head: MICROSOFT STRATEGIC INTIATIVE 1 MICROSOFT STRATEGIC INTIATIVE � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �7� Microsoft Corporation - Strategic Initiative Paper Ruby Lee‚ Edward Abaunza‚ Brian Hammock University of Phoenix Finance for Business FIN 370 Grace Reyes August 29‚ 2010 � � Microsoft Corporation - Strategic Initiative Paper Over the past few years the economy in the United States has taken a downturn. It has been so bad‚ that some businesses were not able to survive. However‚ Microsoft Corporation
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Strategic Initiative Paper: Cynthia Carreira Risks associated with the initiative and financial effects they may have on the Microsoft Corporation. One risk is losing valuable components of the software Microsoft develops‚ in order to comply with the legal rules and regulations. This may cause Microsoft to pull some products out of circulation from countries that have different laws‚ which can drastically drop Microsoft’s profit margin. Trying to follow the laws and regulations can also cause
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Strategic Initiative Paper Strategic Initiative Paper Customer Service for any business organization is the foundation on how profitable and successful the brand will be in the marketplace. Starbucks has made a critical mission to make customer service its top priority to ensure brand growth and sales of merchandise. “Today‚ Starbucks not only sells coffee or food‚ but also tea‚ coffee-related accessories and equipment in more than 37 different countries” (Lam‚ 2013). Starbucks must use a cautious
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head: STRATEGIC INITIATIVE Learning Team Assignment: Strategic Initiative Paper University of Phoenix FIN/370 Introduction Wal-mart is very proud to be a good neighbor and citizen in many communities across the United States and around the world. Wal-mart believes that it’s a privilege to be a store that’s part of the community and they also believe it’s there responsibility to help sustain the communities that rely on them. Wal-mart has held several initiatives such
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Walmart Strategic Initiatives Strategic Initiative Paper Walmart is focused on creating a detailed strategic and financial initiative plan that will take the company to the next level in consumer satisfaction‚ market growth‚ and global responsibility. The aim of this paper is to investigate Walmart’s EDLP (Every-Day-Low-Price) strategic initiative plan. Also the creation of other strategic and financial plans that aid in the EDLP plan and the impacts on cost‚ sales‚ and the risks associated
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environment‚ companies must take strategic initiatives to prevent the losses and overcome the rough economy we are currently facing. Starbucks Corporation (furthermore‚ Starbucks) is known as one of the leaders for the retail sales of roasted and specialty coffee. Starbucks is focused on creating a detailed strategic and financial planning that can take the company to the next level. The aim of this paper is to investigate Starbucks’s actions upon creation of strategic and financial plans‚ and its impact
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June 5‚ 2013 Strategic Initiative Paper There is an increase in governmental and public analysis regarding food safety. Whole Foods believe customers shop Whole Foods because of their concentration in health‚ nutrition‚ and food safety. Customers hold Whole Foods to a higher food safety standard than other supermarkets. The perceived or actual sale of contaminated food products could result in “government enforcement action‚ private litigation‚ product recalls and other liabilities
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Strategic Initiative UOPX Finance for Business FIN/370 Davidson Jensen November 13‚ 2013 In this paper the team will be discussing the relationship between strategic planning and financial planning for Microsoft. The paper will discuss strategic planning initiative and identify a strategic initiative discussed in the Microsoft annual report. The team will also discuss how the initiative affects Microsoft financial planning. It will then go on to discuss how the plan affects costs and how
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Microsoft’s Strategic Initiative Kanika Barrett‚ Karen Ebert‚ Hector Garcia‚ and Cory Seguin Finance for Business FIN / 370 June 1‚ 2015 Beth Tissaoui Microsoft’s Strategic Initiative Microsoft was cofounded on April 4‚ 1975‚ by childhood friends‚ Paul Allen and Bill Gates. Bill Gates served as the first CEO due to the 60/40 partnership he had with Paul Allen. The first Japanese office‚ ASCII Microsoft‚ opened in August 1977. Microsoft became incorporated in Washington thus becoming Microsoft Inc. in
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Strategic Initiative FIN/370 R7 March 3‚ 2014 Strategic Initiative A successful business must be able to plan and forecast all aspects of operations‚ including both financial and operational goals‚ in both the long and short terms. Even though businesses may be temporarily successful if focused only on immediate decisions‚ in the long term they will not grow successfully and they stand a much higher chance of failure due to a lack of direction. Strategic planning refers to
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