Strategic Audit Project Part II: External and Internal Analysis Paper Medtronic Inc. can easily be compared to le Concorde‚ a turbojet supersonic passenger airliner first flown in 1976. This jet was more than twice as fast as any other airliner ever created‚ flying at speeds of up to 1‚350 mph. The capability to fly at more than twice the speed of a regular airliner equates to twice the flights and premium prices for this astonishing service. The resulting profitability of le Concorde is what
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River Blindness MERCK AND RIVER BLINDNESS Does Dr. Roy Vagelos or Merck and Co. have a responsibility to pursue R&D for a human version of Ivermectin‚ the drug for river blindness? Lets take this question to a positive evaluation. Developing a drug to combat river blindness has potential costs and benefits. Merck discovered an opportunity to treat millions of infected people around the world but knew that the drug would probably never see commercial use. Investing millions
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Marketing Plan Assignment 2: Goals & Objectives‚ Customer Analysis‚ and Target Market & Positioning Nan Zhang‚ Thai Tran‚ Hollyann Joyner I. Marketing Goals and Objectives A. Have largest market share in US coffee Industry Objective 1: opening 3000+ net new stores in America by 2017 Starbucks will open more than 3000 stores in 48 states in US depends on population density. High population area like New York and Washington should open more than other states. And US is the largest market for
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Case 2 Telstra Module 2 External Analysis 1. Define the industry of the company (2.6) Australian mobile telecommunications carrier industry 2. What are the characteristics of the industry that the company is in and how is the industry changing over time? Characteristics: Technology innovation is a key driver for changes and success in this industry. The industry is under scrutiny of government. Government policies play an important role in market competition and pricing. *ongoing price
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc. Case If one hold a key to resolve a very serious problem‚ one has a responsibility to put an effort to make it happen‚ at least try one’s best. In this case‚ river blindness disease was a very serious problem‚ and Dr. Vagelos was the one who could make a decision as to whether the research and development of a human version of ivermectin should be carried on‚ then it was his responsibility to pursue it. Caused by a parasitic worm carried by a tiny black fly‚ the disease
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building practices that might be ideal in one climate or setting but not in another. Macro-Environment Analysis An enterprise successful outcome does not only rely on the effective managing methods of the organization. There are a lot of factors involved on how businesses behave on market. It is a matter considering all the possible aspects around the enterprise. The macro environment is composed of the external and uncontrollable factors that affect the performance‚ strategies and decision making of
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The external world consists of different stimulus and sensations that can affect an individual’s perception. The simple behaviour of watching the sunset can induce complex cognitive processes in the visual and auditory systems. 6:00pm With the onset of the setting sun‚ multiple components in the external environment begins to change concurrently. There is an increase in sound‚ both in volume and in intensity‚ relative to an increase in traffic and number of cars‚ the sound of crickets and birds
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the internal and external organisational environments This section covers: Organisational theory Organisation structure Centralisation and decentralization Levels of the organization Mintzberg’s nine design parameters Formal organisational relationships Definition of an organisation: Systems of activities and behaviours to enable humans and their machines to accomplish goals and objectives a joint function of human characteristics and the nature of the task environment. Organisational
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MICRO ENVIRONMENT/ INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The environment which is close to business and affects its capacity to work is called micro or operational environment. Industry is a group of companies which offer same or similar product or services. These products and services are close substitutes of each other. It consists of: 1 Suppliers Supplier are the people who supply raw materials and required components to the companies. Increasing prices and reducing the quality of their products are potential
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1) WHY? Brief Background on Merck & Co. Performance Appraisal System The past and existing performance appraisal of Merck & Co. was ineffective to identify and reward performance to a certain extent. Although the company was paying their employees around seven to eight percent more than the average compensation in other large companies‚ the performance appraisal system did not clearly identified outstanding performance‚ which caused inequity in rewarding performance and led to unhappiness
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