Case De Beers Strategy 2011-2012 Martijn Hartog 308693 Question 1: What functions does the CSO perform as a global intermediary? How do these functions help expend the economic pie in the diamond industry? The CSO operates as preferred (primary) buyer of rough diamonds all over the world. These rights are contracted with countries and mines for a period of five years. This in order to dominate to dominate and regulate the world rough diamond industry. This by adjusting the amount of supply flowing
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De Beers case In the few past years‚ the industry of diamond evolved a lot. Even if De Beers was the juggernaut of this industry‚ it has to evolve has well to keep its competitive position. What used to be its unique resources and distinctive competences and how De Beers decided to make it evolve? First of all‚ let’s studying the physical resources of De Beers. The company used to have the monopole of rough diamonds : it owned 80% of the world production 15 years ago but now it produces less
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HIV/AIDS Team: Joy Beckett – De Beer’s HIV/AIDS Manager‚ operations Tracey Peterson – directed the HIV/AIDS community programs Dr. Dudley Wang – CMO of De Beers Group Michelle Venketsamy – administrative assistant. Facts: 1. At the end of the 2005 De beers had a comprehensive HIV/AIDS Strategy covering all the aspects of the prevention‚ education‚ treatment and community involvement. 2. In 2005‚ mining amounted to 7.5% of country’s GDP‚ but by 2006 it dropped to 2.3% 3. According to PwC
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trends • Increasing competition (Siberian mines now produce 18%/ leading Russian producer Alrossa) Recommendations: De Beers has already taken the first steps in facing its challenges by adapting to the changing industry structure‚ addressing concerns of corporate social responsibility‚ and entering the direct operations in the United States. To expand and strengthen De Beers operations‚ the following is recommended: Multi-faceted advertising campaigns should focus on luxury versus necessity
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Part A Section (i) The articles chosen for this essay paper were “Corporate Environmental Reporting: A test of legitimacy theory” by Trevor D. Wilmshurst and Geoffrey R. Frost and “The Stakeholder Theory: Concepts‚ Evidence and Implications” by Thomas Donaldson and Preston Lee. There were several factors that contributed to my choosing these particular articles for my study. First and foremost‚ these articles were both peer reviewed and the journals they were sourced from‚ namely the
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1. Specify the nature‚ structure‚ types of products or service of your chosen organization‚ and two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. De Beers Diamond Company is an industry that currently produces $13 billion worth of rough diamonds each year‚ leading to the employment of 10 million people globally from mining to retailing. 70% of rough diamonds are sold for industrial purposes with the remaining
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1755-4179.htm Shareholder and stakeholder theory: after the financial crisis Terence Tse ESCP Europe‚ London‚ UK Abstract Purpose – The recent financial crisis has restarted the debate of the value of both shareholder and stakeholder theories. This paper aims to continue this discussion. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews existing literature and examines the benefits and problems associated
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Stakeholder Theory and Limitation 1. Stakeholder theory is an excuse for managerial opportunism: The core claim is that by providing more groups who management can argue their actions benefit‚ stakeholder theory makes it far easier to engage in self-dealing and defend it than if shareholder theory were the sole purpose. 2. Stakeholder theory is primarily concerned with distribution of financial outputs: This view depicts stakeholder theory as primarily about who receives the resources of the organization
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De Beers : A Monopoly in the Diamond Industry De Beers advertising slogan "A Diamond Is Forever" has been the center of its effort to establish the stone as the only appropriate gem to symbolize lifetime love and commitment. The more ad money spent‚ the more diamonds people buy. And when people buy diamonds‚ De Beers profits. It is the reason the company spends $180 million a year worldwide to advertise cut diamonds--a product it doesn ’t even sell. There are very few companies ... you may struggle
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1930s De Beers bought up their bankrupted “single” consumer‚ London syndicate‚ and named it De Beers central selling organization (CSO)‚ which was helping out De Beers as its: • Wholly-owned distributor. CSO controlling around 80% of the world’s diamond supply. This strategy controlled De Beers’ vast supply and enabled to maintain its prices high. Such as‚ if a competitor offered diamonds on the market outside CSO‚ De Beers would be flooded the market with its diamond inventory. As De Beers’ main
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