of Substitutes 7 Power of Suppliers 7 Power of Buyers 8 Competitive Advantage 9 Internal Analysis 10 Internal Strengths 10 GMAC’s Continued Earnings Growth 10 Marketing Strategy/Consolidation 10 GM LAAM/ GM Asia Pacific 10 Internal Weaknesses 11 Rising Health Care Costs 11 Weak Product Mix 11 Lack of Flexibility 11 Strategy 12 Retrenchment Strategy: Product Redevelopment 12 Overlapping models 12 Reinvention 13 Appendix 18 Introduction
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within the industry 30-31 3.5 Strengths and weaknesses of Toyota 32 3.6 References 33 4.0 Comparison between brand #1 and brand #2 34-35 1.3 Acknowledgements This assignment has been done for our subject Fundamentals of Marketing (BM101), at UCSI University. At this time we would like to acknowledge the advice and support of our lecturer Ms. Nazliwati Mohammad. We also acknowledge that some of the material for this assignment has been derived from other sources, all of which
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SDM-Institute For Management Development, Mysore Marketing Management-1 Project on YAMAHA INDIA MOTORS Submitted to: Dr. H. Gayathri Submitted By: Group 12 Aditi Singh – 10004 Krishna Chandra – 10020 Rajiv N. – 10032 Srikiran C. Rai – 10048 1. INTRODUCTION BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INDIAN TWO-WHEELER INDUSTRY: In the 50s the two wheeler segment was largely dominated by Automobile Products of India (API) and Enfield. Later on towards the end of the 50s Bajaj Autos began importing
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understand the myopia causing these disasters. Most companies deal with projects individually—pushing each through the pipeline as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. But this approach doesn’t help you make vital big-picture decisions: “What mix of projects would be best for our organization?”“How do we allocate scarce resources to the most strategically important projects?”“How can we roll out large initiatives more confidently?” The Articles 3 Article Summary 4 Creating Project
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PART 1 Introduction CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Global Marketing Case 1-1 The Global Marketplace Is Also Local onsider the following proposition: We live in a global marketplace. McDonald’s restaurants, Sony digital TVs, LEGO toys, Swatch watches, Burberry trench coats, and Caterpillar earthmoving equipment are found practically everywhere on the planet. Global companies are fierce rivals in key markets. For example, American auto industry giants General Motors and Ford are locked in
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Chapter 11 Global Strategy and Organization International Business Strategy, Management & the New Realities by Cavusgil, Knight and Riesenberger International Business: Strategy, Management, and the New Realities 1 Learning Objectives 1. The role of strategy in international business 2. The integration-responsiveness framework 3. Distinct strategies emerging from the integration-responsiveness framework 4. Organizational structure 5. Alternative organizational arrangements for international
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(1990) introduced the concept in a Harvard Business Review article. They wrote that a core competency is "an area of specialized expertise that is the result of harmonizing complex streams of technology and work activity." As an example they gave Honda's expertise in engines. Honda was able to exploit this core competency to develop a variety of quality products from lawn mowers and snow blowers to trucks and automobiles. It is important to distinguish between individual competencies or capabilities
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financial year 2010-2011 has seen good growth among hatchbacks in the country. The companies such as Honda and Toyota are keenly eyeing the hatchback space in India. Honda has recently launched the Brio, while Toyota recently launched the Etios Liva. Honda’s premium hatchback, the Jazz, however, has not won much favor with customers and sales have dropped 35 percent year on year. Among hatchbacks in India, Maruti Suzuki is the most dominant player followed by Hyundai and then Tata. Maruti’s Alto is the
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LIST OF COMPANIES American Express Amway Anand Axis Castrol Deloitte Ernst & Young FINO Godrej Maruti Ingersol Rand Inno Park L&T Madura Marg Group Mercer Metro Cash and Carry Naukri Tata Sons Tata Motors TVS Motors Marico Religare Standard Chartered Sanofi UBI American Express (India) Private Ltd Vision: We work hard every day to make American Express the world’s most respected service brand Slight History – Parent company is an American multinational financial services. Founded in
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Diversification patterns and performance of large established Japanese firms Tatsuo Ushijima* Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Shibuya 4-4-25, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8366 JAPAN Yoshitaka Fukui Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School of International Management Shibuya 4-4-25, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-8366 JAPAN * Corresponding author Tel: +81-3-3409-8544; Fax: +81-3-3409-4167 E-mail: ushijima@gsim.aoyama.ac.jp This version: December 11, 2004 Acknowledgement:
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