Chapter 4

As the largest company in the world, with more than two millionemployees worldwide and more than $473 billion in sales in arecent year, Walmart has become big and powerful enough to influence the U.S. economy. Some observers believe Walmart is alsoresponsible for the low U.S. inflation rates of recent years.1. Some economists fear what might happen to the U.S.economy if Walmart has a bad year. (So far, it has had morethan four decades of growth.) Should a single retailer havethat much influence on the economy? Why or why not?2. Walmart is selective about what it sells—refusing, forinstance, to carry music or computer games with matureratings, magazines with content it considers too adult, or, insome of its stores, handguns. Because of its sheer size, thesedecisions can influence American culture. Do you think thisis a positive or negative effect of the growth of this retailer?Why?

Subject: Enterprenuership Assume its 2013. You've an idea in regards to a food delivery service could work in Pakistan and you start business of Food Panada, now how would you convince the investor that your idea is worth investing in? Research base answer will be appreciated.

Give a critical reflection of Disney integration with ESPN and the change in market scenario with the arrival of 3D technology.

Phil. Cable: Phil. Cable supplies cable access to all local residents. It was a very expensive business to start. The entrepreneurs who started Phil. Cable had to provide underground wire for the entire community. Other companies tried to compete, but the start-up costs were simply too high. Choose one type of market structure: perfect  competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, monopoly Type of Market Structure:    Reason:

My course: Principle of Management ( MGT211 : BRACU ); Textbook ref; Ricky W Griffin Case study question: PEPSI’S NEW STRATEGIC FORMULA.. The high stakes rivalry between Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola is being played out in supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores all over the world. Pepsi-Cola has worked for years, with limited success, to catch up to market-leader Coca-Cola, trying strategy after strategy to regain ground in the United States and abroad. In 1965, Pepsi sought growth through diversification by acquiring Frito-Lay, which makes popular snacks such as Lay’s Potato Chips and Doritos. This diversification proved so lucrative that the company, renamed Pepsico, decided to diversify into fast-food restaurants- thought to be good outlets for soft drinks and snacks- through the purchase of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken. By the mid – 1990s, however, snack sales were increasing but growth in soft drinks. So in 1997, PepsiCo changed its strategy, spinning off…

Question: What does the question asking about? Is it asking about the similarity of those three elements in order to reach the global market? Is it asking about how each element effect reaching the goal of the company or else? I just want to know what the question means so I can answer the question.  Thank you.

CASE: MARKETING: THE NETFLIX WAY Netflix seems to be in a stage of constant product development, as well as market development. While it originally started as a U.S.-based service, the company has moved aggressively into new geographies and now streams its programs in 190 countries and territories. The company now serves more than 100 million subscribers outside of the U. S. Netflix is very much interested in knowing what customers really want and in delivering superior customer value and satisfaction better than the competitors. They spent a significant amount of money researching customers preferences in terms of genres, types of shows, and languages. Netflix has a complex business model in that it must secure content agreements by region and country. Regulatory restrictions also limit what content can be made available. Also, many international viewers are not fluent in English and prefer local-language programming. Such is the case in sub-Saharan Africa where Netflix is producing…

Video streaming took the entertainment industry completely by surprise, quickly rising from the bottom of the market as a low-cost way for people to watch shows and movies to eventually disrupting the cable industry and driving video rental stores into the ground. Netflix has become the largest subscription video provider in the US, outstripping cable and satellite. How does rivaly among existing firmsAnd the Bargaining power of customers influence Netflix's ability to compete in the market.

With COVId-19 in full swing, the app based food delivery business has flourished in Bangladesh, with Food Panda holding a commanding lead in the market share. How can Food Panda retain its lead in terms of market share? Discuss in the light of any three of the Porter’s Five Forces that you deem to be the most appropriate?

