United Way was established essentially as a financial intermediary‚ providing fund-raising activities‚ primarily through donor organizations’ employee payroll deductions‚ and distributing the funds to agencies that could actually deliver services to clients in a target community. They raised and distributed funds to the most effective local service providers‚ built alliances and coordinated volunteer support among charities‚ businesses and other entities. This case profiled United Way and the trials
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Nigeria | Equities | Sector Update Nigerian Banks: Q3 Earnings Preview October 2011 As Nigerian banks’ Q3 earnings season approaches‚ we express our thoughts on how developments within the quarter will impact banks’ earnings. With fading concerns on asset quality‚ shifting competitive landscape and expanding loan books‚ banks are likely to build on the generally impressive H1‚ 2011 earnings performance despite a challenging operating environment. Banking in Q3: A Challenging
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Analysis of the Home Video Game Industry PLCY 399 Nintendo’s first success At the 1980s‚ home video game’s sales began to decline and people tend to believe that the home video industry has dead. But Nintendo managed to recreate the home video game business. First‚ the head of Nintendo’s United State subsidiary Arakawa had an excellent foresight. He noticed the industry’s further potential and believe in people’s interest in games. He then implemented the successful marketing strategy which
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External Analysis of The Automobile Industry The automobile industry is an extremely large and complex industry that is made up of many different businesses that all share a part in the manufacturing‚ sale‚ service and financing of automobiles. This industry makes up a large part of the United States economy as well as the world economy‚ and therefore is important to understand. To understand the automotive industry it is best to look at the industry‚ market‚ and competition that shapes it.
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Athletic Footwear Industry Analysis Group #1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Table of Contents 2 Industry Analysis 3 Nike Firm Analysis – 9 Adidas Firm Analysis – 15 Asics Firm Analysis – 21 Puma Firm Analysis – 27 Mizuno Firm Analysis – 33 New Balance Firm Analysis – 39 Skechers Firm Analysis – 45 I. Industry Definition The athletic footwear industry includes all producers of shoes designed in an athletic style or for an athletic
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1. INDUSTRY SITUATION ANALYSIS 1.1 Dominant Economic Characteristics of the Industry Environment • Market size: The Industrial Distribution industry was estimated to be $400 billion in 2001‚ but the industry has many sub-industries within it (16). To name a few‚ Home Improvement revenues were $73 billion in 2003‚ $5.1 billion for the Building Materials Wholesale industry‚ $61 billion for the Electronic Wholesale industry‚ $10.4 billion for the Industrial Equipment Wholesale industry‚ and $211
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Case Analysis on the Article‚ ¡§Competitive Turbulence in the Airline Industry¡¨ (Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Airline industry has 4 sectors identified: Full-service‚ Budget‚ Limited-service‚ Premium-service Segmentation and Targeting: Psychographic‚ Behavioral‚ Geographic and Demographic Positioning: Value proposition matrix (more for more‚ less for less‚ etc.) Conclusion and Recommendations: « SIA in marginal value proposition
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Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to present an in depth analysis of the luxury retail industry. This report will examine all pertinent aspects of Nordstrom Inc. and the highly competitive retail industry by focusing on the fashion specialty department stores. The U.S. economy has been hit hard due to soaring oil prices‚ the threat of inflation‚ and high unemployment rate‚ resulting in low consumer confidence. Consumers have been hit especially hard and are trading down in consumer
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| A PESTLE Analysis of Mongolian Mining Industry | | | Hui Wu (Meredith) | 09/04/2010 | | A PESTLE analysis of the Mongolian mining industry 2 1. Executive summary 2 2. Introduction 3 3. PESTLE Analysis 3 4. Analysis of the future environment 8 5. Entry mode options 8 6. Potential risks 9 7. Recommendations and strategic option 10 8. Conclusion 11 9. Bibliography 11 A PESTLE analysis of the Mongolian mining industry 1. Executive summary This report has analysed the
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Postal Service Case Analysis The United States Postal Service receives no tax dollars from the federal government for their operations. They are a self-supporting agency‚ using the revenue from the sales of postage and postage-related products to pay expenses. Each year the postal service delivers 212 billion pieces of mail to over 144 million homes‚ businesses and Post Office boxes in virtually every state‚ city and town in the country‚ including Puerto Rico‚ Guam‚ the American Virgin Islands
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