...Country Evaluation & Market entry strategies With respect to Fashion Industry in India -By AMEYA DESHMANE PGDM-RM-(54) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank Prof. Thomas Matthew for his valuable guidance and advice. He not only suggested the Country Evaluation & Market entry strategies for the project but also contributed to the various attributes to be added in order to make a successful report. Index | Contents | Page number | 1 | Introduction | 4 | 2 | Country Evaluation | 5 | 3 | Market Entry Strategies- Definitions and Types | 7 | 4 | Joint Venture- Burberry India with Genesis Colors | 8 | 5 | Licensing- Tommy Hilfiger with Arvind VF | 9 | 6 | Franchising- Stuart Weitzman with Reliance Brands | 10 | 7 | Mergers & Acquisitions- LVMH & Gitanjali Jewels | 11 | 8 | Conclusion | 12 | Introduction International expansion for fashion companies presents an opportunity for the multinational companies to expand their growth. This may be due to an increase in the local or international competition in the domestic market for the company. In India the recent relaxation in the entry of FDI for single brand and multi brand retailing have prompted us to re-examine some of the market entry strategies that would be appropriate to enter into a country like India. For this purpose initially we will have to evaluate the market scenario in the country after which we will examine the various market entry modes which the companies in Fashion Industry...
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...INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MBA C424 Mid-Term Report On GOING GLOBAL OF S.L. PACKAGING PRIVATE LIMITED Submitted by: Submitted to: GROUP 7 Dr. Praveen Goyal Dr. Leela Rani GV Hemanth Kumar G Visruth Reddy Sourav Mukherjee Abhinav Chitre Pinky Saini ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are using this opportunity to express our gratitude to everyone who supported us throughout the course of this project. We are thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. We are sincerely grateful to them for sharing their truthful and illuminating views on a number of issues related to the project. We are highly indebted to our professors, Dr. Praveen Goyal and Dr. Leela Rani, who gave us the opportunity, guidance, constant supervision and support in completing the project. We would like to express our gratitude towards BITS Pilani for their kind co-operation and encouragement which helped us in completion of this project. GV Hemanth Kumar G Visruth Reddy Sourav Mukherjee Abhinav Chitre Pinky Saini Contents INTRODUCTION 3 PORTFOLIO OF SL PACKAGING PVT LTD. 4 POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT 6 Political Environment and risks in Australia:...
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... |Program Planning and Grant Proposal Writing in Human Services | Copyright © 2009, 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides practical knowledge in program planning, grant proposal writing, and program evaluation. Students will examine the planning process from conceptualization to implementation and evaluation. Also discussed is how to locate private and public funding for human service programs and agencies. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Yuen, F. & Terao, K. (2003). Practical grant writing & program evaluation. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole—Thomson Learning. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Understanding Program...
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...Appendix A: A Sample Evaluation Plan TB Support Program Evaluation Plan for January – March 2004 Prepared by: Ana Garcia TB Nurse Department of Health and Human Service Division of TB Control & Prevention Lull County November 15, 2003 |Note: The scope of this evaluation plan is based on a small size program. TB program staff is encouraged to start their | |evaluation small, focusing on areas or program components where improvements may be needed most. | INTRODUCTION Tuberculosis was not a major concern in Lull County until in the recent years. According to the county report, an average of 3 cases was reported per year from 1995 to 2001. In 2002, six new cases of TB were identified within three month period. Unlike previous years, the infected suspects were new immigrant Salvadoran men rather than the predominant white population. In response to this epidemic, “TB Support Program” was implemented by the county health department director, Henry Evans, to control and prevent further transmission of TB in Lull County. Evaluation Goal The goal of this evaluation is to determine the effectiveness of “TB Support Program” in preventing transmission of TB among Salvadoran immigrants. This evaluation will investigate components of the TB Support Program that are performing optimally and should be expanded and replicated in future initiatives. In addition, this evaluation will help determine...
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...classes and we will have Adobe Connect meetings every day. Course Description This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace. Assessment and Evaluation To promote student success, ongoing formative assessment and feedback will be given to students. As required by the Ministry of Education, students will be assessed in the four areas of the achievement chart. The chart below provides percentages for each category. The chart below provides the strands under each assignment will be evaluated. All evaluations are expected on the due date, however, they will be also accepted up and until the ultimate due date at 11:59pm. Given the short timelines for e-Summer School, it is strongly recommended that students work to the original deadlines. Assignments will not be accepted after the ultimate due date and students will receive a grade...
