...The Solidarity Fund and Gildan Activewear, Inc The case talks about the deliemma faced by the Solidarity Fund, a sophisticated retiriement fund operated by the Qubec Federation of Labor. The goal of QFL was to extend access to managed retirement account for its members and to instill job growth in the Qubec region. Another focus of the QFL was to support socially responsible companies that carried out their due delligence process sucuessfully and paid special attention to employee working conditions. The controversy stemmed from the fact the Gildan Activewear and Montreal based textile and Garment that started in 1984 managed and operated three factories. Gildan Activewear is a Montreal-based textile and garment company that started in 1984. Gildan ownd and operated three factories and in effort to compete with Hanes and Fruit of the Loom, Gildan began to expand in 1995, Gildan contacted the Solidarity Fund for help in financing its expansion Gildan grew drastically and even expanded some production to Honduras Gildan believed that Honduras was the reason for its success as80% of the jobs were held by women between the ages of 18 and 25.In 2002, the basic minimun hourly wage was 63 cents. An employee in Montreal earned more in one hour than an Honduran did in one day.The Solidarity Fund's conducted an audit on Gildan and discovered that there were many issues with factories In Hunduras. Some of the issues were dilapadated facilities, substandard working conditions like illegal...
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...Global Marketing Assignment Individual Q1 Assess the market opportunities and threats for the sport-shoe manufacturer, Asics which is planning to enter the ASEAN market? Ascis today is the forefront business and world wide performance in sports market industry and its currently the leading the running shoe brand athletes. The choice for providing comfort,support, and supirior rides. Ascis has made further developments in its products for both men and women.It has also reached the core of sports industry and sponsership like football and rubgy. Ascis has been in the asian market for many years markets mostly in Japan and well recognised in American continent,In some asian countries like Indonesia,Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia it is well knwon and still developling its brand name in some coutires. Ascis has not only focused on Sports wear but also concentrate on Apperals and expanded its sports shoe products from Running shoes to walking shoes, and football shoes. It is known in Singapore and Thailand the market share of ascis is low but still one of the leading brands. This paper mainly focuses on Ascis and Asean countries development and growth and how it impacts the buiness by entering their market. But this paper mainly focuses on major countries like Singapore and Thailandas they are the emerging market and high business prospects PEST analysis is used for understanding the growth or decline of the market this paper focus on PEST analysis of Singapore,and...
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...Introduction The art and science of collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data to make more effective decision. A collection of numerical information is called statistics. Statistical Data: According to Horace Secrist “By statistics we mean aggregate of facts affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes, numerically expressed, enumerated or estimated according to reasonable standard of accuracy, collected in a systematic manner for a pre-determined purpose and placed in relation to each other”. Features of This Definition Are: * Statistics are aggregate of facts. * Statistics are affected to a marked extent by multiplicity of causes. * Statistics are numerically expressed. * Statistics are enumerated or estimated according to reasonable standard of accuracy. * Statistics are collected in a systematic manner. * Statistics are for a pre-determined purpose. * Statistics should be placed in relation to each other. Functions of Statistics: * It presents facts in definite forms. * It simplifies mass of figures. * It facilitates comparison. * It helps in formulating and testing hypothesis. * It helps in prediction and * It helps in the formulation of suitable policies. Limitations of Statistics: * It does not deal with isolated measurements. * It deals only with quantitative characteristics. * Its results are true only on average. * It is only a means. * It can be misused. ...
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...Marketing plan *The customers of Costume House Costume house provides costumes to a different range of age groups from infants, to teenagers, to adults, even different social groups to include friends grouping costumes or family or even couples, to cover pregnant ladies' segment as well. *Methods to attract visitors to the website One important aspect in the success of any business who conducts business solely online is traffic. Clearly if the website isn't getting any traffic it wont generate any sales regardless of the effort made. Doing so by; - Testing the site with limited traffic to generate more traffic. - Get free traffic from engines like google by getting a competitive ranking for best keywords by sugesting the site to them. -Giving away free content to other websites with link and information to our site attached. -Free word of mouth publicity by intense social media advertisements-as simple as including a "pass it on link" at the end of any advertisement message. -Hold a contest on the website, and give participants an extra entry for every friend they refer. - free link on onther high traffic websites in the same industry - A numbered other websites promoting our website for free - with an affiliate program "resellers" are a great way to get affiliates to promote products. for every paying customers affiliates refer to the website, we pay them a commission. since we only pay when we get money it is one of the safest low risks options. - Use email marketing...
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...cycle, and demonstrate why?) Maturity stage : The case mentioned that PFL has already achieved leadership in serveral markets. Besides, serveral other markets are very competitive. In addition, PFL is continuing to pursue conversion cost reduction, which is another character of maturity stage. So we conclude that this industry is in maturity stage. What are the key issues that will affect historical/future industry growth? What is their likely impact and the overall assessment of the industry’s future growth? (TEMPLES) Technology + The technology development, especially information systems and manufacuturing systems, will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of this industry by enabling economies of scale and scope. So the smaller compititors who doesn't have strong cash flow to invest in the new technology, will be swept out. And the left competitors will grow market share by both further acquisitions and cost management. Economy + The potential growing sales in US and Asia may make the total industry grow by expanding to international markets. The global financial crisis (Case doesn't mention) may reduce the growth rate of the industry. Markets +...
