N10/3/BUSMT/SP1/ENG/TZ0/XX 88105013 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STANDARD LEVEL PAPER 1 Thursday 18 November 2010 (afternoon) 1 hour 15 minutes INSTRUCTIONS to candidates not open this examination paper until instructed to do so. Do Read the case study carefully. Section A: answer two questions. Section B: answer the compulsory question. 8810-5013 3 pages © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 –2– N10/3/BUSMT/SP1/ENG/TZ0/XX SECTION A Answer two
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The Study of Ikea’s Business Strategy Price and promotion Ikea is not only a furnishings market brand‚ but also a furniture brand. Through a series of operations‚ in people ’s eyes‚ Ikea is not simply a purchase house ware places‚ it represents a way of life. In our mind‚ Ikea ’s success not only depends on its integration of the trade‚ logistics‚ but it used to integrate the core idea of trade‚ logistics-lifestyle (Margonelli‚ Lisa 2002). As we said before: using Ikea’s products is just like
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Table of Contents 1.1 assess how business missions‚ visions‚ objectives‚ goals and core competencies inform strategic planning 2 1.2 analyse the factors that have to be considered when formulating strategic plans 3 1.3 evaluate the effectiveness of techniques used when developing strategic business plans 5 References and Appendix 10 1.1 assess how business missions‚ visions‚ objectives‚ goals and core competencies inform strategic planning Strategic planning is a review and
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includes services is ____________. a. NAFTA b. NAICS c. NACS d. NACSS e. NEICE (b; Moderate; p. 8) 3. Service markets are shaped by all of the following except ____________. a. government policies b. social changes c. global economic change d. business trends e. advances in information technology (c; Easy; p. 10) 4. A useful way to distinguish between goods and services is to place them on a continuum from ____________ to ____________. a. practical; impractical b. tangible-dominant; intangible-dominant
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BMW Overview This paper explores the strategies and environmental influences (both Internal and External) of a German car giant BMW‚ Bayerische Motoren Werke‚ which has established itself in the niche luxury car market. It has Headquarter in Munich‚ Germany‚ with presence all over the world. The luxury car includes both traditional luxury cars and functional luxury cars. BMW is one of the most successful car companies in Europe and worldwide. Despite experiencing the overall sales slump particularly
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BellSouth and Cingular Wireless‚ the New AT&T mobility business unit now leads in the current market share narrowly over Verizon Wireless. Figure 1 AT&T 27.1%‚ Verizon 26.3%‚ Sprint-Nextel 23.6%‚ Other 11.9%‚ T-mobile 11.1%. Source Forrester Research December 2007. MASTER STRATEGY The Master Strategy for AT&T wireless is to be the only telecom provider their customer would ever need by connecting its customers anywhere – anyway. COST- AT&T is adequate in this regard. It is positioned to
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Week 4. Business Strategy Chapter 5: A Dynamic Model of Industry Structuring. Objectives: • Introduce a dynamic model of industry competition and evolution. • Offer several propositions about the way industries will evolve based on this dynamic model‚ focusing specifically on the likely actions of new entrants to an industry and the responses of incumbent firms. • Illustrate how this dynamic model can be used to analyze industries. • Emphasize the managerial implications of this dynamic model
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Corporate Strategy for Diversified Firm: (1) selection of industries to compete in (2) how the strategies of the business unit should be coordinated HORIZONTAL STRATEGY – coordinates the goals and strategies of related business units; should exist in the group‚ sector and corporate level; bottom-up H strategy rarely happens (the B unit managers have the resources and influence interrelationships) Emerging new pattern of competition – among clusters of related B units Why H strategy? – Horizontal
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AXIS BANK LTD. | PRICE QUOTES | | Industry: Finance - Banks - Private Sector | Chairman / Chair Person: Adarsh Kishore | ISIN No | INE238A01026 | 52Week High | 1609 | Book Value | 391.36 | Face Value | 10.00 | BSE Code | 532215 | 52Week Low | 965 | EPS | 61.32 | P/E | 21.16 | NSE Code | AXISBANK | P/BV | 3.31 | Div Yield | 0.93 | Market Cap. | 53196.68 | | | Stock prices are delayed by 15 minutes. | | | Price Quotes | BSE | NSE | Last Traded Price | 1‚298.10 | 1
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Data Management Strategy in Organizations Today Regardless of the size of an organization‚ proper data management is vital for innumerable reasons. Data is stored in various forms- computer‚ paper‚ or any form of electronic media. Some data can be obstructed after a certain period‚ but other data would be crucial for the operative management of a company. In other words‚ inadequate data management could contribute to the success or failure of an organization. Unfortunately many companies have
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