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A SWOT analysis is part of strategy formulation that leads to goal setting and then progresses to the development of a strategic plan
Write your responses as if you are preparing the analysis for the chief executive officer (CEO) of Tiffany & Co, Inc.
Who are the intermediaries? What will bring together the various stakeholders in global logistics? What is their role?
Should the firm favor concentrated manufacturing or decentralized manufacturing? What kind of location(s) should the firm seek for its plant(s)?
A firm must decide whether to make a component part in-house or to contract it out to an independent supplier.
What is the most appropriate organizational architecture for a firm that is competing in an industry where a global strategy is most appropriate?
What types of exit strategies would be most appropriate for your global venture?
How has the rise of electronic channels affected wholesaling?
Assume your group is a consulting team asked by Apple, Inc., 2015 to analyze its external/internal environment and make strategic recommendations.
Using the case study "Waking Up IBM: How a Gang of Unlikely Rebels Transformed Big Blue," by Gary Hamel address the following question:
Describe the organizational architecture a transnational firm might adopt to reduce the costs of control.
By the 1990s the classic multinational strategic orientation was no longer working well for IBM. Why not?
The management of International Cookwares believes that delivery performance measures must be improved if the company is to maintain its competitive edge.
Caterpillar has long been one of America's major exporters. The company sells its construction equipment, mining equipment.
Janet Hains is an entrepreneur and former afterschool programmer administrator. She has been monitoring the education industry for potential trends
What was the attraction of the ICBC listing to foreign investors? What do you think are the risks for a foreigner associated with investing in ICBC
Discussion of success factors and/or lessons learned from the two Knowledge Management implementations.
What opportunities might current IMF lending policies to developing nations create for international businesses? What threats might they create?
Analysis of Finland making of the Nokia phones for a global business venture of the following things
Do you think the standard IMF policy prescriptions of tight monetary policy and reduced government spending are always appropriate for developing.
Within markets function analysis, many authors considered that "the existence of "market failure" and/or "government failure" has fuelled a lively debate
International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose high tariffs on Chinese makers of wooden products in the U.S. market
A staff tax accountant has come to you for advice. She has begun a tax return and does not know what to do with the expenses
Is it likely that the proliferation and growth of regional trading blocs will continue into the foreseeable future?
Question: What is an emerging crisis management consideration? How would you analyze this emerging crisis?