Annual Report 2009 2009 Highlights: Comparable Sales Growth 3.8% Earnings Per Share Growth 9% Total Cash Returned to Shareholders 2007–2009 $ 16.6 Billion To Our Valued Shareholders: To state the obvious‚ 2009 was a tumultuous year economically. Despite this tough environment‚ McDonald’s delivered another exceptional year of growth‚ posting strong sales and increased market share around the world. In 2009‚ global comparable sales increased 3.8 percent‚ fueled by solid
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Negotiation 7 Post negotiation 7 4. Cultural Factors 7 Time 7 Individualism vs. Collectivism 7 Pattern of communication 7 Emphasis on personal relations 8 5. Strategic Factors 8 Presentations 8 Strategy 8 Decision Making 8 RECOMMENDATIONS 9 REFERENCES 10 APPENDIX 11 APPENDIX 1.1 - Framework for International Business Negotiations 11 APPENDIX 1.2 - Hofstedes model on cultural dimensions‚ 1980 12 APPENDIX 1.3 - Hall’s High-Low Context Model of Cultural Differences 12 APPENDIX 1.4 - The Kluckholn and Strodtbeck
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http://www.michaelmccurry.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Strategy-256x300.jpg Business Strategy Introduction Bruce and Langdon defines business strategy as “A strategy that maps out the future‚ setting out which product and services you will take to the market and how”. The strategy in business helps to achieve the goal and objectives in the company. The strategy for the business provides framework to know where they are positioned in the marketplace and how to keep moving forward. http://www
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THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT [pic] STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES Strategic capabilities are the resources and competencies Vodafone need to survive and prosper. (Johnson‚ Scholes & Whittington 2006‚ p.119) Why do we need to understand Vodafone’s Capabilities.... Vodafone’s capabilities will allow Vodafone to achieve competitive advantage over others because Vodafone has something that a competitor doesn’t have‚ or has difficulty getting. |
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As you know well‚ the Biz café simulation is to experience the importance business fundamentals by running a coffee shop‚ so we can encounter all the basic elements such as financial statements‚ operations‚ management‚ and marketing to run a business. Even though we did not have enough knowledge of them we have enjoyed this practical learning experience because during the simulation‚ we could find that we have improved our knowledge of vital business factors and teamwork effects
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HND in Business and Finance Unit Name: Business Strategy – 7 Assessors: Egya Gyamfi Student: Sulaiman Adebakin Introduction In this part of the assignment I will be defining and explaining mission‚ vision‚ objective‚ goals & core competencies‚ I will also be distinguishing the difference between each point and the role they play in the operation of a business‚ I will be reviewing the issues involved in strategic planning and explain the different planning techniques. 1
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Reality applications by 2020. Seeing the world today‚ computers are used for various Virtual reality applications such as simulations. Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system. Simulations are used for various actives such as: scientific researches‚ home and amusement hall entertainments‚ work field training‚ etc. The concept of simulation is leveraged and is being used by military training by the Canadian Force. Moreover‚ the Canadian Forces launched a project
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underlying strategy: creating a "unique and valuable [market] position"‚ making trade-offs by choosing "what not to do"‚ and creating "fit" by aligning company activities to with one another to support the chosen strategy.[5] Dr. Vladimir Kvint defines strategy as "a system of finding‚ formulating‚ and developing a doctrine that will ensure long-term success if followed faithfully."[6] Corporate strategy involves answering a key question from a portfolio perspective: "What business should we be
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group and dominating it. 2. Corporate strategy options for diversified companies include A) broadening the company’s business scope by making new acquisitions in new industries. B) divesting weak-performing businesses and retrenching to a narrower base of business operations. C) restructuring the company’s business lineup with a combination of divestitures and new acquisitions to put a whole new face on the company’s business makeup. D) pursuing growth
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one way to do (business/ organization) strategy and discuss. According to what I have researched‚ there are four different generic strategies that strategic business units use. These are Cost Leadership strategy‚ Differentiation strategy‚ Focus strategy and Integrated Cost Leadership-Differentiation strategy. For me‚ these are all such big help but if I were asked to choose just one‚ I will choose the Integrated Cost Leadership- Differentiation Strategy. It is defined as the strategy used by companies
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