Louvain School of Management Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) Corporate Strategy in Europe LSMS2106- Benoît GAILLY Case Study Group 6 Braibant Caroline Cruz Sagahon Daniela De Briey Gaetan
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marketing and promotion strategy. As a result‚ Kodak became a household word. Today‚ the Kodak name has become entrenched in home town America. It is known for being very American since its photo spots can be seen at iconic patriotic hot spots like Disneyland. In addition “Kodak Moments” help make it a household name for photography and imaging. (Wikinvest‚ 2007) Kodak has always dominated the “holy trinity of film”; film‚ paper and chemicals. (Upbin‚ 2000‚ para #8) Kodak’s big concern is
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external environment. Source: T. L. Wheelen and J. D. Hunger‚ “External Strategic Factors Analysis Summary (EFAS).” Copyright © 1991 by Wheelen and Hunger Associates. Reprinted by permission. 7 EFE Matrix How effectively the firm current strategies
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Contents Introduction 1 Brainstorming method 1 The cause and effects 1 Brainstorming strategy 2 Checklists techniques 2 5 Whys methods 3 Impact diagrams 4 Conclusion 4 References 5 Introduction The introduction of information technology (IT) has brought a great change in the business world‚ for instance‚ the use of computers has facilitated the global business by linking the people together hence advanced business transactions and communication globally. Although
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Grand Strategies Grand strategies are also called strategic thrusts. They provide basic direction for specific strategic actions and functional tactics. Some grand strategies are used together and reinforce each other and some are usually employed singly. Grand Strategy General plan of major action to achieve longterm goals Falls into three general categories 1. Growth 2. Stability A separate grand strategy can be 3. Retrenchment defined for global operations Grand Strategy:
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Constructive Strategy Strategy: Origin: in the early 19th century: from French stratégie‚ from Greek stratēgia ’generalship’‚ from stratēgos . [mass noun] archaic (ancient) skill in devising plans or schemes; “cunning”. Strategy involves a high level of careful plans or methods to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. Strategy is also about attaining and maintaining a position of advantage over adversaries through the successive exploitation of known or emergent possibilities
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INTRODUCTION Success in any company that operates for marketing and profit acquisition lies on the ability of the management in positioning and establishing the products/services being offered. Furthermore‚ the ability of the company and its management to compete and maintain a competitive edge among its competitor is another basis to say that it is successful. The constant development and innovation on the product line and the growing number of clientele also define the corporate standing of
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STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION FINAL ESSAY Topic: When A Company Likely To Choose Related Diversification and When Is It Likely To Choose Unrelated Diversification? Introduction First of all‚ “corporate strategy is what makes the corporate whole add up to more than the sum of its business unit parts” (Porter‚ M. E.‚ 1987 cited in Mintzberg et al 2003‚ p.451). In this regard‚ corporate-level strategy is concerned with two related issues; “first one is what businesses a corporation should compete
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of photographic film and its slowness in transitioning to digital photography‚ despite having invented the core technology used in current digital cameras. 2007 was the most recent year in which the company made a profit. As part of a turnaround strategy‚ Kodak focused on digital photography and digital printing and attempted to generate revenues through aggressive patent litigation. In January 2012‚ Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection. In February 2012‚ Kodak announced that it would cease making
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Sony Corporation and the Video Game Console Market: 1 A Competitive Analysis By Ryan Bogner‚ Peter Hung‚ Guan Wang‚ and Steven Wang 1 This report evaluates Sony Corporation’s strategy in the console gaming market from the top-down perspective of the entire corporation. Executive Summary Sony’s current strategy in the video game console market is simple: use the technologically superior Playstation 3 as a loss leader to introduce the Blu-ray optical drive2 into consumers’ homes and leverage that
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