...Letter about the local football derby Dear City Gazette I was going to the local derby this sunday with my little kid. He was very exited about the match. We were going to see The City Rangers play against Capital United. In my family we have always cheered for The City Rangers, and my kid has also got a City Rangers football jersey. At 20:00 my son and I took off from the house and drove over to the football stadium. It was a warm evening and me and my son were both wearing City Rangers jerseys, and we were very exited for the game. When we arrived at the stadium we went over to buy some tickets, and we found our seats in the stadium. I am not very often at football games but my son really wanted to go and see our team live. The game started. The people in our section were yelling and screaming a lot, and after a while I found out that we were sitting in the hooligan area. My son was very scared of the drunk men, and suddenly they started to light roman candles and throw bottles and burning flags onto the pitch. I went into panic mode and my son and I left the stadium quick when the game was over. But when the hooligans came outside the stadium, they started fighting the Capital United fans. Bottles were thrown, people were bleeding, and people couldn’t get over to their cars because of the hooligans. When the police got the two hooligan groups separated me and my son could finally get over to my car. My son was crying and i tried to comfort him by saying that we...
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...Competitive Environment Analysis (Porter’s Five Forces) Include a theoretical discussion on the usefulness of this model. Thereafter, briefly describe and apply each of the five elements in this model. (Total 400 words) 2.2.1 Threat of New Entrants 2.2.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 2.2.3 Bargaining Power of Buyers 2.2.4 Threat of Substitutes 2.2.5 Competitive Rivalry For each of the above five, you are to include a short theoretical description followed by the real-life application to your company. Adopt textbook sources as references for the THEORIES used. Use separate paragraphs when writing each element. 2.3 Provide a short summary of the external forces highlighting the key threats and opportunities. (100 words) 3. Analysis on CSR Strategy 3.1 Corporate Social Responsibility – Short Critical Review Perform a critical discussion outlining what is CSR and why CSR is important? Thereafter, criticize the usefulness of adopting CSR strategies in today’s context. Adopt textbook sources as references for the THEORIES used. (200 words) 3.2 Corporate Social Responsibility – Application to Company XYZ Relate the theories discussed in 3.1 and critically evaluate if CSR has benefited the company or not. (200 words) 4. Conclusion This is a summary of main issues. No point forms allowed. (100 words) Reference List Use APA style to properly format the reference list. Also make sure in-text citations are also used appropriately. Remember...
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...Strategic management analyzes the major initiatives taken by a company's top management on behalf of owners, involving resources and performance in internal and external environments It entails specifying the organization's mission, vision and objectives, developing policies and plans, often in terms of projects and programs, which are designed to achieve these objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans, projects and programs. A balanced scorecard is often used to evaluate the overall performance of the business and its progress towards objectives. Recent studies and leading management theorists have advocated that strategy needs to start with stakeholders expectations and use a modified balanced scorecard which includes all stakeholders. What Is the Difference between a Policy and a Strategy? Policy is the spheres or scope within which decisions are taken by the subordinates in a company or organisation. Strategy is an action that managers and directors take to achieve one or more of the company's goals. The difference between strategy and policy is that policy is a set of guiding rules intended to influence decisions and actions that reflect agreed practice in terms of power while strategy is a high level of approach to an issue that is designed to deliver change by implementing policies. The major difference between Policy and strategy is that Policy refers to a guide to the thinking and action of those who make decisions while strategy...
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...OCTG (MGT-350)- Business Policy and Strategy Colorado State University – Global Campus January 5, 2014 OCTG Executive Summary The issue at hand is the fact that the OCTG market has become too hard to stay profitable in. There is not enough room for a distributor to stay competitive and it is not working for MRC. The points below help raise awareness of the issue at hand: * Too much overhead and not enough profits * Suppliers (manufacturers) are selling to our customers (end users) * Porters 5 Forces analysis proves that it is not efficient or responsible to stay in the OCTG market. * SWOT analysis shows strength and opportunities to stay in the market, but the weaknesses and threats outweigh the benefits. * Recommended that MRC sell off all OCTG assets to gain capital and abandon a market that has not enough positives for shareholders and stakeholders alike. We will be the Global Supplier of Choice® in the markets we serve by building strong relationships with our customers and suppliers. We create superior value for our stakeholders by working as a team to efficiently buy, sell, and deliver PVF products to the energy and industrial markets (MRC ND). Our suppliers are selling direct and that is handicapping our profitability in the OCTG market. We cannot stick to our own mission in this market. Issue There is a large issue going on at MRC that needs to be discussed as soon as possible. Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) is a...
