...The case study of Nokia Table of content Acronyms 2 Executive summary 2 1.0 Case background 3 2.0 Method 3 3.0 Large scale organizational change 3 4.0 Body of analysis 3 4.1 Background to this change 3 4.2 Key pressures 4 4.2.1Environmental pressures 5 4.2.1.1 Market decline pressure 5 4.2.1.2 Hyper competition Pressures 6 4.2.1.3 Reputation and Credibility Pressures 6 4.2.2 Organizational pressure 7 4.3 Relevant management models 7 4.3.1 SWOT analysis 8 4.3.1.1 Strength and weakness 8 4.3.1.2 Opportunity and threats 8 4.3.2 Scenario Planning Model 9 4.4 Organizational change unfolded over time 10 4.5 Overall evaluation of the change 11 5.0 Conclusion 12 6.0 References 13 7.0 Appendices 13 Acronyms ...
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...financial plan is in place, there should be no need to ever change it. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Topic: The Financial Planning Process AACSB: 3. Analytical skills 2) When comparing two different investment opportunities the investor should always choose the investment that minimizes the total amount of taxes paid. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: Minimization of Taxes AACSB: 3. Analytical skills 3) Being financially secure involves balancing what you earn with A) your investments. B) what you spend. C) your retirement plans. D) your current level of debt. Answer: B Diff: 1 Topic: Financial Planning AACSB: 3. Analytical skills 4) In order for your financial plan to be realistic and attainable it needs to be based upon your A) budget. B) income level. C) number of tax deductions, exemption, exclusions, and credits. D) balance sheet. E) none of the above Answer: B Diff: 2 Topic: Financial Planning AACSB: 3. Analytical skills 5) Personal financial planning can help you to A) deal with unplanned health issues. B) minimize your tax payments to Uncle Sam. C) minimize your chances of personal bankruptcy. D) have enough money for a comfortable retirement. E) all of the above. Answer: E Diff: 2 Topic: Financial Planning AACSB: 3. Analytical skills 6) What are common factors found in an effective financial plan? A) Effective financial plans should be flexible to allow for changes in your situation B) Effective financial plans should...
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...utmost to take on important social responsibilities, such as promoting prosperity and coexistence of the global community. Samsung will spare no effort to create value through corporate sustainability management - making sure it protects the environment, shares growth with suppliers and cultivates its pool of talent , while also strengthening its position as a market innovator for the future. Contents 34 Human Resources 42 Health & Safety 50 Eco Products 54 Water Management 58 Shared Growth 62 Supplier Compliance 72 Conflict Minerals 75 Product Accessibility 80 Global Social Contribution : Delivering Hope Around the World 2014 SAMSuNg ElECTRONICS SuSTAINAbIlITy REpORT 50,416 workforce increase compared to 2012 Grow Together Establishment of a Creative Culture At Samsung, we consider creativity to be the seed of innovation and take pride in the creative spirit and autonomy of our employees. The collaboration and entrepreneurship we encourage across our company has enabled our success to date and will propel us forward. At Samsung, we welcome challenges and see new initiatives as opportunities for growth and learning. Samsung Electronics encourages employees’ independence and creativity through their performance-based compensation policy. In an effort to ensure a smooth organizational operation, the company has established a global integrated personnel management system that is focused on fostering continuous innovation. Samsung Electronics...
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...Introduction Global operations involves the linking and relating of four primary functions; marketing, finance and accounting, suppliers, and human resources to create a competitive advantage in global markets (Russell & Taylor, 2011). The business environment has become increasingly competitive over the past decade, due to the global economic crisis, environmental challenges, technological innovations, as well as, consumer lifestyle changes. As a result of the changes, many multi-national corporations (MNC), in an effort, to remain competitive and sustainable are responding by creating global strategic management plans to address the competitive trends occurring in the market (Kim, Bak, & Bae, 2010). In fact, the aforementioned factors created a rich environment for firms to access new technologies, materials, customer bases, as well as, the ability to form business partnerships, globally (Russell & Taylor, 2011; Nembhard, Shi, & Park, 2000). Consequently, there has been a shift in the way business operations are performed and managed. Procter and Gamble Company (P&G), is an excellent example of an iconic firm maintaining a competitive advantage in global markets through the effective implementation of global operations strategies and management. In fact, P&G is the leading consumer goods firm, generating annually $84 billion in sales, operating in 180+ countries, spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia. In...
