...ZAMBIA CENTER OF ACCOUNTANCY STUDIES Programme: Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies Name: Mwaka Masiye Student No: 000754791 Subject: Managing Strategy (BUSI 1484) Lecturer: M Chanakira Business Strategy Game Report (Club Zed) Word count:2,279 INTRODUCTION Club Zed Inc. is an athletic footwear company which operates globally and is specialized in manufacturing, distributing and marketing athletic footwear. It has its operations in four geographic market regions namely; Europe-Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and North America. STRATEGY In our five year plan we decided to use the Differentiation strategy, Differentiation involves providing a product or service with higher perceived value than its competitors (Scholes el al, 2012). Based on a strategy that our competitors where focusing on reducing or minimizing costs. We chose differentiation strategy in order to meet up with management objectives, investor expectation and also to strengthen our brand name in order to gain more market share. As a company we saw opportunities from the forecasted rates in the branded footwear and private label footwear markets, growth in branded footwear averaged 7-9% and 10% in private label footwear(players guide). We also saw major threats coming from competitors, exchange rates as a result of exporting to other warehouses and the fluctuation in material prices of standard and superior materials. YEAR 11 In our first year of management we did not expect to have such a challenge...
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...Contents Page Purpose 4 1. External Analysis 5 2.1 Industry Life Cycle............................................................5 2.2 Market Analysis....................................................................6 2.3 PESTEL.................................................................................7 2.4 Porters 5 Force ....................................................................8 2. Internal Analysis 9 2.1 Microsoft Competency Framework....................................9 2.2 Microsoft VRIN Framework.................................................10 2.3 Microsoft Strengths and Weaknesses ..............................10 2.4 Nokia Competency Framework...........................................11 2.5 Nokia VRIN Framework........................................................12 2.6 Nokia Strengths and Weaknesses......................................12 3. Issues and Challenges ...
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...Rev. Confirming Pages Case 6 Apple Inc. in 2009 Lou Marino The University of Alabama Katy Beth Jackson The University of Alabama John Hattaway The University of Alabama Heading into the fourth quarter of 2009, management at Apple had much to be excited about. Steve Jobs had returned to lead the company as CEO after receiving a liver transplant earlier in the year, the company had set revenue and earnings records during its most recent quarter, the new iPhone 3GS had sold more than 1 million units within three days of its June 19th launch, and consumers had downloaded more than 1.5 billion iPhone applications by the first anniversary of The App Store launch. However, Apple also faced some significant challenges as it entered the final quarter of 2009. There was some concern that Steve Jobs would not be as effective at the helm of the company as in the past since he would be working only parttime as he further recovered from his surgery. In addition, the role of former acting-CEO and current chief operating officer Tim Cook was not readily apparent as Jobs returned on a parttime basis. Analysts were also concerned that Apple might struggle to sustain its growth in the smart phone market as Nokia, Research in Motion (the maker of Blackberry smart phones), HTC, LG, and Samsung moved to copy many of the iPhone’s features. The iPhone was critical to Apple’s continuing growth in revenues and net earnings since the company was the world’s third largest seller of smart...
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...Strategy for Managing Diversity Doug Cheatum HRM/498 March 14, 2016 Chris Healy Strategy for Managing Diversity Stereotypes that employees hold about certain groups in society is one of the biggest challenges facing companies and managers dealing with diversity today (Mello, 2015). Stereotypes are often learned by individuals at a very young age and are reinforced by family, religious and educational institutions as well as society in general. The Big Question The question becomes “How do managers deal with these stereotypes, and should they encourage open discussion about them?” Most would say it is better to talk about our differences and learn from one another instead of pretending there are not any differences. Others might say that this type of discussion has not place in the work environment and each individual should just concentrate on their job and not others. The best approach is probably a combination of both. Yes, everyone should concentrate on their jobs, but they are also human and can’t help but notice the differences and possibly stereotype others. Doing this could lead to unwanted behaviors between co-workers and it could affect production because of low morale and hostility. Some companies have gone as far as creating a Chief Diversity Officer position that only deals with diversity in the workplace. Diversity management is becoming more and more one of the most important functions in a company today because of how diverse the work force is becoming...
