services. Dell Inc. is one of the largest technological corporations in the world‚ employing more than 103‚300 people worldwide. Dell is listed at number 41 in the Fortune 500 list (2011). It is the third largest PC maker in the world after HP and Lenovo. Current Performance Dell reported improved financial results for the second-quarter fiscal year 2010. Product shipments‚ revenue‚ operating income‚ gross margin and earnings were all higher than in the first quarter‚ and the company continued
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1. What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple has used the following competitive advantage strategies: Apple uses its ability to design and develop its own operating system‚ hardware‚ application software and services to differentiate its brand from competitors. The Apple Inc. Company‚ with 2009 net sales of $42.9 million‚ primarily competes in the PC‚ MP3 player‚ Portables‚ IPod‚ Handset‚ Peripherals‚ Software and service markets. Apple stands out for “typically
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The Five Forces Framework and Competitive Strategy In this framework due to Michael Porter there are two high-level stages in the creation of competitive strategy‚ each stage corresponding to a high-level determinant of profitability mentioned in the previous section. The first stage is the assessment of the attractiveness of the industry in which a given company is embedded based on a structural analysis of the industry. In this stage‚ called the five forces framework‚ five forces that influence
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SWOT analysis of Microsoft This is a Microsoft Corporation SWOT analysis for 2013. For more information on how to do SWOT analysis please refer to our article. Company background Name | Microsoft Corporation | Industries served | Computer software‚ Electronics | Geographic areas served | Worldwide | Headquarters | U.S. | Current CEO | Steve Ballmer | Revenue | $ 73.72 billion (2012) | Profit | $ 16.97 billion (2012) | Employees | 94‚000 (2012) | Main Competitors | Apple Inc
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Degree Program DOCTORAL ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT 1-5 years since graduation Known academic positions (n=8) Employment status (n=151) Unknown 23% Academic employment 5% Researcher 13% Deceased 1% Postdoc 10% Private sector employment 60% Government employment 1% Tenure-track faculty 87% 11-15 years since graduation Employment status (n=137) Unknown 20% Known academic positions (n=27) Academic employment 20%
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Read the following scenario about ‘The bidding for NatWest’‚ and then consider the questions using the course concepts and in the context of Inter-Organisational‚ Intra-Organisational‚ Inter-Group and Intrapersonal Negotiation and communication strategies. You can draw on any knowledge gain from other ‘International Negotiation and Sales Management’ courses. Case 3: The Assignment – ‘The Danone‚ Wahaha Joint Venture Dispute’ Part 1. The real story behind Wahaha’s conflict with Danone – ’national
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ABSTRACT De Dana Dan‚ Wake Up Sid‚ Dhoom‚ Phir Hera Pheri and Matrix are some excellent examples of movies with covert advertising. Brands such as Coca Cola‚ ICICI Bank‚ Domino’s‚ Nokia‚ Aston Martin and Suzuki have placed themselves in these movies. Nowadays‚ these tactics are common in most of the films. Some very well managed product placements appear to be quiet natural‚ if not logical. But some seem to be badly inspired by a commercial spin-off‚ with all the negative consequences it may generate
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APPLE INC. INTRODUCTION: Apple Inc. with its headquarters in Cupertino‚ California is an American multinational corporation which manufactures designs and sells personal computers‚ electronics‚ online services‚ computer software‚ cellular phones‚ portable music players‚ watches and variety of other related things including applications. Apple Inc is mainly famous for its hardware products which includes its smart phone ‘iPhone’‚ Apple TV‚ its portable music player ‘iPod’‚ its line of computers ‘Mac’
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BRAND LAP- AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON LOYALTY‚ AWARENESS‚ PROMOTION INTRODUCTION The term brand has become the buzzword of the twentieth century. Manufacturers‚ marketer and corporate think tank have left no stone unturned in coming up with the new and innovative brand strategies that have not only captivated customers but have led to paradigm shift in the who process of branding. Gone are the days when a ‘brand’ was meant to give recognition to a product or at the most to a company. The 21st century
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TO: Michael Jamal CEO‚ Haier America‚ Inc. FROM: Acquisition consultant DATE: July 15‚ 2008 RE: HAIER/GE Acquisition It is ironic and coincidental this memo comes on the heals of the massive Anheuser-Busch/InBev acquisition. The leak of our interest in GE Appliance by Wall Street Journal blog “Deal Journal” has not sullied our position or interest. It is strongly recommended Haier begin to line up financing for an asset purchase of GE Appliance. Louisville‚ KY-based
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