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...interactional justice Pachsiry Chompukum Chulalongkorn University Abstract Businesses are facing up to high competitive pressure, especially banking industry. After 1997 crisis, banking industry meet more challenges from new financial landscape. Aiming to improve organizational performance, they have been adopting management tools, namely performance management. To enhance impacts of performance management, it is important to understand employees’ perceived performance management effective since the process requires high involvement and commitment from employees. Data were collected from 476 employees in the four largest banks in Thailand. Results from structural equations analyses support hypothesized model that attitudes towards performance evaluation directly relate to perceived performance management effectiveness and interactional justice mediates the coaching- perceived performance management effectiveness. Discussion, limitation and future research are included. Keywords: Banking industry in Thailand, Banking industry and performance management, Effectiveness and performance management, Interactional justice, Performance Management. . This research was supported by Chulalongkorn University Centenary Academic Development Project. Performance management, Page 1 Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies INTRODUCTION The increasingly competitive environment of the 1980s, which continued throughout the recessionary 1990s still remains a dominant factor today...
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...consensus and coalition building, unlike that national policy process which is largely influenced by shifting public moods and opinion as well as changes in electoral leadership). We also have to look on local power structures democratic accountabilities, business government relations and policy impacts and distribution effects (Baumgartner / Jones 1993: Cobb / Elder, 1983: Jones 1994). The nature of public policy is changing. Evaluation today has many more purposes not only accountability and learning, but also better policy planning ,improved implementation, empowerment of those without voice. Since evolution is so big in the policy system of one government or one set of policies and encompass partners, including civil society, the private sector and professional group. Consequences are surrounded by the quality of interactions. When we look at evaluation of public policy it is embedded in a changing and more complex and multi-partner public policy system. The system in which policy making, policy content and public management has been transformed in many countries and this is likely...
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...Content Quality Assessment Related Frameworks for Social Media Kevin Chai, Vidyasagar Potdar, and Tharam Dillon Digital Ecosystems and Business Intelligence Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia kevin.chai@postgrad.curtin.edu.au, {v.potdar,t.dillon}@curtin.edu.au Abstract. The assessment of content quality (CQ) in social media adds a layer of complexity over traditional information quality assessment frameworks. Challenges arise in accurately evaluating the quality of content that has been created by users from different backgrounds, for different domains and consumed by users with different requirements. This paper presents a comprehensive review of 19 existing CQ assessment related frameworks for social media in addition to proposing directions for framework improvements. Keywords: content quality assessment, social media, discussion forums, wikis, weblogs. 1 Introduction Information quality (IQ) has been widely defined in literature by its fitness for use. Existing research in the field of assessing IQ within traditional information systems is relatively mature and has led to the discovery and validation of numerous quality dimensions and metrics [2, 15, 17, 29, 35]. Knight & Burn (2005) have presented a comprehensive review of literature in the realm of assessing IQ frameworks. Common IQ dimensions that were identified from their review are presented in Table 1. The definitions of these dimensions have been included from Wang & Strong (1996)...
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...Avon Case Study Brief information about the domain of the company Avon is New York based 125 year old beauty product manufacturer that appoints the manufacture and marketing of beauty and fashion products, which has for over a century left a mark on millions of people throughout hundreds of countries The Company covers primarily North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Avon’s products are classified into three categories: Beauty, Beauty Plus, and Beyond Beauty. The “Beauty” category consists of cosmetics, fragrances, skin care, and toiletries; “Beauty Plus” includes fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, and accessories; and “Beyond Beauty” comprises home products, gift and decorative products, candles, and toys. Avon earned a great reputation with its direct selling technique. This technique consists of selling the products directly to distributors or final consumers rather than trading companies or other intermediaries in order to accomplish greater control over the marketing function and to earn higher profits. The status of the company that led to its Determination that a change was necessary Several decades ago, Avon brought a perfect sagacity on many wives stayed at home, and some overprotective husbands didn't want them out shopping. Avon jumped up to the marketing arena with its growing fleet of representatives offering...
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...Seminar in Program Development & Evaluation Steps of Planning Model for Program Development: 1. mission statement – general idea or main purpose of program 2. assessment & evaluation – inventory of internal assessment, resources and review of policy & regulations 3. needs assessment – involves both perceived & real needs 4. determine & set priorities 5. writing goals & objectives – objectives involve: a. who? b. to what extent? c. under what conditions? d. by what standards? e. within what time period? 6. step-by-step activities & procedures – pilot projects & consideration of other internal & external threats 7. develop timeline chart 8. implementation of the project 9. evaluation & feedback 1. Mission Statement – a statement by an organization that contains detailed info. about the overall direction & purpose of the organization a. usually based on a general observation, an obvious need, seen need or interest, or need assessment result b. it’s an administrative statement that guides planning & decision-making c. not restricted by time elements d. philosophy of an organization e. identification of the self-concept of the organizational program f. identification of general service catchment areas & target populations and markets to be served g. define terms & shared definition of problem of target population 2. Assessment & Evaluation – an inventory of resources and review of policy...
