Summary and discussion of Richard Nolan and F. Warren McFarlan’s article “Information Technolgy and the Board of Directors” published in 2005 by Harvard Business Review. Information Technology and the Board of Directors In this article the authors show how board members can recognize their firms’ position and decide whether they should take a more aggressive stance. They illustrate the conditions under which boards should be less or more involved in IT decisions. Furthermore‚ they delineate
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Rethinking (or Why Michael Porter Is Wrong about the Internet) by Don Tapscott strategy + business issue 24 content strategy & competition 1 ina Netw The Harvard strategy guru errs when he says partnerships erode competitive advantage‚ the author contends. Instead‚ they are now central to business success. Strategy orked World For decades‚ the starting point for strategic thinking content strategy & competition 2 has been the stand-alone‚ vertically integrated corporation
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1)Airborne’s performance from 1986-1997 can be described as dismal. Throughout the period the company managed to remain profitable every year‚ but they underperformed the McGahan averages. Airborne averaged 1.72% ROS (including 1997‚ which was an outlier for this set)‚ 2.46% ROA‚ and 9.34% ROE. This was compared to the ROS‚ ROA‚ and ROE of 4.7%‚ 5.9%‚ and 12.6%‚ respectively. Airborne also had lower margins than its competitors‚ FedEx and UPS‚ so it can be inferred that Airborne’s performance is
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What problems and challenges are faced by Moore at the time of the case? Moore Medical is a medium-sized distributor of medical supplies to practitioners such as podiatrists and emergency medical technicians. Up to the time of the case‚ it has relied on traditional customer channels such as catalogs‚ phones‚ and faxes to communicate product offerings‚ promotions‚ and availability‚ and to take orders. It is now attempting to transition into a "bricks and clicks" distributor with a strong Internet
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performance. Financial statements and reporting A Cadbury Schweppes case study Page 1: Introduction Limited companies (those owned by shareholders) are required by law to produce Financial Statements. These statements must be published and made available to shareholders as part of a company report. Cadbury Schweppes aims to produce clear financial statements that give a valuable insight into the company’s strategy and performance. Cadbury Schweppes is a major international company that manufactures
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Poland - a developing market A Cadbury Schweppes case study Page 1: Poland a developing market Why did Cadbury Schweppes choose Poland as its point of entry into the Central and Eastern European confectionery markets? Because there was a number of significant developments taking place there. The Central and Eastern European countries can be divided into two groups: those which fell originally within the Soviet Union‚ and others.The key difference is that the countries within the latter group
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Executive Summary Competition In 2005‚ the global carbonated soft drink (CSD) market generated revenues of over $147 billion‚ all of which comes from three global powerhouse companies occupying 90% of the market. Coca-Cola‚ Pepsi‚ and Cadbury Schweppes‚ are one‚ two and three‚ respectively‚ in the very competitive CSD industry. Over past decades‚ the CSD market has been honored with record growth‚ showing consumption rates that have more than doubled over the last 25 years. Americans are consuming
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Ethical business practices A Cadbury Schweppes case study Page 1: The importance of ethics in business Ethics concern an individual’s moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organisation may be made by individuals or groups‚ but whoever makes them will be influenced by the culture of the company. The decision to behave ethically is a moral one; employees must decide what they think is the right course of action. This may involve rejecting the route that would lead to
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1 - Introduction Cadbury Schweppes plc‚ was formed by two different people in charge of different companies coming together. John Cadbury was in charge of making confectionery and Jacob Schweppes was producing and distributing beverages. Both of these came together in 1969 to form Cadbury Schweppes plc. This company is engaged in the manufacturing‚ distributing and sale of branded beverages and confectionery. It supplies its products through whole sale and retail outlets in almost 200 countries
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BRIEF Cadbury is almost 200 years young with a heritage tracing right back to 1824. It ’s a fascinating story of industrial and social development - the story of a small family business growing up‚ and joining with others‚ to become an international world leader. A story of technical invention and secret recipes‚ marketing savvy and the creation of great brands. A story of people who are passionate‚ principled‚ pioneering and just love confectionery. Cadbury is a British-based confectionery
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