IBM 3 ideas to build one smarter planet 1. Instrument the world’s system (INSTRUMENTED):- i) By making the world’s system instrumented I.B.M. means that now they have the ability to measure‚ sense and see the exact condition of everything ii) They believe that everything will get instrumented ranging from supply chains‚ health care networks‚ cities to natural systems like rivers 2. Interconnect them (INTERCONNECTED) i) Interconnected means connecting people
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Under Armour: Case 1 The following is an environmental analysis of the “performance apparel” business sector of the athletic apparel industry‚ with an analysis on Under Armour‚ the 3rd largest athletic apparel company. The company is clearly rapidly growing‚ touching markets that have been dominated before‚ but continues to pride themselves on the performance of their products. The first section of this analysis will cover the trends in technology‚ economics‚ demographics‚ socialites and culture
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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Environmental analysis First of all it is considered as crucial to find out in which environment the company CHR exists‚ therefore I decided to use Porter`s five forces model and Pest analysis. 1. 1 Porter`s five forces model This model was articulated for the first time by Michael Porter in 1979 in his successful record-breaker book named “How competitive forces shape strategy” (Porter‚ p.78). Five forces are illustrated in following picture. Source: Porter‚ p. 78 Before this analysis will begin
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IBM | STRATEGIC MARKETING 310 | CASE STUDY ANAYLYSIS 1 | 1. What competences has IBM had to invest in arising from its transformation from a ‘product-centric’ to a ‘service-centric’ organization? From IBM’s largest loss in 1992 the board of directors responded by appointing Louise V. Gerstner as their new CEO to bring the company’s reputation up and minimize their profit loss. When Gerstner took over IBM from a product-centric organization he transformed IBM to a service-centric
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PESTLE analysis? A PESTLE analysis considers the Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal‚ and Environmental factors affecting a company. A PESTLE analysis for Tesco‚ and similar companies‚ would need to consider all of these factors in some detail. Other analysis techniques A PESTLE analysis for Tesco‚ and other large corporations‚ is usefully complemented by using other analysis techniques‚ like SWOT analysis‚ or Porter’s Five Forces analysis. A PESTLE Analysis for Tesco
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Executive Summary Sonic is the largest drive-in chain in the United States. Under the slogan "America’s Drive-In‚" a Sonic features fast service by roller-skating carhops and unique menu items that cannot be found at McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ or Wendys. Sonic restaurants operate in 27 states so it is smaller than leading fast food chains however it is still a significant competitor. Founded by Troy Smith and Charlie Pappe in 1953‚ Sonic went from a single root beer stand to a popular franchise
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Nokia Corporate Finance Julio Santiesteban 589550 November‚ 2012. Index • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Executive Summary Brief Firm Bio Corporate Governance General Economic Analysis Industry Analysis Competitive Analysis Financial Analysis Value Creation Analysis Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix References Page # 3 Page # 4 Page # 5 Page # 6 Page # 7 Page # 8 Page # 9 Page # 12 Page # 13 Page # 14 Page # 26 2 Executive Summary Nokia has been
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JESSOPS Qianqian Zhang Group DF Jessops Strategy Analysis 09/02/2012 Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 3 3. PEST analysis 4 3.1 Political factor 4 3.2 Economic factors 4 3.2 Social factors 5 3.3 Technological factors 5 4. SWOT analysis 5 4.1 Strengths 5 4.2 Weaknesses 6 4.3 Opportunities 6 4.4 Threat 6 5. Porter’s five-forces 7 5.1 Threat of new entrants----high 8 5.2 Power of buyers----high 8 5.3 Bargaining power of suppliers----high 8 5.4
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prominence of Southwest Airlines‚ a regional airline with a low-cost no-frills approach. Based on the case study‚ and on online and offline research into Southwest Airline’s current state‚ complete the following Tasks: Task 1 - 20 Marks Provide an analysis of the company’s: • Potential resource strengths and competitive capabilities • Potential resource weaknesses and competitive deficiencies • Potential market opportunities • Potential market threats at the time this assignment is undertaken
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