Moulin Lyon 3 University CONTENTS I. Presentation of Danone 4 A. Creation of the group and evolution of activities 4 B. Strategic business units in 2010 5 II. Danone’s internationalisation strategy 7 A. From the capture of the European market... 7 B. …to a global expansion strategy 8 III. Danone’s management 10 A. Global management 10 B. Humanistic management 10 In 2010‚ Danone maintained impressive results; it achieved a turnover of 17.01 billion Euros (+6.9% in relation
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MANAGING STRATEGY QUESTION 1 The Porter’s generic strategies and the Strategy Clock have a common purpose; they both focus on how a firm can create competitive advantage over its competitors. The purpose of the models is to create a common understanding about position of the current strategies and options for the new strategies if need be. These strategies can be used by companies to analyse its competitive position in comparison to the offerings of competitors
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| CONTENTS Question 2 3 Determine 3M’s core competencies and assess if 3M has a sustainable competitive advantage. Support your claim. Question 3 9 Critically evaluate the success of 3M’s strategies (acquisition included) in 2006‚ from both a strategic and financial perspective. Question 4 27 Recommend an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions which will exploit the company ’s core competencies (CCs)
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Introduction The idea of the strategic capability of a firm has been deliberated by academics and theorists for years‚ and has culminated in the widely accepted resource based view of the firm. Within business strategies there are numerous levels of competence and resource that dictate the future strategy of the organisation. The ability for a business to understand its strategic capability‚ and where it sits currently is vital for the firm to implement an achievable and realistic strategic plan. This essay
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Strategy Evaluation is as significant as strategy formulation because it throws light on the efficiency and effectiveness of the comprehensive plans in achieving the desired results. The managers can also assess the appropriateness of the current strategy in todays dynamic world with socio-economic‚ political and technological innovations. Strategic Evaluation is the final phase of strategic management.The significance of strategy evaluation lies in its capacity to co-ordinate the task performed
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| The strategy of Carrefour | | | Summary I- Introduction 3 I- Historic 4 II- Characteristics of supermarket distribution 5 a) Porter’s five 5 b) PESTEL 7 c) SWOT 9 III- Strategies in France 10 IV- International strategy of Carrefour 11 V- The new markets and the future 12 VI- Suggested strategies 13 VII- Conclusion 14 VIII- Bibliography 15 I- Introduction Carrefour was the first supermarket created in France and also in the world
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TOPIC 1: MARKET-DRIVEN STRATEGY 1.1 THE STUDY OF STRATEGIC MARKETING (Page 2-3) ACTIVITY 1.1 (Page 3) Research a Malaysian company that you believe has been adopting market-driven strategies. Identify those strategies. Why do you consider this company to be successful? SEFF-CHECK 1.1 (Page 3) In your own words‚ define strategic marketing. Strategic marketing is a “market-driven process of strategy development‚ taking into account a constantly changing business environment and the need to
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Chapter 1a: Strategy and the organisation 1.0 What is an organization? 1.1 An organization as a collection of components 1.1.1 Internal environment An organization can be seen as consisting of the following components: Strategies Structures Systems Skills Staff Style Shared beliefs: Social systems Note: McKinsey’s 7S framework 1.2 Organisations as collections of people and entities 1.2.1 Internal Stakeholders (i) Board of Directors (ii) Managers (iii) Staff (iv) Unions
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carbonated drinks‚ snacks and grains. Its main competencies are its marketing and distribution network‚ it does not believe in competing with its competitors but rather defines its own market by selecting their own target audience. It has formulated it strategy in reference to its external environment and internal capabilities. The company selects is own internal strengths and tries to capitalize on them‚ it also seeks for improving upon its opportunities and find ways to combat its threats. Pepsi being
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Marketing strategy is defined by David Aaker as a process that can allow an organization to concentrate its resources on the optimal opportunities with the goals of increasing sales and achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. Marketing strategy includes all basic and long-term activities in the field of marketing that deal with the analysis of the strategic initial situation of a company and the formulation‚ evaluation and selection of market-oriented strategies and therefore contribute to
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