...publically traded company with almost 700 bookstores in the 50 United States,” (Barnes) the largest retail bookstore in shopping malls, colleges and universities, and major strip centers plus on the web provides a strong market structure for B&N. In economic theory there are “four different markets; perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly” (Colander, 2010). Without different markets there would not be any structure. Therefore, it is important to understand and determine the different market structure, the effect of externalities on market outcomes, the barriers new firms have when entering the market, the effect of government interventions, taxation, and regulation on economic behavior. Also this paper will identify three competitive strategies to maximize profits in the long run, the efficacy of strategies on the organization of B&N, and the three types of merger; horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. B&N made a vertical merger when they became part of the Waldenbook stores, but a conglomerate merger transpired when Waldenbook store sold to K-Mart in the earlier 1990 as their product consist of books, maps, CDs, DVD, board games, and gift packs (Wikipedia). In 2010 B&N biggest competitor Border made the bid to engage in a horizontal merger, and Border purchased B&N for $ 960 Million. According to Friedman, “the merger would allow Borders to slash its...
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...Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. Executive Summary Apple Computer was founded in 1976 and, a year later, released the Apple II computer which remained the major-selling product through 1985 In 1983, the company and cofounder Steve Jobs hired John Sculley as president. The Macintosh computer was introduced in early 1984 with impressive first year sales, although it was Apple II sales that carried the firm through the fourth quarter. By 1985, sales failed to reach projected planning levels causing profitability problems for the company and tension between the Apple II Division and Macintosh Division, led by Jobs. The relationship between Jobs and Scully was also beginning to strain. Donna Dubinsky joined Apple as customer support liaison in 1981, reporting to Roy Weaver, the head of the distribution, service, and support group. In January 1984 she was made U.S. distribution manager for all of Apple, “with dotted-line responsibility for the six field warehouses and direct responsibility for sales administration, inventory control, and customer relations. Nine months later, she and Weaver presented the distribution, service, and support group’s 1984 business plan to the executive staff for review. Jobs challenged the plan much to the surprise of Dubinsky and Weaver who were confident in their group’s competence. While Weaver had previously reported directly to Scully, shortly after this meeting, his group was moved under the responsibility of Bill Campbell, vice president...
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...INTRODUCING IPHONE AND APPLE TV Apple Computer Inc. was started by a partnership between Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak who were both computer gurus. This partnership resulted in a simple idea of creating their first computer, Apple 1 in the garage of Jobs’ parents which. Since then the company has been able to be successful through its innovative products and has able to build a reputable brand image in the business environment Although it encountered some ups and downs over the past years. Due to the change of organizational structure with John Sculley disagreements occurred and resulted in Steve Jobs walking away. Therefore this led to competitors like Microsoft to benefit and acquire ideas due to the legal mistakes and as result Apple s’ success paved down making some great losses. After a decade Steve Jobs rejoined the company he originally cofounded and brought Apple back through the introduction of iLife, mainly iTunes. Despite that, Apple computers faced some challenges and has able to create a strategy that stands up against the competitive rivalries in the industry. Apple Computer s’ competitive environment faces some challenges in the industry therefore, Michael Porter ‘s five forces of the industry competition analyzes some of those challenges. The theory encompasses of the forces; rivalry among the existing companies, threats of new entrants, the bargaining power of buyers and suppliers, the threat from substitute. With the industry in which Apple Computer Company...
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...HOW TO IMPROVE NOKIA 'S MARKET SHARE IN HONG KONG Table Of Content 1.0 Executive Summary 2 Introduction 2.1 Company Background 2.2 Company Mission and Strategy 3 Project Objective 4 Analysis of the business environment 4.1 PEST Analysis 4.2 SWOT Analysis 5 Competitors Analysis 5.1 Marketing Mix Analysis 5.2 Strategic Group Map 5.3 Key Critical Success Factors (KSFs) 5.4 The Five Forces of Competition 6 Recommendation 7 Conclusion 8 Appendix 9 Reference Introduction Nokia is a communication and information technology corporation. Its principal product is mobile telephones and Smartphone. It also produces a wide range of technology products and services. Nokia is also the world second largest maker of the mobile phone, after Samsung in 2012. (BBC, 2012). Although Nokia was the world largest maker of mobile phones from 1998 to 2012, its share price has a significant drop in these years. The price has famed from a high of US$40 in 2007 to under US$3 in 2012. (Jon, C, O. 2012) ,due to the result of the growing use of Smartphone of other vendors, like Apple and adoption of Google’s Android operation system. As mentioned by Don, 104.8 millions Android-based smartphones and 26 millions Apple smartphone has been shipped, but only about 11 millions of smartphones with Symbian and Windows Phone, the main operation system of Nokia. From the performance of Nokia, there is a need of changes within the organization for them...
