MBA 552 SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP WINTER‚ 2011 DR. PHILIP ANDERSON STARBUCKS AND SUSTAINABLITLITY KAI A. SORENSEN‚ PhD Dr.kai@hotmail.com 630.205.0333 INTRODUCTION In the July-August‚ 2010 issue of the Harvard Business Review‚ Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was asked how he ultimately defines shareholder value: I do not believe that shareholder value is sustainable if you are not creating value for the people who are doing the work and then for customers. Quintessentially we are
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MGT 4750 – Business Strategy intensive Starbucks in 2012: Evolving into a Global Dynamic Organization Has Howard Schultz done a good job since his return as Starbucks’ CEO? Why or why not? What evidence can you cite in support of your position? The return of Starbucks’ CEO was a clear success. In fact‚ the company has witnessed a great financial performance‚ since the return of its visionary CEO‚ Howard Schultz‚ who not only possesses efficient management skills but also‚ a great
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1 Application of Strategy Dynamics: Starbucks Corporation Pascal Gambardella‚ Ph.D. CSC 12708 Chilton Circle Silver Spring MD‚ 20904 301-346-5398 pgambard@csc.com Strategy Dynamics (Warren‚ 2008) provides a quantitative‚ resource-based approach to understanding a firm’s performance over time. This
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N.Y. Starbucks Baristas Lawsuit Over Tips Grinds On ABC News Baristas suing Starbucks over its tipsharing policy say the fight for extra cash is not over after a New York Court of Appeals ruling that is part of a legal battle that has dragged on through numerous courts in multiple states. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/yorkstarbucksbaristasfighttips/story?id=19508120 Your Special Blend‚ Rewarding our partners Defines all their rewards programs from stock to retirement. Starbucks prides itself on our partners
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Public image: for a person The role of Marketing: It is to encourage someone to buy something. What is marketing communication? Marketing communication can be defined as all marketing strategies/activities that may influence the customers purchasing decisions. These activities include both advertising and merchandising (is the way the product are displayed in a store‚ to attract & encourage sell & sometimes impulse buying) On eye level: à hauteur des yeux On eye level shelves:
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Starbuck’s FDI 1. Initially Starbucks expanded internationally by licensing its format to foreign operators. It soon became disenchanted with this strategy. Why? When Starbucks started its international expansion in Japan‚ it initially decided to license. As it is known licensing is "the method of foreign operation whereby a firm in one country agrees to permit a company in another country to use the manufacturing‚ processing‚ trademark‚ know-how or some other skill provided by the licensor"[1]
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Yadira Celaya Starbucks Final Essay 5/30/13 Starbucks Final Essay The three major stakeholders for Starbucks are their suppliers‚ employees‚ and customers. The external stakeholders of Starbucks are the suppliers and customers‚ while employees are internal stakeholders. Starbucks Company follows valuable practices and good citizenship in order to motivate its stakeholders. The company is motivated to help create a better future for coffee‚ communities and the farmers. This is established based
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operations (Starbucks). Since then‚ Schultz ’s vision has transformed Starbucks into a transnational giant on a scale similar to the international growth experienced by McDonalds. By the end of 2006 the firm had a total 12‚400 stores across 37 different countries (Starbucks 2006). In this essay I will explore the academic literature on international business and apply it to the case of Starbucks. I will conclude with a summary of the motivating economic factors that led to the expansion of Starbucks into
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Starbucks Departments &functionality Marketing Department • It is a team of over 200 developing the strategy for all customer touch points in a Starbucks store and in the digital space. This includes campaigns for our products (like a favorite‚ the Pumpkin Spice Latte) or digital marketing campaigns like social media‚ promotions‚ as well as programs like Starbucks Card‚ CRM‚ ecommerce and mobile (Digital Ventures). • Whether it’s on a mobile device or in one of our stores‚ they strive
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Introduction The macroeconomic environment that Starbucks operates in is characterized by the ongoing global economic recession‚ which has dented the purchasing power of the consumers. However‚ market research done in the last few months has indicated that consumers have not cut down on their coffee consumption and instead‚ are shifting to lower priced options. This means that Starbucks can still leverage the buying power of the consumers in a manner that would give it a significant advantage over
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