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...Dell, Inc. A Strategic Management Case Study October 8, 2013 Sophie Yanez University of the Incarnate Word Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Dell’s Strategy a. Vision Statement b. Mission Statement c. Strategies and Objectives III. Recommended Vision and Mission Statements IV. External Assessment a. Porter’s Five Forces Model b. External Factor Evaluation c. Competitive Profile Matrix V. Internal Assessment a. Value Chain b. Internal Factor Evaluation VI. Porter’s Five Generic Strategy VII. SWOT Analysis a. SPACE Matrix b. Boston Consulting Group Matrix c. Internal-External Matrix VIII. Strategy and Objective Recommendations IX. Recommended Implementation Plan X. Strategy Review and Evaluation References Appendixes I. Introduction Dell was founded in 1985 under the name, PCs Limited by Michael Dell who at the time was a college student of the University of Texas. In 1988 the company’s name was changed to Dell Computer Corporation. The company is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas and is the world's #3 supplier of Personal Computers (PC) behind HP who ranks as #2 and Lenovo who ranks as #1 (According to IDC worldwide quarterly PC tracker). Dell provides a broad range of technology products for the consumer, education, enterprise, and government sectors. In addition to its line of desktop and notebook PCs, Dell offers network servers, data storage systems, printers, ethernet switches, and peripherals, such as displays and...
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...for accredited courses of study, and I acknowledge that if this has been done an appropriate reduction in the mark I might otherwise have received will be made.” Introduction Samsung Electronics Company (SEC), Ltd founded in 1969 is a South Korean multinational electronics company and is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue. Since the introduction of monochrome television sets in 1971, it has grown on average 38 percent a year, broadening its product range from simple consumer electronics and home appliances to advanced information and communication equipment, computers and peripherals and semiconductors (Renee, 2007) . It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile and smart phones, LCD Panels and televisions and displaced Apple Inc. as the largest technology company in 2011 (Renee, 2007). Industry boundary Samsung electronics has the following divisions * Consumer electronics (CE) : CTV ,visual display appliances ,printers ,washing machines refrigerators and medical devices * IT and mobile communication (IM) :Hand held phones ,network system computer and digital camera, mobile communications * Device solutions(DS) : DRAM,NAMD Flash ,mobile AP,LCD panel, OLED panel and LEDs (Samsung Electronics, 2014) This illustrates the industry boundaries within with it...
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...awareness of global warming and how our planet’s atmosphere is overloaded with heat trapping carbon dioxide (CO2), which threatens wide-ranging disorder in climate with devastating consequences. Global warming is an environmental issue that affects human health, ecosystem, etc. and this study is summed up into basic responses and opposing viewpoints. I. What are the causes of global warming? • CO2 emissions and increased concentration of greenhouse gases • Human activity is causing the Earth to get hotter • Global warming is a natural occurrence of nature a. Deforestation and natural resources are part of the earth’s cycle b. Negative conception due to media c. Lack of scientific evidence II. Global warming causes serious concern. • Record-breaking extreme weather a. Severe droughts b. Damaging wildfires c. Rising sea levels, warmer temperatures d. Heat waves; diseases • Clean Air Act (CAA), Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act (CWA) that addresses pollution from sewage systems and storm water run-off • NRDC examines long-range consequences if issue is not addressed III. Solving global warming will improve our lives. • Set practical and feasible limits on global warming pollution; in accordance with EPA standards • Think “green” a. Smart cars b. Public transportation c. Communities and buildings d. Stricter efficiency requirements for appliances IV. Curbing climate change • Administration’s National Climate Action Plan a. Technologies...
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...Southeast Asia Smart Meter Market Overview: Market Trends, Challenges, Future plans and Opportunities Metering Billing/CRM Asia 2012 May 8, 2012 Hoonho (Andy) Bae Senior Analyst Pike Research Agenda • • • • • • • Smart Grid Overview Smart Meters and AMI Smart Meter Drivers and Challenges Smart Meter Pilot Projects and Plans Market Forecasts Global Market Trends in Smart Meters Conclusion Copyright © 2012 Pike Research 2 Smart Grid Goals Sustainable, Secure, Environmentally Safe Energy • Reduce utility operating costs • Improve grid reliability • Increase energy efficiency Less Grid Intelligence Reduce overall demand Reduce end-to-end system losses Shift peak demand (C&I, residential) • “Soft” consumer-driven “demand response” • Verifiable, centrally controlled demand response • Integrate renewable generation Intermittent, bulk generation Renewable Distributed Energy Generation (RDEG) • Support electric transportation transition Commercial and personal vehicles (PEV) Copyright © 2012 Pike Research More Grid Intelligence 3 General Drivers for Smart Grid Energy Independence Security Carbon Reduction Regulatory Goals Demand Response Safety Own Generation Reliability Customer Service PEVs Forecasting Efficiency Profitability Billing Lower Energy Costs Market Operation Opex Reduction Collections Energy Management Renewables IT/OT Infrastructure Communications / Automation...
