University‚ UK (MBA1) Oxford Brookes University‚ UK (BSc. Hons) CICPA2 PO Box 117‚ Geylang Post Office‚ Singapore 913804 Tel: +65-83300960 E-mail: muzihemba@gmail.com Dr. K. C. Wong MBA Project Supervisor / Mentor Abstract: Qingdao Haier has been the world ’s largest white goods manufacturer since 2010. Haier has built a portfolio of unrelated diversification through mergers and acquisitions and had decentralizing its operational risks. Haier is confronting few strategic issues which might be more rational
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Acknowledgement “No project is ever a work of only one person and this one is no exemption”. This project is the product of many hands‚ and countless hours from many people. My thanks go out to all those who helped‚ whether through their comments‚ feedback or suggestions. It gives me immense pleasure to express my deep sense of gratitude to prof. (faculty guide) for his valuable guidance‚ constant supervision and above all his continuous encouragement‚ constant supervision and above all his
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NONLINEAR PRICING STRATEGIES AND MARKET CONCENTRATION IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY A Dissertation by MANUEL A. HERNANDEZ GARCIA Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY August 2009 Major Subject: Economics UMI Number: 3384249 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that
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Pricing strategy is an idea implemented into a plan to get the most favourable price for a service or product that will give way the highest profit. Pricing is one of the most important elements of the marketing mix‚ as it is the only mix‚ which generates a turnover for the organisation. The remaining 3p’s are the variable cost for the organisation. It costs to produce and design a product; it costs to distribute a product and costs to promote it. Price must support these elements of the mix. Pricing
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1. Introduction Colgate-Palmolive1 is a more than 200-year-old company that started in New York. Although it has three main product lines namely‚ Oral Care‚ Personal Care‚ and Home Care‚ its flagship brand remains to be Colgate. The success of the brand also relies on the reputation of its company. Colgate-Palmolive now has a global presence with millions of customers. Some of its more known brands include Colgate in the oral care‚ Palmolive in the personal line‚ and Ajax and Softsoap in the home
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Pricing strategy in video game industry Video Gaming industry has gone dramatic changes when more and more digital platforms emerge and improved technology in portable devices‚ mainly in social games(Facebook‚ Myspace) and mobile games. 27% of US online population play at least one game on social network‚ and Facebook gaming revenue hit $1.32 billion in U.S market in 20111. Also‚ as more than more people have smart phone especially apple’s iOS devices‚ gaming application becomes more and more popular
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The state of the chemical‚ i.e.‚ solid‚ liquid‚ or gas‚ affects the chances of pesticide penetration into the body. Liquids or gasses can get into the body through all three routes‚ whereas solids tend to have a lower chance of entry through the lungs. However‚ if solid particles are small enough or if they remain on the skin long enough‚ penetration into the body can take place in the same ways to those of liquids or gasses. The most common route by which pesticide users are poisoned is absorption
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Center Parcs 25 years Write a report which explores how the current competitive and pricing strategies of Centre Parcs are a product of their external and competitive environment and to consider whether the strategies of Centre Parcs align with the expectations of responsible leadership that students have voiced. 4/5/2010 Introduction Throughout this semester we have been looking at the external and competitive enviroment of businesses. Looking at contemporary issues and aiming to
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excellent services. Hotels are very diverse and by using the normal star-rating system‚ they can almost be regarded as a separate market. They are divided into three categories according to quality of service and facilities and based on the pricing analysis: ➢ Category I : represents one and two-star hotels ➢ Category II : represents three and some four-star hotels ➢ Category III : represents better four-star and five-star hotels For this paper discussion‚ we
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First of all I would like define the term‚ product. The word product qualifies a marketing concept. A product is more than a person‚ place or thing. Nothing is more important to a marketing strategy than the ?product concept?. A product is anything that can be offered to a market for attention‚ acquisition‚ use‚ or consumption and that might satisfy a want or need; it includes physical objects‚ services‚ persons‚ places‚ organizations‚ and ideas. In fact‚ finding the right product concept is one
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