in my PhD study‚ but not taking it for granted where I concentrated upon the power distance aspect‚ and had gone through the critiques of Hofstede. The reason I (with all respect to the findings of Hofstede studies)‚ do not see such studies are feasible is based upon the fact that Hofstede studies are only addressing the hard-wiring of people though surveys and such a quantitative approach does not reveal the soft side of humans‚ i.e. feelings‚ emotions‚ body language‚ etc. When such an approach
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Cola Wars Case Study Question: Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been extremely profitable. Long time industry leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola largely drive the profits in the industry‚ relying on Porter’s five forces model to explain the attractiveness of the soft drink market. These forces allowed Coke and Pepsi to maintain large growth until 1999‚ and also explain the challenges that each company is currently facing. The relative duopoly
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a leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of Non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ in the world. The company owns or licenses more than 400 brands‚ including diet and light beverages‚ waters‚ juice and juice drinks‚ teas‚ coffees‚ and energy and sports drinks. The company operates in more than 200 countries. Approximately 74% of its products are sold outside of the US. The company is headquartered in Atlanta‚ Georgia and employs 71‚000 people as of September 2008.The company recorded
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ANALYSIS OF SOFT DRINKS MARKET [pic] SECTION B ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WE would like to express our gratitude and sincere thanks to Dr..Seshaiyya‚ Faculty for Managerial Economics‚ for providing us an opportunity to do this project on Analysis of Soft Drinks Market. We would also like to thank Dr. Seshaiyya for providing a helping hand and also for guiding and giving necessary assistance. We would like to acknowledge that the project has given an additional edge
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sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last few years‚ though most sales still take place in supermarkets. Last year‚ about 11.9 percent of soft-drink sales worldwide were from vending machines. Vending machines require low cost
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Growth Strategies in Soft Drinks A management report from Business Insights The battle for ‘share of throat’ Positioning of new soft drinks launches aimed at children 29% 36% In spite of growing competition in the soft drinks market‚ many companies‚ ranging from multinationals to niche specialists‚ continue to see volume growth well in excess of the market average. Much of their success can be attributed to progressive attitudes to their competitive environment and by exploiting new production
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REPORT ON OLIGOPOLY MARKET OF SOFT-DRINK INDUSTRY Submitted by: Priyanka (Student) Jaipuria Institute Of Management‚ Lucknow THE EXISTING DUOPOLY OLIGOPOLY Oligopoly is said to prevail when there are few firms or sellers
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Bargaining Power of Buyers According to Michael Porter‚ one of the 5 forces that can cause competition and influence a corporation is buyers/consumers. Without customers a business is nothing. Buyers cause corporations to compete against one another by causing them to lower prices and produce higher qualities of goods/services to consumers. The following are when a buying group has the greatest influence. When a buying group purchases large volumes When one buyer purchases most of a supplier’s
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PepsiCo Using the appropriate tools and processes taught in class‚ the group is required to develop business strategies for the organization. Guidelines below might help the group to prepare the written report. 1. Identify the firm’s existing vision and mission. Vision Statement 1. “To be the world’s best beverage company”. Being the best means providing outstanding quality‚ service‚ cleanliness and value‚ so that their every customer is contented and
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owned by Pioma Industries that introduced the concept of Soft Drink Concentrate (SDC)‚ a segment that had been created and nurtured by the company in the Indian beverages Market. The brand was originally launched by the name of ‘Jaffe’ in 1976 and marketed with the help of Voltas‚ but was renamed to ‘Rasna’ in 1979. When the product did not do as well as it was expected‚ in 1983‚ the advertising was handed over to an advertising agency named Mudra Communications Ltd. Pioma Industries Limited is perhaps
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