You might think that getting Zero marks in an exam can be easily achieved by not writing anything on the paper. There is no thrill in getting zero marks by not writing anything on paper. The real achiever is one who fills up the examination answer sheets with his literary‚ logical and analytical skills and still manages to get zero marks for the paper. I fall under such a category. Zeroes have been a part and parcel of my life. Getting zero marks in exams is an art by itself. I had mastered this
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Strategic Management in Action‚ 6e (Coulter) Chapter 1 Introducing the Concepts 1) Companies that use strategic management tend to have higher levels of performance. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2 Topic: Explain Why Strategic Management Is Important AACSB: Reflective Thinking Objective: Define strategic management and identify its basic components 2) Strategy should be developed from a number of approaches rather than a single approach. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Page Ref:
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Discussion Question 6 For its Zara brand‚ Inditex manufactures the majority of the garments sells and undertakes all of its own distribution from manufacturing plants to its directly managed retail outlets. Benetton outsources most of its production and most of its retail outlets are owned and operated by franchisees. Which is a superior system? Even though one might believe that the system used by Benetton and such other collections such as GAP is superior due to the lower labor costs by the outsourcing
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Master of Business Management Semester IV MB0052 – Strategic Management and Business Policy - 4Credits (Book ID: B1314) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Note: Each Question carries 10 marks. Answer all the questions. 1. What is meant by ‘Strategy’? Differentiate between goals and objectives. Answer: Strategy:- The method by which an organization systematically achieves its future objectives. A business cannot progress for a long term without a reliable strategy. its conceptual evolution‚ scope
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Examination Paper Semester I: Human Resource Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Semester-1 Examination Paper MM.100 Human Resource Management Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) • This section consists of multiple choice & Short Notes type questions. • Answer all the questions. • Part one carries 1 mark each & Part two carries 5 marks each. Part One: Multiple choices: 1. It is a cultural attitude marked by the tendency to regard one’s own culture as superior to others a. Geocentrism
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1. Panera Bread uses a differentiation strategy. Of the generic competitive strategies discussed in the text‚ focused differentiation most closely fits the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking. Panera Bread is trying to achieve a competitive advantage in product environment and great service. 2. What does a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread reveal about the overall attractiveness of its situation? Does the company have any core competencies or distinctive competencies? Strengths *
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STARBUCKS STRATEGIES Table of Content Introduction……………………………………………………………03 - 03 Problems Identified Starbucks………………………………………...04 - 04 Literature review and Concepts……………………………………….05 - 10 Analysis……………………………………………………………….11 - 17 Conclusion…………………………………………………………….18 - 19 Bibliography…………………………………………………………...20 -21 INTRODUCTION The coffee industry provides a livelihood for an estimated
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Internal Audit (Financial) Financial Audit and Departmental Reviews The available annual report online of ABS-CBN is for the year 2011‚ hence to be fair‚ financial data of the same year is used to evaluate the financial and operating performance of its competitors. GMA 7 published its financial statement on its website; however TV 5 seems to be reluctant to publish its financial reports online. In lieu of TV5’s actual financial statements‚ the news article published by The Philippine Daily
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QUESTION 1 : Describe what is meant by ‘sustainability’ in business. Business sustainability is defined as managing the triple bottom line - a process by which companies manage their financial‚ social and environmental risks‚ obligations and opportunities. These three impacts are sometimes referred to as profits‚ people and planet. However‚ this approach relies on an accounting based perspective and does not fully capture the time element that is inherent within business sustainability. These businesses
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The warehouse group pest analysis The external environment can be grouped into different environmental segments‚ the Political/legal segment‚ economic‚ socio-cultural and technological segments‚ otherwise known as PEST. (hanson et al) Technological Technological advances have also impacted the industry such as the use of self-checkout machines. The introduction of self service has changed the daily interactions for customers making transactions much faster and easier as well as more accurate
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