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...DAY2NIGHT CONVERTIBLE HEEL SHOESSt. | Content Part I. Business situation 3 Part II. Relevant sample of International Sell-Purchase Contract 8 Part III. Transaction scheme 8 Part IV. Project network analysis of the transaction 8 Part V. Commercial Offer, Counteroffer, Contract 8 Commercial offer 8 Counteroffer: 10 International Sales Contract 11 Part VI. Proposals concerning all logistics items on the Contract under consideration 17 Choice of Incoterm 17 Choice of terms of payment 18 Choice of transportation arms and means 18 Proposals and rationales to use an international middleman in the near future 18 Considerations on insurance 18 Considerations on customs clearance 18 Considerations on packaging instructions. 18 Part VII. International middleman 19 Part VIII. INTERNATIONAL AGENT AGREEMENT 19 Appendixes 22 Part I. Business situation Shoe Day2Night Convertible Heels for Russian market According to the national footwear Union the capacity of the market of footwear in Russia is estimated at 500-600 million pairs, which is in money terms 12-14 billion US dollars. In a year the state of the internal market in Russia is characterized by the following indicators:official imports of 340 million pairs,the official production to 8 million pairs,underground production is 40% of the market. The market is of interest for foreign manufacturers, because the population of Russia is million people and all need shoes. The growth of the national...
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...[pic] Source: Extracted from Johnson, G, Scholes, K., & Whittington, R. (2008) Introduction The organization chosen for this Analysis is British Airways. Based at Heathrow Airport in London, British Airways is the biggest international airline in the UK. It deals in domestic and international carriage of freight and mail as well as ancillary services. Privatized in 1987, it has continued to increase in growth in spite of stiff competition (Finance Yahoo). This paper analyses the industry and external environment alongside an evaluation of the strategic options of the organization and the change process within the organization as related to the calculation and analysis of the Enterprise Value, to determine the recommended purchase price of the organization. Analysis of the external and Industry environment of British Airways PESTEL analysis Political From the political aspect, government and political instability affect the routes operated by many airline companies. For example, the Arab spring that affected a number of countries in North Africa and the Middle East such as Libya, Syria, Egypt and Tunisia affected British Airways through flight cancellations (Finance Yahoo). Economic Due to global economy recession, the share price of British Airways has fluctuated while insurance costs of British Airways rose because of the fear of terrorism and tighter security checks at the airport (Finance Yahoo). Due to fuel price fluctuations, companies are cutting down...
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...EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION" 1. Discuss the long-term relevance of motivational techniques used by Baheti in the light of prevailing environment in the organization. Answer:- Baheti used good techniques to motivate their employee to overcome the current situation. a. Announcing the performance of the month was very good strategy to keep the performance up and also to sweeten the good relation with customer. b. To improve attendance he also introduced the compulsory attendance of 20 days with the alignment of 200 calls per day. Going ahead it could be used as a strategy. c. To dig out the root cause of the problem Baheti started talking with operators regarding the problem they face on the floor. Going forward this could also made as a strategy in terms of one to one talk with the employees periodically, if needed. d. Introduction of the yearly or half yearly performer was another best strategy, which could be followed continuously as a strategy. e. Introducing prizes of employees’ choice. f. Identifying and recognizing the best employee and keeping their name on the board of honor was another best strategy what was followed. g. Issuing the appreciation letter was another technique what helped organization and management to earn the faith of employees. If above points were practiced regularly as strategy, would have resulted greatly from the beginning itself. Indeed the used motivational techniques were long-term relevance of motivational techniques...