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...MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY Level 6 44-6884-00N 2013-2014 Yorkshire Tea’s strategic choices Module Leader UK: Lilia Zerguit Module Leader Singapore: Jassni Hambali Student Name: Pham Tuan Anh Student ID: 23044827 Words count: 4712 (excluded cover page, table of contents, figure, in-text citation and references) Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Critically analyze the major strategic options that Yorkshire tea might be adopted 5 3.1. Yorkshire Tea current strategy overview 5 3.2. Innovation option combine with organic development method and low-price strategy 6 3.3. Internationalization option combine with organic development method 8 3.4. Market development direction combine with strategic alliance method and low-price strategy 9 4. Yorkshire Tea’s internal, external and competitive environment analysis 10 5. Strategic options evaluating 15 5.1. Innovation strategy combine with organic growth method and low-price strategy 15 5.2. Internationalization strategy combine with organic development method 17 5.3. Market development direction combine with strategic alliance method and low-price strategy 19 6. Strategic options recommendation 21 7. Conclusion 23 8. References 23 1. Executive summary Throughout this report is all about the strategic directions, options and methods in order to generate the most possible strategy for Yorkshire Tea Taylors of Harrogate, which is a traditional family company...
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...Table of Contents Page 1) Executive Summary 2 2) Introduction 3 History & Background 3 3) Situational Analysis 3 Vision Statement 3 Mission Statement 4 4) Environment Analysis 5 PESTEL Analysis 5 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 9 SWOT Analysis 11 5) Focus Strategy 13 6) Grand Strategy 13 Expansion 13 Related Diversification 13 7) Conclusion 13 8) References 14 1.0 Executive Summary Business Strategy is the direction and future goal set for a business to achieve the competitive advantages which unique tailored with the available resources within an organization to the rapidly changing environment to achieved their objective. (Johnson & Scholes, 2002) More precisely the strategy involved in the following finding: * Identify the external environmental that give impact to an industry * Identify the internal environment that gives impact on competition and profitability * Evaluate the new opportunity from current and new market * Assess the industry life cycle and forecast future changes in industry * Identify Critical Success Factors This paper report transcript the introduction of the company Atlantic Zeiser (the numbering machine company in the old days) and its subsidiary operation...
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...Strategies for Managing Surplus funds * Keith v Smith says the financial manager can consider a series of seven strategies for handling the excess cash balance with the firm: * 1. Do nothing : the financial manager simply allows surplus liquidity to accumulate in the current account. * This strategy enhances liquidity at the expense of profits that could be earned from investing in surplus funds. * 2. Make an adhoc investment: the FM makes investments in some what adhoc manner . * Such a strategy makes some contribution, though not optimal contribution to profitability with out impairing the liquidity of the firm. * It is followed by the firms which cannot devote enough time and resources to management of securities. * 3. Ride on yield curve: this is a strategy to increase the yield from a portfolio of marketable securities by betting on the interest rate changes. * If the financial manager expects that interest rates will fall in the near future, he would buy longer term securities as they appreciate more, compared to shorter term securities. * On the other hand , if the FM believes that the interest rates will rise in the near future, he would sell longer term securities. This strategy hinges on the assumption that the FM has superior interest rate forecasting ability. * Empherical evidence, however suggests that it may be futile to try to do better than average. The expected higher return is almost invariably accompanied by higher...
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...Manager’s Job in Context Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………3 The organization……………………………………………………………………………… 3 Job Description of a manager in an organization......................................................................4 Organizational Structure...........................................................................................................6 Internal and external interactions of Managers.........................................................................8 Recommendation......................................................................................................................9 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................10 References...............................................................................................................................10 Introduction Organizations can be considered as a system which consists of a numerous number of people who coordinate and work together to achieve the common goal. Organizational behavior is the set of actions performed by the individuals or the attitudes of the individuals in a particular organization. For a manager it is very essential to study and understand the organizational behavior as it will assist him to identify and correct problems, establish necessary changes etc. Management or managers plays a vital role in organizational behavior and in achieving...
