...Industry Analysis By Week 3 Industry review The pet grooming industry is one that is steadily growing from year to year. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association, an estimated $2.7 billion was spent on grooming and boarding services in 2006 alone. Then again in 2007, the services grew to $2.9 billion. In this industry it is important to be aware of the demographics and the new trends that develop year to year in order to stay up with the times and accurately identify one’s customers and potential customers. With an estimated 74.8 millions dogs in the U.S. this is evidence that pets are a big part of our lives. According to the 2007-2008 APPMA National Pet Owners’ survey, many pet owners spend an average of $127 on grooming and grooming aids. Furthermore, the 2006 Household Spending for pet services shows the following average spending: • Married couples with no children $38.72. • Married couples with children $30.69 • Single Parent $18.88 The middle and older age group also pamper there furry four legged friends. Average spending: • 35-44 years old $29.04 • 45-54 years old $44.50 55-64 years old $26.72 Regulation review and legal concerns Location of business is in New York, however we are mobile. The type of business that will be set up will more than likely be an LLC to protect our personal assets. We would need to contact the New York Zoning...
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...Description Competitive Comparison Fulfillment Technology Market Analysis Summary Market Analysis Summary Target market Target Market Segment Strategy Market Needs Market trends Market growth Service Business Analysis Business Participants Strategy and Implementation Summary Competitive edge Marketing strategy Positioning statements Promotion strategy Sales strategy, Sales forecast Management Summary Management team, Personnel plan Financial Plan Break even analysis Projected profit and loss Projected cash flow Projected balance sheet Executive Summary Executive Summary The shift of dogs from the role of a pet to valuable member of the family, has resulted in the emergence of a booming pet industry market. One of the most profitable and popular businesses to be born out of the shift in society is Dog Daycare. At PAWS Dog Daycare we specialize in caring for dogs while there owners are at work, or have other commitments that would force their dog to be left home alone. We are dedicated to giving the pets in our care a fun filled day, of emotional and mental stimulation, and providing the owners with the peace of mind that their pet is receiving the utmost in personal care and attention while they are participating in activities at our facility. Our strong commitment to customer satisfaction is demonstrated in the professionalism and knowledge of our staff and our interactions with the animals in our care. PAWS Dog Daycare is a new business with one major goal, and that is...
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... PESTLE Analysis…………………………………………………………………… 3 2.1 Economic Factors……………………………………………………………. 3 - 4 2.2 Social Factors………………………………………………………………… 5 - 8 2.3 Environmental Factors……………………………………………………… 9 - 10 2.4 Political Factors……………………………………………………………… 11 2.5 Legal Factors…………………………………………………………………. 11 2.6 Technological Factors…………………………………………………………12 3.0 References…………………………………………………………………………… 13 1. Abstract and Introduction Samsung, one of the largest manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of the mobile phone industry in the world. Samsung is recognized as the top 10 world’s most valuable brand in 2012. Although Samsung has about 33.1% market share rate in the mobile phone market, Samsung still has to consider about their macro-environment and its opportunities and threats. Samsung has to analyze their Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal factors in order to catch up with the fast changing world. In this report, we mainly focus on using PESTEL analysis to understand how the macro-environment factors affect the industry. Each single factor has the potential to fundamentally change the competitive Samsung operates in. Due to the fact that the mobile industry is easy to be influenced by external environment, the analysis is especially important...
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...Evolution of management Through the practice of management and the continued development of commerce and wealth we are transforming our lives. In Massachusetts (USA) in the 1850s the life expectancy of a male would have been 37 years of age and a female 40: in 1929 it was 58 for a male and 61 for a female; nowadays life expectancy would be in the region 70-80 years. While appreciating the past success of ‘management’ we would also recognise that today’s accelerating pace of change is putting pressure on our organisations to be at the forefront of management thinking. If we want to maintain our standard of living our rate of change has to be comparative to the rest of the world. But our present day management thinking has evolved from a whole range of influences over an extraordinary long period of time. In his comprehensive book ‘The Evolution of Management Thought’ Daniel A Wren writes: " Within the practices of the past there are lessons of history for tomorrow in a continuous stream. We occupy but one point in this stream. The purpose .. is to present…the past as a prologue to the future." So with the aim of accelerating the development of our management practice for the future let us examine that stream of evolving management thought of the past. Our Christian past has taught that us that there was a beginning (Adam & Eve) and there will be an end (Armageddon) and in between we should hear the word of god and obey his commandments. We therefore tend to think...