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...Defining Strategy Submitted by- Maj Yash Vardhan Naudiyal Roll No – 35, NMP XXIII Strategy The Need for strategy “Change is the only constant” – Gautam Buddha 1. Nothing in the world is constant. Neither is the world itself constant ; its changing, and presenting itself in new forms every time we view it and try to make a sense of it. Change is a continuous processes- ‘to survive it, adapt to it’. Business is also a part of this process. The context in which the business is done keeps on changing. However constant the change, the basic assumption stands, that the needs have remained constant so far, but the means to satisfy the needs will keep on changing. 2. To survive change, businesses, individual or society needs to adapt. And to adapt, one needs as strategy. Hence, the primary function of strategy is to help us adapt to the change. Change and this adaptation to change is the surviving process. It’s a continuous function. The components of change process are interdependent. The pace of one defines the pace the other. Strategy “Strategy is choosing to perform activities differently than rivals do.” 3. Strategy Needs to be understood from two perspectives ie Internal and external. These two factors when in sync, give the premise for strategic decision making. Business is nothing but the amalgamation of certain assumptions about its environment, mission and core competencies. This amalgamation defines the “what to do of the business.” The firm...
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...Pepsi Company Acknowledgment……………………………………………………..…( 3 ) Executive abstract……………………………………………..…...…..( 4 ) Introduction ………………………………………………………..…..…( 5 ) Environmental Background ………………………..……….…….( 5 - 6 ) Organizational Analysis……………………………………………( 7-10 ) Problem identification And solution ……………………….….( 11-12 ) Charts related to Pepsi Company ……………………………...( 12-14 ) Summary ………………………………………………………………..( 15-16 ) Reference list ……………………………………………………………..( 17 ) Executive abstract This assignment will introduce the history of Pepsi Oman (Oman refreshment company) which ids responsible for providing soft drink and beverages under Pepsi brand .this company tries to position its products in the top of beverages industry. Second point which we are going to discuss environmental background .this point will concentrate on two main points external and internal environment and how these environments affect on operation ,strategies and decision making conducted by Pepsi Oman. Third point will be about organizational analysis .this will concentrate on type of technology that Pepsi Oman uses ,inputs and manufacturing process that this company uses in managing its activities and the importance of activities that Pepsi Oman do such as capacity planning ,manpower planning ,acquisition ,control ,scheduling ,managing for quality. Cost control, material control...
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...Williams College Business environment Submitted By:AHMED NADJOUI Submitted To: Table contents Introduction 3 Task1: The purposes of different types of organization 4 The extent to which an organization meets the objectives of different stakeholders 5 the responsibilities of an organization and strategies employed to meet them 5 Task2: The economic system attempt to allocate resources effectively 6 Assess the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on business organization and their activities Evaluate the impact of competition policy and other regulatory mechanisms on the activities of a selected organization 7 Task3: The market structures determine the pricing and output decision of businesses 8 The way in which market forces shape organization responses using a range of examples 8 The business and cultural environments shape the behaviour of an organisation 9 Task4: The significance of international trade to UK business organisation 10 The impact of global factors on UK business organisation 10 The impact of policies of the European Union on the UK business organisation 11 Conclusion:11 References:12 Introduction We try in the begin to introduce the company and after that we will explain what we are going to show about the tasks, M&S is one of the UK’s leader retailers, over that 20 million visitors weekly to their shops, they offer offer high quality, great value clothing and home products, outstanding quality foods,...
