Economic Objectives Business is basically an economic activity‚ its primary objectives are economic. The economic objectives of a business are to earn sufficient profit to give reasonable reward to the investors of capital and to provide funds for expansion and diversification. The main economic objective of business may be described as under: (a) Earning Profit: Business activity is undertaken for earning profit. Profit is the basic incentive to business pursuits. It is the most important objective
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Objectives of COMESA COMESA was established in 1994 to replace the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA)‚ which had been in existence since 1981. The PTA was established within the framework of the OAU’s Lagos Plan of Action (LPA) and the Final Act of Lagos (FAL). Both the LPA and the FAL envisaged an evolutionary process in the economic integration of the continent in which regional economic communities would constitute building blocks upon which the creation of an African
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Task 1 – The aims and objectives of Tesco & Nike Aims: An aim is a goal of which a business wants to achieve. For example‚ some businesses aim to expand whilst others aim to survive. Another aim that a business can have is selling as much as possible whilst others aim to improve the quality of their products. Objective: An objective is what a business wants to achieve but more precise targets than aim. For example an objective for a business can be to sell 1000 more products than we sold
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Task 5 1) In order to achieve its main aims a business adopts a plan that contains objectives. There are two types of objectives‚ strategic and tactical objectives. Strategic objectives are objectives set for the long run; tactical objectives are short day-to-day objectives that the business needs to operate. Setting objectives provides a greater sense of direction for the business. So once an objective is set‚ the employees‚ owner and directors even‚ have a clear pathway and guide of what
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OF EASTMAN KODAK : MEETING THE DIGITAL CHALLENGE MODULE LEADER- DR HANS SCHLAPPA MODULE- CONTEMPORARY STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DEGREE- MSc in BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY AUTHOR- SIRIWAN DARARATTANAROJ STUDENT NUMBER- 09249400 SUBMISSION DATE - 22/11/2010 THE WORD LIMIT FOR THIS COURSEWORK IS 1500 WORDS THE NUMBER OF WORDS USED IN THIS COURSEWORK SUBMISSION IS 1515 The purpose of this essay is to assess the balance of planned and emergent approaches that Eastman Kodak applied to
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GROUP I SEMINAR TOPIC: MECHANISM OF MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES Abstract: MBO (Management by Objectives) is an all-round and systematic management method. It plays essential roles in promoting the reform of the internal management system in an organization and improving management efficiency. In this paper‚ the basic connotation and Theoretical Model of MBO are explored‚ and then on the basis of analyzing the predicaments of reform for the Internal management system of an organization‚ the basic
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the steadily increasing threat from competition. Kodak needs to come up with a strategy for corrective action so as to arrest this decline‚ regain market share and increase share holder value. Kodak’s strategy is to reposition itself by targeting a new segment of price sensitive customers and re-segmenting the super premium customers’ space by including a wider segment of special occasion customers. Supporting facts for the problem statement: Kodak has overwhelming market domination‚ but its US market
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Management by Objectives Motivating employees seems to be a challenge for managers - Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the MBO program and provide at least one example to support your discussion. Goal-Setting Theories have evolved since the 50s and have an impressive documented literature. The Goal-Setting Theory addresses the issues that goal specificity‚ challenge‚ and feedback have on performance (Robbins‚ 2009‚ p185). Setting goals and motivating employees are always an important
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Relevant Facts: Kodak has a long history that spans over 130 years. Founder George Eastman patents photographic film stored in a roll in 1884. In 1888 he implemented the first camera to complement his film roll. Kodak was then founded in Rochester‚ New York in the early 1890’s and by 1900 the Brownie camera was made a sparked photography to the masses. In 1975 Kodak was the first company to build a functioning digital camera that stored images on a cassette tape. In 2004 Kodak stopped selling film
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My Aim in Life Browning an English poet says‚ “The aim‚ if reached or not makes great the life”. Human beings are superior to others because they plan their lives. Sometimes this planning is short term. Sometimes it is long term. Long term planning is called aim. It is also called ambition. Aim is the target which we want to achieve‚ towards which our physical and mental abilities are focused. Life is the period which starts from the time of birth and ends
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