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...820 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN The product: Dehydrated Dog Food The company: Amore Pet Food The target country: Japan Professor: Colin Raghunanan Students: Awa Oyetayo Galina Kokhan Ankit Chaubey Student numbers: 056-610-124 049-092-133 052-692-134 Due Date: 11th, April TABLE OF CONTENT: 1. Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………3 2. Corporate Profile 3.1 Background information on the Company………………………………………..6 3.2 Vision. Mission……………………………………………………………………6 3.3 Competitive Advantage…………………………………………………………..6 3.4 Objectives…………………………………………………………………………7 3.5 Copyrights and Trademark………………………………………………………..9 3.6 Business Structure…………………………………………………………………9 3.7 The strengths of the company…………………………………………………...10 3.8 Insurance………………………………………………………………………...11 3. Management and Human Resources 4.9 Key Positions at Amore Pet Food Company…………………………………….13 4.10 Requirement for Addition Qualifications………………………………………..14 4.11 Future Needs for adding employees………………………………………..……15 4.12 External Sources……………………………………………………………..…..16 4. Market Entry Strategy 4.1 Microenvironment Analysis……………………………………………………..17 4.2 SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………………………..19 4.3 Marketing Strategy………………………………………………………………….20 4.4 Marketing Financial Analysis……………………………………………………….23 5. Financial Overview 5.1 Profit...
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...1951. The nickname “Blue” originated in Manitoba due to the colour of the label and the company’s support of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team. – External Influences Economic Trends: The Canadian economy shrank in this year's second quarter for the first time since the end of the recession in mid-2009. Statistics Canada said gross domestic product contracted 0.4 per cent between the second and first quarters of this year, when expressed in annualized terms. That's the weakest performance since the 3.7 per cent decline seen in the second quarter of 2009. Although the recession has past and Canada has improved, the unemployment rate in Canada was last reported at 7.4 percent in November of 2011. A decline of 53,000 in part-time work was partially offset by an increase of 35,000 in full-time. Compared with a year earlier, the number of part-time workers was down 1.9% (-62,000), while full-time employment grew by 2.0% (+274,000). Social and Demographics: Marketing communications has always played a key role in creating an image to attract a target market. Budweiser and Bud Lite are popular brands in the NFL and NASCAR, and true fans will then purchase those specific brands. It becomes their brand of choice. Labatt Blue had sponsorship ties with the NHL and Canadian teams and the CFL and several teams but recently, Molson has taken over the sponsorship of The Toronto Maple Leafs, which Labatt used to have. This was a huge loss for the company as Toronto is the largest...
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...Bahria University Department of Management Sciences MBA Program Strategic Management (Sm) Report on “Strategic Management of Coca Cola Company” PRESENTED TO: Sir Naveed m khan PRESENTED BY: * RAFIA ALAM * Irsa afzal * Saira Urf Sana * Sana Anjum * Hina Majeed MBA-6A Dated: 22nd May, 2013 Acknowledgement We have the pearl of our eyes to admire blessing of the compassionate and omnipotent because the words are bound, knowledge is limited and time is short to express His dignity. It is one of the infinite blessings of almighty ALLAH that He bestowed us with potential and ability to complete the present training and make a material contribution towards the deep oceans of knowledge. This report reflects the efforts of few people who assist us in its preparation. First we avail this opportunity to bow our head before ALLAH almighty in humility who given us the wisdom and perseverance for completing this piece of report. We invoke peace for Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) who is forever torch. We feel highly privilege to ascribe the most and ever burning flame of my gratitude and deep scene of devotion to the “Sir Naveed M. Khan” who taught us “Strategic Management” with heart and also gave a guideline to this report and guides right from the beginning till the completion of this report. Than we are grateful to Mr. Tabassum Mumtaz (HR Manager) at Coca Cola in Karachi who guides us about their organization, its products their strategies, financial...
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...high-quality; nutritious pet products that can help enrich their pets’ lives. It also provides insurance for pets under its Purinacare insurance. Its core philosophies include promoting responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement, and the positive bond between people and their pets(2015a). An extensive strong portfolio of brands provides the company with a competitive advantage, and results in steady revenues and profit. In 2015, 85.8 million Cats and 77.8 million Dogs lived in household in the United States as pets(2015c). Purina’s Primary target customers are men and women between 25-54, work in office occupation with average-high income to spend on premium products for their pets, secondary target is men and women 18-49 with other forms of employment who spend average money for their pets and tertiary target is above 50 who are on retirement and empty nesters who own pets as companion and have disposable income to spend, and average TV watchers. This poster covers the analysis of Purina PetCare USA following with market dynamics, marketing strategies and competitors of the company and appropriate recommendations to grow profit and...
