SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UNIT OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION, KUOPIO THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT A case study of H&M Ding Huiru Business Administration Bachelor’s thesis International Business April 2011 2 SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES SAVONIA BUSINESS Degree Programme, option International Business Author(s) Ding Huiru Title of study The importance of strategic management, Case study of H&M Type of project Date Pages Thesis 27.4.2011 59+12
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was forwarded to me by friends in my organization. Both of the above mentioned persons supported me incredibly and guided me with suggestions and probation’s for the betterment of my accomplished work. It has been of great learning to be on the job and doing the dissertation simultaneously, which enriched my knowledge and developed my outlook. I am looking forward to continued support from my friends and colleagues in future as well. Only with their encouragement and coorporation.
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particularly impressed with one candidate, Tim Wells. Tim had never worked in carpentry, but George thought Tim seemed personable and had sufficient managerial experience 146 Chapter 5: Recruiting and Selecting Employees 147 and ambition to handle the job. Interestingly, George also learned that Tim was the son of an old school friend. He thoroughly enjoyed telling Tim about hunting trips he had taken with Tim's father. On the next round of interviews, George took Tim on a tour of the business operation
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Customer service and support ………………………………………………20 3.4. Market research ………………………………………………………..........22 3.5. Trust & Credibility ……………………………………………………….....25 4. Implementation plan ………………………………………………………...........................28 4.1. Product design and development . ………………………………………….28 4.2. Marketing and sales ………………………………………………………...29 4.3. Scheduling Gantt ………………………………………….…………….......30 5. Financial information …………………………………………………….…... …………….32 5.1. Budget and sales projection ………………………………………………
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Australasian Marketing Journal 18 (2010) 41–47 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Australasian Marketing Journal journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/amj How the local competition defeated a global brand: The case of Starbucks Paul G. Patterson *, Jane Scott, Mark D. Uncles School of Marketing, Australian School of Business, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t The astounding growth and expansion of Starbucks is outlined
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THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT T HIRD E DITION Kenneth B. Kahn, Editor Associate Editors: Sally Evans Kay Rebecca J. Slotegraaf Steve Uban JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Cover image: © Les Cunliffe/iStockphoto Cover design: Elizabeth Brooks This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may
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Marketing Channel Strategy This page intentionally left blank Eighth Edition Marketing Channel Strategy Robert W. Palmatier University of Washington’s Foster School of Business Louis W. Stern Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Adel I. El-Ansary University of North Florida’s Coggin College of Business Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico
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PROJECT REPORT ON EVENT MANAGEMENT: GOING BEHIND THE SCENES SUBMITTED BY MEHUL DAK TYBMS (SEM V) – 2008-09 ROLL NO – 5419 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. RICHA JAIN DATE OF SUBMISSION: 14TH JANUARY, 2009 THAKUR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & COMMERCE KANDIVALI (EAST), MUMBAI- 400 101 DECLARATION I, MEHUL DAK, of Thakur College of Science & Commerce, of TYBMS (SEM V) hereby declare that I have completed this project on Event Management in the academic year 2008-09. The information
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Senior Illustration Editor Photo Editor Photo Researcher Senior Editorial Assistant Executive Media Editor Media Editor George Hoffman Franny Kelly Maria Guarascio Dorothy Sinclair Valerie A. Vargas Karolina Zarychta Harry Nolan Madelyn Lesure 4 Design Group Wendy Lai Elm Street Publishing Services Anna Melhorn Hilary Newman Teri Stratford Emily McGee Allison Morris Elena Santa Maria This book was set in Janson TextLTStd-Roman 10/13 by MPS Limited, a Macmillan Company, Chennai, India and printed
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