A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF A FACILITY SUPPLY DISTRIBUTOR IN BRITISH COLUMBIA by Derek Brooks B.A., Simon Fraser University, 1993 PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In the Executive Masters of Business Program of the Faculty of Business Administration ©Derek Brooks, 2014 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Spring 2014 All rights reserved. However in accordance with the Copyright Act of Canada, this work, may be reproduced, without
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excess capacity, which cannot be sold through usual export channels nor on the home market. To assess whether or not they should “stay at home”, Solberg’s (1997) arguments are judged and applied to the company. (Figure 1) Figure 1: The nine strategic windows. Source : Hollensen, S. (2007) Global marketing. 4th ed. England: Pearson Education Limited.p6 According to Solberg’s (1997) explanation of “industry globalism”, it has been agreed that the industry in which Ifruitrop competes is potentially
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Texas A&M University-Commerce College of Science & Engineering Department of Engineering & Technology Course Syllabus-Fall Semester, 2015 TMGT 510 01E (81497) Course Title: Management of Technology in Organizations (CIP: 1506120019) Three (3) semester credit hours. Course Dates: August 31, 2015 to December 18, 2015 This section of TMGT 510 01E will meet each Wednesday of the fall 2015 semester on the Commerce, Texas campus in room AGIT 217. Attendance is mandatory
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ısManagement Information Systems, 12E Laudon & Laudon Chapter 1 Information Systems in Global Business Today Computers are changing every aspect of our lives from entertainment to shopping, from the work we do and where we do it, to how we communicate with friends and relatives. Networking technologies are pervading almost everything we do professionally, socially, and recreationally. As you can see from the opening case in the text, many companies are remodeling their businesses and information
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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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DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE THAT EXAMINES ATTITUDES TOWARDS e-HRM PRACTICES by Lisa Shane submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the subject INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: MR H VON DER OHE MARCH 2009 Student number: 33450625 STATEMENT I declare that “DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE THAT EXAMINES ATTITUDES TOWARDS e-HRM PRACTICES” is my
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Change Management and Leadership Theories 1. Introduction We live in a world of change impacted by the financial crisis and technological advances causing businesses that fail to evolve to fail. Change can be described as the ‘substitution or succession of one thing in place of another’ to the ‘alteration in the state or quality of anything’ (Hayes 2010). Hurn (2012) argues that “new market opportunities will arise and these will involve the need to adapt and adjust to change in strategic thinking
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Glossary of HR terms For the benefit of human resources professionals, both new and seasoned, we present a Glossary of Terms. If, having read the Glossary, you feel that there are any omissions, then contact us . Absolute ratings A rating method where the rater assigns a specific value on a fixed scale to the behavior or performance of an individual instead of assigning ratings based on comparisons between other individuals. Affirmative action Also : Positive discrimination. Carried
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Managing Business Activities To Achieve Results RIMS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY Project Guide: Prof.MRS PRIYA CHOWDHURY PRESENTED BY: KEYUR. P. DESAI BBA SECOND YEAR: HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA STUDENT ID NO: 10312 Unit Title: Managing Business Activities to Achieve Results | Unit Code: 15 | Date Issued:20th Oct 2011 | Assignment Brief - General Student Name: Keyur Desai | Student ID10312 | Date Received | Lecturer Name: Ms Priya Chowdhury | Internal Verifier
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Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ulwick, Anthony W., 1957– Business strategy formulation : theory, process, and the intellectual revolution / Anthony W. Ulwick. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1–56720–273–X (alk. paper) 1. Strategic planning. I. Title. HD30.28.U44 1999 658.4'012—dc21 99–13714 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright ᭧ 1999 by Anthony W. Ulwick All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process
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