Characteristics of successful entrepreneurs 3. McGregor’s view was that theory X amounted to “treating people as children”. Should we deduce from this that a Theory X approach on part of teachers will produce the best results in the classroom? (10) Firstly‚ Theory X managers assume a number of things about the workers: they assume they don’t want to work‚ lack ambition and discipline is essential to make them work. For these reasons‚ the leadership style of theory X managers is autocratic- orders
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First of all‚ we need to analysis the macro environment of castle. In this section‚ I will use PEST and Porter’s five forces to discuss. External environment comprises factors which are common to all firms in the industry (Blythe‚ 2009). PEST analysis stands for "Political‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and Technological analysis" and describes a framework of macro-environmental factors used in the environmental scanning component of strategic management. Political UK government’s policy support it. The
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MARKET STRUCTURE It is common to see similar products offered for sale at vastly different prices. For example‚ the price of a hotel room can vary from as low as £25 per night to several hundreds of pounds or more in the same city; the cost of gym membership will vary depending on the nature of the business organisation offering the service. An organisation’s ability to influence the price at which it sells its products is largely dependent upon the type of market in which it operates. The
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QUESTIONS 1. Based upon the case study above‚ discuss whether Beckett Organics is a marketing oriented organization or not. Support your answer by the use of relevant examples from the case. ( 10 marks) By definition a Marketing Oriented Organisation is an organisation that focuses on meeting the needs and desires of its customer. It attempts to tailor products to meet the demands of the customers. The business starts with the customers‚ find out what they need‚ and then produces it for them. The
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ANALYSE THE IMPACT(S) OF THE RISE OF EMERGING MARKETS ON THE WORLD ECONOMY. In the 70s and 80s the terms such as ‘Third World‚ Lesser Developed Countries (LDC) or under-developed countries’ was used to what has now become the Emerging Markets which are the boosters in the world economy recovery (http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/article.asp?item=361). In 1981 the World Bank redefined countries like such as the emerging markets. These economies would have a low to middle per capita and by
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The criteria used to develop the market segment for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s new brand of cigarette called “Dakota” is mainly that of demographics‚ and psyhcographics. The target market in this case appears to be poorly educated‚ virile white females age 18-20‚ who enjoy being around their boyfriends and doing whatever their boyfriends are doing‚ for example going to “Hot Rod shows‚ Tractor Pulls‚ cruising‚ and going to parties”. This target market was most likely selected for two main reasons
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they seek to create a differential shopping experience. Now‚ Urban Outfitters merchandise is described as sexy‚ vintage‚ bohemian‚ and hipster. They are mainly known to be servicing the “hipster” and “vintage” culture and fashion. Since their target market is the ages of 18-30 years old and their sales associates are around the same ages they want to create that emotional bond with all the consumers that walk in to the door. In 2011‚ they then brought in the Polaroid cameras‚ which in no time became
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reflect the administration and general costvariableMinimise operating expensesTo increase overall growth in Asia market by10%Maintain 30% of market share in Malaysiaand China by 2015Rapid expansion of Carrefour Express inChina‚ Taiwan & Malaysia of 25% by 2017 | Income statementCash flow statementNet margin statementVenture into Vietnam marketFocus on bigger markets offeringin Asia: China‚ Malaysia‚Indonesia‚ Taiwan etc. | Customer | Keep up to date on customer needs so toserve
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Each market structure plays a significant role in the economy. Markets are categorized according to the structure of each industry serving the market. Three of the basic market structures include competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies. These differ due to the different number of strength of buyers and sellers and also the level of collusion between them. There are stages of competition and magnitude of the difference in products. When there are many buyers and sellers of a product
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compare products on target market‚ price and promotion. Finally‚ recommendations will be made about how to address Liese problems and the way to improve sales. 2. BACKGROUND The easy way to change style for consumers is “hair colouring”. L’Oreal Paris is the first brand that people think of for hair colouring while Liese Bubble Hair Colour is the first brand that brings the new technology which is called “foam hair colour”. However‚ both of them are trying to be the leader of hair colour in the
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