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...OLDTOWN BERHAD (797771-M) OLDTOWN BERHAD (797771-M) (Incorporated in Malaysia) (Incorporated in Malaysia) The Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Oldtown Berhad (“the Company”) recognises the value of good governance and believes that a high standard of corporate governance will deliver long-term sustainable shareholder value. The Board is committed to ensure good corporate governance practices are applied throughout the Company and its subsidiaries (“the Group”). This Statement sets out the key aspects of how the Company has applied the Principles and Recommendations of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance 2012 (“MCCG 2012”) during the financial year ended 31 March 2014 and any non-observation of the Recommendations of MCCG 2012, including the reasons thereof, has been included in this Statement. Principle 1 – Establish Clear Roles and Responsibilities 1.1 Clear Functions of The Board and Management The Board leads the Group and plays a strategic role in overseeing the Group’s corporate objectives, directions and long term goals of the business. The Board is responsible for oversight and overall management of the Group. The Board Committees are established to assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities. The Board delegates specific responsibilities to three (3) principal Committees, namely the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. All committees have written terms of references and operating...
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...The proposal was duly considered important as Juices Ltd operated an apple and pear juice producing business and owned ore hands around Australia and the juice container manufacturing business can provide Juice Ltd’s juice containers to the customer who already falls under Juice Ltd’s target market. In order to broaden the domain of its business the proposal was put forward by Chen who is a non executive director of the company though all the board members were suppose to be present in the board meeting else one of the non executive director could non- attend the meeting as on the same day and time she met with an accident and broke her arms and unable to receive treatment from the emergency department of the local hospital. The company managing director Uma was authorized the chairman Jack to acquisition within 10 minutes. Though the company’s chief financial officers Isaacs financial report was presented on the impact of the acquisition but unfortunately he was forbidden to participate in the board meeting and gain or deliver any views in regards to the business proposals. Though it was decided in the meeting to approve the acquisition and signing up of the contract by Uma to look took over the business on behalf of Juice’s lacking was detected in wrong financial analysis of $48 million purchase price which was an improper and over channelization of company’s fund. Moreover it was also revealed that the board of directors was not aware of the fact that most of the shares newly...
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...1 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Table of contents ABOUT THE COMPANY Letter of Transmittal Corporate Information Milestones Board of Directors and Management Brand Values Products 3 4 5 6 -8 9 10 OPERATING RESULTS Summary of Key Operating & Financial Data 11-12 AGM & COMPANY PERFORMANCE Notice of 35th Annual General Meeting Chairman’s Message to Shareholders Report of the Board of Directors 13 14 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 15 - 19 1 Table of contents COMPLIANCE REPORT Corporate Governance Compliance Report 20 - 38 FINANCIAL RESULTS Auditors’ Report to the Shareholders Statement of Financial Position Statement of Comprehensive Income Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Statement of Cash Flows Notes to the Financial Statements Unit-wise Working Result Schedule of Non- Current Assets Certificate on Review of financial statements PROXY FORM 39 - 40 41 - 42 43 - 44 45 46 - 47 48 - 80 81 - 82 83 - 84 85 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 2 Letter of Transmittal December 6, 2014 Esteemed Shareholders Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms Dear Sir or Madam, Subject: Annual Report for the year ended June 30, 2014 It is our pleasure to inform you that the 35th Annual General Meeting of Olympic Industries Limited will be held on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 10:00 AM at our 2nd biscuit factory premises at Lolati, P.S. Sonargaon, District...
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...Problem Statement To appoint a managing director that can suit and work in the Peru’s political turmoil. Because of the political turmoil in Peru , which at times has bordered on being a full-scale war , the company had to appoint a managing director that can do the works that had been done by the current managing which had succeed to manage the operation with good and improving sales and profitability. Alternative Strategies 1) The Geocentric Approach With geocentric approach , unlike the ethnocentric and polycentric variation , OEC’s decision to appoint managing director is not tied to U.S national of Peru national .Rather , OEC scans the five short-listed colleagues looking for the best people for managing director post in Peru, regardless of their nationality . 20 The Polycentric Approach Juan Moreno will be appointed as managing director of Peru operation if the managers used this approach. This approach belief that managers and employees in foreign operation should be from the host country .Using this approach , the feeling of native people to the host country will not have a problem with cultures shock , knowing the language(Spanish) , realizing and adhering to the local customs , and values and attitude .This approach may save OEC’s expenses associated with recruiting , training , and transferring expatriates from other countries which are form of U.S and Mexico in which the company also has operations .Many human resources management , facing...
