Richer Sounds sell all sorts of equipment such as hi-if separates, home cinema systems and plasma screen TV’s, so they obviously have competitors who also sell this kind of equipment such as Dixon, Curry’s and Comet, which is why Richer Sounds always try to keep up with all the new developments and also specialist In specific types of equipment. They are also very good at […]

It is a matter of fact that nowadays many organizations are becoming less socially conscience, because their only aim is to create shareholder value. Nevertheless, the number of proponents of social responsibility is growing, though it isn’t enough to change strategic thinking of the companies. Apparently, companies have to mitigate social impact and take it into consideration during strategy implementation. For example, pharmaceutical sector during […]

Go to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s, and locate the gross domestic product data. Compare the annual figure for the last four years. What do the figures indicate for the next couple of years? In 2007 it was 4. 9%, in 2008 it was 1. 9%, in 2009 it was -2. 5%, in 2010 it was 4. 2%. 2011 is not yet out. These numbers […]

The Research & Development department are working on a novel breast cancer drug to treat for millions of people in the StarAlphaMedicines company‘s core market in Europe and the US. In Europe these kinds of clinical trials are rather lengthy and very costly to conduct. As a result, the company faced falling of profit and share price. Consequently, the CEO suggests carrying out the trials […]

The rise of integrated reporting and increased investor focus on extra-financial factors are part of a new global attitude toward business. One example of this trend is provided by research from Ceres, an advocacy organization for sustainability leadership, into the evolution of sustainability practice in companies (Ceres, 2014; Ceres & Ramani, 2015). To understand what makes some companies more useful when it comes to delivering […]

China Is the fastest growing battery manufacturing market In the world. Overseas companies desiring to hit into this remarkable prospective should recognize the development and impact of the Chinese battery industry, which companies are working in this industry, different issues and challenges with opportunities and ways of accessing Into local market. The battery Industry in China Is driven by global development of Innovative products which […]

With more than 105.000 employees spread across more than 140 countries worldwide in 2000 (www.ericsson.com) LM Ericsson (LME) is the world’s largest supplier of telecommunications equipment. Ericsson presents itself as a full-range provider serving both in the Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer markets. LME is very much a global company with local companies serving the various markets. However, despite the worldwide presence, LME has always had a strong […]

This case study is about an alliance between two companies JFP and AEG to sell each other products in certain specified markets. JFP is a small company and its Managing Director Miguel Tey Feliu de la Pena is the managing director of JFP. JFP is in lighting element business where as AEG is a big company belonging to the Daimler-Benz group which is composed of […]

Many businesses now have established a global web strategy where different elements of the key business functions are conducted. This form of outsourcing not only minimizes costs but also Increases efficiency. An example of this global web strategy is the ‘Apple Pod’, which obtains its hard-drive from Japan, 16 internal parts from US suppliers, 400 components from Asian suppliers and the final assembly in China. […]

The following assignment investigates people and work at three different stores. The first is Sainsbury’s Savacentre, a hypermarket located in Beckton. Very wide ranges of items are sold here, not just groceries but clothes and technology too. I have also chosen two specialist shops, each selling a product available in the hypermarket. I have selected ‘The Card Shop’ as one of my specialist shops. This […]