McKinsey Matrix (The GE multi factoral) With the help of McKinsey and Company‚ a leading consulting group‚ the General Electric Company (GE) developed a popular business portfolio analysis tool called the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix. This tool helps managers develop organizational strategy that is based primarily on market attractiveness and business strengths. Industry attractiveness might be determined by such factors as the rate of industry growth‚ the number of competitors in an industry
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George Haraktsis February 2nd‚ 2015 Google in China Introduction Since the statement made by Google‚ on January 12th‚ regarding the cyber-attacks it has been no secret that world’s major search engine has faced its fair share of setbacks in China. In 2006 Google launched the Chinese search engine Google.cn in hopes of un-tapping the 105 million growing Chinese internet users that existed at the end of 2005. However‚ as the Chinese government’s censorship of and policies to the Internet have
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talent and created an environment to stimulate innovation and creativity. Among those tech giants‚ Google has distanced itself by offering spectacular and unique on-site employee benefits. Those remarkable benefits have pushed Google to the top of Fortune’s 100 “best companies to work for list” for the last 4 years. (money.cnn.com‚ 2013) Google incorporated as a private US company in 1998 (Google Milestones‚ 2012) and is a perfect example of modern employee-centric policies and benefits. In an
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A lot of people today‚ mostly microsofties‚ argue that Microsoft should not be split up since it isn ’t really a monopoly; Windows has a lot of competitors out there and some of the companies that make them are even bigger than Microsoft. And that is actually quite true: Microsoft has only about 6% of the global software market and only 3% of the global computer market overall. There are several computer companies that make more than Microsoft‚ like Sun Microsystems and Compaq and there are at least
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The Microsoft Antitrust Case A Case Study For MBA Students by Nicholas Economides* Revised April 2003 Abstract This case study discusses briefly the economic and legal issues pertaining to the antitrust case of the United States and a number of States against Microsoft. * Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ (212) 9980864‚ fax (212) 995-4218‚ http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/‚ neconomi@stern.nyu.edu Copyright ©‚ N. Economides 2 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
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and details of Apple Computers in its current state. We will examine Apple¡¦s strategy of being consumer based and evaluate the current situation to see if it may be time for Apple to venture into the office business computer industry. This report will cover a brief overview of the company‚ it¡¦s current assortment of products it offers‚ recent marketing strategies‚ competitors to the company‚ and future opportunities and threats that Apple may face. First we will explore the Apple Company¡¦s overview
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Kettering University Department of Business MGMT 659 - Strategy Summer 2013 Prof. Irish BUS Project – Microsoft Rakan Mogaddam Contents 1 Current Situation Analysis 3 1.1 Past Performance Indexes 3 1.1.1 Ratios 3 1.1.2 Industry Competitor Comparison 4 1.2 Strategic Posture 4 1.2.1 Mission Statement 5 1.2.2 Vision Statement 5 1.2.3 Strategies and Policies 5 2 Corporate Governance 6 2.1 Board of Directors 6 2.2 Top Management 7 2.3 Stakeholders 8 3 External
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Matrix Management ____________________________________________________________________ We typically see it as the leader’s responsibility to get the best out of his or her people – but how do organisational structures help or hinder performance? In the better‚ cheaper‚ faster world of the global economy anything that creates bottlenecks and slows up decision-making is an obstacle to success. In this respect hierarchical management and functional silos are bad news; what employers want to drive
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What is the date of the audit opinion? Explain why the opinion date is different than the date of the financial statements. Ernst & Young provides an unqualified opinion following their review of Google’s financial statements. They state that Google has performed effective internal control over their financial reporting‚ but they do go onto state that they changed their accounting methods in previous years as a note. The date of the audit‚ February 14th‚ is later than the issuance of the statements
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Google Analytics Introduction Google launched its web based analytics service – Google Analytics (GA)‚ officially in November‚ 2005. Formerly known as Urchin from Google‚ it is a complete enhanced package ideal for businesses and online marketing. Businesses have been able to benefit from this tool immensely as it enables them to have complete control over the online campaigns‚ revenue generation‚ performance data and above all‚ methods to optimize their sales. This powerful tool enhances
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