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...TIM 685 STRATEGIC PLANNING COMPANY AUDIT HEWLETT PACKARD Contents Abstract 3 HP Background 3 Company Mission 4 HP’s Corporate Objectives 5 Mission and governance Analysis 5 Recommendations 6 HR Report on HP 7 Recommendation 8 Internal Analysis 8 Recommendation 8 Mergers Acquisitions and Spin-offs 9 Recommendation 9 External and Global Environment 9 External Analysis 10 Recommendation 11 Porter five forces Analysis of HP 12 Recommendation 14 SWOT Analysis 14 Conclusion / Recommendation 15 Reference: 16 Abstract This Company audit was conduct using publicly available information about Hewlett-Packard. The Audit includes mission statement, company philosophy, PEST SWOT, Financial Analysis, market position analysis, corporate governance analysis. The analysis uses industry standards for company audits such as, Porter, SWOT, and PEST as a guideline for the areas to be assessed. HP Background Hewlett Packard is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm was started by Bill Hewlett and David Packard. The merger with Compaq was one of HP’s major strategic moves recently. Even in naming the new company the two founders flipped a coin in the famous garage, Dave Packard won the coin toss but conceded to pit Hewlett name at the front. "It is...
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...trade 12 3.2 Supply 13 3.3 Demand 14 3.4 Pricing 15 4. Sustainability issues in the Vietnamese Cashew sector 17 4.1 Environmental sustainability 17 4.1.1 Forest Resources 17 4.1.2 Soil and Water 17 4.1.3 Fertiliser and Pesticides 17 4.1.4 Solid Waste, Waste Water and Air Emissions 18 4.1.5 Energy Efficiency 18 4.2 Social sustainability 18 4.2.1 Labour and wages 18 4.2.2 Children 19 4.2.3 Gender 19 4.2.4 Working conditions and wages 19 4.3 Economic sustainability 20 4.3.1 Supply Chain Equitability 20 4.3.2 Value adding 20 5. Towards a cashew and sustainability PPP project 20 5.1 Possibilities for an export orientated project intervention 20 5.2 Possibilities for a local market orientated project intervention 22 5.3 Potential project partners and region 22 6. Literature 23 Abbreviations |CNSL |Cashew Nut Shell Liquid | |EMA |Environmental Management Accounting | |EU...
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...Contents Executive Summary3 Introduction4 Current and Desired State4 Diagnostic Tool5 SWOT Analysis5 Force Field Analysis6 Concept Fan8 Recommendations9 Process Based Structure9 Integrated Strategic Process11 High Involvement Organization12 Knowledge Management System14 Conclusion15 Appendix16 References22 Executive Summary Australia’s biggest hardware chain, Templeton Hardware acquired two reputable businesses in caravan and landscape but what they did not expect was a shortage in sales. Using the old strategy for their new business had an adverse effect. Other factors like structure and human resource practices also contributed to the negative results. The 3 diagnostic tools; SWOT, Force Field Analysis and Concept Fan are used to identify primary and secondary problems in Templeton case study. Primary problem in this case would be poor structure. Secondary problems are the lack of product knowledge, high employee turnover and poor business strategies. In view of the poor structural issue, we will recommend Templeton to adopt the process-based structure to adapt to environmental changes, thus increasing the current customer's satisfaction and enhance employees’ involvement. By using the Integrated Strategic Change model, it will allow the management to have a clearer view of implementing the...
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...2.0 ISSUES ON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBLE There are many issues in International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that can affect the company to make decision how to accomplish the CSR. We will discuss three issues of International Corporate Social Responsibility which are: 2.1) Type of International Corporate Social Responsible. 2.2) Advantages and Disadvantages of International Corporate Social Responsible. 2.3) Barrier of doing International Corporate Social Responsible. 2.1) Company must decide which type of International Corporate Social Responsible they must select rightly if not it can affect the company. There are three type of International Corporate Social Responsibility. 2.1.1) First is environmental responsibility. Environmental responsibility is organizations starting to focus on their waste and carbon footprint and find solution to reduce it. Besides that, companies must look for new ways that their operations can be more productive for the environment, by having a minimal impact. 2.2.2) Next is philanthropic responsibility. Philanthropic responsibility is like the organization gives money to donating to national and local charities. Usually, the organizations will have specific charities that they support, and these may be linked to business. 2.2.3) Besides that is ethical responsibility. It can be done by the organization meet their profitable which organization willing to pay higher wages...
