Stakeholder management in a multicultural environment. A case-study of a global retailer entering the Russian Market. Authors: Dinara Izmaylova Federica Zuccon Supervisor: Nils Wålhin Student Umeå School of Business Autumn semester 2010 Master thesis‚ one-year‚ 15 hp DEDICATION "When we consider a new project‚ we really study it... not just the surface idea‚ but everything about it" Thomas‚ F and Johnston‚ O‚ 1981: The Illusion of Life. Italy: Walt Disney Production To my father
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The growth of IKEA 3 2.2 IKEA Malaysia company ’s strategy 4 3. New Delhi ’s Background 5 3.1 New entry strategy 5 3.2 The international business 6 3.3 The market screening 6 3.4 New Delhi ’s economy 7 * Figure 1: International Business Model 8 * Figure 2: The Tribune‚ Chandigrah‚ India- Budget Highlights 2006 07 9 4. Barriers of Entry 10 4.1 Culture and beliefs 10 4.2 Pricing 10 4.3 Environment barrier causes 11 5. Recommendations 12 * Figure 3: The Global Strategic Planning
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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS Managers spend their days juggling projects‚ people‚ and problems. Good managers have learned how to balance them. They complete projects successfully and on time‚ guide and support their employees‚ maintain good relationships with customers‚ and solve problems quickly and decisively. Less effective managers often get bogged down and sidetracked. A good manager recognizes challenges and finds ways to solve them. Less effective managers may not even recognize
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IKEA Consumer Behavior Analysis Consumer behavior Contents Executive Summary 1 Company Background 1 Objective and Focus of This Study 2 Methodology 2 Findings 2 * Perception 3 * Buying theory 4 * Learning theory 6 * Motivation 7 * Attitude 8 * Reference group and social media 9 * Gender 10 * Social class 11 * Subculture 12 * Culture 13 Interesting Findings 13 Marketing Implication 16 References 19 Executive Summary IKEA was chosen
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Processual and Systemic. According to classical approach‚ strategy is a logical process of calculation and analysis‚ intended to maximise long term benefits. For classicists‚ profitability is the ultimate objective of business‚ and rational planning is the means to achieve it. As per Alfred Sloan: “the strategic aim of a business is to earn a return on capital‚ and if in any particular case the return in the long run is not satisfactory ‚ the deficiency should be corrected or the activity abandoned”
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IKEA 1. A firm advantage of IKEA is they have a dedicated supplier network so they are able to offer quality furniture at low prices. IKEA reaps huge economies of scale from the size of its stores and the big production runs necessary to stock them since the same furniture is sold all over the world. Since IKEA saves‚ they are able to match their rivals on quality and still manage to undercut their furniture by 30 percent. A country advantage is they have more than 2‚300 suppliers in 67 countries
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Business Ethics Challenges in a Global Economy Nowadays‚ economy has entered a globalization era‚ it means that the economic globalization is increasing in competition between many countries‚ in particular‚ it will facing more serious business moral challenges. In practice‚ the competitive of the process of economic globalization is the competitive of business moral quality‚ thus it can be seen that business ethics are closely related with the global economy. 1. The importance of business ethics
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IKEA Value-Chain Analysis Posted on July 28‚ 2012 by John Dudovskiy “Each step in the manufacture of a product or the delivery of a service can be thought of as a link in a chain that adds value to the product or service. This concept of a how business fulfils its mission and objectives is known as the value chain” (Needles et al‚ 2007‚ p.836) The concept of Value-Chain analysis is introduced by Michael Porter (1985)‚ who divides activities of the firm into two categories: primary activities and
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Brand new Matalan in Bangladesh Company ’s Profile: Matalan is one of the largest and leading clothing retailers offering a comprehensive selection of quality fashion‚ homeware‚ ladies‚ men ’s and children ’s clothing and footwear in the UK. The company has found in 1970 ’s by John Hargreaves. Matalan also has an relationship with few designers and brands such as Jeff Banks‚ Calvin Klein and Farah according to Matalan ’s website. Their main competitors are-Primark‚ Asda (George)
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Introduction In order to dominate other rivals in the global fierce competition‚ a company operating globally needs to transform its initial mentality which might be international‚ multinational or global to transnational in order to pursue the goals of efficiency‚ flexibility and innovation and learning simultaneously. Furthermore‚ these goals can be achieved by economies of scale and scope and national differences. Global Efficiency refers to the overall efficiency of a company can be regarded
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