HKU753 ALI FARHOOMAND DOES IT PAYOFF? STRATEGIES OF TWO BANKING GIANTS You can see the computer age everywhere but in productivity statistics. - Robert Solow (1987) In the previous 20 years‚ there had been a debate concerning whether or not IT paid off in the long run. While some questioned the positive contribution of IT to productivity‚ others attributed the so-called IT paradox to measurement methodology and to the lack of measurable data‚ such as increased quality‚ variety‚ customer
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Business Strategy Notes VRIO Framework1 The VRIO Framework and the Resource-Based View2 In the last three weeks we have looked at how firms can get a competitive advantage. Today we focus primarily on the sustainability of a firm’s competitive advantage. That is‚ what determines whether a firm’s competitive advantage will be short-lived or whether it will endure a long time? We will consider this question within Barney’s VRIO framework (outlined below) within the resource-based view. Under the resourced-based
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An E-Business Analysis of Amazon.com‚ Inc. BUS 352: e-Business An E-Business Analysis of Amazon.com‚ Inc. Very few individuals can say that they have done what Jeffry Bezos has done. Jeffrey Bezos is the founder and CEO of the world’s largest online retailer‚ Amazon.com‚ Inc. Back in 1994‚ when the company finally came into fruition‚ the idea of selling anything via the internet was something new and pretty radical. Originally started as an online bookstore‚ but soon developing
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of Contents Analysis of Pirelli ’s Drive Toward a Global Strategy 2 Systems Development 4 Range of Methods Available 4 The Systems Development Life Cycle 5 Issues raised by the case study 8 Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Information System for its Users 9 Control 9 Security 9 Health and safety 10 Conclusion 11 Appendices Appendix A 12 Appendix B 16 Bibliography 20 Analysis of Pirelli ’s Drive Toward a Global Strategy Arrigo Andreoni‚ Pirelli ’s corporate director of information
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Is there any link between Corporate Social Responsibility‚ Blue Ocean Strategy & Competing for the Future? Discuss. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Companies have a lot of power in the community and in the national economy. They control
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Bonny van Dongeren BUS 508 Dr. Steed 28 April 2014 Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies The Apple Corporation has very strong ethical and social responsibilities within the corporate world. Apple currently has a great position on their customer service and significant value. This is important when it comes to upholding a positive image. They have also violated a lot of these ethical and social responsibilities which has caused it to hurt Apple Corporation’s reputation. A couple of
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Two opposite viewpoints for developing global marketing strategy are commonly expounded. According to one school of thought‚ marketing is an inherently local problem. Due to cultural and other differences among countries‚ marketing programs should be tailor-made for each country. The opposing view treats marketing as know-how that can be transferred from country to country. It has been argued that the worldwide marketplace has become so homogenized that multinational corporations can market standardized
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Internal corporate communication on strategy and employee commitment International Business Communication Master’s thesis Michéle Fenech 2013 Department of Communication Aalto University School of Business Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Internal corporate communication on strategy A CRITICAL COMPARISON OF and employee commitment EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF INTRA-COMMUNITY SUPPLIES Master´s Thesis Master’s thesis Katharina ele Fenech ´ MichWeber 26.09.2012 2013
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IKEA’s Global Strategy Furnishing the World Tuesday‚ July 3‚ 12 Agenda IKEA Overview & Important Milestones SWOT Analysis Questions from Case Study: IKEA’s Firm Specific and Country Specific Advantages The Cultural Factors that Make Expansion Abroad in Retailing Difficult. What has Made It Possible in IKEA’s Case? How IKEA’s Expansion has Reenergized Mature Market around the World and Change the Competitive Situation? How does the TV advertising campaign initiated by IKEA overcome the entry
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Table of Contents Industry Analysis 3 Business Strategies Analysis 5 Business Strategy Evaluation & Recommendations 6 Specialization‚ Learning by doing 7 mutual adjustment 7 direct supervision 7 standardization of work processes 7 standardization of work outputs 7 standardization of worker skills 7 Coordination mechanisms 7 Coordination by plan 8 Coordination by feedback 8 Interdependence 8 Pooled Interdependece 8 Sequential Interdependence 8 Reciprocal Interdependence
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