Curtin Business School School of Management 313418 Business Analysis for Management 542 February 2012 This unit is managed by School of Management/CBS Page 16 of 20 CRICOS Provider Code WA 00301J‚ NSW 02637B SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Research Report COVER SHEET | GROUP Name: Group 9 | ASSIGNMENT: Written Report | Unit Name | MANAGEMENT 542 (Business Analysis) | Unit Index No. | 313418 | LECTURER | A/Prof Chris van Tonder | SEMINAR Day/Time | WED: 11h00 – 14h00 | Dong Liang ID:14095278
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Strategic Groups * “the group of firms in an industry following the same strategy along the same strategic dimensions” (Porter‚ 1980) * “a set of firms competing within an industry on the basis of similar scope and resource commitments” (Cool & Schendel‚ 1968) Competitive strategy = a choice of which strategic group to compete in = the choice of the easiest group to ‘get into’ Strategic groups are organisations within an industry with similar strategic characteristics‚ following similar
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compiled by Tony Miller (Organized by historical chronology) Part A (DBQ) 1. Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? (1993) 2. In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? (2010) 3. In what ways did the French
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Chapter 19 1 Harriet Beecher Stowe / Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) 2 Hinton Helper (1857) 3 New England Emigrant Aid Company 4 Henry Ward Beecher 5 John Brown 6 Pottawatomie Creek (1856) 7 Lecompton Constitution (1857) 8 Buchanan veto 9 Douglas reservations 10 Sen. Charles Sumner 11 Sen. Preston Brooks (1856) 12 1856 election 13 James Buchanan (Dem.) 14 John C. Fremont (Rep.) 15 American (“Know-Nothing”) Party 16 Dred Scott & Dred Scott Decision (1857) 17 Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
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Chapter 13 Vocab Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs): Synthetic organic compounds first created in the 1950s and used primarily as refrigerants and as propellants. The role of CFCs in the destruction of the ozone layer led to the signing of an international agreement (the Montreal Protocol). Anthropocene: Geological epoch defined by atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen to acknowledge the central role humans play in shaping the Earth’s environment. Pangaea: The primeval supercontinent‚ hypothesized
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Key Terms in Strategic Management Competitive Advantage * Anything that a firm does especially well compared to rival firms. * A firm must strive to achieve competitive advantage by: 1) Continually adapting to changes in external trends and events and internal capabilities‚ competencies and resources. 2) Effectively formulating‚ implementing and evaluating strategies that capitalize on those factors. Strategists * Usually found in high levels of management (CEO)
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essay by Amy Borovoy “Beyond Choice: A new framework for abortion?” argues about the moral and immoral values and rights of abortion decisions. The essay goes on to argue about the choice and quality of having an abortion‚ for the decision is often a challenging debate to society because of the overall moral standards‚ quality of life‚ and various of different circumstances. The argumentative viewpoints focus on the optional obstetrical practice rights of “Pro-Choice” or “Pro-Life” on women’s autonomy
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Module 4 - SLP Strategic Choices for Coca-Cola Company Victor D. Gallardo Trident University Abstract In this module four session long project I will discuss while learning on how to apply and integrate results from the two completed SLP with four generic business strategies found with this module in regards to the different types of analysis for the Coca-Cola Company. Step one will include the listing of the four SWOT and four generic strategies (Low Cost‚ Differentiation‚ Focus and Preemptive)
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increasing value for them (Miles‚ 2011‚ para. 1). This view‚ also known as the shareholder view believed that corporations existed solely to serve the interests of shareholders. It was largely an economic view‚ with costs and profitability as the key focus. “This view suggested that the needs and desires of society could best be met by the unfettered interaction of individuals and organizations in the marketplace” (Barnett‚ (n.d)‚ para. 6). By acting in this self-interested manner‚ individuals would focus
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Chapter 8 Strategic Management ANNOTATED OUTLINE 1. INTRODUCTION Effective managers recognize the role that strategic management plays in their organization’s performance. Throughout this chapter‚ students discover that good strategies can lead to high organizational performance. 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Managers must carefully consider their organization’s internal and external environments as they develop strategic plans. They should have a systematic means of analyzing
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