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...Problem Statement To appoint a managing director that can suit and work in the Peru’s political turmoil. Because of the political turmoil in Peru , which at times has bordered on being a full-scale war , the company had to appoint a managing director that can do the works that had been done by the current managing which had succeed to manage the operation with good and improving sales and profitability. Alternative Strategies 1) The Geocentric Approach With geocentric approach , unlike the ethnocentric and polycentric variation , OEC’s decision to appoint managing director is not tied to U.S national of Peru national .Rather , OEC scans the five short-listed colleagues looking for the best people for managing director post in Peru, regardless of their nationality . 20 The Polycentric Approach Juan Moreno will be appointed as managing director of Peru operation if the managers used this approach. This approach belief that managers and employees in foreign operation should be from the host country .Using this approach , the feeling of native people to the host country will not have a problem with cultures shock , knowing the language(Spanish) , realizing and adhering to the local customs , and values and attitude .This approach may save OEC’s expenses associated with recruiting , training , and transferring expatriates from other countries which are form of U.S and Mexico in which the company also has operations .Many human resources management , facing...
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...Lec 6: Ch 10 (the role of company directors and other officers and the means by which they are appointed and removed); main focus is on the directors * ‘officer’ and ‘director’ definition- s9, p200 (Morley v ASIC). * ‘director’- a) appointed director regardless of the name given to their position; b) not validly appointed director but acts in position or; c) not validly appointed but the directors of the company are accustomed to act in accordance with the person’s instructions and wishes; person in a) OR b) is de facto director, within c) is a shadow director * Statutory duties, including the duty to act with reasonable care and diligence and the duty to act in the best interests of the company * Statutory requirement for all companies to have at least one director; PTY company must have at least one, with one ordinarily residing in Australia (s201A(1)); public companies must have at least 3, with at least 2 in Aus (s201A(2)) * Directors’ role: manage or supervise the management; for companies that rely on the replaceable rules as their internal governance rules, s198A provides that “the business of a company is to be managed by or under the direction of the directors’” * Company secretary: public companies must have at least one company secretary (s204A(2)) be 18yo and have at least one residing in Aus; PTY company may have one but is not required to appoint one (s204A(1)); secretary is appointed by directors; responsibilities include record-keeping...
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...at 3:00 p.m. N I S S A N E L G R A N D I N F I N I T I F X 3 7 R E N A U L T M E G A N E R S CONTENTS 02 03 05 09 10 14 17 25 27 28 31 Corporate Information Business Divisions Report of the Board of Directors 8 Years Financial Highlights Profile of Directors Corporate Social Responsibility Report Corporate Governance Statement Internal Control Statement Other Statements and Disclosures Audit Committee Report Daily Share Price & Volume Traded on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad 33 Financial Statements 133 Ten Largest Properties of the Group 134 Shareholders’ Statistics 137 Notice of Annual General Meeting Form of Proxy CORPORATE INFORMATION Directors Dato’ Tan Heng Chew Executive Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director Dato’ Ng Mann Cheong Senior Independent Non-Executive Director Dato’ Haji Kamaruddin @ Abas bin Nordin Independent Non-Executive Director Seow Thiam Fatt Independent Non-Executive Director Siew Kah Toong Independent Non-Executive Director Dato’ Khor Swee Wah @ Koh Bee Leng Executive Director Ling Ou Long @ Ling Wuu Long Executive Director Ho Wai Ming Executive Director Audit Committee Company Secretaries Yap Bee Lee Chang Pie Hoon Registered Address 62-68 Jalan Ipoh 51200 Kuala Lumpur Telephone : (03) 4047 8888 Facsimile : (03) 4047 8636 Website : www.tanchong.com.my E-mail : tcmh@tanchong.com.my Registrars Tricor Investor Services Sdn Bhd Level 17, The Gardens North Tower Mid Valley City Lingkaran Syed Putra 59200 Kuala Lumpur...
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