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Pepsi nuts over new nut snack Chaitali Chakravarty, ET TEAM Nov 21, 2001, 10.02pm IST enthused by the profits that fritolay has generated, parent pepsi, is adding more to its snackfood subsidiary. the company is set to roll out a new nut-based snack, nutyumz, nationally. also, plans are afoot to eventually drop lehar from the lehar kurkure brand. sources said that lehar kurkure has been earning a substantial amount for fritolay (it accounts for more than one-third of its total turnover) and it
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BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Y/601/0546 MARKET ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR MOHAMED ABOOBUCKER JAZEER AHAMED Introduction Business environment is composed of two words ‘Business’ and ‘Environment’. In economic sense ‘Business’ means human activities like production, purchase or extraction or sales of products or services that are performed to earn money. Meanwhile ‘Environment’ means the aspect of surroundings. Business environment is the set of conditions institutional, political
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CH 8 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The major reason that Chinese firms can invest in buying U.S., European, and South American firms is |a. |government policies in these regions that encourage foreign direct investment. | |b. |its vast foreign-exchange reserves from its trade surplus. | |c. |increasing anxiousness of owners in developed countries to “cash-out” and take profits rather than
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gerry JoHnson KeVan sCHoles rICHard WHIttIngton Fundamentals oF strategy ACCESS CODE INSIDE unlock valuable online learning resources Once opened this pack cannot be returned for a refund Welcome to FUNDAMENTALS OF STRATEGY Strategy is a fascinating subject. It’s about the overall direction of all kinds of organisations, from multinationals to entrepreneurial start-ups, from charities to government agencies, and many more. Strategy raises the big questions about these organisations –
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PRODUCT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Role and Scope of Product Manager Role of Product Manger Responsible for marketing of individual products or product lines • Creation and conceptualization of strategies for improving and marketing the assigned product line or brands. • Projection and determination of financial and operating plans for such products. • Monitoring execution and results of plans, with possible adaptation of tactics to evolving conditions. Scope of Product
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The Evolution of Performance Appraisal: The Rise of 360-Degree Feedback Abstract: "[Horses] have always understood a great deal more than they let on. It is difficult to be sat on every day by some creature without forming an opinion of them. On the other hand, it is perfectly possible to sit all day, every day, on top of another creature, and not have the slightest thought about them whatsoever." (Douglas Adams) The chain of command, most commonly defined as the formal line
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Economic situation of Italy during financial crisis and outlook for the next years Abstract This work takes into investigation the situation of Italy during the initial phase of the financial crisis that begun in 2008 and next we have gone through the short-term recovery in 2010 till the return of the bad results in 2012 and negative predictions for the future. We have analyzed the background of Italy economy, the main economic measures and the actions taken by the Italian government to
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‘ THE BUSINESS OF MASS MEDIA Advertising and Commercial Culture 345 Early Developments in American Advertising 351 The Shape of U.S. Advertising Today 359 Persuasive Techniques in Contemporary Advertising 366 Commercial Speech and Regulating Advertising 374 Advertising, Politics, and Democracy Back in 1993, the trade magazine Adweek wrote about “The Ultimate Network”— something called the Internet: “Advertisers and agencies take note: It has the potential to become the next great mass/personal
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tend to center around a three-tier branding system, allowing the company to appeal to a mass market. Tesco has been a forerunner in the price competitive environment of the UK food and grocery market, utilizing its economies of scale to lead price wars with other supermarkets. The company has grown inorganically, buying out various independent grocers and supermarket chains over the years. The wide range and sheer number of stores has been a significant factor in driving sales growth for the
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