Bachelor’s Thesis Autumn Semester 2007 Department of Business Studies Market Orientation as a Branding Strategy by Harriet Mellenius Supervisor: Olivia Kang ABSTRACT This paper studies the impact of market orientation strategy on brand awareness. Zara‚ a Spanish leading fashion retailer and an example of a brand using this strategy‚ is compared to three other multinational brands operating in Stockholm‚ Sweden‚ namely Topshop‚ Mango and United Colours of Benetton. The latter brands
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International Business Strategy Lecture 1: Globalization. Perspectives on strategy. Module Themes and Learning Objectives • International Business Environment module is focused on the external environment of the firm and how the external environment impacted firm operations and strategy. • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY is about international business from a firm perspective: – We will examine the strategies that firms use to engage in international business – We will also look at how firms decide on and implement international strategies
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product safety (Pinto)‚ employee benefits (Nike) and “kickbacks” to win business (Siemens)] in its global operations? Why or Why Not? Discuss in depth based on the goals of multinational corporations? (Be sure to identify the merits and demerits for both options). (Read: Class notes and discussions) - A multinational corporation (MNC) is a business firm incorporated in one country that has production and sales operations in several other countries. - Multinational corporation’s main goals
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Strategies for managing global teams Introduction Globalization‚ advances in information and communication technologies and increased competition have forced organizations to use virtual teams in business and produce more rapidly‚ more effectively and more efficiently. It is the call of the hour to put together different capabilities and services across the globe and through cooperation between suppliers and customers achieve the firm’s objective with high quality. A virtual team is a group
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Macedonia. The centre was opened in 1995 and hitherto 9000 participants with different profiles (teachers‚ students‚ big companies‚ organizations and ministries) have developed and improved their computer technology knowledge there. The centre offers a wide range of courses run by highly educated professionals‚ with many years of experience in this field. Apart from Macedonia‚ the company works on projects in Kosovo‚ Albania and Denmark. Our internal analysis of the company has pinpointed several
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CHAPTER 1. What is strategy and why is it important. Strategic management: analysis‚ formulation and implementation in the search for competitive advantage. What strategy is : Gaining & Sustaining Competitive Advantage. There has always been a desire to outperform our competitors. In most of the situations‚ the winners are generally those with the better strategy in which strategy is formulated as the planned and realized set of actions a firm takes to achieve its goals. A firm that
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Critically discuss the underlying motivations and associated competitive advantages that explain why MNEs enter into cooperative structures and strategies‚ using examples. In recent years there has been an upsurge in the number of MNEs entering cooperative structures and strategies. According to Jones cooperative structure is a means of a substitute or complementary to multinational strategies. It is a strategy in which firms work together to achieve shared objectives. They form partnerships
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What is international strategy? "An international strategy is a strategy through which the firm sells its goods or services outside its domestic market" (Hill 378). One of the primary reasons for implementing an international strategy (as opposed to a strategy focused on the domestic market) is that international markets yield potential new opportunities. Raymond Vernon captured the classic rationale for international diversification (Vernon 191). He suggested that‚ typically‚ a firm discovers an
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Will the strategy fit between business and HRM strategy influence HRM effectiveness and organisation performance? It is known that a company’s strategy is very important to their future success however we must evaluate wither there is a correlation between the alignment of the business and HRM strategy and the successful performance of the firm. The alignment of the two strategies was first theorized to have effect by Skinner 1969. Since then it has become the major subject of research pieces
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Haier: A Global Brand Executive Summary Haier‚ under the leadership of CEO Zhang Ruimin‚ grew from a single model refrigerator firm to the #5 white goods producer in a matter of two decades. Throughout the expansion process Haier entered over 100 countries through multiple entry modes and into other industries. The 2005 financial results gave Haier reason to pause and reassess its mission and strategic intent. The primary issue was whether to continue its expansion strategy or slow down
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