Case 11 Teaching Note Gap Inc. in 2010: Is the Turnaround Strategy Working? Teaching Outline and Analysis 1. What does a five-forces analysis reveal about the strength of competition in the U.S. family clothing stores industry? In leading the class discussion of the five-forces analysis‚ we encourage you to direct the attention of students to Figures 3.3‚ 3.4‚ 3.5‚ 3.6‚ 3.7‚ and 3.8 in Chapter 3 to support their analysis. 11-1 Case 11 Teaching Note Gap Inc. in 2010: Is the Turnaround
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Gap Inc. in 2010: Is the Turnaround Strategy Working? In the 1990’s‚ Gap Inc. was really harmonized to American pop culture and tastes. The brand was really popular at that time. Everybody was using it. It was also very affordable and stylish. However the company’s fast expansion during that time‚ was accompanied by the addition of long-term debt of few billions. Then we saw the quality of the cloths declining and the style’s popularity going down. Besides their fame of being so perfectly sync
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http://blog.clientheartbeat.com/customer-expectations/ Customer expectation a. The hard facts about customer expectations 1. Manage promises 2. Customers want relationships 3. The service process is the key to exceeding expectations b. Understanding customer expectation The benefits of understanding customer expectations Understanding your customers’ needs C.examples of companies exceeding customer expectations Amazon exceeds expectations with delivery Google and youtube Excellent customer
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feel that our fate is in our own hands. We experience a sort of liberation from the restrictive influence of fate. If we talk of wealth‚ it is today more equitably distributed than before. Socialistic trends all over the world have narrowed the gap between the rich and the poor. In the days of our forefathers‚ poverty was regarded as part of the divine scheme of things and was passively accepted by the people. Now the attitude
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High expectations; harmful or helpful? Many parents want their child to be top of their class‚ make straight A’s‚ and be something to brag about at the parent teacher conferences. Having high expectations for your children helps their mind set‚ education‚ and end results. Some people think it overworks the kid or lowers their self-esteem‚ although it has been proven that children who were expected to reach their parents expectations‚ do. First of all‚ having high expectations for your kid at early
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Wealth Gap There are the rich and poor in every period in human history and everywhere in the world. Has the disparity between the rich and poor existed since ancient time? How does the disparity between the rich and poor come out? Has the disparity between the rich and poor became more narrow or wider? Although some people think that the gap between the rich and poor is more narrow because of the development of human society‚ the fact is that the disparity between the rich and poor is gaining
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A Gap of Sky ”A Gap of Sky” is a short story by Anna Hope. In this short story we follow the young girl‚ Ellie‚ who studies at UCL. Instead of doing homework and study‚ she likes to party and do drugs. She has been sent to London by her parents to study‚ but she is not taking it as serious as her parents are expecting of her to do. She lives alone and is therefore supposed to be self-dependent which we clearly see she is not. She cannot control her use of drugs‚ she has not got any self-discipline
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CULTURE: Based on the research I conducted about Gap‚ I would characterize their culture as adaptive. They would be stupid not to be in the fashion industry with trends constantly changing‚ they need to be up to date with the latest fashions. Ever since 1969‚ Gap Inc. has expanded not only horizontally but vertically as well. They created stores such as Old Navy and Banana Republic. In addition to Gap opening new stores‚ they have expanded globally to reach a new customer base. Their innovation
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Generation Gap Do you know what a generation gap is? Even if you don’t know the particular definition‚ you are aware of this problem‚ basing on your own experience. Generation gap is a popular term used to describe serious differences between people of two generations. To realize how to deal with it‚ you should keep in mind that generation gap includes several aspects: children must know as much as possible about their parents and parents — about the world outlook of their children‚ about
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