Starbucks case 1) - Cultural distance: During the expansion abroad Starbucks had to deal with several cultural differences. For example‚ Japanese and Chinese consumers used to drink tea and did not have a coffee drinking culture. Furthermore‚ Starbucks had to deal with the association with the expansion of the American culture. - Administrative (or institutional ) distance: Starbucks had to deal with‚ for example; the differences in law and were therefore involved in different law-suits. -Geographic
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Copyright © 2003 Thunderbird‚ The American Graduate School of International Management. All rights reserved. This case was prepared by Professors Michael Moffett and Kannan Ramaswamy for the purpose of classroom discussion only‚ and not to indicate either effective or ineffective management. This case draws upon information presented in “Planet Starbucks (A)” by the same authors. Planet Starbucks (B): Caffeinating the World Ten years ago‚ we had 125 stores and 2000 employees. [Today‚] we have 60‚000
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March 4‚ 2013 [Starbucks ] Starbucks Case Questions In the early 1980’s‚ how did Howard Schultz view the possibilities for the fledgling specialty coffee market? What were the most important factors in shaping his perspective? In the early 1980’s Howard Schultz‚ became captivated and saw possibilities in the fledgling specialty coffee market as he studied and observed that only a few Independent
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Summary Case: Starbucks Going Global Fast A historical perspective of Starbucks revealed that the company began in 1971 with three individuals having like passion for fine coffees and exotic teas. English teacher Jerry Baldwin‚ History teacher Zev Siegel‚ and writer Gordon Bowker collectively combined their thoughts and resources and opened a store called Starbucks Coffee‚ Tea‚ and Spice in a marketplace in Seattle. They selected the name Starbucks in honor of Starbuck‚ a character in Herman
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Starbucks Case Facts: * Founded in 1987 in Seattle‚ Wash by Howard Shultz * World premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees * As of April 2010: 8‚812 company owned stores‚ and 7‚852 licensed stores in more than 50 countries and annual sales of about $10 bil Company Background * Start in 1971‚ 3 academics: Jerry Baldwin‚ Zev Siegal‚ and Gordon Bowker opened Starbucks in the touristy Pikes Place Market in Seattle each invested $1‚350 and borrowed $5K from the bank
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Starbucks Going Global Fast There are many topics that arise throughout the case with Starbucks Corporation. Starbucks Coffee is located worldwide and there are many different ways to look at this situation. The company offers a unique range of coffee‚ lattes‚ espressos‚ and café style drinks. The company intended to reach a specific target audience‚ but has ended up in many different markets and has been growing rapidly. Starbucks has greatly used the “youth appeal” strategy to gain entrance into
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CASE: Starbucks- Going Global Fast Summery Starbucks is one of the largest chains of coffee shops in the world. They started their business in the early 80s as a tiny chain of Seattle coffee shops‚ grew rapidly in the 90s and now own 5‚689 coffee shops in 28 countries. This chain of coffee shops is very well managed by a well seasoned management team popularly known as H2O‚ because of Howard Schultz (Chairman and Chief Global Strategist)‚ Howard Behar ( Head of North American Operations)
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Marketing Management COMM 3045 A Crack in the Mug - Can Starbucks mend it? Case Study Prepared for: Professor Pat Gardner Group Members: Kim Denis Tomas Lee Xame Chan Paul Stevens Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Problem Statement 4 3. Company Objectives 4 4. Company Background 4 5. Analysis 5-7 5.1. SWOT Analysis 5 5.2. Market Analysis 6 5.3. Competitive Analysis 7 6. Key Factors 7-8 6.1. Key Opportunities 7
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Case Study Analysis - Questions & Answers Question 1. Indentify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering global markets. Answer 1. According to this case‚ Starbucks has encountered some controllable and uncontrollable elements when entering global market like Japan‚ France‚ Italy and Vienna. I will start by the uncontrollable elements in Italy which is price. Italian coffee bars prosper by serving food as well as coffee‚ an area where Starbucks
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