Christopher Rakovalis Weekly Reflection – A Review of Wal-Mart Economics is a widely popular subject studied by economists around the world. Economics is divided into two primary sub-categories; macroeconomics and microeconomics. “Microeconomics is the study of individual choice and how that choice is influenced by economic forces” (Colander, 2008, p. 15). Wal-Mart, a retail conglomerate with retail locations found in many countries, is a perfect example of how one businessman who understood the theories
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387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors, including governments, consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe
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9-910-405 AUGUST 13, 2009 CHRISTOPHER A. BARTLETT Global Wine War 2009: New World versus Old “We have the people, expertise, technology and commitment to gain global preeminence for Australian wine by 2025. It will come by anticipating the market, influencing consumer demand, and building on our strategy of sustainable growth.” — Sam Toley, CEO of Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. “By phasing out the buyback of excess wine and increasing incentives for farmers to uproot their vines, the EC
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P&G Case Executive Summary This case study analysis is on the Proctor & Gamble Company (also referred to as “P&G”). Procter & Gamble is the world's largest producer of household and personal products by revenue, with its products reaching 4 billion people worldwide. The Case Study includes an Introduction, Company Overview, Company Mandate, Internal Analysis, and External Analysis, followed by various Strategic Options (see below). The author then makes a Final Strategy Option Recommendation
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Group 16 Innovation in Product Submission #2 Anant Jain B15131 Ankit Goel B15132 Anshul Jain B15134 2015 1. Introduction Innovation is refinement in a product, process, method, or a part thereof. Innovation has become a buzz-word in recent years, with increasing relevance of ‘innovation-centred business models’, and ‘innovation-led-entrepreneurism’. In fact, the success stories of Industrial America, technological Silicon Valley, American financial market, etc., are tales
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Corporate strategy is certainly a topic that is exciting and challenging. It makes fundamental decisions about the future directions of organisations. And it has the potential to have a real impact on people's lives. But it isn't the easiest subject to study. There are several reasons for this: *It's a young academic subject when compared to more traditional topics like economics and organisational behaviour. This means that there is a lot that we still don't understand. *It's a complex subject that involves
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Case study notes This case has been updated to include the Apple iPad. Principally this is case explores the issue of licensing and how successful firms can become unsuccessful. It is not a case about Apple and why it has become successful. This case study explores the rise of the Apple Corporation. The Apple iPod is one of the most successful new product launches in recent years, transforming the way the public listens to music, with huge ramifications for major record labels. More than 50 million
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The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0007-070X.htm Marketing of halal meat in the United Kingdom Supermarkets versus local shops Allam Ahmed SPRU – Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a number of marketing issues, such as consumer buyer behaviour and distribution channels, in relation to buying halal meat (HM) from local shops versus supermarkets
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Renova Toilet Paper: Avant-garde Marketing in a Commoditized Category 06/2010-5685 This case was written by Raquel Seabra de Sousa, INSEAD MBA 2009 and consultant with BCG, under the supervision of Yakov Bart, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Pierre Chandon, Associate Professor of Marketing, and Steven Sweldens, Assistant Professor of Marketing, all at INSEAD. The video material was produced by Shellie Karabell and Julian Boudier from INSEAD. It is intended to be used as a basis for class
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Using Porter’s Five Forces Model for Analysing the Competitive Environment of Thailand’s Sweet Corn Industry Tanakorn Rachapila Integral development studies program Faculty of management science Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand Dr. Sittha Jansirisak Assistant professor, Faculty of engineering Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand ABSTRACT The competition in Thailand sweet corn industry relatively high: Bargaining power of suppliers: supplier concentration, availability of substitute input,
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