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...CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK 2004/2005 CASES Page 6 of 48 Copyright 2004, Do not copy or distribute without permission CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK 2004/2005 SOURCE / FIRM: DATE / CONTEXT: ISSUES COVERED: ISSUE/PROBLEM POSED: INFORMATION PROVIDED: SOLUTION: OTHER USEFUL TIPS: Page 9 of 48 BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON 2nd round interview for summer internship 2004 Brainteaser Estimation How would you value a football (soccer) player? Business Case None I went around the houses a bit on this one. Identified sources of revenue for a football club including: Ticket revenue, Revenue from TV coverage, Sponsorship Merchandise sales (e.g. shirts) Talked around how to determine the contribution that an individual player makes to those revenue streams The final conclusion was that the best way to divide the portion of revenue related to the actual players (over their lifetime) between the team would be based on individual ratings (like those published for each player in the fantasy football league) Talked around valuation as the present value of future cash flows related to each player Open discussion with structure maintained through making notes and drawing tree diagrams was appreciated – used diagrams as prompt for directing discussions Copyright 2004, Do not copy or distribute without permission CONSULTING CLUB CASEBOOK 2004/2005 SOURCE / FIRM: DATE / CONTEXT: ISSUES COVERED: ISSUE/PROBLEM POSED: INFORMATION PROVIDED: SOLUTION: ...
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...1. Executive Summary Intent of this report is to gain a better understanding of the effects of the external environment to an organization. We have selected “Dell” as the organization and we wish to study the planning and implementation of Dell’s Strategies. Report starts from briefing the background of this chosen organization. Moreover, some of the external factors have been discussed by presenting a view of SWOT analysis of ‘Dell’. Further part of the report will illustrate the review of already existing business plan and strategy of that enterprise. Furthermore, listed are the factors affecting this strategic plan, in which vision & mission, objectives and other measures have been taken into account. Despite their strengths Dell has many challenges it needs to overcome right from the increase in the competitors to a dire need in breakthrough innovation which is essential. With the increase in innovation in the market the computer systems are becoming outdated, so Dell should constantly come out with new products. Also, People need the quality products at low price which was Dell’s strength due to its customized solution, but now its competitors are coming up with products in same price range. To identify these business concerns, it has been noted that the company has a sound and dynamic consideration while managing its product portfolio as well as conducting its target markets. This has helped the company to stabilize its financial status through sales generation and cost...
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...“DAMAGE AS A CONSTITUENT OF TORT LAW” INTRODUCTION The word tort is of French origin and is equivalent of the English word wrong, and the Roman law term delict. It is derived from the Latin word tortum, which means twisted or crooked. It implies conduct that is twisted or crooked. It is commonly used to mean a breach of duty amounting to a civilwrong. Of the various attempts to define tort, Salmond's definition is rather popular. Salmond defines tort as a civil wrong for which the remedy is a common law action for unliquidated damages and which is not exclusively the breach of a contract or the breach of a trust or other merely equitable obligation. A tort arises due to a person‟s duty to others in generally which is created by one law or the other. A person who commits a tort is known as a tortfeaser, or a wrongdoer. Where they are more than one, they are called joint tortfeaser. Their wrongdoing is called tortuous act and they are liable to be sued jointly and severally. The principle aim of the Law of tort is compensation of victims or their dependants. Grants of exemplary damages in certain cases will show that deterrence of wrong doers is also another aim of the law of tort. OBJECTIVES OF LAW OF TORTS i. To determine rights between parties to a dispute. ii. To prevent the continuation or repetition of harm e.g. by giving orders of injunction. iii. To protect certain rights recognized by law e.g. a person's reputation or good name. iv. To restore property to its...
