MBA Integrative Module Sustainable Decisions and Organisations N14M94 Semester 2 2012 – 2013 April 15 - 19 2013 Module Convenor: Simon Wright Table of Contents Teaching Staff Module Outline and Reading List Provisional Session Summary Assessment and Criteria for Assessment Session 1 Module Introduction Session 2 Business Briefing: Sustainability at J Sainsbury PLC Session 3 Sustainability and Business Strategy Session
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Pestle analysis of Easyjet Political Factors Political factors reflect the political stability of the region where Easyjet is operating. OPPORTUNITIES Government grants permission to purchase new Aircrafts. Government guidance and assistance available to travel and tourism businesses. European Countries Collaboration and good relationship making EU politically stable. This stability is a significant advantage for the growth of Easyjet THREATS Airlines which fail to comply with strict
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The Virgin of Guadalupe In the late seventeenth century Mexican art was strongly influenced by the Baroque movement in Europe. By the eighteenth century this new Mexican Baroque style of art had developed in New Spain. Many of the familiar traits of baroque art are present in eighteenth century Mexican artwork such as naturalism‚ tenebrism‚ and audience involvement. Many paintings done in the Mexican baroque style featured a naturalist element. Often the paintings featured the very typical‚ every
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Economic Reforms has smoothened the path for them? 3 . Trusting your organization to grow and develop in a haphazard fashion is taking a large chance on the future. This is the fundamental reason for doing strategic planning. Discuss the role of SWOT analysis in strategic planning. 4 . How has Internet helped in the evolution of World as a Global Village? 5 . Discuss the Strategic Initiative by Mr.Ratan Tata of Launching ‘Nano’‚ which suggests the cost leadership approach adopted by Tata. Do you think
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PESTLE analysis PESTLE stands for - Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal‚ and Environmental. A PESTLE analysis is a useful tool for understanding the ‘big picture’ of the environment in which an organisation is operating. Specifically a PESTLE analysis is a useful tool for understanding risks associated with market (the need for a product or service) growth or decline‚ and as such the position‚ potential and direction for an individual business or organisation. A PESTLE analysis
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Group Report ASDA Introduction Asda is a British supermarket chain‚ which retails food‚ clothing‚ general merchandise‚ toys and financial services. It was formed in 1965 by a group of Yorkshire farmers; over the years Asda became Britain’s best value food and clothing superstore. On 26th July 1999 Asda superstore merged with one of the largest food retailer’s in the world‚ Wal-Mart. throughout the UK‚ Asda has 245 stores‚ 19 depots‚ 109‚000 colleagues and 2‚800 different suppliers. Asda’s
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for assessing the internal capability of a firm is through the use of the SWOT analysis. Although it is a simplified view‚ a SWOT analysis gives a snapshot view of the strengths and opportunities on which the company needs to capitalise to create a ‘distinguishing edge’. Also‚ it is useful to see the weaknesses and threats which can challenge the competitive position of the firm. Figure 2: SWOT analysis of the Virgin Group of Companies STRENGTHS Value of the global brand Reputation Network
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Virgin background Virgin is an international investment group that operates in over 34 countries and that employs around 50‚000 people in about 400 companies worldwide. Its product ranges from mobile services to travel‚ finance services‚ music and many many more. It was funded in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson who started the company by selling cut price records by post through his Virgin Mail Order business. The company expended really quickly and is now a well-recognized and trusted brand all around
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Virgin Mobile Company Analysis Critically analyse and evaluate the macro environment in which Virgin Mobile (VM) operates. What do you believe to be the key drivers affecting the mobile segment in the UK? Virgin Mobile is part of Virgin Group Limited‚ a venture capital conglomerate founded by British business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Mobile was the first Mobile Virtual Network Operator which launched in United Kingdom in 1999 as a joint venture between T-Mobile and Virgin Group. This means
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289 CASE EXAMPLE The Virgin Group Aidan McQuade Introduction The Virgin Group is one of the UK’s largest private companies. The group included‚ in 2006‚ 63 businesses as diverse as airlines‚ health clubs‚ music stores and trains. The group included Virgin Galactic‚ which promised to take paying passengers into sub-orbital space. The personal image and personality of the founder‚ Richard Branson‚ were highly bound up with those of the company. Branson’s taste for publicity has led him to
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