Budget: Nuts & Bolts Boost to infrastructure for urban poor Allocation for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is being stepped up by 87 per cent to Rs 12‚ 887 crore. To improve the lot of the urban poor‚ the Budget allocated for housing and provision of basic amenities is being increased to Rs 3‚973 crore. This includes the provision for Rajiv Awas Yojana‚ a new scheme announced by the President of India. This scheme‚ the parameters of which are being worked out‚ is intended
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Vodafone’s Vision Statement Our vision is to be the world’s mobile communication leader - enriching customers’ lives‚ helping individuals‚ business and communities be more connected in a mobile world. Executive Summary Vodafone Group‚ PLC is the world’s largest cell phone provider with 150 million customers and operations in 16 countries and minority stakes in companies in 10 other countries. Its first mover advantage and acquisition strategy along with its ability to continuously transform
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Executive summary Vodafone AirTouch‚ one of the world’s leading international mobile telecommunications companies‚ was considering launching a formal hostile bid for Mannesmann‚ a German telecommunications company which is also among the largest telecommunications companies in Europe. If this come true‚ it will become the largest hostile takeover in the world. But now we are facing one of the biggest problems during this process---valuation of Mannesmann. After our discussion‚ we decide to use
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Marten Pieters‚ MD and CEO‚ Vodafone India‚ speaks about the challenges facing the telecom sector‚ the 3G auctions and why the government needs to get its policy right soon. This Idea Exchange session was moderated by Managing Editor‚ Financial Express‚ Sunil Jain 1. Sunil Jain: How has the 2G case changed things for the telecom sector? India has had this licence system for very long. So a lot of entrepreneurs have this feeling that once you get a licence‚ that’s the way to make money. So a
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The ultimate fast follower Samsung is better than anybody else at learning from its competitors. "A market reader is sort of the classic fast follower‚" explains Barry Jaruzelski‚ senior partner at Booz&Co and the co-author of the Global Innovation 1000. "It doesn’t mean they ignore their customers‚ but they’re very attuned to what competitors are doing and what other people are bringing to market first and observing what seems to be gaining traction‚ then very rapidly coming up with their own
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Resources are being classified into tangible and intangibles assets as the followings: *Resources of *Virgin Group Tangible Resources Intangible Resources Capabilities of Virgin Group are established by the integrated resources that assisted it to stay competitive and to outdo its competitors. Valuable capabilities will aid Virgin Group to effectively tap and explore spotted opportunities as well as to minimize threats in the external environment. Should capabilities are consistently and effectively
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Introduction: The BCG Matrix and the Product Life Cycle are two important tools that relate to different aspects of a product’s performance: • The BCG looks at market share and market growth and how they impact on cash usage and generation. • The PLC looks at sales/revenues over time and levels of profitability. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix Businesses must keep their product offerings relevant and profitable to stay in operation. The Boston Consulting Group developed a tool‚ called the BCG matrix
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BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP MATRIX ( BCG ) This technique is particularly useful for multi-divisional or multiproduct companies. The divisions or products compromise the organisations “business portfolio”. The composition of the portfolio can be critical to the growth and success of the company. The BCG matrix considers two variables‚ namely.. N MARKET GROWTH RATE N RELATIVE MARKET SHARE The market growth rate is shown on the vertical (y) axis and is expressed as a %. The range is set somewhat
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BCG ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC BANK The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix is a tool that used to evaluate strategic business units. It is organizes business by two dimension‚ the business growth rate and market share. The growth rate is use to show how rapidly the entire industry is increasing and the market share is whether a business unit has a larger or smaller share than its competitors. The combination of market share and business growth rate have provides four categories to determine the SBUs
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Marketing Strategy At the heart of any business strategy is a marketing strategy Businesses exist to deliver products that satisfy customers. Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception‚ pricing‚ promotion‚ and distribution of ideas‚ goods‚ and services. A marketing strategy is composed of several interrelated components called the marketing mix: The Marketing mix consists of answers to a series of product and customer related questions. The Marketing Mix
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