Continue  In another development in the firm’s evolving e-commerce strategy, Walmart has taken the decision to shutter Jet.com and phase out the brand, three years after splashing out $3.3 billion to acquire the start-up. This had been rumored for several months, with Walmart already divesting itself of smaller e-commerce gambits, such as ModCloth and Jetblack. But Jet.com was the biggest bet that Walmart made and one that brought Marc Lore into the larger firm as head of the e-commerce division in the US. McMillon says now that there are no regrets about the decision to buy the firm:The Jet acquisition was critical to jumpstarting the progress we've made the last few years. Not only have we picked up traction with pickup and delivery, but our walmart.com non-food e-commerce growth accelerated after the arrival of Marc and the Jet team. He leaned into the Walmart brand quickly.But that parent brand is the priority, he adds:While the [Jet] brand name may still be used in the future, our…

● Blackberry's fall in the market share and shareholder value. Using PESTEL model to analyze the macro-environment leading to Blackberry's failure. You don't need to all six forces, but all related factors.

Explain how the decision to adopt AWS cloud from Sunlife could support its digital strategy?https://www.itbusiness.ca/news/sun-life-chooses-aws-as-its-cloud-tech-provider/119336Article talking about Sunlife choosing AWS cloudhttps://smith.queensu.ca/_templates/documents/it-forum/digital-strategy.pdfUse points under the headline "Supporting Digital Strategy", and apply it to sunlife

Question 1( a): Entrepreneurs are necessary evils in the contemporary world. Discuss. ( b): Strategic Management is of great significance to the survival of any organization. Explain how true the above statement is with examples.

In detail, discuss the major implications that Netflix faces, as the company continues on with its digital data-driven marketing strategy. How serious are these implications? What do you believe went wrong? Were goals settingoverlooked or underlooked? Why? As a Marketing Analytics Strategist, what recommendations can you offer to remedy a Netflix Global problem that may inherently impact its competition World-Wide?

Strategy; Cost-Cutting in the Pharmaceutical Industry; Ethics The pharmaceutical manufacturer Valeant had a business model of cost-cutting, minimizing expenditures on research and delayingclinical trials. The model succeeded, as Valeant became one of the largest pharmaceutical companiesin the world, with a market capitalization of $41 billion in 2014.Required What type of competitive strategy did Valeant employ? Is this strategy sustainable and ethicalfor a pharmaceutical company?

Scenario You are a business analyst working at a small domestic organization that produces high-quality cell phone cases. Your organization has begun to see its sales flatten in the domestic market. While the organization is not losing money, leadership would like to explore options to continue to grow. One option that leadership has noticed competitors attempting is entering international markets. 1.Explain key benefits of successful global expansion for domestic organizations. 2.Explain how global expansion of a domestic organization can impact business operations such as strategic planning, marketing, supply-chain management, human resources, and so on. 3.Explain how the global expansion of organizations has impacted society regarding culture, transportation, employments, infrastructure, and environmental climate. 4. Explain the importance of researching the culture of a potential global market prior to market entry, as well as key cultural considerations to explore to inform…

1.How could Uber retain its dominant position in the US market? Are there services and/or geographicniche markets where Uber should accommodate Lyft?2. How could Uber effectively compete with Didi? Should it compete head-on in China, or should it sidestep competition by focusing on niche markets through service innovation, and geographic expansionwithin China?

IS DAVID JONES ON THE THRESHOLD OF SUCCESS? David Jones (DJs) is a leading specialty retailer in competition in Australia with Myers Both are well established in major cities and both have good stables of branded clothing to sell to a wide range of clients. With rising incomes, the demographics are looking good for both companies, so long as they can capture customers. DJs was taken over in late 2014 by South Africa Woolworths (a different firm to the Australian company with the same name). The price was A$21 billion, and the South Africans also obtained the clothing brand Country Road at about the same time. The differentiation strategy that Djs has always followed has since been fine-tuned. The market for uch speciality department stores is growing at 7 per sent per year compared with 2 per cent per year for stendard department stores. The CEO at the time of the cover, lain Nairn, claimed change was necessary to Size advantage of this huge potential market because shad lost its way'.…

Please read the article below and answer the following questions from the article as well as course materials and examples.   “UAE tech firm eyes Moroccan expansion after acquisition” Arabian Business, March 20, 2015   Careem Networks, a UAE-based app and web-based chauffeur-driven car booking service, has announced that it will soon enter the Moroccan market after acquiring a local company.   Careen, which serves 14 cities across the Middle East, will expand into Rabat and Casablanca initially, with Marrakech being added in the future, the company said in a statement.   The expansion comes after Careen acquired Morocco-based car booking service Taxiii's assets, bringing its founder, Yassir el Ismaili el Idrissi and all other staff onboard.   Careem was founded in Dubai in 2012, and now operates in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Beirut, Cairo, Dammam, Dhahran, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Karachi, Khobar, Kuwait, Lahore and Riyadh.   The new service, called Careem Morocco, will be the largest aggregator…

