CHAPTER 1 MA TE RI AL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT TE D YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING AFTER READING THIS CHAPTER: GH 1. Describe the key elements in the strategic management process. RI 2. Discuss the three different perspectives or approaches used in understanding strategy‚ including the traditional perspective‚ the resource-based view‚ and the stakeholder view. PY 3. Understand strategy formulation at the corporate‚ business‚ and functional levels. 4
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MAXIS BERHAD COMPANY PROFILE Maxis Berhad‚ with its consolidated subsidiaries (together‚ ’Maxis ’)‚ is the leading mobile communications service provider in Malaysia with over 11.4 million mobile subscribers as of 30 June 2009. Maxis was granted licences to operate a nationwide GSM900 mobile network‚ a domestic fixed network and an international gateway in 1993. It commenced its mobile operations in August 1995 and launched its fixed line and international gateway operations in early 1996. Since
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Panera Bread is ready for the currentchange in American eating habits. The company is a leader in the quick-casual restaurant business with more than 1‚027 bakery-cafes in 36 states. Its locations‚ which operate under the Panera and Saint Louis Bread Company banners‚ offer made-to-order sandwiches built using a variety of artisan breads‚ including Asiago cheese bread‚ focaccia‚ and its classic sourdough bread. Its menu also features soups‚ salads‚ and gourmet coffees. In addition‚ Panera sells its
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1. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility has several definitions but is simply defined by Woods and others (2013‚ 27) as the obligation of organisations to behave in ethical and moral ways. It generally refers to the notion that corporations have a responsibility to the society that sustains them. Over the years‚ the theory of corporate social responsibility has continued to develop in importance and significance. In modern day business it is common practice for organisations
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General Manufacturers’ widget manufacturing plant is located and operating in a Midwestern town name Pleasantville. As per the reading‚ all the town residents work in a company since the beginning of the company to current day. Company employment is the bread and butter for the people of the town. It is essential for the town people in order to earn money. As defined in the book‚ Stakeholders are people that affect or are affected by the verdicts‚ policies and actions of the organization. According to me
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1.0 Executive Summary While there is no universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ it is usually described in terms of a company considering‚ managing and balancing the economic‚ social and environmental impacts of its activities. The notion of corporate social responsibility should be a part of the core business operations of a company‚ rather than a separate ‘add on’.[2] Given that socially responsible organizations should seek ‘minimize their negative impacts
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Let’s talk for a while about bread. All over the world‚ in Europe and the Americas and in most of Asia‚ bread is the "staff of life"‚ it’s a key food in people’s diets. Almost everyone eats bread- we eat it as toast for breakfast‚ as sandwiches for lunch‚ as hamburger buns for dinner- or people eat it as croissants or roti‚ naan or chappati‚ or under hundreds of other names in as many different languages. Even in southeast Asia‚ where rice is King‚ bread is becoming more and more popular these days
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UNIVERSITY AFTER V. BRUSOV RESEARCH PAPER DRAFT THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM AND THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF MASS MEDIA To: S. Sahakyan From: Anna Tamamyan Subject: Writing Skills Faculty: LIC‚ Journalism Year: 4th year‚ 3rd group Yerevan 2012 INTRODUCTION The following research paper studies the role of journalism in mass madia nowadays and whether the same media holds it social responsibility in the face if its audience or not. Journalists take an important role in the
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The term social responsibility means different things to different people. Generally‚ corporate social responsibility is the obligation to take action that protects and improves the welfare of society as whole as well as organizational interests. According to the concept of corporate social responsibility‚ a manager must strive to achieve both organizational and societal goals. Current perspectives regarding the fundamentals of social responsibility of businesses
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Research paper CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/PHILANTROPY A CASE STUDY OF KENYA AIRWAYS Presented to DR. MAGETO By CHRISTOPHER TARUS 09-0478 Date 07TH APRIL 2010 Table of contents Introduction............................................................................................................ 3 Corporate Social responsibility................................................................................4 Good citizenry..............................
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