Diversification is a good way to increase profits‚ create more value or reduce market risks from having only one or few product lines. As such‚ different companies diversify for various reasons‚ and therefore‚ diversification can be either related or unrelated. However‚ not all the companies succeed when choosing diversification as part of their corporate strategy. Like everything else‚ diversification does come with its ups and downs. Diversification can be beneficial‚ but probably up to a certain
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SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES MARKETING MANAGEMENT PROF V.V Ramasastry “Research Paper- Diversification leads to success?” Submitted By- Anil -15
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Diversification Strategies in the Global Retailing Industry: Essays on the Dimensions and Performance Implications DISSERTATION of the University of St. Gallen‚ School of Management‚ Economics‚ Law‚ Social Sciences and International Affairs to obtain the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Management submitted by Timo Sohl from Germany Approved on the application of Prof. Dr. Thomas Rudolph and Prof. Dr. Günter Müller-Stewens Dissertation no. 3987 Difo-Druck GmbH‚ Bamberg 2012
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Diversification Diversification can be briefly defined as the expansion of a firm into a range of different product areas. Firms may choose to diversify for either of two reasons. First‚ diversification may benefit the firm’s owners by increasing the efficiency of the firm. Second‚ if the firm’s owners are not directly involved in deciding whether to diversify‚ diversification decisions may reflect the preferences of the firm’s managers. Singapore Airlines (SIA) serves as a typical example of diversification
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Diversification C’Airea McCluron Entrepreneurial Finance: Capitalization for the Entrepreneur Diversification Diversification is the practice of spreading your investments around so that your exposure to any one type of asset is limited. This practice is designed to help reduce the volatility of your portfolio over time. Note: Having a lot of investments does not necessarily make your portfolio diversified. For diversity‚ you need several different types of investments. Popular
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Case 2.4 Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India BRIEF SUMMARY OF CASE CONTENT: This is a detailed and comprehensive case describing the market entry of two global consumer product companies‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Corporation into a Big Emerging Market (BEM)‚ India. It traces the history of the challenges encountered by these two companies in the developing country environment of India from the late 1980s to the present time. Emphasis is placed on lessons learned by the two companies as they
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The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises I. Summary: Incepting in the late 1800s‚ Coca-Cola has been famous worldwide in beverage industry. Some widely recognized products are Coke‚ Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ Sprite‚ Virgin Cola‚ etc. CocaCola dominated over PepsiCo in the US in 1993‚ leading in global soft-drink market and was the most-recognized trademark in the world. Its strong reputation was reinforced with philosophic practice‚ philanthropic initiatives‚ international market orientation
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STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION FINAL ESSAY Topic: When A Company Likely To Choose Related Diversification and When Is It Likely To Choose Unrelated Diversification? Introduction First of all‚ “corporate strategy is what makes the corporate whole add up to more than the sum of its business unit parts” (Porter‚ M. E.‚ 1987 cited in Mintzberg et al 2003‚ p.451). In this regard‚ corporate-level strategy is concerned with two related issues; “first one is what businesses a corporation should compete
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The diversification of beetles may be driven by feeding strategy. Feeding on plants‚ specifically flowering plants (angiosperms)‚ further explains the diversity of beetles. One reason behind why switching to angiosperms improves diversification is because angiosperms provided beetles a starter to new niches. Some beetles diversified into lineages that specialize on feeding different parts of the pants (roots‚ seeds‚ leaves). This diversification in one habitat would then constitute adaptive radiation
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FACULTY OF ECONOMY __________________________________ _________________________ Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Advantages and disadvantages of international portofolio 3 2.1 Advantages 3 2.2 Disadvantages 4 2.3. Some ways to diversify are: 4 3. An example of an international portfolio. 4 4. Conclusions 7
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