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...black. • Fab® Fragrance Temptations Spice Allure and Sweet Indulgence uses a fine fragrance recommended by a world famous perfume house. • Cold Power Smart Shot combines the Smart Cap System which gets to the heart of the wash for outstanding results on whites and colours in cold water. (b) Choose 3 brands of women’s cosmetics. Identify the demographic and psychographic segments each brand is appealing to. Revlon MAC Chanel (c) Choose 3 brands of men’s cologne. Identify the demographic and psychographic segments each brand is appealing to. 2. Why are the following segmentation approaches not successful? a). Segmenting a market on the basis of personality should be based on behaviour b). Advertising Ski boards in Time Magazine. Should be advertised in a travelling magazine c). Developing an insurance plan for all quadruplets born in Hong Kong. Should be developing for all new borns – not just quad 3. Under what circumstances and for what types of products should a marketer segment the market on the basis of: (a) awareness status? (b) brand loyalty? (c) user-situation? (d) a hybrid form? 4. Specify the innate and /or acquired needs that would be useful bases for developing promotional strategies for (a) Global Positioning Systems in Cars (b) Sunglasses that can be customised online (c) A new version of iPhone (d) recruiting university students to...
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...BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES RESEARCH ON SMART MARKETING STRATEGY OF RED BULL AND HOW THE COMPANY MAINTAIN ITS LEADING POSITION IN ENERGY DRINK INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ABSTRACT 4 II. INTRODUCTION 4 III. BACKGROUND OF RED BULL 5 IV. LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………..….6-7 V. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES…………………………………………8 VI. RESEARCH QUESTIONS……………………………………………………………8 VII. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY…………………………………………………9-12 VIII. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION………………………………...…13 IX. LIMITATIONS……………………………………………………….13 X. CONCLUSION 13 XI. REFERENCE 14-15 I. ABSTRACT The marketing and advertising techniques revolution in the late of 1980s enabled Red Bull to create successfully an “energy drink” market. Today, when the market becomes more and more diverse as well as expanding with over 220 competitors, Red Bull may face to loss in overall global market share. However, Red Bull has reasons to feel optimistic with its strategic business and marketing plans. II. INTRODUCTION The global Functional Drinks market was reported to be worth $26.9 billion in the year of 2008. It is fairly new and continues developing; the market is forecasted to increase by over 64% to reach the value of $44.3 billion, said Datamonitor PLC (2008), cover different categories such as Energy, Nutrition etc. Being regarded as the largest brand in energy drink sector, Red Bull® was holding 29% global market share in 2008 (Datamonitor PLC, 2008) and has been successful...
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...Study of Japanese Experiences es on Sustainable Urban Development el including Pollution Control and Management, Resource/Energy Efficiency and GHG Reductiion o GH FINAL REPORT T February 2011 y THE WORLD BANK JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY STUDY OF JAPANESE EXPERIENCES ON SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING POLLUTION CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE / ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND GHG REDUCTION FINAL REPORT The First East Asia Eco2 Program, including this study, was funded by the Cities Alliance through a non-core contribution of the Japanese Government, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the World Bank February 2011 ALMEC CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS MAIN TEXT 1 SUMMARY 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Context of the Study....................................................................................................... 1-1 Study Objectives ............................................................................................................ 1-2 Analytical Framework of the Eco2 Initiative.................................................................... 1-3 Urban Development Process, Urban Management, and Environmental Initiatives in Japan.......................................................................................................................... 1-5 Responses of Stakeholders ........................................................................................... 1-8 Lessons from Japanese Experiences...
