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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growth and become one of the great retailing stories of recent history by making exceptional coffee drinks and selling dark-roasted coffee beans and coffee-making equipment that would allow customers to brew an exceptional cup of coffee at home. The Starbucks brand was regarded as one of the best known and most potent brand names in America and the company had firmly established itself as the dominant retailer‚ roaster‚ and brand of specialty coffee in North America. It already had over 1‚500 stores in
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Starbucks HRM In 2005‚ Starbucks was placed second among large companies in the Fortune "Best Companies to Work For" survey. The employees are very important for every company‚ so also for Starbucks. The front-end employees have a boundary spanning position in the company. They interact with the internal and external environment of the company. That’s why it’s very important to attract the right people with the right skills and capabilities and to train those employees to improve their selves. That’s
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I. Strategic Problem: How can Starbucks Coffee Corporation continue to provide exceptional employee benefits package while pursuing a globalization strategy? II. Analysis of the Problem: A. Company Background and History: 1. Founders. a. Starbucks began in 1971 when three scholars-English teacher Jerry Baldwin-history teacher Zev Siegel‚ and writer Gordon Bowker- opened a store called Starbucks Coffee‚ Tea and Spice in the touristy Pikes Place Market in Seattle
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Politics Starbucks is an international company‚ therefore the political factors around the world will have an impact on the company and its profitability. There is a strong correlation between economic and political stability. Consequently‚ the more politically stable a nation is‚ the more stable its economic environment tends to be. There is a strong correlation between political stability‚ economic stability and the supply chain. A disruption in the supply chain will have an influence on the daily
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Why is the work of Adam Smith considered so crucial in the development of economic thought? Adam Smith is widely regarded as the father of economics as a social science‚ and is perhaps best known for his work The Wealth of Nations. Throughout this work Smith states and informs towards his belief that society is not at its most productive when ruled over by rules and limitations with regards to trade‚ and that in order for markets to maximise prosperity‚ a free trade environment should be made
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Tiffin University MGT 624 Industry and Competitive Analysis Starbucks in 2012 Dr. Bradly E. Roh Smart Osadolor Starbucks Corporation Starbucks founded in 1987 as a modest nine-store operation in Seattle‚ Washington and quickly became the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffees in the world with over 17‚400 store locations in more than 55 countries (Thompson‚ Peteraf‚ Gamble‚ & Strickland‚ 2014). The company first got its start in 1971 when three academics all decided upon
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5. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AT STARBUCKS 5.1CURRENT TRAINING Initial Barista 100 Training Currently‚ Starbucks introduces its new baristas to the company through a twenty-four hour‚ nine block-training program. These blocks are broken down into hours needed‚ learning activities and who will assist with the training. According to the Partner Café‚ an online learning source for current Starbucks partners‚ the training module combines “formal learning with on the job practice and individual
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Assess the impact of the global economic crisis on the League of Nations. The League of Nations was created in January 10th 1920. It worked by the principle of collective security‚ in which all disputes threatening war would be submitted to the League and any member resorting to war would have broken the Covenant‚ and would face collective action by other members. However‚ permanent members such as Britain and France‚ had veto powers to reject decisions to safeguard their own national interests
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Starbucks Strategic Plan � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �23� Running head: STARBUCKS STRATEGIC PLAN Starbucks Strategic Plan University of Phoenix � TABLE OF CONTENTS 31. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY � 32. COMPANY BACKGROUND � 33. VISION STATEMENT � 34. MISSION STATEMENT � 35. VALUES STATEMENT � 46. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS � 46.1. External Environment � 56.2. Opportunities and Threats � 66.3. Competitive Analysis � 86.4. Economic Analysis � 106.5. Non-Economic Factors in the Remote Environment � 126
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