Competitors analysis Students gave the answer of Q1.4 and analysed 3 competitors of Apple Describe background of IT industry with focus on Apple (5 marks) Use Porters Competitors analysis to analyse Apple (5 marks) 10 facts = 10 marks 1.4 Three different competitors of Apple Inc Describe 3 competitors (6 marks) Use Porters Competitors analysis to analyse competitors (9 marks) 10 facts = 5 marks 1.5 SWOT Most students did well in this question 10 facts = 5 marks Section B 1 PEST & SWOT Only
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BRIEF BACKGROUND OF COMPANY History A leading integrated food company‚ Singapore Food Industries‚ was established in 1973. It was listed Singapore Exchange Mainboard since 22nd of November‚ 1999 and comprises 8 percent of the Food & Beverage market share. It is the parent company of United Kingdom‚ China and Australia. Singapore Food Industries has achieved various awards such as SME Partner Award‚ eDistributor award and 2003 Securities Investors Association (Singapore) Most Transparent Company
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Question 2 Please apply the PEST analysis to the Wal-Marts case study. "The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want. And really‚ if you think about it from your point of view as a customer‚ you want everything: a wide assortment of good-quality merchandise; the lowest possible prices; guaranteed satisfaction with what you buy; friendly‚ knowledgeable service; convenient hours; free parking; a pleasant shopping experience." - Sam Walton (1918-1992) Wal-Mart is the
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Along with the world debut of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan (earlier post) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show‚ BMW is also presenting the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid—its first combination of a BMW straight-six with electric drive. Integration of BMW ActiveHybrid technology in the new 5 Series model reduces both fuel consumption and emissions by more than 10%. The drive system featured in the BMW Concept 5 Series ActiveHybrid consists of a straight-six gasoline engine with TwinPower Turbo technology
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other options to grow their business with the objective of achieving 100% revenue growth over the next 12 months without losing its profitability. Theoretical Framework: Financial and non-financial factors will be taken into account. SWOT and PEST analysis will be used to assess the company’s
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The UK Furniture Industry Executive Summary The information in this report is largely based on data for 2011 which is the last year for which we have full and complete reporting. While 2011 saw difficulties in the furniture sector‚ 2012 has seen increased challenges and the industry continues to be a difficult one to be successful in. * Furniture and furnishing stores declined by 3% in current value terms in 2011 * The sector was rocked by the collapse of iconic furniture manufacturer
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Introduction to PEST analysis PEST analysis is concerned with the environmental influences on a business. The acronym stands for the Political‚ Economic‚ Social and Technological issues that could affect the strategic development of a business. Identifying PEST influences is a useful way of summarizing the external environment in which a business operates. However‚ it must be followed up by consideration of how a business should respond to these influences. The table below lists some possible
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Pest Analysis Croatia PEST-Analysis Croatia Content Introduction………………………………………………………………………………page 3 Political Environment……………………………………………………………………page 4 Economic Environment………………………………………………………………….page 4 Social-Cultural Environment…………………………………………………………….page 6 Technological Environment……………………………………………………………...page 7 References………………………………………………………………………………
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fast food industry‚ McDonald’s is often the target of criticism for its menu‚ its expansion‚ and its business practices. For example‚ in 1990‚ two British activists‚ David Morris and Helen Steel‚ distributed leaflets entitled What’s wrong with McDonald’s? on the streets of London. McDonald’s wrote to Steel and Morris demanding they desist and apologize‚ and‚ when they refused‚ sued them for libel in a case known colloquially as the McLibel case. In 2001‚ Eric Schlosser’s book Fast Food Nation
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HRM Human resource management is a strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization’s most valued assets – the people working there‚ who individually and collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives. Boxall et al(2007) describe HRM as ‘the management of work and people towards desired ends’. John Storey (1989) believes that HRM can be regarded as a ‘set of interrelated policies with an ideological and philosophical underpinning’. He suggests four aspects that
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