A Financial Analysis of the Comcast Corporation: 2013 Third and Fourth Fiscal Quarter Kevin Rowan University of Central Florida The Comcast Corporation‚ an internationally known mass media and communications company‚ transitioned into 2013 looking forward to another healthy year of business. The company in which was founded by Ralph Roberts in 1963 was coming off a 2012 year in which 4th Quarter Consolidated Revenue increased 12% (Comcast‚ 2013).
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Gulf Oil Corporation in 1984. This merger was the largest merger till that time in the history of the United States and it doubled the oil and gas reserves of the company. Chevron merged with Texaco in 2001 & formed a new company named ChevronTexaco. Texaco was one of the branches of Chevron family. It was formed in 1901 in Beaumont‚ Texas. To convey a unified presence in the world‚ it was again renamed to Chevron in 2005. Chevron strengthened its position by acquiring Unocal Corporation in 2005.
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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S T R A C T Keywords: Consumers Corporate social responsibility Developing countries Emerging markets International business Multinational enterprises Stakeholders Sustainable development Sustainability While attention to the social and environmental impacts of international business (IB) is not new‚ the past years have seen renewed interest due to pressing global problems such as climate change and poverty. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are regarded as playing a specific role given their
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The Nike-owned American sportswear company has taken over its own distribution in China‚ moved senior marketing staff to China and put Nike ad agency Wieden & Kennedy in charge of a campaign centered on "Love Noise‚" a documentary film (as well as an integrated marketing campaign) about one of the most quintessential aspects of the music world: the road trip. Two bands‚ 3‚584 miles In August 2008‚ two Beijing-based groups -- the post-punk-rock band P.K.14‚ already one of the most influential
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Target’s REDCard Executive Summary: With Target being the second largest retailer‚ the hopes and dreams of being number one are not out of reach. By increasing the volume of existing and new customers and by adding value‚ Target will be able to see more loyalty from their guests. We wanted to develop a long term strategy that would attract new customers as well as retain and strengthen the already well established competitive advantage. The REDcard‚ with its current benefits‚ stands
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of different markets which can roughly be broken down to four customer segments. They focus on individual consumers with their personal product edition. The government agencies‚ armed forces (which is part of the government in most cases)‚ and corporations are met in their needs by the enterprise edition. Whereas the Classroom edition focuses on the educational institutions. Additionally the company has a home school addition which is designed to provide parents with
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SWOT Analysis of McDonalds Corporation By Angela B. Strengths 1) Brand recognition 2) Economic risk spread globally 3) Specialized Training and Career Path 4) Tech – analysis‚ supply chain‚ customer access 5) Sensitive to cultural diversity in global market Weaknesses 1) Market saturation‚ especially in USA 2) Consumer consciousness of unhealthy menu 3) High employee turnover including managers 4) Excessive debt 5) Sell-off by franchisees due to increased fees Opportunities
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section 11 bankruptcy (Ahmed‚ 2011). The external changes in the market forced Blockbuster to reassess its business model and ultimately lead to the bankruptcy decision. An analysis of Blockbuster’s organizational challenges identifies failure in risk response and planning‚ thereby impacting performance‚ process‚ growth‚ and personnel prior to implementing new business strategies. Blockbuster failed to appropriately assess and respond to the impact of external changes in technology‚ competition‚ and
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Case Analysis #1: Jamba Juice Sociocultural Factors Sociocultural factors influence and restrict consumption ideas‚ needs‚ desires and purchase behavior. People from different countries and different regions have different life patterns and different sociocultures. These differences directly influence the products that industries want to produce because people may even have different attitudes and value toward the same product due to different sociocultural factors. With the rapid development
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