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...Obesity 1 Obesity Ashley Wood GEN 499 Dan Hicks April 29, 2014 Obesity 2 Obesity is close to being one of the most significant health issues that children and adults are facing today. Obesity is defined as, " ...having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat, and/or body water. Both terms mean that a person's weight is greater than what's considered healthy for his or her weight"(Medline Plus, 2013). Being obese increases one's risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, and even some cancers. This also increases the cost in our economy. "The economic costs from the excess morbidity and mortality attributable to obesity-related diseases go beyond health-care costs alone, perhaps most notable are the consequent losses in productivity" (Wang, McPherson, Marsh, Gortmaker, & Brown, 2011). We need to be focusing on more physical activity and better eating habits. This essay will include a literature review of three scholarly sources based on obesity, explain how academic knowledge impacts social elements of local and global communities, asses how principles of active citizenship could impact the issue of obesity within the next five years, as well as share two bogs on obesity. The first literature of review on obesity is focused on guidelines and treatment for the disease. There have been numerous treatment programs but none have provided...
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... Opportunities 8 Risk 9 Recommendation 10 Political 10 Current Issue 10 Suicide case on political aspect 11 The relationship with China and Taiwan 11 Future forecast 12 Opportunity 12 Risk 13 Recommendation 13 Social 14 Current Issue 14 Current social issues in Foxconn- Suicide Case 14 DISCUSSION ON LABOR, HUMAN RIGHTS AND OHS 15 Future Opportunity and Risk 18 Opportunity 18 Risk 18 Recommendation 18 Environment 19 Current issues 19 Future opportunities and Risks 19 Opportunity 19 Risks 23 Recommendations 24 Conclusion 25 Reference 26 Executive summary This report provides the current economic, political, social and environmental issues, future opportunities and risks, and recommendations for Foxconn. There were a series of suicide incidents happened in Foxconn around 2010 which puts the company under the spotlight. The huge net deficiency in 2010 is the biggest issue in economic part. The political issues involved the tense relationship between Taiwan and China which have impacts on trades. The social aspect of suicide incident is discussed from the perspective of labour, human rights and occupational health and safety. Additional, pollution is one of the biggest problems on the environmental aspect. Some recommendations also are proposed in this report to response the...
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...The enterprise app store Evolution in IT strategy WWW.WIPRO.COM Author: Prasenjit Bhadra, Principal Architect – Wipro Mobility Solutions From consumers to the work place: An App-t evolution Apple created a revolution with its app store. Consumers loved it. Naturally, other players are rushing in to meet consumer expectations. Vendors like Amazon, Google and Microsoft have begun to offer similar stores that have a self-service model. With the widespread adoption of mobility within enterprise, many consumers now want to see the same convenience and ease of use at the workplace that the online app stores offer. Can an enterprise afford to ignore the demands of its employees? Which enterprises will need their own Enterprise App Stores (EAS) and how will these stores operate? where it is used with a well-defined distribution protocol. Additionally, Today’s enterprise users, volunteered in driving enterprise-wide environment. If mobile apps and processes change one day, they mobility initiatives, have begun to demand simplicity of app portfolio should be able to roll out the change across the enterprise the very management. To support this demand mobile EAS is the solution. An next day. In many instances, if they fail, the impact could be from loss EAS is a customized in-house platform or infrastructure that lets users of revenues to attracting compliance and legal censure. Mobility SLAs securely download apps and updates on their...
