Costco Wholesale Case (my answers) part 3

Please write a brief SWOT analysis of the article below:   Elliott Management Takes Big Stake in Salesforce Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has made a multibillion-dollar investment in Salesforce Inc., CRM 3.06%increase; green up pointing triangle according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the pressures facing the business-software provider. While details of the campaign couldn’t be learned, Elliott, one of the biggest and most prolific activists, often seeks board representation and pushes for companies to make operational improvements and other changes. “Salesforce is one of the pre-eminent software companies in the world, and having followed the company for nearly two decades, we have developed a deep respect for [Co-Chief Executive] Marc Benioffand what he has built,” Jesse Cohn, managing partner at Elliott, said. “We look forward to working constructively with Salesforce to realize the value befitting a company of its stature,” added Mr. Cohn, who has…

Choose one from the following founder/CEO of known companies. 1. Howard Schults | Starbucks 2. Jeffrey Bezos | Amazon.com 3. Tadashi Yanai | Fast Retailing (Uniqlo) 4. Yang Yuanqing | Lenovo   Guide Questions: a. Study the biography of your chosen founder/CEO. Include his childhood, if there is something significant, his interests, his education attainment, professional and career orientation, and other facts that might have contributed to the success he is enjoying now. b. Study the beginning of their company, the challenges it encountered through the years, and its journey toward success. c. From the management, result-driven, practical, and inspirational strategies implemented at his company, which struck you as something worth imitating? Give a short explanation of your answer.

How does Walmart’s partial ownership of TikTok represent a strategic opportunity for Walmart? What advice would have for Walmart on how to make the most of this opportunity?

Jill is the CEO of Company K's strategic business unit that makes sound [x systems for home theaters. The current trend that people watch movies on their tablets has made it difficult for this strategic business unit, and there seems to be no foreseeable future that this will change. If Jill used the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) growth-share matrix lens on this strategic business unit, what strategy should she choose? Selected Answer: b. invest for growth Answers: a. allocate more resources for manufacturing b. invest for growth c. hold d. harvest and/or divest

2. What were the main needs that led Countrywide Financial to seek more specialized strategic planning? 3. What were the critical constraints or EXTERNAL limiting factors to Coutrywide Financial's growth? 4. What INTERNAL knowledge, skills or resources are required to achieve Countrywide Financial's strategy objectives? What INTERNAL knowledge, skills or resources are required to achieve Countrywide Financial's strategy objectives?

3. Develop a SWOT Analysis for PT to help King develop his strategy. Indicate howeach of elements from the four (4)components from your SWOT, can be used toenhance PT’s competitive advantage. Each component of your SWO must have atleast three (3) elements4. If you were Phillip King, chairman of PT, what recommendations – at least four(4), would you make to improve company performance and address thechallenges you outlined in question 1. Provide clear justifications for yourreasons .

Overview of Strategic Management with Social Responsibility and Ethics ·What are some fundamental ethical approaches that managers should consider and why? In your view, is there one particular approach that is more essentially important to implement, and/or more universal? Explain · Discuss in scholarly detail the benefits and risks associated with strategic management. · Discuss in scholarly detail the purpose of a business strategy and expand on these concepts discussing a differentiation business strategy. Based on this strategies, how could an organization be a late mover and yet succeed with a strategy of differentiation and why? · Explain the newest trends in mission components and also differentiate between company philosophy and public image and why organizations should consider either or both in its overall mission. · Discuss in scholarly detail the defining principles and the implementing principles of the corporate…

Undoubtedly, John Francois Stores has been a successful organization, but something was needed to take the organization onto the next wave. As a family,they looked at the financials very closely and recognized that while the company was still ahead of other similar establishments, with an influx of customers at allbranches, the profits had been reducing in the three (3) years prior to 2019, though minimally. It was determined that there were several factors in the external environment that were impacting businesses generally. Mr. Francois and his family had their usual monthly meeting in December 2019 and you were invited to get a better understanding of the status of the organization. At the meeting, some points were noted in relation to the presentstatus of the organization, namely a SWOT Analysis. Whist the SWOT Analysiswas not fully articulated in terms of what the strengths can and have brought to the Company; how the weaknesses are impacting the Company; the possible outcomes…

Compare and contrast the strategic leadership of Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg (who stepped down as Meta’s COO in 2022, while remaining on the board of directors). Which qualities of each strategic leader stand out to you, and why? Where would you place each individual on the Level-5 pyramid for strategic leaders (see Exhibit 2.2), and why? Is either of them an effective strategic leader? Explain your answers.

How Do I DO This? 1. Refer back to one of Nordstrom’s strategies for growth. What changes, revisions, or updates would you plan for the company? What stretch goals come to mind?

1. As of May 2018, what challenges had PT faced in recent years? Assess the factors in the internal and external environment that led to those challenges?    2. Analyze the industry competition conditions that PT faced. Identify the key external factors that affected PT's strategic decision.    3. Develop a SWOT Analysis for PT to help King develop his strategy. Indicate how each of elements from the four (4)components from your SWOT, can be used to enhance PT's competitive advantage. Each component of your SWO must have at least three (3) elements    4. If you were Phillip King, chairman of PT, what recommendations - at least four (4), would you make to improve company performance and address the challenges you outlined in question 1. Provide clear justifications for your reasons.

