STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY Company Background Since opening its first store in Pike Place Market‚ Seattle‚ Washington (USA) in 1971‚ Starbucks has established itself as the world’s leading retailer‚ roaster and brand of speciality coffee with over 13‚000 outlets in 39 countries (Starbucks Corporation 2007a‚ b)1. The company‚ which ranks amongst the world’s top 100 global brands (Interbrand 2006)2‚ has an impressive record of sales and profit growth (See Table 1). In FY2006 Starbucks achieved
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PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN ACEDEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATION Ross McDonald University of Phoenix GEN/200: FOUNDATIONS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS February 25‚ 2013 Students transitioning from high school to college today face many challenges. They are besieged by a host of external influences that may shape or cloud their ability to take responsibility. These influences include family‚ friends‚ religious beliefs‚ personal biases‚ and socioeconomic background. Even
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Types of ethic system frameworks: there are 5 types of ethical system frame work; Ethical frameworks provide guidance on how CFO can adopt in the decision making process when dealing with financial reporting decision based on the frameworks adopted. Various ethical frameworks may be used which include: 1. The non-cognitivism ethical approach argues that there are no objective ethics as moral statements are influenced by culture‚ beliefs and personal emotions. The concept of right and wrong are
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GROUP RESEARCH REPORT TEAM CRIMSON LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577 HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468 TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196 NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651 GROUP RESEARCH REPORT TEAM CRIMSON LUONG TRAM ANH – s3269577 HOANG XUAN THANG – s3255468 TRAN THI MINH THU – s3275196 NGUYEN QUANG TRUNG – s3269651 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive Summary 3 I. Introduction 4 II. Natural Environment 5 1. Sustainable Packaging and Minimizing Waste Issues 5 2.
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1007/s10551-011-1130-4 Ethical Blindness Guido Palazzo • Franciska Krings • Ulrich Hoffrage Received: 1 June 2010 / Accepted: 22 November 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 Abstract Many models of (un)ethical decision making assume that people decide rationally and are in principle able to evaluate their decisions from a moral point of view. However‚ people might behave unethically without being aware of it. They are ethically blind. Adopting a sensemaking approach‚ we argue that ethical blindness
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ETHICAL NEUTRALITY In what follows‚ when we use the term “evaluation” we will mean‚ where nothing else is implied or expressly stated‚ practical value-judgments as to the unsatisfactory or satisfactory character of phenomena subject to our influence. The problem involved in the “freedom” of a given discipline from evaluations of this kind‚ i.e.‚ the validity and the meaning of this logical principle‚ is by no means identical with the question which is to be discussed shortly‚ namely‚ whether in
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8 3.2 Personal care 9 4.0 SWOT analysis of the unilever 9 5.0 PESTEL Factors 13 6.0 Two product option 15 6.1 Introduction to the product 15 6.2 Axe Touch description 16 6.3 Axe Touch ingredients 16 7.0 Marketing objectives 16 7.1 Finance objective 17 8.0 Marketing research 18 8.1 PLC of the selected product 18 9.0 STP Analysis 20 9.1 Segmentation 21 9.2 Target market 22 9.3 Positioning 23 9.4 Competitor Analysis 24 10.1Product 25 10.2 Brand 26 10.2.1
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Is Target Marketing Ever Bad? Target market Definition: A portion of total market which consist of a group of buyers with similar traits and features that an organization wishes to attract. Key item of definition: Group of similar traits Aimed to attract specific buyer Market segmentation It is the division of a heterogeneous group of buyer or positional buyers into more homogeneous groups with relatively similar product or services needs. I think target market is not bad.As in market
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six times higher than the costs of retaining old ones 5. Which of these is not part of the marketing concept? Matching competitors’ offering 6. What is the purpose of production orientation focus? The purpose of the organisation is to manufacture the highest quality products 7. Which of these is not a feature of a market driven business? They stick with the same products 8. Why do marketing-orientated companies attempt to create customer value? In order to attract and retain customers
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Ethical issues; meaning conforming to good morals‚ actions‚ or right principles of conduct‚ are problems that we encounter almost every day. Thinking about the word ethics brings to mind a controversial issue such as abortion‚ prejudice‚ or equalization of human rights. Goods ethics also means the simple things like telling the truth‚ avoiding cheating and manipulation of others‚ obeying the law‚ helping others‚ and doing what is morally right according to the standards set by our society. While
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