UNIT 1 i Overview of strategic management Unit 1 BMG 303/05 Strategic Management Overview of Strategic Management ii WAWASAN OPEN UNIVERSITY BMG 303/05 Strategic Management COURSE TEAM Course Team Coordinator: Dr. Chuah Poh Lean Content Writer: Dr. Hasliza Abdul Halim Instructional Designer: Mr. Khoo Chiew Keen Academic Member: Ms Lum Li Sean COURSE COORDINATOR Ms. Loo Saw Khuan EXTERNAL COURSE ASSESSOR Associate Professor Dr. Haji Hamzah Dato Abdul Rahman, Universiti
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Business Value IBM Business Consulting Services, through the IBM Institute for Business Value, develops factbased strategic insights for senior business executives around critical industry-specific and crossindustry issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing commitment by IBM Business Consulting Services to provide analysis and viewpoints that help companies realize business value. You may contact the authors or send an e-mail to
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Dell Critical Analysis For the longest time, Dell Inc. has been the top, most efficient personal computer maker globally and a strong competitor in the technology industry. A recent shift in the industry’s focus has forced other companies to change accordingly by acquiring new companies and widening their capabilities, while Dell has remained stagnant. The evolved industry requires innovation in multi-technological products and services, incorporating the Internet and mobile devices
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strategy formulation and competitive analysis. It is concerned with managerial decisions and actions that materially affect the success and survival of business enterprises. The course focuses on the information, analyses, organizational processes, skills, and business judgment managers must use to design strategies, position their businesses and assets, and define firm boundaries, to maximize long-term profits in the face of uncertainty and competition. Strategic Management (BUAD 497) is an integrative
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RETAIL PLAN ROBINSONS MAGNOLIA A Final Paper Presented to the Marketing Department De La Salle University In partial fulfillment Of the course requirements .in MARKRET. Del Carmen, Michelle Felizardo, Miguel Moynihan, Danny Tan, Miya Yatco, Jethro August 28, 2013 A. Assessment of the Mall Retail Audit by Classification *See Appendix A Target Market Description This mall caters to a demographic of young professionals with an age ranging from 23-30 both male and female genders either single
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APPLE International Marketing BBM 6 INM By Nazza Contents Page • Introduction – Page 3 – 4 • Market Penetration – Page 4 • Swot Analysis – Page 5 • Brand Loyalty – Page 5 – 6 • Data Bias – Page 6 • Ansoff Matrix – Page 6 – 7 • New product development – Page 7 • Market Development – Page 7 – 8 • Strategies – Page 8 – 9 • Exceptions to Patterns – Page 9 • Positioning – Page 9 • How
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INTRODUCTION Since the 1980s, the concept of ‘sustainability’ became a phenomenon that was widely embraced by many government agencies and corporations worldwide. The importance of sustainability has grown especially in the context of rising global competition and economic downturn with research indicating that 93 percent out of 800 global CEOs acknowledging the important role of sustainability in their companies’ success [Refer to Figure 1 and Appendix A]. (Gibson & Hassan 2005; Lacy &
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because of its promise to reach millions of consumers quickly and cheaply. After seeing the success of viral marketing, major advertisers began to use this promotional tool. As Mekanism began taking in business from big-name brands like Pepsi, Nike, and Microsoft, the company started to flourish, experiencing 32% year-over-year average growth from 2007 to 2010. Yet in 2010, the firm only grew 10% in billings with fewer new clients signing on with the company. This lack of potential growth made
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Azza Al Qubaisi and her ARJMST Brand: Passion for creativity I. Background i. ARJMST ARJMST is a local Emirati jewelry brand which was founded by Azza AlQubaisi who designs and makes the jewelry by herself. It was founded in 2002 in Abu Dhabi city, United Arab Emirates and it is specialized in selling jewelry and designing trophies for all the occasions. Azza’s designs are inspired from UAE’s nature and traditions and transformed into unique jewelry, rosaries and showpieces. All the pieces
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consisting of brand awareness, perceived quality, brand associations and brand loyalty. To test the brand equity scale cross-nationally a survey was undertaken in the UK and Spain. Measurement invariance was assessed using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. Findings – The brand equity scale was invariant across the two countries. Results show that the consumer-based brand equity scale has similar dimensionality and factor structure across countries. In addition, consumers respond to the items of brand
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