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C/B/945. Analysing Volvic, Danone Brand

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1700
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper reports on Volvic mineral water brand owned by Danone Plc providing the background information about the company, identifying their core competences, conducting SWOT and stakeholder analysis, discussing the objectives, and reporting on their strategic change.

 

KEYWORDS: Volvic, Danone, SWOT, stakeholder analysis, core competences,

 

C/B/955. Business strategies of Tesco

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2300
DATE:
2008
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The paper examines the business strategies of Tesco providing their organisational analysis within the framework of MOST (Mission, Objectives, Strategy, and Tactics). Long-term and short-term strategies of the company are identified, recommendations are suggested to improve Tesco's current IT strategy.

 

KEYWORDS: Tesco, MOST analysis,

 

C/B/957. SWOT, PESTLE, and Porter's 5 Forces analyses of Mercedes Benz

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2300
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

This paper contains an overview of Mercedes Benz including a SWOT, PESTLE and Porters 5 Forces analyses.

 

KEYWORDS: swot, pestle, porter, forces, mercedes, benz,

 

C/B/964. Report on IKEA and their entry to Japanese market

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3500
DATE:
2008
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The paper examines the business model of IKEA identifying their market strategy and core competences, performing their VRIO (Value, Rarity, Imitability, Organisation) analysis, discussing their use of innovation, etc. The problems faced by IKEA on entering the Japanese market are considered analysing the shortcomings of their products' marketing and presenting guidelines on the strategy of foreign market entry. IKEA's analysis is conducted along the lines of SWOT (opportunities and threats) and marketing mix (7Ps).

 

KEYWORDS: IKEA, VRIO, Japan, foreign market entry, SWOT, marketing mix, 7 Ps,

 

C/B/974. Report on Marks and Spencer

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2700
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper reports on Marks and Spencer (M&S) conducting their brief analysis along the lines of SWOT, value chain and PEST, examining the causes of the company's underperformance in the 1990s, and analysing their present-day competitive strategy.

 

KEYWORDS: Marks and Spencer, M&S, SWOT, value chain, PEST,

 

C/B/975. Role of Monitoring Marketing Environment within Marketing Management of Daigeo

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1700
DATE:
2008
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The paper investigates the role of monitoring marketing environment of Daigeo, the world leading premium drink business. The models of PESTEL, Porter's five forces, and SWOT are used in the analysis highlighting international and external environmental factors which can affect the strategic management of the company.

 

KEYWORDS: Daigeo, PESTEL, SWOT, Porters five forces, monitoring market environment,

 

C/B/986. The News Corporation

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2000
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper evaluates the strategic management of The News Corporation (TNC) examining the company's macro and micro environment (SWOT and PEST analysis), strategic direction, advantage and disadvantage of diversification, strategic development, advantage and disadvantage of acquisition, etc. Recommendations are suggested for the TNC future strategy using Porter's generic strategies and other appropriate models.

 

KEYWORDS: News Corporation, TNC, SWOT, PEST, Porters generic strategies, media, strategic devel,

 

C/B/987. Report on The News Corporation

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2000
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper responds to the following tasks: Discuss the strategic position of TNC in 2004 emphasising the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for the organisation at the time. Evaluate the rationale and motivation behind TNC's strategy of diversity into satellite broadcasting. Evaluate the advantage and disadvantages of acquisitions as method of development with particular reference to the acquisition undertaken by TNC. Recommend a strategic development plan for TNC from 2004 onward - justifying the recommendations made

 

KEYWORDS: News Corporation, TNC, SWOT, PEST, Porters generic strategies, media, strategic devel,

 

C/B/989. Strategic Analysis of Barclaycard

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3600
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper presents a case study of Barclaycard offering an overview of the banking industry, and conducting the company's analysis within the framework of SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces and Porter's generic strategies models. Barclaycard's success factors are analysed suggesting recommendations about alternative strategic directions.

 

KEYWORDS: Barclaycard, strategic management, SWOT, PESTEL, Porters Five Forces, Porters generi,

 

C/B/992. Strategic analysis of Viking Sewing Machines

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2200
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the strategic directions of Viking Sewing Machines, one of the world's leading sewing machine companies. Strategic directions of VSM are analysed using the models of SWOT, SFA, and Porter's intensive growth strategies. Future strategic directions are discussed suggesting recommendations to VSM management.

 

KEYWORDS: Viking Sewing Machines, VSM, SWOT, Porters intensive growth, SFA, competitive advanta,

 

C/M/933. Marketing Strategy for Restaurants & Takeaways

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1600
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines and develops marketing strategies for restaurants and takeaways (R&T) in the UK using the analytical models of Porter's five forces and Porter's generic strategies to understanding the environment of the market where R&T operate.

 

KEYWORDS: Porters five forces, Porters generic strategies, marketing, restaurant, takeaway,

 

S/B/309. Strategic analysis of Siemens Mobile Adventure

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3200
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper examines the performance of Siemens Mobile Adventure providing background information about the company and conducting their external and internal analysis using Porter's Five forces and SWOT models.

 

KEYWORDS: Siemens Mobile Adventure, Porters five forces, SWOT,

 

S/B/318. Strategic analysis of Casper

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2900
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines Carrefour Group describing their background, and analysing their financial situation, organisational structure, marketing mix features (7Ps), competitors, SWOT characteristics, etc. The problems facing the company are identified, recommendations are suggested for Carrefour's strategic development.

 

KEYWORDS: Casper, Carrefour, PEST, marketing mix, 7Ps, SWOT,

 

S/B/322. Carrefour case analysis

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0
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15 Slides
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

This presentation on Carrefour covers preliminary problem identification, competitive analysis, marketing mix analysis, SWOT analysis, major and minor problems facing the company, alternative paths for Carrefour expansion, recommended long term and short term solutions and their implementation in the next decades.

