚ nutrition‚ and food safety. Customers hold Whole Foods to a higher food safety standard than other supermarkets. The perceived or actual sale of contaminated food products could result in “government enforcement action‚ private litigation‚ product recalls and other liabilities
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Well the strategic change initiative or what it is commonly referred to as the agenda for change at Victoria hospital would be the redesign. The CEO of the hospital has created a redesign vision for the hospital. This redesign vision will allow the hospital to upgrade and be more competitive in the health care industry. There are four dimensions of change‚ strategy‚ resources‚ systems‚ and culture. Each dimension is very important in the strategic change initiative. For the strategy we are going
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information on terms and conditions of use‚ data structures‚ provenance‚ content and the use of the record since its creation (Bearman & Sochats‚ 1996). Together with other developments‚ the Pittsburgh Project inspired a series of recordkeeping metadata initiatives‚ especially in Australia. One of the most interesting of these was the development of a framework known as the Australian Recordkeeping Metadata Schema (RKMS) by a research project led by Monash University. The project‚ amongst other things‚ attempted
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question comes to people’s mind: Have there been any endeavors‚ which having been successful‚ abolish warfare? There‚ have been but understood whether these initiatives have been successful or not‚ these attempts should be examined. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ the Geneva Convention and The Just War Tradition can be example for initiatives to stop and limit wars. The Declaration of Human Rights includes some articles related to freedom and equality. The Geneva Convention is a treaty to protect
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