Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans Implementation‚ Strategic Controls‚ and Contingency Plans STR/581 Version 4 Strategic Planning & Implementation Kenneth Kobus July 12‚ 2011 Starbucks is the worlds leading specialty coffee retailer. The company produces a wide range of beverages as well as various confections and pastries. With over 17‚000 stores world wide one would have to wonder why a successful company like this would need to form a strategic plan. In this world there are
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CONTINGENCY THEORY CONTINGENCY THEORY IS A CLASS OF BEHAVIORAL THEORY THAT CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE A CORPORATION‚ TO LEAD A COMPANY OR TO MAKE DECISIONS. “THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION RELATES.” William Richard Scott CONTINGENCY THEORY TELLS US THAT AN ORGANIZATION IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN IT ADAPTS AND FITS ITSELF TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. CONTINGENCY THEORY IN A NUTSHELL Organizations are
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Marketing Plan for Apple Inc Introduction Apple Inc. designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells personal computers‚ computer accessories and computer related software. The company also offers peripherals‚ networking solutions and other related services. Additionally‚ Apple computers designs‚ builds‚ and markets a wide array of portable digital music players‚ telecommunication devices alongside related accessories and services (Cameron & Quinn 2011‚ p 288). Apple Inc owes its recent success
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Big Apple Table of Contents Executive Summary 5 Marketing Strategy 6 Background 6 Company 6 Products 7 Situational Analysis 7 Market Share 8 Goals 8 Strategy 9 SWOT Analysis 9 Strengths 10 Weaknesses 11 Opportunities 11 Threats 12 Customers 12 Competitors 14 Positioning 14 Competitor Market Share 15 Collaborators 15 Role of Partnerships 15 Complimentary Businesses 16 Climate 16 Political/Legal 16 Economic 16 Technological 17 Social/Cultural 17 Issues Analysis 17 Personal
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Intenational Marketing Plan Table of Contents Executive Summary Situation Analysis Description of product and or service Geographic description of the target market Environmental analysis Cultural analysis Economic analysis Legal environment Political factors and risk analysis Evaluate the market potential of a targeted buyer/ consumer segments Identify factors that influence their purchasing decisions Financial conditions (GDP‚ discretionary income‚ debt‚ credit)
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State Farm Business Contingency Plan Xavier Smith Western Governors University State Farm Business Contingency Plan The qualitative risk analysis performed in a previous report identified eight notable risks associated with setting up a call-center presence in Québec‚ Canada. As those risks are successfully managed‚ the call center will commence operation and start handling telephonic insurance requests from mostly French-speaking customers. (Only one-quarter of employees at this center will
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Contingency Planning Kimberlea Penney AIU Online February 10‚ 2013 Prof. R. Rodriguez ABSTRACT Contingency planning is an effective back up plan to any situation that requires an alternative course of action for the outcome of a common goal. There are several steps involved in contingency planning and these steps prepare for the strategic planning process to come to full effectiveness for a facility. A full plan for a facility allows for immediate resolutions for managing and addressing the
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Contingency theorists argue that an organization that adapts to its environment will perform better than an organization that does not (Donaldson‚ 1996) and that mismatched characteristics within organizational configurations will prevent an organization from achieving natural harmony with its environment that will lead to better performance (Mitzberg‚ 1981). In contrast to the classical scholars‚ most theorists today believe that there is no one best way to organize. What is important is that there
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Contingency Theory Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. An organizational / leadership / decision making style that is effective in some situations‚ may be not successful in other situations. In other words: The optimal organization / leadership / decision-making style depends upon various internal and external constraints (factors). Contingency Theory factors Some examples
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The Contingency Approach: Y. Y^ -a . . ’ ^ 1 i^-^ .g ^ ‚ The Contingency Its l^oundations and Relevance A poc p r ah to Theory Building and Research in Marketing by Valarie A. Zeithaml Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina‚ P. "Rajan" Varadarajan Texas A&M University‚ and Carl P. Zeithaml University of North Carolina‚ Chapel Hill Introduction During the 1960s‚ management theory and research began to adopt a new orientation‚ one that embodied a remarkably simple concept
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