Rules for Making Alliances Work Conventional advice about alliances hasn’t reduced their dismal failure rate. Success requires shifting your focus to a complementary set of principles. by Jonathan Hughes and Jeff Weiss I 122 Harvard Business Review | Studies show that the number of corporate alliances increases by some 25% a year and that those alliances account for nearly a third of many companies’ revenue and value – yet the failure rate for alliances hovers between 60% and 70%. And
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Essay: Why are ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ strategies important for enterprises? Prof. Dr. Jose M. Magone LV 400591.01 Work‚ Business & Society Berlin‚ 2011 Abstract Nowadays‚ the importance of social responsibility activities is growing awareness for companies.It is directly related to your business and if you want to have long term business success‚ you have to create value for the society.People are aware of the social and environmental problems
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Social and Ethical Aspects As a German corporation‚ Daimler AG subscribes to very different values and norms when compared to Brazilian society. Charles Hill (2011) defined society as a group of people that share a common set of values and norms. Brazil’s society is a melting pot of nationalities due to centuries of Portuguese colonization‚ African slavery and assimilation with the natives. As a result‚ modern-day Brazilian culture is unique and very complex. However‚ over the centuries‚ they have
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With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However‚ CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact‚ societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. "King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders‚ innkeepers or farmers were put to death if their negligence caused
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INTRODUCTION What is corporate social responsibility? It ’s also known as social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is when a company or an organization striking a balance between profitability and our contributions to the communities in which they operate and being obligated to meet the expectations of stakeholders‚ who are the sources of the legitimacy of the organization. The stakeholders include the owners‚ investors‚ employees‚ customers‚ government‚ suppliers‚ competitors
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Executive Summary Throughout the years there has been an increase in strategic alliance formation in order to combat a number of factors creating uncertainty in the market and to share knowledge and know-how. The formation of alliances has also occurred in the Airline industry; this report discussed how these alliances gain economies of scales and synergies. The deregulation of the airline industry has open doors to more competition sand to further agreements such as the “open skies”‚ these agreements
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Corporate Social responsibility at McDonald’s McDonald is one of the most renowned fast food restaurants across the globe. The vision of McDonald’s was coined by Ronal McDonald who identified the need of its target audiences and tailor made the products as per them. The organization has established a value proposition for the target audience on the basis of a penetration pricing strategy that has appealed to the people in almost every country. Being a tough competitor to many fast food
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Strategic Alliances and International Mergers and Acquisitions in the Modern Global Business Environment The modern globalized world has triggered stark change in the actions of many of the actors in traditional society. One such actor that has embraced this change and recognized its benefits is in the area of international business. With globalization providing access to a myriad of new networks‚ markets‚ and technology at an unprecedented pace‚ international business firms have aligned themselves
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Morrisons recently published last April its "Corporate social responsibility report" (CSR report‚ 2006) for the previous financial year. The report puts high regard on Morrisons’ effort to minimise the impact of its business operations on the environment. Moreover‚ the report stresses the catering of the interests of its "key" stakeholders‚ namely its customers‚ suppliers‚ colleagues and shareholders. Recalling way back before it completely took over the ownership of Safeway in 8 March 2004‚ Morrisons
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Sports maunfacutring industry | Environmental‚ Sustainability and Social Responsibility | Adidas versus Nike | | | 12/8/2011 | | Group #1 Adidas vs. Nike 12/08/2011 Environmental‚ sustainability and social responsibility reports are always created for vast amounts of companies around the world. Adidas and Nike are huge competitors in the sports manufacturing industry. Adidas is the second largest manufacturer of sporting equipment and clothing in the world behind the
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