TEACHING NOTES Barclaycard Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo and Nurdilek Hacialioglu with contributions by Jarunee Wonglimpiyarat and Douglas Wood 1. INTRODUCTION The case study is concerned with how a long-standing market leader tries to maintain market share and develop its business in an industry undergoing significant change. Students are challenged to formulate‚ evaluate and compare a range of strategic options and to choose the best way forward for Barclaycard 2. POSITION OF THE CASE The
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Schools as organisations – Level 3 Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. There are many different types of education establishments within England. These vary dependent on the type of funding they receive or if they are attached to a particular faith. Using the internet‚ research early years provision‚ the different characteristics of different types of schools within England and post 16 options. Task 1.1 Each local education authority
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well as identify changes in the business environment over the years and how this has affected the pub chain Wetherspoons. I will look into things such as the competative and external environment whilst finding key factors which are affecting the organisation. Meanwhile the company’s competitive strategies will be investigated. 2. PEST – External Environment I have been told to analyse the external environment and from this identify the key factors which are affecting Wetherspoons‚ the majority
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Structure and Behaviour Objective: To enhance understanding of the dynamics of interaction between the individual and the organisation and facilitate the development of a perspective to diagnose and effectively deal with the issues of human behaviour in organisation. Contents : Organisations and Organisational Behaviour: An Introduction Changes in the Organisational Context and Challenges for Organisations –Current Trends‚ and the challenges they pose for managers; Emerging Organisations: Effective
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SECTION 1 *Identification of the purpose of different types of organisation We have two main types of business organisations. Which are Profit-making organisations and Not-for-profit organisations. In the profit making organisation‚ we have the Sole traders‚ Partnerships and LLPs‚ Companies and The Franchises. While on the Not-for-profit organisation we have the Quangos‚ Voluntary‚ public sector bodies and the charities. *SOLE TRADER- This is a simple business that is easy to set up‚ and which
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The main objective of their marketing activities is to react swiftly: Zara is able to design‚ produce and deliver the product to the customer in just one month. The main reason for this is that Zara does not forecast the designed clothing. Fabrics and garments are the only materials to be purchased on the basis of forecasts. Their main strength is to capture real-time information on the shop floor and develop designs on the basis of this information: so-called ‘commercial managers’ conceptualize
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INTRODUCTION This essay focuses on two perspectives; modernist and postmodernist‚ each have their own interpretation of theories. They are analyzed in terms of power‚ conflict and control‚ physical and social organization structure‚ organization culture and their relationship with the environment. The theoretical framework will provide clear differences of the two perspectives whereas the analysis on Apple will provide a more comprehensive understanding on the application of theories from each perspective
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Schools as organisations Introduction This unit aims to prepare the learner for working in a school. It covers key aspects of schools as organisations. This includes the structure of the education system‚ the roles and responsibilities of key members of the school team and the purpose of school ethos‚ mission statement and aims and values. Learners will also understand the reasons for the key legislation‚ policies and procedures which are followed in schools and how schools operate within a
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS Organizational Structure Of Bharti Airtel CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR PRESIDENT & CEO PRESIDENT MOBILE SERVICES PRESIDENT MOBILE SERVICES PRESIDENT ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIRECTOR CUSTOMER SERVICES DIRECTOR CUSTOMER SERVICES AND DIRECTOR LEGAL AND REGULATORY DIRECTOR TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR MARKETING DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURSES CFO AND DIRECTOR STRATEGY Organizational Structure Of Tata Steel Executive Incharge CHIEF(BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & SALES)
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Explain the data collected by Zara to predict the trend. What makes the middle aged mother to buy cloths in Zara while the daughter aged in mid 20s buys Zara clothing? Because it is fashion able and up to trend. By collecting data and focusing on shorter response times‚ the company ensures that its stores are able to carry clothes that the consumers want at that time. Zara can move from identifying a trend to having clothes in its stores within 30 days. That means Zara can quickly and catch a winning
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