IKEA has created a global brand focused on low prices and contemporary designs. In 2009‚ Interbrand ranked IKEA 28th on its list of the top 100 global brands (# 35 in 2008 indicating 10% increase in brand value over just year). IKEA’s success is attributed to its vast experience in the furniture retail market‚ its product differentiation and cost leadership. The brand Ikea has become iconic in consumers’ minds. CEO‚ Anders Dahlvig‚ states “the awareness of our brand is much bigger than the size of
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AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL 1.0 LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ readers should be able to understand: ! The general concept of audit strategy. ! The Importance of audit strategy as an effective plan for an audit. ! Internal control systems‚ evaluation and assessment. ! Audit documentation. ! Relationship with experts. ! Audit risks and its relative importance to audit. ! Components of audit risks. ! How to assess audit risks. 1.1 INTRODUCTION Auditing has developed over many years
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specialty stores are swiftly replacing the traditional formats dramatically altering the retailing landscape in India. Different retail formats are present in the market. Brands or retailers decide the formats based on their products. Brands generally consider three types of retail formats: Exclusive brand outlet‚ large format store‚ Multi brand outlet. India is the third-most attractive retail market for global retailers among the 30 largest emerging markets‚ according to US consulting group AT Kearney’s
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Founded in 1907 by French chemist Eugene Schueller‚ who developed an improved and innovative hair dye called Aureole‚ L’Oreal has become a multi-brand‚ multi-billion dollar company in the last century. Today‚ L’Oreal boasts twenty-five global brands and claims €17 billion of consolidated sales in 2007 (L’Oreal). In addition to the L’Oreal brand‚ other popular brands include Garnier‚ Maybelline‚ Lancome‚ Georgio Armani‚ Ralph Lauren‚ Redken and Diesel (Adage). L’Oreal was ranked sixteenth in the U.S
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the Role and Relevance of the Wine Brand in the Creation of Value in the Wine Industry Abstract This essay will first of all discuss the definition or content of brand and wine brand‚ then clarity values that it can be created. Next‚ the essay will cover the function of wine brand or how it achieves creating value. Finally‚ the importance of position of wine brand in value creation will be discussed. Key words brand‚ brand value ‚brand equity‚ value creation‚ wine industry Table of Contents
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ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HR AUDIT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AN ORGANIZATION’S FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY: The concept of HR audit has emerged from the practice of yearly finance and accounting audit‚ which is mandatory for every company‚ to be done by external statutory auditors. This audit serves as an examination on a sample basis of practices and systems for identifying problems and ensuring that sound accounting principles are followed. Similarly‚ an HR audit serves as a means through
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Brand Community Introduction During the last fifteen years‚ there are many popular subjects: relationship marketing and brand building‚etc.These hot subjects encourage interaction and speed up the incubation of new sources of disciplinary growth: Brand Relationship(the relationship between consumer and brand).In Brand Relationship theory sysytem‚more scholars focus on the relationship between consumer and brand‚ but Muniz and O’Guinn(2001) did more research on the relationship among consumers
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2.0 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND BRAND PERSONALITY A brand personality can be defined as the set of human characteristics associated with a given brand. Thus it includes such characteristics as gender‚ age‚ and socioeconomic class‚ as well as such classic personality traits as warmth‚ concern and sentimentality. Brand Personality like human personality‚ is both distinctive and enduring. For example‚ one analysis found Coke to be considered real and authentic whereas Pepsi was
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Administration - MBA Semester 3 Subject Code – MF0013 Subject Name – Internal Audit and Control -4 Credits (Book ID: B1211) Assignment Set- 1 (60 Marks) Q.1 Critically evaluate the qualities of an Auditor in the wake of recent scams Ans:- What should be the qualities of Internal Audit Personnel? There is no universal answer to this question. We can only generalize about the qualities of internal Audit Personnel. It has been observed that internal auditors and independent auditors often
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average d. median average 3. easy d Auditors are responsible for determining whether financial statements are materially misstated‚ so upon discovering a material misstatement they must bring it to the attention of: a. regulators. b. the audit firm’s managing partner. c. no one in particular. d. the client’s management. 4. easy c The FASB definition of materiality emphasizes what class of financial statement users? a. Regulators. b. Informed investors. c. Reasonable persons
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