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POLITICAL FACTORS: Political stability is an important factor in any country for Adidas. Political and regulatory risks include potential losses from expropriation‚ nationalization‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism and significant changes to trade policies . In particular the Adidas Group faces risks arising from sudden increase of import restrictions‚ charges in the taxation system of a country‚ minimum wage policy‚ import tariffs and duties that could compromise the free flow of goods. ECONOMIC FACTORS:
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Motivation Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ the founders of Google Inc.‚ did not want to apply the traditional culture of corporation based on extrinsic rewards system only and where employees are stuck in a cubicle for hours without sharing ideas or experiences. As the traditional “Do a great job and you will be recompensed with a increment in your salary”. Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ wanted to create something more‚ an innovative culture in which Human Resources will be call “People operations”‚
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competing Adidas for more market share‚ including Nike‚ Puma‚ Reebok and Umbro to name a few. Adidas must ensure that their goods are of a high quality and at a reasonable price in order to keep their market share in this industry. Intensity in this industry is high as there are a large number of organisations with similar products all trying to gain market share. Threat of Entry to the Industry by New Competitors There isn’t very much of a threat of new competitors to Adidas as there
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I. Introduction to Motivation Motivation is the inner state that causes an individual to behave in a way that ensures the accomplishment of some goal. In other word‚ motivation explains why people act as they do. The better a manager understands organization members’ behavior‚ the more able that manager will be to influence subordinates’ behavior to make it more consistent with the accomplishment of organizational objectives. Because productivity is a result of the behavior of organizational members
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Motivation may be defined as psychological forces that determine the direction of a person’s behavior in an organization. Motivation is central to management because it explains why people behave the way they do. A persons’ behavior tells how motivated they are to do their job at a higher performance level. There is intrinsically and extrinsic sources for motivation (Gareth‚ 2009) There are also two motivational theories which explains how an employee can be motivated. Intrinsic behavior is
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considered by the organisation. The pyramid that is typically used to describe Maslow’s (1943) theory (Appendix 2) shows the process in which employees rise from one step to the next. Maslow’s (1943) pyramid allows employees to evaluate their personal motivation within set stages‚ with basic needs at the bottom and higher needs at the top. Although there are limitations to this theory “Maslow’s theory has attracted two main criticisms. First‚ it is vague and cannot readily predict behaviour. Second‚ it’s
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The company that has first 3 letters similar to mine is Adidas & the other company in the same sector was Nike. The Mission statement of Adidas is : “The Adidas Group strives to be the global leader in the sporting goods industry with sports brands built on a passion for sports and a sporting lifestyle. We are dedicated to consistently delivering outstanding financial results. We are innovation and design leaders who seek to help athletes of all skill levels achieve peak performance with every
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1.0 Introduction Puma AG can be consider on the leading manufacturers of athletic shoes‚ sportswear as accessories in the world. Its product like soccer shoes and uses sponsorship for its marketing strategy. In 1924‚ the company was founded by Gebruder Dassler Schuhfabrik. This company located in Herzogenaurach‚ Germany‚ the product become successful because of Jesses Owen‚ who won gold medals at 1963 in Berlin Olympic Games (Kaufmann 2005‚ p.c-411). In 1960‚ the company introduces their innovation
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Employee Motivation‚ Recognition‚ Rewards‚ and Retention: Kicking It Up a Notch! By Demetrice Branch W eaver employs more than 400 team members at offices in Austin‚ Dallas‚ Fort Worth‚ Houston‚ Midland‚ Odessa‚ and San Antonio‚ Texas. Operating offices in disparate geographical areas presents challenges in establishing unified practices across all locations. Moreover‚ business expansion fueled by acquisitions and organic growth presents challenges in maintaining an atmosphere where employees
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