Section A [20 marks] Multiple Choice Questions - Choose the best suitable answer 1. A general environmental analysis can be expected to produce all of the following EXCEPT a) Objective answers. b) Recognition of environmental changes. c) Identification of organizational opportunities. d) Identification of organizational threats. 2. The technological segment of environmental analysis includes a) Institutions and activities involved with
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Introduction Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies. It belongs to Inditex‚ one of the world’s largest distribution groups. According to its official website‚ Zara treated the customer as the heart of unique business model. Ryanair is one of the world’s favorite airlines operating over 1‚500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1‚500 low fare routes across 28 countries‚ connecting over 168 destinations. Zara and Ryanair have been a great success in their own industry. Both
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Table of Contents: Recommendations Strategy SWOT Analysis Competitive Landscape Porter’s Five Force Analysis Financial Analysis Appendix p. 3 4 p. p. p. p. p. p. Recommendations: After thoroughly analyzing your company‚ we have come up with several recommendations for you to consider. To begin‚ we believe that Henkel should continue with the lowcost reduction strategy across the board. In doing so‚ this will ensure that you do not spend
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Market Analysis: Walmart Political and Legal Landscape Since Walmart is such a large corporation‚ it is natural for them to face legal adversity and government regulation. The global company employs over one million workers and is continuously opening new stores. Walmart has been trying to open a store in Washington‚ D.C. for quite some time but has recently been faced with a local law requiring for Big Box Stores to pay employees “Living Wage”‚ which is at least $12.50 per hour. The company
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preferences Differences in infrastructure and traditional practices Differences in distribution channels Host-government demands 2) What are the four main strategies firms may follow to face these pressures? Describe the basic approach of each of these strategies‚ specifically in terms of its response to the two basic pressures. A International strategy- “Here it is” Create value by transferring valuable core competencies to foreign markets that indigenous competitors lack Centralize product development
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way ahead for identifying potential risks‚ challenges‚ or even opportunities that the group may encounter when accomplishing the tasks at hand. DigiCam effectively participated in a virtual business simulation game focused on marketing‚ business strategy‚ and competing with several digital camera companies. Students represented the corporate leaders of the each company. In DigiCam’s case‚ Nene Akintan‚ Khalid Golden‚ and Jessica Maldonado‚ served as the corporate managers. By applying knowledge
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Case Study #1 (Pge. 35) 1. Prior to starting EET‚ what types of things did Michael and Sheena do to help themselves build entrepreneurial knowledge/skills? - Everything grew from their small actions. They started seeking bulk purchases from schools and other youth organizations. They also started talking to groups of students when they school purchased books. They then realized that people would pay them to speak whether they purchased a book or not. They started charging for their speaking appearances
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Management Discovery Projects (individual) Name: Sin Lee Ki‚ Angela SID: 53095274 Content Introduction 3 Main Resources and Capabilities 4-6 Competitive Strategies 7-8 Target Customers 9 Strength of the Internal Environment & Effectiveness of the Competitive Strategy 10 References 11 Introduction Arome Bakery is one of the famous bakery brands in Hong Kong. It is founded in 1985 as a Japanese style bakery‚ by now there are
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On the basis of Michael Porter’s (1980) competitive strategies‚ how does Baldwin currently compete? Justify your answer. According to Michael Porter’s (1980) competitive strategies‚ it can be seen that Baldwin competes on differentiation strategy. As we know the differentiation strategy is an integrated set of action designed to produce or deliver goods or services that customers perceive as being different in ways that are important to them. It is said in this case Baldwin has almost forty years
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Furthermore‚ the brand image of other products is different which also targets different user segment. That is‚ the products of competitors are focused on social standards groups who prefer elite products. Reducing the cost by adopting cost reduction strategy will not only spoil brand image but will also disintegrate the approach of marketing and advertisement that is being pitched to grab the attention of the users of the segment. Therefore‚ it can be stated that the approach of Han Hai needs cautious
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