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...Marketing Practices of Prince Bazar Super Store Limelight on 4 P’s & STP Concept A term paper by team White collar East West University Department of Business Administration Marketing Practices of “Prince Bazar Super Store” Limelight on 4 P’s & STP Concept Submitted to: Ms. Husna Ara Submitted by: Team “White Collar” 1. Jobaer Hasan ID: 2012-2-10-167 2. Mobashir Ahmed chowdhury ID: 2012-2-10-220 3. Abdul Aziz Fahad ID: 2012-2-10-249 4. Meraz Hossain ID: 2012-3-10-200 5. Rezwana Sultana ID: 2012-1-10-101 Date of Submission: 25 March, 2013 Date: 25 March, 2013 To Husne Ara Lecturer East West University Bangladesh Sub: submission of the term paper on Prince Bazaar. Dear Madam, We have great pleasure to replace before you our assignment on Super Shop Industry. We have made a research paper on Prince Bazar. We are the student of MKT-101; Sec-6. We analyzed on Prince Bazar to prepare this term paper, we have gathered what we believe to be the most complete information available. We have worked hard preparing this Term paper and we hope it will perfectly present the whole organizational situation of Prince Bazaar. We will be always available for answering any query related with this term paper. We request you to...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS INDUSTRY BACKGROUND …………………………………………………….………………………………………….3 BONIA BRANDS ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 MISSION AND VISSION ...............................................................................................................................................….....5 FINANACIAL STATEMENTS ………………………………………………………………………………………………6 • FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ……………………………………………………………………………………...6 • STOCK DATA …………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 COMPETITORS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8 • PADINI …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 • ESPRIT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9 • ELBA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10 PEST ANALYSIS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 • POLITICAL ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 • ECONOMIC ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 • STRENGHT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 • TECHNOLOGY ……………………………………………………………………………………………………14 SWOT ANALYSIS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15 • STRENGHT ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...15 • WEAKNESSES ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..16 • OPPORTUNITIES …………………………………………………………………………………………………..17 • THREAT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..18 2.0 CUSTOMER TARGET ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..19 • BONIA GROUP ……………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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...American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) INTERNSHIP RESEARCH REPORT ON “Financial Performance Analysis of GrameenPhone Ltd.” An Internship Report Presented to the Faculty of Business Administration in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration Supervised By: Farah Rezwan Faculty, School of Business Administration Department of Finance Submitted By: Shafi,Hasibuzzaman Student, School of Business Administration ID: 08-11124-2 Mejor-Accounting & Finance Date of Submission: April 19, 2012 INTERNSHIP RESEARCH REPORT ON “Financial Performance Analysis of GrameenPhone Ltd.” LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 08 May, 2012 Mr. R. Tareque Moudud Director, Office of Placement & Alumni (OPA), American International University-Bangladesh Banani, Dhaka. Subject: Internship Research Report on “Financial Performance Analysis of GrameenPhone Ltd”. Dear Sir, I have completed the Internship report on “Financial Performance Analysis of Grameenphone Ltd.” With due respect, I am submitting my internship research report on the above mentioned title for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration. I took this report as an opportunity to reflect my learning of the techniques and skills of this three months long internship...
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...SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROJECT REPORT PROJECT TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT MARKETING ALONG WITH STUDENT’S PREFRENCES FOR ENTRANCE EXAM PREPARATION AT EduMENTOR COMPANY NAME: EduMENTOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES UNDER GUIDANCE OF Prof.Dr.Y Malini Reddy SUBMITTED BY: NAME: Eshita Miglani ENROLLMENT ID: 09BSHYD0272 CONTACT NO.: 09910436436 EMAIL ID: eshitamiglani@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT The project focuses on the various business operations that an organization, relating to the field of educational services undertakes, that help them build an identity for themselves in the niche marketing that they are catering to. In presence of immense competition, the major part of the study comprises of the detailed study of areas that not only improve and develop the product of the company but also help them reach a wider target audience. The business model of Edumentor has immense growth potential in the future, keeping in mind the recessionary periods. Hence, a study on organizational development of Edumentor and its various operations is the most prudent thing to do. In all, the study will encompass all functional areas of the organization. The project has been broken down into various phases for better understanding and segregation of work and operations undertaken ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The project I had undertaken required a lot of information gathering and guidance which has been provided by various...
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...PREFACE India, with its booming economy, plus 8 digit growth, is witnessing a surge in the income levels. This has led to increased demand for entertainment and luxury and people now want to enhance their television viewing experience. Their increased desire for superior video and audio quality has also been reflected in our research findings. All this will sound music to the ears of all the DTH service providers planning to increase their market share many fold. The potential of DTH in Indian market is seemingly substantial. This has motivated us to undertake a market research project to analyze and assess the future prospects of its acceptability and growth in India. To make our project comprehensive and to make our results conclusive, we have done a thorough analysis in terms of in-depth primary and secondary research. Scanning through articles pertaining to DTH in newspapers, magazines and internet; interviewing dealers and marketers, sales executives; getting questionnaires filled by 250 respondents; we are confident that our findings present the facts as they are. The whole project has been so designed that it not only meets the requirements of our course curriculum, it also will be useful to existing and coming DTH service providers. Research Methodology Our report is an integral part of my Market Research paper, 3rd Semester of my Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) course at Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, D.U. this project has been prepared under...
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...FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A TOOL OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION A SUMMER INTERNSHIP REPORT Submitted by KHUSHBOO VERMA Registration No: 11400462 In partial fulfillment of Summer Internship for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION School of Business LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY Phagwara, Punjab July, 2015 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: I am very much obliged to Mr. Vikram Jain (Chartered Accountant) for his valuable suggestion to take up the project in Appu International Ludhiana. This project report could not complete without the guidance of Mr. Vikram Jain and their timely help and encouragement helped me to complete this project successfully. I am thankful to Vikram Jain for their suitable guidance at every stage of my training. I thanks to Mrs. Rimpy, Sangeeta jangra. And miss. Pushpa Mehta for giving me opportunity to work at Accounts, Records, purchases and sales items maintained of Appu International as a finance trainee. 2 (INDEX):Chapters Name Page No. 1. Executive Summary 7 2. Industry Introduction 8-9 3. Organization Introduction 10-19 4. Literature Review 20-23 5. Introduction To Financial Literacy As A Tool Of 24-33 Sr. No. Financial Inclusion 6. Hypothesis 33-34 7. Research Methodology 35-39 8. Result And Discussion 40-73 9. Finding 74-77 10. Suggestion 78-79 11. Limitation 80 12. Future Scope 80 13. ...
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