According to the case study in the image, What does the SWOT Analysis tell us about the competitive position of Pharmcare with the industry as a whole? How readily do you think executives of Pharmcare identify the strengths and weaknesses of competitors? Identify the benefits and dangers (other than those identified in the text) of a SWOT Analysis such as that in the illustration.

(1) Would Boeing and Old Navy develop strategicplans over the same time horizon? Why or why not?(2) How does the mission statement guide theplanning process?

Claude just opened his store called the “Pick Me Up” in the Village Plaza, which offers an array of fresh pastries and beverages to its customers. After six months of operation and heavy promotion, Claude is experiencing slow profit margins despite his many efforts. His business life cycle is currently in its a.   Growth Stage   b.   Introductory Stage   c.   Decline Stage   d.   Maturity Stage Beverage giants Pespsi and Coco-Cola has managed to maintain their market share in their respective territories and have always managed to have a healthy rivalry. Based on their comparative tactics, their advertising campaign strategies are deemed as a type of   a.   Objective Attack   b. Direct Attack c. Indirect Attack d. Subliminal Attack     Marketing Analysts dictate that Americans are exposed to a cumulative 5.3 trillion online ad impressions each year and a daily diet of 500 million tweets, 4 billion YouTube videos, 58 million photos shared…

Please see the atttachment and answer the questions1. As of May 2018, what challenges had PT faced in recent years? Assess the factors inthe internal and external environment that led to those challenges? 2. Analyze the industry competition conditions that PT faced. Identify the key externalfactors that affected PT’s strategic decision

1 Explain why the concept of Competitive Advantage is central to the study of Stragic Management 2 Compare and contrast vision and mission statement. Describe why a missikn statement is so important to the  Strategic Management Process 3 State Clearly the difference between internal and external environment of any business Give at least two (2) examples of each to support your answer

1. Select a public company of interest. Using the company's 2018 annualreport, create three strategic financial objectives for 2019. For eachobjective, specify a strategic goal or target. The goals should beconsistent with the company's 2018 financial performance.2. Netflix’s strategy of moving to online video downloads has beenwidely discussed in a number of articles that can be found online.What are the basic objectives of Netflix’s strategy now? What aresome of the major assumptions underlying the strategy? Given whatyou know about discovery -driven planning, do these assumptionsseem reasonable?  3. Explain the role of automated decision systems in businessapplications?  4. How does knowledge management support decision making? Identifyproducts or systems on the Web that help organizations accomplishknowledge management.

Evaluate the leadership and innovativeness of Tesla company. Provide examples that support your view.

What is Google’s corporate strategy? Does Google have a clear vision of what it wants to become? Use Porter’s Essentials Test (Chapter 12) to determine if this strategy creates competitive advantage. If so, how? If not, why not? Look beyond the conventional sources of synergy and consider complementarities, bargaining power, and rivals. What threats does Google face? Does Google need to refocus? How should Google delineate its corporate boundaries and which businesses, or products would you recommend abandoning or divesting, if any?

QuestionAfter the analysis of your company Apple Inc , please write the following sections in report form: 1. Goals (stated and real goals) and plans (different types of plans).

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Write a detailed Situation Analysis of DC Entertainment Inc. Include as many facts, data, and industry/market information as possible.

What strategic issues confront Domino’s in 2020? What market or internal circumstances should most concern CEO Ritch Allison and his company’s senior leadership team?   How have Domino’s corporate strategy choices strengthened or weakened its competitive position in the quick service restaurant industry?   What would you recommend for the company?

Explain Telkom over the last decade or so and decide if it has shown these characteristics: Entrepreneurial Strategy In your answers explain why you think so. b) To the extent you find indications that you assess as demonstrating emergent strategy, please review whether it is true emergent strategy or “adaptive deliberate” strategy. c) How do you think that these characteristics of Telkom helped it to flourish in the South African Market as per the case study, and how will they help it now, going forwards?  https://group.telkom.co.za/documents/ir/financial-information/integrated-report-2023/Telkom_Integrated_Report_2023.pdf

2.   Explain how Instacart’s business model works. How does the company generate revenue?

Develop a BCG matrix for Dyson. Has Dyson developed its core competency over the years? How? Discuss.

SUBJECT: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions. 1. How will you define strategic management? 2. What roles do organizational input play in the attainment of the success of an organization? Identify each of these inputs. 3. Differentiate strategic analysis from strategic decision making. Give an example. 4. Differentiate strategic intelligence from strategic thinking. Show this difference using companies that have demonstrated the application of both processes 5. When does an organization enjoy competitiveness? Explain by giving an example. 6. What is comparative advantage? Cite example. 7. What role does strategic control play in the strategic management of an organization. Give examples.