6 Assignment 1 Sept 2013 SECTION A (60 MARKS) Note to student: You will be penalised for the copying of theory without explanation/application to the scenario provided. You should use the theory in support of your own answer. Non-application will result in a zero mark being awarded. Read the case study below and conduct your own research on Shoprite Holdings Ltd. Following your investigation answer the questions in Section A. South Africa and the global economic environment Since our previous
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PESTEL FRAMEWORK The framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies. Important to do PESTEL analysis whilst developing a strategy! PESTEL is an acronym which stands for; Political This highlights the role of governments. Firms will be directly affected by the actions of government and other political events. These might be major events affecting the whole of the business community or they may be actions affecting just one part of
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Assets in accounting In the financial accounting sense of the term‚ it is not necessary to be able to legally enforce the asset’s benefit for qualifying a resource as being an asset‚ provided the entity can control its use by other means. The accounting equation relates assets‚ liabilities‚ and owner’s equity: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholder’s Equity (Owner’s Equity) Assets = liabilities + Capital liabilities = Assets - Capital Capital = Assets - liabilities That is‚ the total value of a firms
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favourite among Indian shoppers. [Online] Available at: http://thirdeyesight.in/articles/zara_india_favourite.htm [Accessed 9 March 2012]. Just-style.com. (2012). Zara takes a cautious step into China. [Online]. Available at: http://www.just-style.com/analysis/zara-takes-a-cautious-step-into-china_id92390.aspx [Accessed 10 March 2012]. Pallavi Srivastava‚ (2011). Zara: Premium Fashion. [Online] Available at: http://thirdeyesight.in/articles/zara_pitch.htm [Accessed 9 March 2012]. Saumya Roy‚ (2010). Fast
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Assessment of the external macro-environment in which the firm operates can be expressed in terms if the following factors Political • In Britain political awareness of the importance of the motorsport industry has grown in recent years especially during the Blair tenure. Frank Williams was knighted in 1999. • Political pressure on Formula One has also strengthened abroad‚ with other countries gaining the right to host the races. • The Asian Countries: China‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia
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Political Factors: All Saints ensures that all regulations are met by having their vendors‚ suppliers and subcontractors sign their compliance manual based on the core conventions of the International Labour Organisation. The provisions of these conventions constitute the minimum and not the maximum standards all suppliers must meet in order to do business with All Saints. (http://www.allsaints.com/new-faqs) Economic Factors: All Saints and the All Saints website
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S.W.O.T. Analysis of Primark Strength Primark offers high street quality clothes for cheap prices and quality services to attract its customers and it also provides clothing for all ages and sexes. The company is part of the ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative) which focuses on worker’s rights‚ their production of goods and bringing businesses together to work on labour rights issues. TNS ranks Primark as Great Britain’s second largest clothing retailer by Volume in terms of market
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Exxon Valdez The devastating oil spill ! Exxon Valdez Report - 12 February‚ 2014 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! What was the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill? The Exxon Valdez was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in Alaska .The size of the spill is estimated at 40‚900 to 120‚000 m3 or 257‚000 to 750‚000 barrels.In 1989‚ the Exxon Valdez oil spill was listed as the 54th largest spill
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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound‚ Alaska‚ on March 24‚ 1989. The Exxon Valdez‚ an oil tanker bound for Long Beach‚ California‚ departed from the Trans Alaska Pipeline terminal at 9:12 pm March 23‚ 1989. William Murphy‚ an expert ship ’s pilot hired to maneuver the 986-foot vessel through the Valdez Narrows‚ was in control of the wheelhouse. At his side was the captain of the vessel‚ Joe Hazelwood. Helmsman Harry Claar was steering. After passing through Valdez Narrows‚
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The Exxon Valdez Incident One could go on for what seems to be days about the atrocities that are the so called “public relations” of the Exxon Valdez Good Friday oil spill. Questions come to mind on what the senior executives of Exxon were thinking when the news was delivered on that fateful day. Exxon Corporation would never be the same after the morning of March 24‚ 1989‚ and Lawrence G. Rawl would never be seen the same after his morning cup of coffee: “The Exxon Valdez‚ a 987-foot tanker […]
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