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A highly popular features of the website is the Investopedia explains section, in which the editors use real life examples and explanations in order to help reader better relate to the concepts presented.
2009, Website of GSK, http://www.gsk.com last accessed on June 3, 2009 -- The official of the British pharmaceutical company is a highly useful research tool as it contains vast information on the organization, its strategies and its products. It is however insufficient as it does not contain any information on the overall industry and as the organizational information are presented from their angle, without mentions of organizational problems.
2009, myalli.com, http://www.myalli.com / last accessed on June 3, 2009 -- the website presents the features of the Alli weight loss program in a manner that makes it attractive to the prospective buyer. The main role of the website was that of promoting the product,...
Despite the offering of extensive data on the product, the website under the patronage of GSK reveals the disadvantage of only praising the product and not seeming objective.
GSK 2008 Annual Report, Retrieved from http://www.gsk.com/investors/reps08/GSK-Report-2008-full.pdf on June 3, 2009 -- The annual report of any organization is an extremely useful tool to assessing the performances of the respective company from numerous standpoints, such as the strategic courses of action implemented in the past year, financial highlights or board decisions. The downside is however that most of the information refers to the past twelve months and it is as such difficult to form an integrant opinion of the overall company and its historic performances. Additionally, as in the case of the website, the AR only tells the story from the angle of the company.
2009, Website of GSK, http://www.gsk.com last accessed on June 3, 2009 -- The official of the British pharmaceutical company is a highly useful research tool as it contains vast information on the organization, its strategies and its products. It is however insufficient as it does not contain any information on the overall industry and as the organizational information are presented from their angle, without mentions of organizational problems.
2009, myalli.com, http://www.myalli.com / last accessed on June 3, 2009 -- the website presents the features of the Alli weight loss program in a manner that makes it attractive to the prospective buyer. The main role of the website was that of promoting the product, familiarizing the population with its existence and boosting sales. Despite the offering of extensive data on the product, the website under the patronage of GSK reveals the disadvantage of only praising the product and not seeming objective.
GSK 2008 Annual Report, Retrieved from http://www.gsk.com/investors/reps08/GSK-Report-2008-full.pdf on June 3, 2009 -- The annual report of any organization is an extremely useful tool to assessing the performances of the respective company from numerous standpoints, such as the strategic courses of action implemented in the past year, financial highlights or board decisions. The downside is however that most of the information refers to the past twelve months and it is as such difficult to form an integrant opinion of the overall company and its historic performances. Additionally, as in the case of the website, the AR only tells the story from the angle of the company.
Equal Exchange Strategic Management Analysis Introduction of Company The EE (Equal Exchange) is an organization that distributes organic, cocoa, bananas, tea, gourmet coffee, chocolate bars and avocados produced by farmers in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Established in 1986, the core competence of the EE is by paying the agricultural product directly from the farmers assisting the organization to purchase the product at a fair price. Moreover, the organization promotes the sustainable
Strategic Management Analysis of Maersk Shipping Company Maersk Shipping Company is a largest global shipping company operating more than 600 ships, recording more than 23,000 bookings daily and 2.2million containers. Maersk can boast of 14.5% of market shares globally because their vessels arrive at ports every 15 minutes. Established in 1904, Maersk operates in more than 130 countries with over 110,000 employees. The company market capitalization was $27.6 billion at the
In other words while a business may decline in a market in one country, at the same moment the business may experience a decrease in another or perhaps several other countries. Therefore, to be a business on an international level offers a type of padding against sudden market declines that effectively destroy the business but instead there is a balance found within the business structure that survives the declines
Strategic Management The concept of strategic management is one that is highly important to organizations around the world (David, 2009). It involves taking a look at the top management of a company and the resources that management team is using on behalf of the company's owners and in order to show a specific level of performance. The mission, vision, and objectives of the organization must be examined, and it is necessary
Strategic Management Plan Anheuser-Busch Inbev Strategic Management Plan for Anheuser-Busch Inbev Division For North America Faced with increasing price competition on their mid- and low-end brands globally combined with consolidation occurring at a quickening pace across the larger brands and breweries, the Anheuser-Busch Inbev Division needs to move quickly to stabilize its market position. Doing nothing will lead to the company falling quickly behind smaller, more agile competitors who have unique supply chains
In conclusion, these two books and their related concepts show how critical it is for a strategist to consider both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of a business model. There must be a balance of the tasks and vision ownership to the overall measured results of strategies as well. Both books together forma strong foundation for long-term planning that takes into account the need for change management at the executive