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...click for scan notes DON'T SHOOT THE DOG Karen Pryor To my mother, Sally Ondeck; my stepmother, Ricky Wylie; and Winifred Sturley, my teacher and friend. Contents Foreword 1—Reinforcement: Better than Rewards In which we learn of the ferocity of Wall Street lawyers; of how to—and how not to—buy presents and give compliments; of a grumpy gorilla, a grudging panda, and a truculent teenager (the author); of gambling, pencil chewing, falling in love with heels, and other bad habits; of how to reform a scolding teacher or a crabby boss without their knowing what you've done; and more. 2—Shaping: Developing Super Performance Without Strain or Pain How to conduct an opera; how to putt; how to handle a bad report card. Parlor games for trainers. Notes on killer whales, Nim Chimpsky Zen, Gregory Bateson, the Brearley School, why cats get stuck in trees, and how to train a chicken. 3—Stimulus Control: Cooperation Without Coercion Orders, commands, requests, signals, cues, and words to the wise; what works and what doesn't. What discipline isn't. Who gets obeyed and why. How to stop yelling at your kids. Dancing, drill teams, music, martial arts, and other recreational uses of stimulus control. 4—Untraining: Using Reinforcement to Get Rid of Behavior You Don't Want Eight methods of getting rid of behavior you don't want, from messy roommates to barking dogs to bad tennis to harmful addictions, starting with Method 1: Shoot the Animal, which definitely works, and ending with Method 8: Change...
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...its authority over the police to solve the case tends to get swifter than they would any other investigation. This result can be disastrous because police investigators will try to work through a case quickly and efficiently to satisfy the media, victims, victims’ families as well as the state. Especially with high profile cases where appearances isn’t always what it seems, mistakes are more apt to happen and can lead to a lot of circumstantial evidence which may or may not be enough to prove guilt in a court of law and may or may not be just and fair. It would depend on the individual efficiency and experience as well as the intuition of the police investigators. Police investigators have the most important and more prevalent jobs out of the three components in the criminal justice system. The police has to investigate, analyze, recreate, and actually put together a case enough so that there is enough evidence, whether circumstantial or concrete, to convict a perpetrator beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. That is a tall order for any branch of government to try to accomplish. When a crime is committed, the first people to arrive at the scene is the police. Out of the three components in the criminal justice system, the police play the biggest and most crucial role in bringing a perpetrator to justice because a case is built and proved around a police investigation. The police will assess the scene, gather and analyze evidence, speculate and recreate the...
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...Behaviorism as a Theory of Personality: A Critical Look Payal Naik Northwestern University This paper explores the theory of behaviorism and evaluates its effectiveness as a theory of personality. It takes into consideration all aspects of the behaviorism theory, including Pavlov's classical conditioning and Skinner's operant conditioning. Additional research in this field by scientists such as Thorndike is also included. As a result of this critical look at behaviorism, its weaknesses as a comprehensive personality theory are revealed. At the same time, its merits when restricted to certain areas of psychology and treatment of disorders are discussed. For as long as human beings can remember, they have always been interested in what makes them who they are and what aspects of their being set each of them apart from others of their species. The answer according to behaviorists is nothing more than the world in which they grew up. Behaviorism is the theory that human nature can be fully understood by the laws inherent in the natural environment. As one of the oldest theories of personality, behaviorism dates back to Descartes, who introduced the idea of a stimulus and called the person a machine dependent on external events whose soul was the ghost in the machine. Behaviorism takes this idea to another level. Although most theories operate to some degree on the assumption that humans have some sort of free will and are moral thinking entities, behaviorism refuses to acknowledge...
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...Nordic Journal of African Studies 14(3): 368–383 (2005) The Yorùbá Animal Metaphors: Analysis and Interpretation ADÉSOLÁ OLÁTÉJÚ University of Ibadan, Nigeria ABSTRACT The paper undertakes a study of animal metaphors in the Yorùbá language with a view to highlighting the stylistic and communicative potentials of these metaphors. To achieve the set objective, the animals – domestic and wild – involved in metaphors and their individual distinctive characteristic features that motivate their metaphorical interpretations are highlighted. The paper also discusses the sources of animal metaphors, which are said to be located in three areas, namely: the Yorùbá naming culture, animal characteristic habits and behaviour, and the Yorùbá poetry. In discussing the metaphorical processes involved in the interpretation of animal-related metaphors, a two-dimensional approach is adopted: stylistic and cultural. In the first, the semantic features of animals involved in metaphors are decomposed into semantic markers that are of two types. The first is the High Priority Semantic Markers (HPSM), which determine the cognitive/conceptual meaning of the metaphors, and the second is the Low Priority Semantic Markers (LPSM), which determine the secondary metaphorical interpretation. Animal metaphors involve transference of meanings, and whatever meanings or interpretations are assigned to a particular animal metaphor, are culture and context dependent. The paper concludes with stylistic and...
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