KDI SCHOOL WORKING PAPER SERIES KDI SCHOOL WORKING PAPER SERIES CASE STUDY OF L’ORÉAL: INNOVATION AND GROWTH STRATEGY Seung-Joo LEE July 2005 Working Paper 05-06 This paper can be downloaded without charge at: KDI School of Public Policy and Management Working Paper Series Index: http://www.kdischool.ac.kr/faculty/paper.asp Case Study of L’Oreal: Innovation and Growth Strategy Seung-Joo Lee KDI School of Public Policy and Management sjl@kdischool.ac.kr Abstract L’Oreal
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TOWS Matrix Analysis The Threats?Opportunities?Weaknesses?Strengths(TOWS) Matrix is an important matching tool that helps managers develop four types of strategies: SO Strategies‚ WO Strategies‚ ST Strategies‚ and WT Strategies. TOWS Matrix could be applied to the development of tactics necessary to implement the strategies‚ and to more specific actions supportive of tactics. SO Strategies SO Strategies use a firm’s internal strengths to take advantage of external opportunities. All managers
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THE BODYSHOP Nature’s Way to beautiful? History: • The first Store was opened in 1976 in England by Anita Roddick‚ who you can see in the picture • They are selling cosmetics‚ lotions‚ perfumes and soaps • Their slogan – as you may know or have guessed by now is “Nature’s way to beautiful” • Over the next two years the business expandexpanded rapidly‚ they were opening a lot of new shops and in 1978 they opened their first store outside of England in Brussels • By 1982 two new shops are
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The TOWS Matrix: Putting a SWOT Analysis into Action | | | Shawn Kendrick‚ VolunteerHub.comLast month’s article concentrated on utilizing a SWOT analysis to identify your organization’s strengths and weaknesses. Now that you’ve done this‚ you may be wondering what to do with the information. This is where the TOWS matrix becomes a useful tool. It is a simple but effective way to brainstorm specific strategies to address the results of your initial SWOT investigation. Below we’ll give you
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TOWS Matrix Weaknesses 1. 1. Less Funding 2. 2. Higher Tuition 3. 3. Class Size 4. 4. Non-specialized 5. Curriculum 5. Foreign TA’s SO Strategies WO Strategies 1. Develop a hotel lab 1. Use funding to hire more experience (O2‚ O3‚ O4‚ S4‚ professors ()‚ )4‚ W3‚ W5) S1) Strengths Reputation PSHRS Multiple Campuses Experienced Faculty Café Laura Lab 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Opportunities Hospitality is Worldwide Field State Funding Location Opportunity for Expansion Demand for Hospitality
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1 The TOWS Matrix --A Tool for Situational Analysis Heinz Weihrich*‚ Professor of Management‚ University of San Francisco This article has two main purposes One is to review general considerations in strategic planning and the second to introduce the TOWS Matrix for matching the environmental threats and opportunities with the company ’s weaknesses and especially its strengths. These factors per se are not new; what is new is systematically identifying relationships between these factors and
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The Body Shop Brand Audit 1325641 Contents 1. Brand Overview________________________________________________ 3 1.1 Brand History_________________________________________________ 3 1.2 Product Category ______________________________________________4 2. The Brand Owning Organisation___________________________________4 3. Brand Value Proposition_________________________________________ 5 4. Brand Communications Audit ____________________________________ 6 5. Product Category Audit
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The Body Shop Inspired by the knowledge of other cultures we make: exclusive products to our own recipes. Committed to fairer trading and the environment‚ we bring you The Body Shop. This statement is The Body Shop’s own version of the principles on which the company was founded and within which it continues to trade to the present day. The Body Shop was founded in 1975 by Gordon and Anita Roddick. At this time‚ there was rising unemployment in every sector in the USA‚ UK and EU. Consumer
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When someone provides you with a service‚ it is common to provide them with a tip to thank them for their services. A tow truck driver provides you with a unique service; they get your vehicle where it needs to go when you can’t. Here is a quick guide to determine if and what you should tip your tow driver. Factors To Consider When determining if you should tip your tow driver‚ you need to take into consideration the factors surrounding the situation that you are in and how they responded to that
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TOWS Matrix Strengths- S 1. Financial resources 2. Recognized as the world’s largest bank in terms of market capitalization 3. Broad product portfolio 4. Formulation of the Japan Desk 5. Strong market position and brand before the 2004 FSA crisis Weaknesses- W 1. Weak internal control 2. Unclear lines of authority 3. Lack of customer care 4. Unethical governance 5. Lack of reputation with regulatory agency Opportunities- O 1. Banks in Japan play an important role in financing
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