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...Home Depot Business Proposal Easter B. Fulton ECO 561 June 22, 2015 J. Carl Bowman Home Depot Service The Home Depot was founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia as the first home retail store by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank (Home Depot, 2014). To give an extent of mixes to customers the Home Depot affiliation made key item examination. This helped clients who request to complete structure extends on different business ranges the affiliation's innovative stock revolved around internal and outside customers of the relationship for master foremen, free how to focus, do it without any other individual's help assignments, free how to office and childrens' workshops. Home Depot progressed overall and saw as a claim to fame retailer that business segments 40,000 different sorts of building materials, home change supplies, apparatuses and yard and patio nursery supplies, and additionally stock nook things' and stock restricted to match the customer's specific market needs (Home Depot, 2014). The Home Depot has more than 2,200 supportive regions all through the United States (numbering the spaces of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), Canada, China and Mexico. Stores typical 105,000 square feet with give or take 23,000 additional square feet of outside greenery walled in area zone (Home Depot, 2014). One clarification to survey and satisfy the business' possibilities is to look at the strategies and system for a supplementary client administration. Home Depot offers developing...
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...Форма № Н-9.02 ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ ІМЕНІ СЕМЕНА КУЗНЕЦЯ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (повне найменування вищого навчального закладу) ФАКУЛЬТЕТ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТУ ТА МАРКЕТИНГУ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...
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...[pic] OUM BUSINESS SCHOOL SEPTEMBER / 2014 BBPP 1103 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT MATRICULATION NO : 770601105192-002 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 770601105192 TELEPHONE NO. : 012-282 1344 E-MAIL : annietan@oum.edu.my LEARNING CENTRE : PETALING JAYA INSTRUCTIONS Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. Prepare your assignment answer following the layout of the ASSESSMENT CRITERIA shown in the RUBRICS provided for the course. Where RUBRICS are not provided, follow the instructions/guidelines specified by the Faculty for the assignment concerned. Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words EXCLUDING references. Type your answer using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. Show the number of words at the end of your assignment. Tables and figures where provided, should be appropiately titled. List your references separately in the APPENDIX page. Table of contents Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION …................................................................. 4 2.0 TYPES OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE …................... 5 2.1 Functional Structure …................................................................ 6 2.2 Geographic Structure …............................................................. 10 2.3 Matrix Structure …...................................................................... 15 2.4 Product Structure...
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...Managing Stakeholders Demographics •Political Factors • Going Long (Buy-Sell Transactions) • Margin Buying • Short Selling • Approx. Yield of Bonds •Time Value of Money • How Government Influences • Explanation of Concepts • Retirement Businesses, vice versa • Car Leasing • IP Rights • Bond Pricing • Types of Corporations • International Trade & •Technological Factors Globalization • Opportunities & Threats •Economic Factors 4 Recap: Critical Success Factors Achieving financial performance Meeting customer needs Building quality products and services Encouraging innovation and creativity Gaining employee commitment Creating a distinctive competitive advantage 5 Recap: Porter’s Five Forces Rivalry Among Existing Firms Potential Entrants Suppliers Buyers Substitutes 6 Recap: Diamond-E Management Preferences Organization Strategy Environment - PEST - Porter’s 5 Resources Alignment needed for the strategy to be a) possible and b) successful 7 Social Factors...
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...Knowledge Checks: Multiple Choice and Extended Response Questions and Solutions GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Version 16a © Copyright CPA Australia unless otherwise indicated. Multiple Choice Questions and Solutions KNOWLEDGE CHECKS: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND EXTENDED RESPONSE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS | i Contents Questions 1 Module 1 Question 1.1 Question 1.2 Question 1.3 Question 1.4 Question 1.5 Question 1.6 Question 1.7 Question 1.8 Question 1.9 Question 1.10 Module 2 Question 2.1 Question 2.2 Question 2.3 Question 2.4 Question 2.5 Question 2.6 Question 2.7 Question 2.8 Question 2.9 Question 2.10 Module 3 Question 3.1 Question 3.2 Question 3.3 Question 3.4 Question 3.5 Question 3.6 Question 3.7 Question 3.8 Question 3.9 Question 3.10 Module 4 Question 4.1 Question 4.2 Question 4.3 Question 4.4 Question 4.5 Question 4.6 Question 4.7 Question 4.8 Question 4.9 Question 4.10 R:\Workgroups\CPA-Production\CPA MCQs and ERs\1st Semester 2016\GSL\GSL-Knowledge-check-MCQ_16a.docx 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 DTP: Mira 1st set 15b 05-02-16 ii | GLOBAL STRATEGY AND LEADERSHIP Module 5 Question 5.1 Question 5.2 Question 5.3 Question 5.4 Question 5.5 Question 5.6 Question 5.7 Question 5.8 Question 5.9 Question 5.10 Module 6 Question 6.1 Question 6.2 Question 6.3 Question...
