MODULE 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP 1.7 – 1.14 What are the ways strategies can be developed? Approaches to understanding strategy: ❖ Rational - based on a model in which the conception and execution of strategy are treated as discrete‚ sequential activities. Chandler (1962) defined strategies as a straightforward process made up of two chronological activities. The following steps are typical of the method employed in this approach: 1. The establishment
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Competitive Strategies Following on from his work analysing the competitive forces in an industry‚ Michael Porter suggested four "generic" business strategies that could be adopted in order to gain competitive advantage. The four strategies relate to the extent to which the scope of a businesses’ activities are narrow versus broad and the extent to which a business seeks to differentiate its products. The four strategies are summarised in the figure below: The differentiation and cost leadership strategies
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How to Become a McDonald’s Franchisee McDonald’s is the biggest fast-food chain in the world that it boasts more than 30‚000 restaurants in 119 countries. With this unrivaled popularity‚ entrepreneurs who will franchise on McDonald’s will most likely succeed in the business; meanwhile this is how to start McDonald’s franchising. For those who want to franchise from McDonald’s‚ they can visit its companywebsite to know about the opportunities available to them are. Meanwhile‚ the corporation allows
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walmart’s cost leadership/Broad market strategy WALMART’S STRATEGY Basis for Customer Value lowest cost Broad Market Target Market Who: Determining the customers to serve 1.Wal- Mart ensures that it positions itself strategically in the market by offering products that meet the needs of all the population segments. 2.Wal- Mart’s target marketing has been based on the fact that different age groups’ demands are catered for sufficiently What: Determining which customer needs to satisfy •before
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Low-Cost Leadership and Differentiation Strategies Laura Allard November 21‚ 2010 William Hogan Management Cases Upper Iowa University Abstract This paper discusses Low-Cost Leadership and Differentiation business strategies. The paper explains what each strategy is and how they can be applied‚ utilized and maximized as strategies for a company. Suggestion of methods to implement and the strategies are discussed‚ including when the strategies work best. Low-Cost and Differentiation
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corporate decision-making‚ and the honoring of a triple bottom line: people‚ planet‚ profit. * ITC Limited- public conglomerate company headquartered in Kolkata‚ India. * Its turnover is $6 billion and a market capitalization of over $22 Billion. * The company is currently headed by Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. It employs over 26‚000 people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on Forbes 2000. * ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes‚ Hotels‚ Paperboards & Specialty Papers
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Overview of ITC ITC was incorporated on 24th August 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited. Progressively‚ as the Company ’s ownership Indianised‚ the name of the Company was changed to I.T.C. Limited in 1974. As ITC has a wide range of businesses such as Cigarettes & Tobacco‚ Hotels‚ Information Technology‚ Packaging‚ Paperboards & Specialty Papers‚ Agri-business‚ Foods‚ Lifestyle Retailing‚ Education & Stationery and Personal Care - the full stops in the Company
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Assignment 2: Case Study: Calgary Oil Shale Technologies‚ Inc. (COST) 1.0 Introduction: the back ground of the COST‚ Inc. The Calgary Oil Shale Technologies‚ Inc. (COST)‚ which is a subsidiary company of an international oilfield services company. The subsidiary company aims to supplying the technology and managing the data which is to optimize the recovery of the oil from oil shale formation in Alberta‚ Colorado‚ and Utah. COST Company could distinguish oil-bearing rock layers which could help
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Training of employees in ITC ITC follows coaching methodology in training their employees .coaching of employees depends on sector in ITC‚like coaching for hotel management in ITC is of 18 months where as for a team leader in ITC is of 2 months.Basically number of days for coaching of an employee in ITC depends on the sector and job.ITC believes in continuous learning . ITC Hotels Ltd which has collaboration with Starwood Hotels is running Six sigma successfully. Six Sigma (SS) is an important
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ITC CHANGE MANAGEMENT REPORT ITC mission: ITC enables small business export success in developing and transition countries by providing‚ with partners‚ sustainable and inclusive trade development solutions to the private sector‚ trade support institutions and policymakers. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade Centre concerning the legal status of any country
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