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...situation, addressing where and how they currently operate, both in the home market and globally. Detailing such information as market share, product ranges, pricing strategies, competitor analysis, plus other key issues that are relevant to the company and products we are reviewing. We will present issues that will have an impact on the company’s future global strategy. 1.Introduction . Samsung electronics is South Korean global company, a part of the Samsung group established in 1938,employing approximately 206000 people in 197 offices across the 72 countries. The company sales is $ 143.1 billon in 2011 considerably 13% more than previous year(annual report of Samsung 2012).Samsung operates in intense competition from growing number of competitors .All of them have strong brand equity such as LG electronics ,Whirlpool ,Nokia ,Apple and Sony. Among its several products single galaxy s devises has been huge success for Samsung.It announces that it had sold 20 million units Galaxy S !! devices since April 2011 lunch and until October of this year it had sold 30 million Galaxy devices overall. That leads to the top most smart phone seller globally. By considering the emerging demand of Smartphone, Samsung released S3 on 3 may 2012 in London for the first time .Later it was released in other European countries and USA. 2.Current performance : - According to annual...
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...Research Report Submitted To Sir Khalid Jamil Ansari Prepared By Babar Saeed (BM-25208) Bashir Ali (BM-25178) TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement 02 Executive Summary 03 Company Introduction 04 Company History) 05 a) First Mobile Phone 06 b) GSM Introduction 06 c) Strategic Change 07 Vision, Mission, Organization Direction 07 Environmental Analysis (Internal) 09 Environmental Analysis (External) 12 a) Pestle Analysis 12 b) Porter five forces Analysis 14 SWOT Analysis 18 Market/Competitor Analysis 19 Strategic Analysis 23 a) Corporate Strategy 25 b) Business Strategy 25 c) Operational Strategy 25 d) Supply Chain Strategy 26 e) Defensive Strategy 26 f) Competitive Strategy 26 Nokia Marketing Strategies Analysis 27 a) Segmentation by Geographically 27 b) Segmentation by Demographically 28 c) Segmentation by Consumer / Business 28 Marketing Mix Strategies 29 a) Product b) Price c) Place d) Promotion Key Strategic Issues Face Nokia 30 Nokia Leading Mobile Series 31 a) N Series 31 b) E Series 32 c) X Series 33 d) Asha Series 33 e) Lumia Series 34 References 35 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT One of the great pleasures of writing the report is acknowledging the efforts of our teacher and friends whose hard work, cooperation, friendship and understanding were crucial to the preparation of this report. First of all, we would like to acknowledge the efforts of Sir Khalid Jamil Ansari whose sincerity, loyalty, hard working and...
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...Topic 3 Chapter 5: Planning: The Foundation of Successful Management TOPIC 3 LEARNING OUTCOME TLO 1: To discuss the various types of uncertainties faced by an organization. TLO 2: To discuss the role of planning in handling uncertainties. TLO 3: To discuss the fundamentals of planning. TLO 4: To apply planning skills to set SMART goals and implement Management by Objectives. PLANNING Planning: previously defined as setting goals and deciding how to achieve them Another definition: Planning is coping with uncertainty by formulating future courses of action to achieve specified results. WHY NOT PLAN? Planning requires you to set aside time to do it You may have to make some decisions without a lot of time to plan THE BENEFITS OF PLANNING 1) Planning helps you check on your progress 2) Planning helps you coordinate activities 3) Planning helps you think ahead 4) Above all, planning helps you cope with uncertainty THREE TYPES OF UNCERTAINTY State Uncertainty: when the environment is considered unpredictable. Effect Uncertainty: when the effects of environmental changes are unpredictable. Response Uncertainty: when the consequences of a decision are uncertain. RESPONDING TO UNCERTAINTY Defenders: are experts at producing and selling narrowly defined products and services. Prospectors: focus on developing new markets or services and in seeking out...
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...BRAND: BlackBerry INDUSTRY/MARKET DESCRIPTION: [pic] The industry BlackBerry is designated to is the consumer electronics market. This market is a huge sector that comprises of many products from audio equipment to laptops and computers. Datamonitor defines the market as such: The consumer electronics market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of audio visual equipment and games console products designed primarily for domestic use. The audio visual equipment includes CD Players, DVD Players / Recorders, hi-fi systems, home theatre, in-car entertainment systems, portable digital audio, radios, televisions and video recorders. Games consoles segment includes both home use and portable consoles. In the United States, the consumer electronics market is a $168 billion dollar industry. It includes domestic and foreign companies. With economic downfall in the early 2000s, the industry has seen fall in sales. Here is a snap shot of the market: [pic] COMPETITORS: Globally |United States |Asia |Europe | |Mobile Phones: |Mobile Phones: |Mobile Phone: | |Apple |Ben Q |Nokia | |Motorola ...
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