1. SWOT Analysis Strengths IBM’s core strength lies in its System/360 and System/370 mainframe series. These mainframes have become the industry’s benchmark that competitors try to match. Moreover‚ IBM’s high-priced lease strategy‚ supported by excellent customer support‚ enhances the company’s fortunes. Over the years‚ IBM’s excellent service‚ along with a successful sales team has given it an advantage over the competition. IBM’s successful ventures with computer‚ software‚ and marketing companies
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Draft 300860 PESTEL Analysis Costa Rica Political Analysis • Costa Rica has emphasized strongly in the development of democracy and respect for human rights. • Costa Rica lacks armed forces therefore they are free of military infringement. • Costa Rican law protects the formation of contracts. • Costa Rican law protects Copyrights‚ Trade Marks‚ Encrypted Program-Carrying Satellite Signals‚ Industrial Designs‚ Patents‚ Geographical Indication‚
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PESTEL Analysis of Food Souvenir Industry in Macau POLITICAL: Bejing Visa Policy: The GDP of Macau is expected to increase by 30% this year which indicates that the economy is recovering from 2008 recession. That means‚ if the economy keeps its same speed‚ Central govt. might bring some new policy on visa restriction for Chinese visitors similar to that of 2008 & 2007. If the central govt. observes any negative impact of the gaming boom‚ they might tighten the visa policy. International
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The PESTEL framework examines the six main macro environmental influencing factors of companies: political‚ economic‚ social‚ technological‚ environmental and legal. These influences determine the future success or failure of the corporate strategies. The political influence include the role of the governments; economics embraces the macro economic factors such as growth rate‚ exchange rates and business cycles; the social component stands for changing cultures and demographics; technological influences
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BRAND STRATEGIES ANALYSIS REPORT Prepared for: Marn Lim‚ Klintonn Poh‚ Circe Henestrosa Prepared by: Teo Jia En 12565 FH3E 4th November 2010 Fashion Management DE1207 Project 2 Lasalle College of the Arts Chanelʼs Brand Strategies Analysis Report | By Teo Jia En November 4‚ 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Company Background and History 2.1 History of Chanel and Information on Chanel S.A. 2.2 Chanel Asia Pacific and Singapore boutiques 3.0 Industry Analysis 3.1 Target Audience
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Geert Hofstede defined that culture is "collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another". (HOFSTEDE‚ 2012a) Human culture derives from people’s background‚ education‚ gender and so on. Therefore‚ different people have various cultures. Culture can influence employees’ relationship in workplaces. (HOFSTEDE‚ 2012b) Geert Hofstede studied this question for more than six years‚ and found six groups of national cultural dimensions. The first
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Executive summery Organization Background | 3 | HR Practices of Unilever | 4 | Major HR Functions | 5 | * Recruitment and selection | 5 | * Training and development | 5 | * Payroll and settlement | 6 | * General service | 6 | * Human Resource Information System | 8 | Identified Problem | 9 | * Lack of recreation | 9 | * Low number of HR executive | 9 | * Lack of synergy | 9 | * High turnover | 10 | * No payment for the intern | 10 |
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PESTEL Political- The theatre is subsidized by the public purse in the form of local authorities and the arts council (Arts council‚ 2010). However‚ funding is under continual pressure after cuts made to the arts budget by the coalition government (Mintel‚ 2012). This has been evident since 2008 where the arts council of England stopped funding of the theatre meaning it is only supported by Winchester City Council‚ Hampshire city council‚ sponsors and friends of Theatre Royal Winchester (Burn
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of us. By questioning assumptions during every point of the product or service development process‚ we can entertain new ideas and possibilities. Mattimore tells the story of his colleague Gary Fraser‚ who took over the oral care business unit at Unilever‚ and had to take on two much larger‚ deeply entrenched competitors in the toothpaste market‚ Colgate and Crest. He couldn’t compete with them head-to-head from a product standpoint‚ and couldn’t
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Common Strengths The strong branding of the two companies make them one of the most successful brands in the world. Extensive experience in marketing in different market segments and is two of the best marketers in the world. Known for its diverse brand portfolio. The companies are able to customize their global products and brands according to the local preferences. Significant scales of scope and economies in their operations Access to global resources and synergy of resources and operations
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