1. Briefly describe the basic structure of the CSD industry and how it has evolved. The CSD industry is very much concentrated. According to Exhibit 2 of the case‚ the market concentration of the two firms was over 75% in 2000 (44% for Coca Cola and 31% for Pepsi) and almost 72% in 2009 (almost 42% for Coca Cola and almost 30% for Pepsi). The barriers to enter the CSD market are very high mainly because of the economies of scale enjoyed by Pepsi and Coca Cola. These two firms produce a very large
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You are the new Director of Development in Goodworks non-profit. You are currently reviewing the internal controls over donations that are sent directly to Goodworks in the form of checks. Your review reveals that the checks are promptly endorsed "For Deposit Only‚ "but no list of the checks is prepared by the person opening the mail. The mail is opened either by the mailroom employee or by the employee who maintains the accounts receivable records. Mail receipts are deposited in the bank weekly
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General operating funds are an integral part for the sustainability‚ impact‚ and growth of all non-profit organizations. General operating funds would provide our organization with the flexibility to meet pressing community needs and achieve impact. Funding would also contribute to maintaining our sustainability‚ while shifting attention from limited program outcomes to broader organizational and social impact. Furthermore‚ it would help ease administrative burdens and costs associated with our
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industry‚ smaller national producers‚ such as Seven-Up and Dr Pepper‚ are relatively trivial. There are a lot of players of same size in the bottling industry. Unlike the furious competition between Pepsi and Coke‚ no sense of competition can be felt in bottling industry. Reasons are that‚ first‚ Pepsi and Coke control the majority of bottlers in 1990s; second‚ intrabrand competition is restricted by the franchise agreement‚ which is protected by ’Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act’. From the view
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In the United States‚ there are many different types of non-profit organizations. These organizations help with many things‚ like building homes‚ protecting wildlife and animals‚ and giving people food. These organizations are also made to help enforce some of the laws. Without organizations like MADD‚ ASPCA‚ and Habitat for Humanity‚ our community would be worse than it is now. The MADD‚ or Mothers Against Drunk Driving‚ is an organization founded by Candace Lynne Lightner in 1980‚ when her
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Governmental and Non Profit Chapter 2 Questions 1. Certain core services are provided by most general purpose governments – those related to the protection of life and property‚ public works‚ parks and recreation facilities‚ and cultural and social services. Governments must also incur costs for general administrative support of its service departments. Core governmental services‚ together with general administrative support‚ comprise the major part of what GASB refers to as governmental activities
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famous that almost everyone knows about it. It develops so strong image that also has a great effect on the corporate image as well. It is rated as the world’s number one cold drink and is famed for its internationally well-known brand name “Coca-Cola”. Coke is well supported by Coca-Cola Ltd. in the local market and enjoys distinct position. Brand Positioning The brand positioning of the Coca Cola is very strong. Company focuses on the TOM. This top of the mind strategy leads the consumers to remember
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skill. With such opportunities and commitment kids are given the chance to learn key skills outside of school. I must say that extracurriculars one’s true commitment to improvement outside of school‚ this is especially true for me as I am in a great non-profit program called Breakthrough New York where I have learned to prepare outside of school academically‚ try to make change‚ and most importantly stand out in the crowd that is my generation. Firstly‚ with in my extracurricular life I have learned
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economic‚ political and social changes have made the global environment more uncertain‚ forcing Coke to reevaluate its strategy‚ structure and culture to maintain a competitive advantage. The following is a dynamic analysis that tracks the evolution of Coke’s strategy from global standardization to a multi-domestic strategy that emphasizes national responsiveness. During Goizueta’s management term‚ Coke is already a large‚ mature company in the formalization stage of its life cycle and in the international
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Getting Things Done‚ in which the authors declared‚ “Strategies most often fail because they aren’t well executed.” The trouble is‚ Dimon and Bossidy’s doctrine— that execution is the key to a strategy’s success—is as flawed as it is popular. That popularity discourages us from questioning the principle’s validity. Let’s suppose you had a theory that heavenly objects revolve around the Earth. Increasingly‚ you find that this theory doesn’t predict the movement of the stars and planets very well. Is
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