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...Aldosterone: Role in Edematous Disorders, Hypertension, Chronic Renal Failure, and Metabolic Syndrome. Schrier RW, Masoumi A, Elhassan E. University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado. Abstract The role of aldosterone has expanded from the hormone's genomic effects that involve renal sodium transport to nongenomic effects that are independent of the effect of aldosterone on sodium transport. The nongenomic effects of aldosterone to increase fibrosis, collagen deposition, inflammation, and remodeling of the heart and blood vessels, however, are markedly increased in the presence of high sodium intake. The genomic effect of aldosterone increases renal sodium transport, but the administration of large doses of aldosterone to normal individuals does not cause edema, relating to the phenomenon of "aldosterone escape"; however, in edematous disorders including cardiac failure, cirrhosis, and nephrotic syndrome, impaired aldosterone escape leads to renal sodium retention and edema formation. There is now considerable evidence for the nongenomic effects of aldosterone in several important diseases. Thus, low dosages of mineralocorticoid antagonists, with little or no effect on urinary sodium excretion, have been shown to afford a beneficial effect on morbidity and mortality in patients with advanced cardiac failure and after acute myocardial infarction. Three-drug-resistant hypertension has also been found to respond to spironolactone in modest dosages. The combination of an...
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...University of Rizal System Morong, Rizal THE IMPACT OF TEXT MESSAGING TO THE LITERACY LEVEL OF SELECTED FRESHMEN STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM (MORONG CAMPUS) ON THE SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015 A Library Research Paper Presented to Professor Yonie SD. Timog In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in English 2 – Writing in the Discipline by LEWIS RENZ D. CELESTRA GILLIAN A. GONZALES PAULINE A. SALAZAR INTRODUCTION The fast-growing change in the society is undeniable and uncontrollable fact. The way of communication is developing and expanding every year. Through texting, people around the world are able to communicate in a fast yet affordable way. Text messaging is an electronic message sent over a cellular network from one cell phone to another by typing words, often in shortened form as “l8” for “late” on the phone’s numeric or QWERTY keypad and also it is an act of typing and sending a brief message by using the mobile phones. 1 At this modernize generation, majority of the cell phone users are teenagers and it is quiet disturbing. The main purpose of the research is to find out the impact of text messaging to the literacy level of the students and boost their (readers) knowledge on how to regulate and minimize texting that often leads to unproductive study habits. The study was conducted at URS Morong Campus with ten (10) respondents from selected freshmen students from the different sections in the College of Education. Through the...
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...has made them a force to be reckoned with. Netflix’s main strength is that it is a really good niche company that has certainly made themselves a household name over the years and obliterating competition along the way, Hollywood Video and Blockbuster are just two of their victims. One of their key weaknesses is that are highly indebted to creditors and this heightens their chance for bankruptcy. The purpose of this Analysis Application is to diagnose their reported figures from the eyes of an Organizational Development professionals’ perspective and provide some advice that could help them become a bigger household name in the future. Possible Organizational Development initiatives for Netflix would involve a debt reduction and an intervention that increases performance and their organizational capabilities. Historical Information Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix as a DVD rental by mail company in 1997. In 2002, Netflix went public, and in 2003, Netflix crossed the 1 million subscriber mark. Netflix began streaming content over the Internet in 2007, and today has over 16.9 million subscribers, most of which use Netflix streaming more than DVD. This subscriber growth translated into solid increases in revenues and net income. Revenue for 2009 increased 22 percent to $1.7 billion, and GAAP net income increased 40 percent to $115.9 million http://www.asiaing.com/netflix-2009-annual-report.html Key Dates: 1997: NetFlix.com, Inc. is formed in California...
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...UNIVERSITY OF WALES: TRINITY SAINT DAVID PRIFYSGOL CYMRU: Y DRINDOD DEWI SANT School of Business The Global Business Environment SBUS4004 Summer June 2014 – Term 1 October 2014 – Term 2 SBUS4004 The Global Business Environment MODULE CODE: TITLE: LEVEL: CREDITS: TEACHING METHODS: SBUS4004 The Global Business Environment 4 20 Lectures Seminars Independent Study N100 16% 8% 76% JACS CODE: AIM(S) • To introduce the importance of the global business environment within which organisations operate. To enable students to identify and recommend business decisions considering the changing components of the global business environment. • LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this module students should be able to: • • • outline and discuss the characteristics of an organisation’s environment; identify and discuss how organisations interact with the global business environment; interpret and produce supply and demand (price) predictions based on global business environment scenarios; distinguish how different organisations compete domestically and internationally; understand and identify cultural differences between countries and the importance of the different aspects of culture in doing business in a global context. • • CONTENT • Determining the difference between needs and wants and their significance to economics and business. Three economic systems, planned, free and mixed economies and the implications of each system on business/ organisations...
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