ISCA PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION PILOT PAPER (NOVEMBER 2013) CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY (CBS) SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS ISCA PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION 2013 Term 2 Corporate and Business Strategy – Pilot Paper for Nov 2013 ISCA PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION CORPORATE AND BUSINESS STRATEGY (CBS) 15 NOV 2013 SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS I. True or False questions (Q1 to Q10) (Total: 10 marks) 1. (F) High volume/low cost different from upward differentiation. 2. (F) Also depends on settling operations
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Hi everybody we are going to present you our subjet which is Global value chains and patterns of value added trade and invesments. To present you our topic i am going to give you a definition of Global value chains. So the GVCs describes the full range of operations that multiple firms and workers do to bring a product from its conception to its end use and beyond. Nowadays global value chains are the core notion of international trade and investment policy. Now i present to you the trade which
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APPENDIX 1 EXHIBIT 1- Layers of the business environment 1. The macro - environment – (using the PESTEL model) 2. Industry (or sector) – (using 5 forces model) 3. Competitors ( using strategic groups‚ market segments and critical success factors) EXHIBIT 2 - PESTEL ANALYSIS Political Hungary in 2004 joined EU Strong government power in US to ban/regulate alcohol and distribution Hungarian government did not offer any trade support to the nation’s wineries Economic Exchange rates Duties and import
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1. In assessing Newell Company’s corporate-level strategy and whether the company adds value to the businesses within its portfolio‚ it is necessary to identify its overarching strategy and then explain it with context to how it affects the various businesses within the larger corporate body. Newell Company’s main corporate-level strategy as defined by Dan Fergurson was “build on what we do best”. The company focused on growth through strategic acquisitions of firms that sold low cost and high
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------------------------------------------------- 41. Corporate Strategy and Project Management: the relationship between them and implications for the management of an international project. Introduction This paper draws attention to the detached relationship between the corporate strategy and project management. Solutions offered by various researchers to align both of them are discussed and examine how they could be proposed for the management of international project‚ in particularly for
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COOPER Cooper Industries’ Corporate Strategy (A) Brayan J. Coin 5/3/2010 Prepare: Cooper Industries’ Corporate Strategy 1. What is Cooper’s corporate strategy? How is Cooper Industries adding corporate value to its portfolio of businesses? Would you recommend any changes in corporate strategy? Cooper’s corporate strategy is diversification through acquisitions and mergers. This diversification is in both related and non-related businesses to lessen its dependence on the capital
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Newell’s Corporate Strategy until 1998? • The company’s strategy was to acquire companies selling well branded products to mass retailers at low profit margins. • After acquisition theses companies went through a process known as “Newellization” to align them to Newell operations‚ with the ultimate goal of turning profit margin to 10-15%. To be considered successful this needed to be achieved in a period less than 18 months. • The companies targeted needed to offer products whom had operations
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customers. Threads: 1. Knockoff is a big problem in China and this will hurt the economy of China for sure. Corporate-Level Strategy Contrasting a decade ago and base on the SWOT analysis above‚ Apple now is a very powerful company with strong global brand name and loyal customers; we suggest Apple should use product development as its Corporate-Level Strategy. Corporate-Level Strategic Objective The vision of Apple is “Empower the World”. The mission is committed to diversity and creativity
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Corporate communication strategy of Microsoft Contents Introduction and overview: 2 The communication strategy and its framework in the organization: 3 Communication framework: 4 External communication: 4 Internal communication: 6 Identity‚ Image‚ and Reputation: 6 Conclusion and recommendation: 7 References: 8 Introduction and overview: Microsoft Corporation was established by the two partners Bill Gates and Paul Allen in United States in 1975 with their head quarter in Redmond city
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Marketing Strategy and Corporate Strategy in the automobile industry A marketing strategy may be described as a process that allows a company to direct its meager resources towards the biggest opportunities with an aim of increasing profits‚ sales and also attain sustainable competitive edge. Corporate strategy on the other hand targets the overall scope and purpose of a company in meeting the expectations of the stakeholders. This forms a very vital level since it is highly influenced by the various
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