CHAPTER 1: Creating/Capturing Customer Value Marketing: aim of marketing is to create value for customers and to capture value from customers in return * The activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging products that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large -The Firm’s Stakeholders: these include employees, unions, customers, competitors, activists, government and the press (these people affect company)
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Strategy Formulation Rex C. Mitchell, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION It is useful to consider strategy formulation as part of a strategic management process that comprises three phases: diagnosis, formulation, and implementation. Strategic management is an ongoing process to develop and revise future-oriented strategies that allow an organization to achieve its objectives, considering its capabilities, constraints, and the environment in which it operates. Diagnosis includes: (a) performing a situation
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Strategy Formulation Rex C. Mitchell, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION It is useful to consider strategy formulation as part of a strategic management process that comprises three phases: diagnosis, formulation, and implementation. Strategic management is an ongoing process to develop and revise future-oriented strategies that allow an organization to achieve its objectives, considering its capabilities, constraints, and the environment in which it operates. Diagnosis includes: (a) performing a situation
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT Prof. Dr. Natalia Ribberink World Trade Center, Seoul, South Korea (Picture: Ribberink) INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INVESTMENT Preliminary Notes World Trade Center, Seoul, South Korea (Picture: Ribberink) Preliminary notes • Combination of lecture, seminar, group work and other forms of learning as appropriate; • Grading: working paper 60%, case studies 40% • Communication: natalia.ribberink@haw-hamburg.de © Prof. Dr. Natalia Ribberink 3 Agenda
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Rural Marketing Quite clearly, large Indian companies have begun looking at rural markets seriously. Some of them are even developing exclusive marketing strategies to tap this huge mass of consumers. Of India's one billion plus population, nearly 70 per cent live in non-urban or rural areas. According to a National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) study, there are as many "middle income and above" households in rural areas as there are in urban areas. There are almost twice as many
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KPMG INTERNATIONAL KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2012 Managing growth while navigating uncharted routes kpmg.com/automotive II | KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2012 Acknowledgements The Global Automotive Executive Survey is KPMG International’s annual assessment of the current state and future prospects of the worldwide automotive industry. In this year’s survey, 200 senior executives from the world’s leading automotive companies were interviewed, including
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Technology and Innovation Management WORKING PAPER Influence of Government Policies on Industry Development: The Case of India’s Automotive Industry Mahipat Ranawat Rajnish Tiwari March 2009 Working Paper No. 57 Hamburg University of Technology Schwarzenbergstr. 95, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)40 42878-3777; Fax: +49 (0)40 42878-2867 www.tu-harburg.de/tim www.global-innovation.net Influence of Government Policies on Industry Development: The Case of India’s Automotive Industry By
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Chrysler a few years ago. Or they might highlight companies expanding into other markets, such as Starbucks in Asia or Wal-Mart in Mexico. Or the stories might focus on international companies gaining dominance here in the United States, such as Sony or Toyota. “No matter what kind business you run, no matter what size you are, you’re suddenly competing against companies you’ve never heard of all around the world that make a very similar widget or provide a very similar
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QUALITY MANAGEMENT MBA 453 PAPER 453 : QUALITY MANAGEMENT Unit – 1 Concept of Quality – Quality as customer delight – Quality as meeting standards – Actual vs Perceived quality – Concept of total quality – Design, inputs, process and output – Need for Quantity – Function of quality – Philosophy of quality – Old vs new – Quality as a problem and as a challenge – 6 sigma concept. Unit – 2 Quality Management : Fundamentals evolution and objectives – Planning for quality – Quality process –
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More Praise for Chaotics from Around the World “Turbulence is erratic—and it’s unpredictable. Nevertheless, we must handle it. In Chaotics, Kotler and Caslione don’t just remind us to pay attention to early signs; they give business leaders an outstanding map for how to successfully navigate a company through crises.” —Friedrich von Metzler, Member, Partners’ Committee, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG “Turbulence and unpredictability are the inevitable realities of the next few years. We
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