endices. A hard copy must be handed in to St Peter’s library by 1pm on Tuesday 15 January. You also need to submit your assignment electronically through ‘Turnitin’ which you can access on Sunspace via the UGB118 module page. B&Q Domino’s Pizza Lenovo Middlesborough Football Club National Trust Sunderland City Council Tyneside Cinema You are asked to select ONE organisation from the list above and undertake the following tasks: a) Identify the various environmental forces affecting your
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Porter 5 forces analysis The current UK market is still in recession‚ unemployment is high and consumer confidence is fragile as a result people are not spending as much at the checkouts. As a result‚ consumer spending has slowed down in the face of higher inflation and the job market uncertainty. With M&S renowned for selling higher quality items which by their nature are more expensive‚ they run the risk of consumers seeking cheaper alternatives. Threat of entry The recession has reduced the
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The background of Lenovo Lenovo is a Chinese company which is the fourth largest PC vendor in the world. The production innovation‚ highly-efficient global supply chain are advantages of Lenovo’s business. Furthermore‚ the international joined ventures strategy bring more benefits to grow Leonovo’s commercial and develop PC marketing. The international joint venture with NEC Corporation NEC Corporation is one of the partners of Lenovo and they created an international joint venture between two
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Report on Marketing Techniques of Apple and Lenovo INTRODUCTION Apple was founded by Steve Jobs‚ Steve Wozniak‚ and Ronald Wayne on April 1‚ 1976‚ to develop and sell personal computers. It was incorporated as Apple Computer‚ Inc. on January 3‚ 1977‚ and was renamed as Apple Inc. on January 9‚ 2007‚ to reflect its shifted focus towards consumer electronics. Apple Inc. is American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino‚ California‚ that designs‚ develops‚ and sells consumer electronics
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The individual points on the Diamond as well as the whole diamond affect four “ingredients” which are essential in the achievement of the overall nation’s competitiveness. Namely resources and skills; Data used by the firm to decide on which resources and skills to pursue; Individual’s goals within the firm; Firm’s incentive/pressure to invest‚ develop‚ create and innovate. The Diamond help companies and nations to understand all the following determinants
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Allegations of Diamond Foods Inc.’s’ Understatement of Accounts Payable. Abstract On November 1‚ 2011‚ Diamond Foods Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DMND) unexpectedly disclosed serious discrepancies (possible understatement of accounts payable) regarding its 2011 financial statement reports and as a result announced its decision to delay its acquisition of the Pringles snack business from Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) (NYSE: PG). Naturally‚ the November 1‚ 2011 confession caused an immediate
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EXPLAINING THE WATER-DIAMOND PARADOX One of the most famous puzzles in economic theory is why Diamonds are more expensive than water. In our case we consider GOLD in case of DIAMONDS. Water is essential for life; it is so useful that without its consumption one cannot live or survive. On the other hand‚ diamonds‚ though attractive and beautiful‚ satisfy less human important needs than water. Then‚ how it can be that in the market a less useful commodity like diamonds is so expensive and a useful
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The age-old question as to why diamonds are more expensive than water has perplexed economists for years. The fact that we need water to survive yet it costs less than diamonds‚ which has nothing to do with the survival of mankind‚ is very interesting. When talking about the Diamond-Water paradox‚ it is based on the premise of goods‚ ’ that consumption is related to well being which economists call utility. When it comes to the purchasing of goods or services it is explained that the bulk of
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Based on the movie “Blood Diamond” directed by Edward Zwick‚ it talks about a rare diamond discovered in a diamond mine located in Africa‚ where its plot is regarding the abusing of humanity for the high prices of diamond trade. Danny Archer is a diamond smuggler in Africa who seeks for a large amount of money which enables him to leave Africa for good. Due to his strong survival instinct‚ he made himself the key player in the conflicting business of diamonds. However‚ when he met Solomon in the
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Jaypee Business School A constituent of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (Declared Deemed to be University u/s 3 of UGC Act) A-10‚ Sector 62‚ Noida (UP) India 201 307 www.jbs.ac.in ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY - 13MCEC05 PORTER FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS – TEXTILE INDUSTRY SUBMITED BY Page Submission date – September 13‚ 2013 Word count – 3804 1 Five Forces Analysis Template 1) Factors Affecting Rivalry among Existing Competitors To what extent does pricing rivalry or non-price
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