CHAPTER 1 – STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Strategy: formulation of organizational missions, goals, objectives and actions plans (how the organization intends to achieve its goals Mintzberg’s 5 P’s of Strategy: i. Plan: intended course of action a firm has selected to deal with a situation ii. Purpose: consistent stream of action that sometimes are the result of a deliberate plan and sometimes the result of emergent actions based on reactions to environmental changes or shifting of
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indian consumer is a very interesting entity. The consumer in India is as heterogeneous as the country itself is. The urban consumer contrasts with the rural and the South Indian consumer with the North Indian. Further still, the consumer in the metros militates with his usage and habit patterns. The Indian consumer, is therefore very difficult to understand and very difficult to predict. Tea and Coffee are the favourite drink in India especially tea. A quiet cafe revolution
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COMPETITIVE STRATEGY MICROMAX –THE INDIAN INNOVATOR Can Micromax make the leap from Indian to global brand? Faculty Guide: Naveen Coomar SUBMITTED BY: ANKUR MAKHIJA ROLL NO .55 IIFT PT 12-15 What is Competitive Strategy? Competitive Strategy is defined as the long term plan of a particular company in order to gain competitive advantage over its competitors in the industry. It is aimed at creating defensive position in an industry and generating a superior ROI (Return on Investment)
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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE & ACTUARIAL SCIENCE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: AN INDISPENSABLE APPARATUS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE VOLATILE ZIMBABWEAN SHORT-TERM INSURANCE MARKET? By HENSLEY MADAMOMBE N010 7541D SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE B.COM (HONOURS) DEGREE IN RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE SUPERVISOR: MR A. NYANHETE MAY 2014 Dedication To my family You have been my source of inspiration and hard work. You sacrificed everything that you had for
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GENERAL INSURANCE 'Looks to the future with confidence and optimism' 1. Brief the history of General Insurance. In India General Insurance business started, Marine Insurance started on the later part of the 17th century. Before nationalization in 1947 we have 147 insurance companies, foreign and Indian both. But during there nationalization, in 1973 we have 107 companies that merge into four companies, i.e. taken over by Government. General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) was set up in
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customer centricity. The main uncertainty would be: if having high tech would really deliver high touch, and if the center of the company would still be the customer, without that physical human component of the relationship. As studied further in the analysis, suggested is the implementation of a Customer Department that can completely take over and act upon business refined actions that can turn the direction of the company towards the digital realm. EMC counts with a large sales force empowered
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Xantham gum Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, derived from the bacterial coat of Xanthomonas campestris, used as a food additive and rheologymodifier,[2] commonly used as a food thickening agent (in salad dressings, for example) and a stabilizer (in cosmetic products, for example, to prevent ingredients from separating). It is produced by the fermentation of glucose, sucrose, or lactose by the Xanthomonas campestrisbacterium. After a fermentation period, the polysaccharide is precipitated from a
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IN-COMPANY TRAINING REPORT ON “MARKETING STRATEGIES OF JK TYRES” COMPLETED IN JK TYRE LIMITED [pic] SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF B.COM (H) IIIRD YEAR DELHI COLLEGE OF ARTS & COMMERCE, NEW DELHI TRAINING SUPERVISOR: SUBMITTED BY: MR. HARMEET SINGH KOHLI KARAN ARORA (Marketing Manager Central Zone) ROLL NO. 336
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Criteria Items Category 1: Leadership 1 Category 2: Strategic Planning 6 Category 3: Customer Focus 10 Category 4: Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management 14 Category 5: Workforce Focus 18 Category 6: Process Management 23 Category 7: Results 7.1: Best Quality (Healthcare Outcomes) 27 7.2: Best Customer Service (Customer Focused Outcomes) 32 7.3: Best Financial Performance & Growth (Financial & Market Outcomes) 35 7.4: Best People and Workplace
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Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques Practitioners and Experts Evaluate KM Solutions This page intentionally left blank Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques Practitioners and Experts Evaluate KM Solutions Edited by Madanmohan Rao AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Elsevier Butterworth–Heinemann 200 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803
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