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...simulation Study Pilkington Library Main Issuing Desk Abstract: This paper investigates the activity of the main issuing desk at the 3rd floor of Pilkington Library during weekdays between 5 and 6pm. The aim is to find ways of minimizing queuing times and respond to flexibility in demand. Two sets of data have been analysed and transposed into a simulation study using the Simul8 software package. The results of the simulation are presented in support of our optimization proposals. Introduction With more than 370,000 books issued last year, serving almost 15,000 users which made up to 600,000 enquires, the Pilkington Library is definitely one of the busiest place on campus especially when it gets near the examination period. One of the library objective is: "To support and facilitate the research, learning, teaching and administrative activities of the University, by organising, maintaining and providing access to appropriate literature and information resources in such a way as to provide optimum benefit for Library users." (Loughborough Library) Of course, the library is a complex facility providing a range of services which far exceeds our simulation capabilities requiring the support of over 80 staff and use of specialised computer packages to track all items, users, requests and staff resources ensuring the functionality of the whole system. The scope of our research therefore will be limited to the long-loan counter at the 3rd floor of the library which is the main contact...
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...BUS 475 Final Exam 2012 – Set 4 1) Which one of the following is a product cost? A. Indirect laborB. Sales person’s salariesC. Office salariesD. Advertising costs 2) Lucy starts her own psychiatric practice, but her expenditures to open the practice exceed her income. Lucy is a __________. A. borrower who demands money from the financial systemB. borrower who supplies money to the financial systemC. saver who supplies money to the financial systemD. saver who demands money from the financial system 3) Of the following companies, which one would not likely employ the specific identification method for inventory costing? A. Music store specializing in organ salesB. Antique shopC. Farm implement dealershipD. Hardware store 4) Which one of the following items is not generally used in preparing a statement of cash flows? A. Adjusted trial balance B. Comparative balance sheetsC. Additional informationD. Current income statement 5) The conceptual framework developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board __________. A. was approved by a vote of all accountantsB. is viewed as providing a constitution for setting accounting standards for financial reporting C. are rules that all accountants must followD. is legally binding on all accountants 6) What is the preparation of reports for each level of responsibility in the company’s organization chart called? A. Static reportingB. Exception reportingC. Responsibility...
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...LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Report on Summer Training On the topic “A REVIEW OF RETAIL OPRATION WITH REFRENCE TO FMCG” Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted by: DEEPAK M 11001433 DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY JALANDHAR NEW DELHI GT ROAD PHAGWARA PUNJAB 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my gratitude to all those who gave me the possibility to complete this project titled, A REVIEW OF RETAIL OPERATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO FMCG(IN FOOD SECTION) – A STUDY DONE ON HYPER CITY RETAIL INDIA LTD(AMRITSAR). I wish to take this valuable opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Hyper City Retail India Ltd for providing me a chance of learning. The project not only helped me to understand retail industry in India in depth but widened my vision in general management too by virtue of being associated with an excellent and professional organization. Words perhaps fail to express the gratitude and special thanks I owe to Mr Sonu Dua (Sr. Lecturer) who is my project guide, who helped me while preparing my summer training report and guide, who helped me while preparing my summer training report and giving guidance whenever required. The project would not have been complete without the guidance of Mr. Nitin Chubby (SOM), Deepak (Brand Staff), and Miss Kusum (Associate). Who was there to provide me the constant...
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