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...recommend that we drop the additional compensation programs until time that the corporation is once again increasing and thriving. Bonuses will be paid based on a performance rating. It will be recommended that the staff be valued using the new performance review format based on their current profile, external market and internal organization in order to determine how close the pay scale is to that of the industry. Using this information together with the job analysis and the performance evaluation, will determine the new baseline wage, medial wage and the high end wage. Performance management plays a huge role in the setting of goals and evaluating employee performance. This concept is basically a merit based system and works well at motivating employees. However, I believe that we can further increase employee performance and appreciation while at the same time saving the jobs of our international employees during this difficult time. Cultural differences between the parent country and the host country must be considered. Hostility or friendliness of the cultural environment in which one manages should be considered when appraising employee performance. (DeCenzo 253) After review of the current employee compensation program, I would consider options that would make a direct control on income. I would consider putting a halt on all overtime within the company for at least one year and in order to keep employee performance on balance. I would make some permanent...
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...Asian Development Bank Results-based public sector management: A rapid assessment guide. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2012. 1. Managing for development results 2. Results-based management 3. Public sector. I. Asian Development Bank. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. ADB encourages printing or copying information exclusively for personal and noncommercial use with proper acknowledgment of ADB. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works for commercial purposes without the express, written consent of ADB. Note: In this report, “$” refers to US dollars. 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel +63 2 632 4444 Fax +63 2 636 2444 www.adb.org For orders, please contact: Department of External Relations Fax +63 2 636 2648 adbpub@adb.org Printed on recycled paper...
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...Introduction: In a short period of time taking chances to determine the factors which may cause the increasing numbers of policies that needs to be re-evaluated for its revision, amendment or rescission as the case may be. It is observed that management and administration may not seem glamorous to young Officers who find excitement in operational duty. Adjutant General Service (AGS) work is not exactly attractive. It may hardly notice behind-the-scene of activities like management of personnel affairs, records-keeping, or the dissemination of official information, orders, instructions as these have been relegated to the background. While the rest of the Philippine Army (PA) hugs the limelight for brilliant operational activities, AGS pursues its goals quietly albeit with renewed vigor and dedication. Based on record, new generations from other source of entry to the military service like the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) have joined the AGS as their Area/Field of Specialization, 1 Captain, 8 1st Lieutenants and 15 2nd Lieutenants. A good move that will somehow help the AGS on its primary function, having a young Officers, full of inspiration and dedication to the service. However, this may change as time flies, like change of AFOS, a challenge that the Philippine Army should look into. Body: As seen in the power point presentation, the present composition of the Philippine Army Policy Board, created purposely to review and update...
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...When reading the chapter and the documents provided, they both state that health evaluations are crucial to health programs currently in place. They also state that they still haven’t had a clearly designated basic organizational framework for public health development as of now. The cause of this could be because of the myriad of diverse issues as well as factors that may affect programs all around the country. According to our text, the basic framework is described as most and many evaluations and the process that occurs when establishing an assessment for a health program. Honestly, it displays how a program as well as assessment may be developed from grow and infancy that develop over the programs life cycle. The main thing that can be taken away from all of this is that it was that while many health programs planning and evaluation are characterized in a linear fashion most of the time that isn’t the case....
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...team working capabilities and so on. To build a successful organization we should emphasize on three basic factors. They are- Leadership, Team working and perfect evaluation. Considering these three factors I felt that SQUARE Group of Company is really such a good organization in my country. Overview of the Organization: Square today is more than just an organization, it is an institute. It symbolizes a name- a state of mind. But its journey to the growth & prosperity has been no bed of roses. From the inception in 1958, it has today burgeoned into one of the top line conglomerates in Bangladesh. Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the flagship company is holding the strong leadership position in the pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh since 1985 & is now on its way to becoming a high performance global player. It was a partnership effort of four young & enterprising men whose determination & passion saw it through the turmoil’s of the incipient period. By the fourth year Square turned into a profit making organization. Today Square Group is becoming a leading local corporate conglomerate in Bangladesh. A family of over 12000 people & as a law abiding corporate citizen, Square always strives to provide best services to its valued customers & renews its pledge to the most preferred network in the country & beyond the country. It is one of the oldest & largest groups of companies operating in Bangladesh. The...
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