Chapter 9 Product: anything that is of value to a consumer and can be offered through a voluntary marketing exchange * includes: services, ideas, people, goods, organizations, people, communities Product Assortment & Product Line Decisions * Product assortment (product mix): the complete set of all products offered by a firm * Product lines: groups of associated items such as those that consumers use together or think of as part of a group of similar items * Product category:
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Citi Bank India Credit Cards: Strategy for Profitable Growth By shailanchal | Studymode.com Journal of Services Research Volume 11 Number 2 October 2011 - March 2012 IMPACT OF RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY ON MARKET ORIENTATION OF INDIAN B2B FIRMS The Journal of IIMT Dr. Atanu Adhikari Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode Kerala, India Prof. Manpreet Singh Gill faculty of marketing with L.G.C Ludhiana, India Journal of Services Research, Volume 11, Number 2 (October 2011
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on the attributes of successful executives in both the private and public sector. The ECQs represent the best thinking of organizational psychologists, human resources professionals, and members of the federal Senior Executive Service. * * How to use this catalog: The “Leadership Development Seminars January 2013-2014 Edition” and Readings by ECQ is a comprehensive, (although not all-encompassing) list
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MBA : UNIT1 Teaching Notes : 1. Definition of Research 2. Business Research 3. Features of a Good Research Study 4. Areas of Business Research 5. How to start Business Research 6. Business Research Analysis : Basic Steps 7. Business Research Problem 8. Primary Business Information 9. Research Proposal ( also in Unit2) 10. Research Methods versus Methodology 11. Types of Research
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chapter 2 “ The External Environment and Organizational Culture The essence of a business is outside itself. ” A Look Ahead — Peter Drucker LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying Chapter 2, you will be able to: CHAPTER OUTLINE The Macroenvironment Laws and Regulations The Economy Technology Demographics Social Issues and the Natural Environment The Competitive Environment Competitors New Entrants Substitutes and Complements Suppliers Customers Environmental Analysis Environmental
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE 2012 Table of Contents 1.0. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 2 2.0. Company Profile ..................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0. Apple Distinctive Competencies .........................................................................................
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Strategic Planning Decisions: Strategic planning decisions are those decisions in which the decision-maker develops objectives and allocates resources to achieve these objectives. Such decisions are taken by strategic planning level (top level) managers. Example: pizza hut might have the objective of increasing sales and decide to implement a strategy of offering lower prices on certain products during off hours to attract more customers. After a month of pursuing the new strategy, managers
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Change LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Describe the elements of Lewin’s force field analysis model. 2. Outline six reasons why people resist organizational change. 3. Discuss six strategies for minimizing resistance to change. 4. Outline the conditions for effectively diffusing change from a pilot project. 5. Describe the action research approach to organizational change. 6. Outline the “Four-D” model of appreciative inquiry and explain how this approach
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shipped on time) and the analysis tools (analytics) applied against the outcomes are appropriate, they will help the organization to determine the best course of action to achieve its goals. The role of all managers is to help develop organizational strategies that encourage and achieve those goals. Information systems (IS) is the top-level term that refers to computer systems used within organizations that help them collect, store, retrieve, and analyze data for the purpose of supporting and extending
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AN INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING MANAGEMENT CONTENTS 1.0 Aims and Objectives 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Marketing Concept 1.2.1 The Production Concept 1.2.2 The Selling Concept 1.2.3 The Marketing Concept 1.2.4 Relationship Marketing 1.2.5 The Societal Marketing Concept 1.2.6 Holistic Marketing Approach 1.2.7 Marketing Mix 1.2.8 Product (Customer Benefit) 1.2.9 Promotion (Marketing Communications) 1.2.10 Distribution (Customer Convenience) 1.2.11 Price (Customer Cost) 1.2.12 The Marketing Mix Coherency 1.2
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