My course: Principle of Management (MGT211:BRACU BBS) PEPSI’S NEW STRATEGIC FORMULA.. The high stakes rivalry between Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola is being played out in supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores all over the world. Pepsi-Cola has worked for years, with limited success, to catch up to market-leader Coca-Cola, trying strategy after strategy to regain ground in the United States and abroad. In 1965, Pepsi sought growth through diversification by acquiring Frito-Lay, which makes popular snacks such as Lay’s Potato Chips and Doritos. This diversification proved so lucrative that the company, renamed Pepsico, decided to diversify into fast-food restaurants- thought to be good outlets for soft drinks and snacks- through the purchase of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken. By the mid – 1990s, however, snack sales were increasing but growth in soft drinks. So in 1997, PepsiCo changed its strategy, spinning off the restaurants as a separate business to…

My course: Principle of Management (MGT211:BRACU BBS) PEPSI’S NEW STRATEGIC FORMULA.. The high stakes rivalry between Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola is being played out in supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores all over the world. Pepsi-Cola has worked for years, with limited success, to catch up to market-leader Coca-Cola, trying strategy after strategy to regain ground in the United States and abroad. In 1965, Pepsi sought growth through diversification by acquiring Frito-Lay, which makes popular snacks such as Lay’s Potato Chips and Doritos. This diversification proved so lucrative that the company, renamed Pepsico, decided to diversify into fast-food restaurants- thought to be good outlets for soft drinks and snacks- through the purchase of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken. By the mid – 1990s, however, snack sales were increasing but growth in soft drinks. So in 1997, PepsiCo changed its strategy, spinning off the restaurants as a separate business to…

Read the following excerpt from the article by Michael Schlossberg, three dramatic board failures to learn from. Considering this excerpt, answer the questions that follow. Blockbuster The former worldwide leader in video rentals found themselves on the wrong side of public opinion thanks to a failure to innovate. Blockbuster was once known throughout the world as a leader in home movie and video game rentals. Before the digital age, their products were the Netflix of the day. The problem? They refused to innovate. Sensing changes in the market — including by a start-up known as Netflix — Blockbuster began to push for a more in-demand market, creating programmes that allowed people to get videos delivered directly to their homes. However, it wasn’t enough: The company failed to properly prepare for the rise of the digital age and never created a product like that of Netflix that streamed movies directly to people’s internet devices. Their most egregious failure? A lack of imagination…

How has the global environment changed for U.S. (Hollywood) movie studios?  Explain.  Feel free to cite examples or describe the evolution in detail.  Is this strategic?

1. How does Nike's marketing strategy help Apple Computer direct their marketing efforts? 2. What is the core value of Apple Computer? How does this core value drive the marketing efforts in Apple? 3. Why is Apple Computer so secretive about their new product development? What is Apple's marketing strategy to promote new products and services?

Case Application: Going to Extremes Not only is Zappos the number one e-retailer, but it also is ranked the sixth best company to work for in Fortune magazine's annual survey. Okay, so what is it really about Zappos that makes its culture so great? Let's take a closer look. Zappos began selling shoes and other products online in 1999. Four years later, it was profitable, and it reached more than $1 billion in sales by 2009. Also, in 2009, Zappos was named BusinessWeek's Customer Service Champ and was given an A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. Also that year, Amazon (yeah . . that Amazon) purchased Zappos for 10 million Amazon shares, worth almost $928 million at the time. Zappos' employees divided up S40 million in cash and restricted stock and were assured that Zappos management would remain in place. The person who was determined to “build a culture that applauds such things as weirdness and humility" was Tony Hsieh (pronounced Shay) who became CEO of Zappos in 2000. And Tony…

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…

appraise the strength of Amazon culture. To what extent has amazon been able to adapt to the changing business conditions. How can you tell? How has the culture adapted?