General Mills faces extreme challenges in the external environment. Being a food company‚ and a very large one at that‚ they are regulated by several organizations and government agencies such as the FDA. They also claim most of their products to be very nutritious; therefore they must back their statements up. General Mills is a very important piece of the overall economy‚ being so large‚ so we are all external stakeholders. This is why they try to be socially responsible achieving #2 and #3 in
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a. What is the nature of General Mills’ business? That is‚ based on what you know about the company and on the accompanying financial statements‚ how does General Mills make money? General Mills‚ Inc. has three segments. U.S. Retail sells ready-to-eat cereals‚ meals‚ yogurt‚ organic foods‚ etc. The International segment includes retail business in Canada‚ Europe‚ Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region. Bakeries and Foodservice sells to retail and wholesale bakeries‚ and convenience stores. The
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What are the functional areas of management? Answer: There are many tasks every business needs to do if it is going to succeed. Each of these tasks is described as being a function of a business. The following is a brief introduction to each of these functions: * Human Resources - ensures the business has the best staff for the job and that they are able to work effectively in a safe environment; * Finance - will keep a record of all money coming in and going out of the business. They have
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The Benefits of good team dynamics can be seen in sports as well as the work place. When the team works as one‚ amazing things can happen. Goal setting is a technique that is used by athletes‚ business people and top achievers in all aspects of life. Psychological research shows that those who set personal goals achieve more‚ demonstrate improved performance‚ have less stress and possess positive attitudes. In the business environment there must be a blending of the goals of each individual and
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fighting scandal of 2007 was that he gave back to his community. For example‚ Vick gave back to his community through the Team Vick Foundation‚ which is a non-profit organization to provide second chances to people and communities that need them (“Client News”). Also‚ the organization provided people in need with donations of money and supplies‚ such as backpacks. After Vick founded the Team Vick Foundation‚ he committed himself to improving the lives of others through community service (Michael Vick will”)
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OUTLINE Benefits of playing team sports: 1. Traveling 2. Working Together 3. Learning New Techniques 4. School Scholarship THE FIRST THESIS We say that playing team sports are something good for us to keep us the youth of Belize doing the positive things in life. Belize has a population of 333‚200 persons and of that amount 232‚700 are of under the age of 35 where at the age of 35 you are still call a youth. This represents approximately 70%. Some benefits of playing team sports are
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2 points. That was it‚ that is how much the girls cross country team lost state by last year. 2 small points. This year is redemption‚ take State back! Fortunately for the boys‚ state went much better. The cross country boys were able to come out with an outstanding win last year. After losing strong seniors on both team‚ members had to step up and work hard to make up for the losses of last year. With both teams ranked‚ their future looks strong. Currently‚ the boys are ranked at 7th in the state;
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Economy Case #1 Managing a Global Team How well has James managed his global team? Who is responsible for the HS Holding crisis? What role did the “Open Work” environment play in the case? Analyze the issues using Chapter 3’s cross-cultural dimensions from the Globe and Hofstede studies‚ differences in high versus low context cultures‚ etc. How do you develop a global mindset for this team? What role did diversity play on this team (ch. 3 and 4)? What should James do in the short and long-term
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General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Lauren Sherlock Jason Park JP Zendman 12/9/2009  General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Situation Analysis: In December 2000‚ management at General Mills (GM) proposed a plan to acquire Pillsbury‚ a baked- goods producer‚ in a stock-for-stock exchange. Pillsbury is currently controlled by Diageo PLC‚ one of the world’s leading consumer–goods companies. The deal specifies that General Mills is to create
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General Motors Analysis General Motors (GM) is a United States car manufacturer that was founded by William C. Durant in Flint‚ Michigan dating back to 1908. GM headquarters is located in Detroit‚ Michigan and is among one of the world’s largest automakers‚ conducting business in over one hundred and twenty countries with production facilities in thirty-seven of those. GM dominated the automaker industry for over seventy-seven years (1913-2007) through ownership of over twenty-five different companies
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