Maruti Corporate Strategy * Repositioning/revitalising of products: Whenever Maruti’s cars sales reached the maturity stage in the product life cycle‚ they revitalised the product to gain momentum in the market share. Few examples that can be noted in this regard are: * Omni – Interiors and Exteriors‚ Omni Cargo & CNG omni * Versa – Slashed prices by decreasing engine power * Esteem – Changed the exteriors to boost sales * Baleno – Slashed prices * WagonR
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Wal-Mart. Half of all Americans visit a Wal-Mart at least once a month‚ and of those half one-third go once a week. Wal-Mart’s core strategy is to be the low cost leader. Wal-Mart’s competitive advantage is because they are the low cost leader. Wal-Mart commits to deliver quality products with the lowest possible price. Wal-Mart attains this in several ways; their strategy is to have multiple store formats for the different local environments‚
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Levels of strategy • Corporate strategy (eg. Virgin‚ Nestle) Strategic Management Business‐level strategy Different ways of competing at the level of the individual Business Unit (SBU) How can competitive advantage be sustained? Hyper‐competition – Which industries/markets should we be in? – How is the corporate portfolio managed? • Business strategy (eg. Virgin Atlantic‚ Nestle babyfood) – Tactics used by an SBU to compete in the market • Generic strategies and how to sustain these
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PLACEMENT TEST PAPER PATTERN FOR INFOSYS Placement pattern for Infosys consists of two rounds: the written test and a final HR. Clearing the written test implies that the chance of being selected to Infosys is almost done. The written Test consists of two test patterns: 1. APTITUDE REASONING TEST QUESTIONS: 30 DURATION: 40 MINUTES 2. VERBAL ABILITY QUESTIONS: 40 DURATION: 35 MINUTES The Aptitude reasoning test pattern is distributed into 6 different topics with 5 questions each as: 1
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rP os t TB0383 Andrew C. Inkpen General Electric’s Corporate Strategy Like the premature obituary of writer Mark Twain‚ reports of the death of the conglomerate are often exaggerated. Diversified companies‚ straddling multiple industries‚ or even just different parts of one large sector‚ remain a dominant‚ if not always fashionable‚ feature of stock markets from the U.S. to continental Europe and Asia. But a new backlash against conglomerates suggests that a more lasting shift in investor preferences
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2010. Built a work force and corporate structure that would reflect his own personality Leadership Understanding the operations of the firm Flat Hierarchy Opportunity to grow and voice their opinion Effective communicator – Singleminded and simple approach to operations. Happy workforce ESOS (Employee share ownership scheme) Future plans Strategic decision 1 – Blue Ocean Strategy Quality of the decision By adopting the Blue Ocean Strategy‚ he significantly reengineered
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Corporate Strategy The economic activities performed by Dell encompass the development‚ manufacturing‚ sale and support of personal computers and computer-related products. Since its foundation‚ the company has been based on the Direct Model‚ i.e. Dell has always tried and managed to create direct relationships with its customers‚ by selling products directly and without the participation of intermediaries. The sale has always taken place through a telephone service or via the Internet. In order
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upon socio political condition of different parts of the world‚ where its business is operating.For the external business environment analysis of global oil industry (with respect to BP) the selected analysis tool is PESTEL. This model presents a strategy framework built over variables like surrounding political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental‚ and legal aspects‚ which actually shape the initiatives and decisions of any organization in the global market. As far as global oil industry
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Corporate Strategy Table of Contents Question 1 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Howard Schultz ’s performance in the five tasks of strategic management 3 1.2.1 Developing a strategic vision 3 1.2.2 Setting the objectives as standards for measuring the company ’s performance and evolution 5 1.2.3 Crafting a strategy to achieve the desired outcomes 6 1.2.4 Implementing and executing the chosen strategy efficiently and effectively 6 1.2.5 Monitoring developments and initiating corrective adjustments
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Types of operation in Japan 6 Guinness distribution in Japan 8 Outline of Guinness® products in Japan 9 Marketing Strategy 10 Competitors 10 Yebisu/ Asahi strategy 11 Asahi Beer Oktoberfest 11 Yebisu beer festival 12 Yebisu also has its own bar‚ just like Kirin 12 Campaigns with celebrities 12 Hugh Jackman cuts a Japanese beer - Asahi commercial 12 Communication strategy for External Target 13 Definition of External target 13 How to differentiate the Guinness from Competitors? 14
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