Strategic Management and Machine Shop

| * Having very little financial resources can leave Fresh Connections susceptible to the business uncertainties of this industry * Currently highly dependent on a stagnating market segment as Retail make up half their sales

Poor communication between management – when the management didn’t communication with their employees it cause then to have low motivation, low loyalty, and high turnover because most of the employees didn’t know what to do or how to do it.

Thesis: Lack of training and communication can cause employees to make simple, but crucial mistakes that jeopardize the success of the company and its current projects.

This is a problem that could occur between the employee and employer, it is a complaint that they could have against each other for something that either of them has done wrong.

can result in several benefits for the company and its employees, but also generate negative

* The owner has not defined what she will be receiving for investments in wages, salaries and benefits

* No proper training provided for new staff. Management expects from new people to know everything already.

harder for the person to do their job in a more efficient and in a better way in general.

Some problems that were faced during the implementation process was making sure that staff members not only understood what

This report demonstrates the evaluation of current performance of JD Sports Company. Method of Analysis includes Ansoff’s matrix and Porter’s generic growth strategies to discuss the nature of the market which JD Sports invest in. The financial methods are including the flexibility and stability of JD sports which judged by the liquidity, current ratio, operation capital, gearing and profit margin of this company. These figures could be collected from the annual report or balance sheet. This report analyzed the JD sport’s position in the market, and used generic and external growth method to expand market size. Such as acquired a lot stores to improve business profitability. Obviously, JD has expanded to the European

Even though the company has been turning in profits, the ineffective collection practice, not availing trade discounts on time and ineffective inventory management has led the company in need of larger financing needs.

Globalization changes have impacted Burger King in the following ways; since the company began in 1953 with its first restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida and opened several locations across the United States, the company began its international expansion in 1969 with its first international franchise location in Canada, followed by Australia in 1971, and Europe in 1975. The setting up of franchises outside the United States was as a result of fast food opportunities arising outside the United States. So as to fully integrate in the international market, Burger King had to adopt and embrace

These require that employee have a clear understanding about how their jobs will change and how they will be rewarded. For example, an employee who doesn't cooperate with the change effort of the company, the employee will still doing the same job and do not have an incensement in their pay.

Strategy literature offers many techniques and models suited for systematic strategic analysis. The SWOT analysis, the PESTEL analysis, the Five Forces analysis framework are the prime examples of techniques that can be adopted for strategic analysis. This assignment will use PESTEL and Five forces model to analysis the environment of CRH plc.

Future- oriented: Strategic management encompasses forecasts, what is anticipated by the managers. In such decisions, emphasis is placed on the development of projections that will enable the firm to select the most promising strategic options. In the turbulent environment, a firm will succeed only if it takes a proactive stance towards change.