 

KEYWORDS: Carrefour, marketing mix, SWOT, expansion,

 

S/B/331. Strategic analysis of Hotel du Vin

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5700
DATE:
2008
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59.99 GBP

The paper reports on the hotel chain Hotel du Vin describing their target market, mission, stakeholders, etc. Internal analysis of the company is conducted including analysis of corporate culture, resource analysis, value chain analysis, and SWOT analysis. External environmental analysis of the hotel includes strategic group mapping, Porter's Five Forces, and SWOT. A new strategy of the company is identified, its implementation is discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Hotel du Vin, SWOT, Porters Five Forces, strategic group mapping,

 

S/B/332. Report on Hasbro, Inc

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2200
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper reports on the difficulties faced by the Hasbro, a US toy maker, during 2005 providing information on their current strategic position, corporate governance, external environment (PEST and Porter's Five Forces models), internal environment, and strategic factors of the company development. Alternative development strategies are suggested and evaluated.

 

KEYWORDS: Hasbro, PEST, Porters Five Forces, strategic alternatives,

 

S/B/338. Strategic Analysis of British American Tobacco

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3200
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper reports on the performance of British American Tobacco (BAT), describing their background, analyzing their external and internal environment, and discussing their current strategy along the lines of SWOT, scenario matrix, Porter's Value Chain model, GAP model, 3 Dimensions of Change model, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: British American Tobacco, BAT, SWOT, GAP, Porters Value Chain, change,

 

S/B/344. Report on Cadbury Schweppes plc

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2400
DATE:
2008
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29.99 GBP

The paper reports on Cadbury Schweppes, the leader of the UK confectionary market, presenting their profile and analyzing the company's micro and macro environment within the frameworks of Porter's Five Forces, PEST and SWOT models. Cadbury's TV advertising policy is discussed.

 

KEYWORDS: Cadbury Schweppes, confectionary, Porters Five Forces, PEST, SWOT,

 

S/B/349. Strategic Analysis of Recorded Music Industry

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1600
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper examines the business environment of the recorded music industry conducting its PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces analysis, and identifying the opportunities and threats facing the industry.

 

KEYWORDS: PESTEL, Recorded Music, opportunities, threats, Porters Five Forces,

 

S/B/358. Boots The Chemist Strategic Report

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1400
DATE:
2008
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19.99 GBP

The paper reports on the performance of the British health and beauty retailer Boots The Chemist (BTC) reviewing their history and background, conducting PEST and SWOT analysis, discussing BTC strategy and recommending strategic changes.

 

KEYWORDS: Boots The Chemist, BTC, PEST, SWOT,

 

S/B/362. Strategic Report on Starbucks

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7200
DATE:
2008
PRICE:
79.99 GBP

The paper reports on the strategic position of Starbucks within the coffee industry offering an overview of their mission statement, conducting stakeholder analysis, CSR and Mintzberg's perspectives analysis. The company's external environment is analysed using the models of PEST and Porter's Five Forces and discussing scenarios of Starbucks future development. Internal analysis covers the issues of the corporate culture, physical resources, core competences, synergy aims with respect to forming partnerships, differentiation strategy, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Starbucks, coffee, stakeholders, Mintzbergs perspectives, PEST, Porters Five Forces,

 

S/B/363. Analysis of the Portable Audio Player Industry: how have Apple and Sony Ericsson approached the market and to what degree of success?

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5100
DATE:
2008
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59.99 GBP

The paper examines the Portable Audio Player (PAP) industry conducting PEST and Porter's Five Forces analysis of the industry macro environment, and comparing the strategies of Apple and Sony Ericsson along the lines of their sources of advantage, value chain, leadership tactics, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Apple, Sony Ericsson, i-Pod, i-Tunes Music Store, Portable Audio Player, PAP, PEST, Po,

 

S/B/373. Critical analysis of Egg banking

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3500
DATE:
2008
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39.99 GBP

The paper reports on the strategies and practices of the online bank Egg reviewing their history and background, summing up the features of online banking, describing the basic characteristics of Egg's products, and commenting on the company's successes and failures. General information on e-business models is presented, SWOT, Ansoff and other analytical approaches are used.

 

KEYWORDS: Egg, bank, online, e-business, SWOT, Ansoff,

 

S/B/397. Marketing environment and strategy for improving marketing relationships: case study of Barclays Bank

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7100
DATE:
2008
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79.99 GBP

The paper examines the competitive position of Barclays Bank in the financial market providing an overview of the UK banking industry and analyzing Barclays along the lines of their organisational structure, sponsorship, performance during 2007, etc. The external factors affecting the bank are examined using the PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces models, the internal audit of Barclays is conducted using SWOT, Porter's generic strategies analysis, etc. Recommendations are suggested about the strategic alternatives of the bank's development.

 

KEYWORDS: Barclays Bank, PESTEL, Porters Five Forces, SWOT, generic strategies,

 

S/B/398. Report on Barclays Bank

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6600
DATE:
2008
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69.99 GBP

The paper looks at the UK banking industry reviewing the history of British banks, their products, and the credit crunch situation faced by today's banking industry. External and internal audit of Barclays Bank is conducted using the models of PESTEL, Porter's Five Forces and SWOT. The changes in customer behaviour towards the bank are discussed, the market position of Barclay's is described along the lines of Porter's generic strategies highlighting the bank's success factors and marketing mix features.

 

KEYWORDS: Barclays Bank, PESTEL, Porters Five Forces, SWOT, Porters generic strategies, marke,