Strategic management – Walt Disney case study

Question 1: What is Walt Disney Company’s corporate strategy? Walt Disney is a standout amongst brands in each family. Disney is not only a brand with animations, it is a comprehensively entertainment company and diversified media, which incorporates media network, theme parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products, and interactive media. The first character was … Read more

Queensferry Crossing – Maylors 4D Management Model

In this report, I will be looking at the Queensferry Crossing by linking it to Maylors 4D Management Model, which relates to this construction project well. The four D’s are Define, Design, Deliver and Develop. By using this model, I will be able to cover more aspects of the project and talk more of the … Read more

Negotiating the purchase of a website ‘moms.com’

What issues are most important to you (in parenthesis list your position on each issue)? Buy Moms.com My task is to negotiate the best price and terms for Moms.com. I want to secure the show because it boasts strong ratings, appeals to almost half our current viewing audience, is an ideal fit for our demographics … Read more

The role of quantitative techniques in decision making process

Abstract: The second half of the 20th century has been marked by rapid advances of research methods in real problem solving, with rapid progress of the information technology and important structural and institutional changes that shaped a new landscape of the corporate and economic environment towards globalization of markets and trade. In that process the contribution … Read more

Changes in the workplace that have impacted HR professionals

The changes in the workplace has a remarkable impact on HR professionals. The changes in the external environment will result in changes to HR function. Greater focus has been made on temporary workers recruitment, strategic planning and pay scales as well as performance appraisals due to changes in the work structure. The HR professionals and … Read more

Procter and Gamble Supply Chain Management

Introduction and background information This report provides an insight into the many stages and key factors that need to be considered in supply chain management. This includes effective communication channels between supplier, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, in supply and demand of consumer goods. There is often miscommunication within an organisation during the various stages that … Read more

Changes Harnischfeger made to recover from losses, & their future prospects

In order to recover from losses, Harnischfeger made several changes starting in1983. He restructured the top management by creating the position of chief operating officer. To deal with the short term liquidity problem, he decided to cut costs by reducing staff from 6900 to 3800, reducing bonus to staff, liquidating the excess inventory, prolonging payment … Read more

Sainsburys balanced scorecard / strategic objectives

Introduction The supermarket industry is one of high competition and is very saturated. Not only do the major brands like Sainsbury’s offer food and drink, they also branch out into a variety of other industry’s offering other services for example Sainsbury’s Bank and Tu clothing to name a few. Differentiating themselves to acquire customers is … Read more

Lean Six Sigma (application to Jaguar Land Rover)

Japanese manufacturing organisations have been investigated by various academic researches boing back to the book called “The Machine That Changed the World” by Womack (1990) that a raised awareness of the US manufacturers. Many academics studies have explored Toyota Production System (TPS) to understand the practices used by Toyota (Womack and Jones, 1994). Academic investigator, … Read more

IKEA background, strategy & strengths

IKEA is a global retailer, with hundreds of stores throughout dozens of countries in which they sell home furnishings that are low-priced, yet thoughtfully designed (Hill & Jones, 2012; Lutz, 2015).  IKEA has 380 stores in 48 countries, with 43 of those in the United States (Gillies, 2017).  In addition to its large warehouse style … Read more

Management accounting system for Electronic Boards plc

1 Introduction Electronic Boards plc require to construct a management accounting system which is accurate, updated regularly and integrates the whole team and processes. Currently there is a distinct lack of attention given to anything related to management accounts, show by the clear absence of a finance director. There are 4 keys areas identified which … Read more

Benefits of Strategic Management

Chief Reference: Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases: Arab World Edition Chapter 1: The Nature of Strategic Management Topic: Pitfalls in Strategic Planning General Overview Strategic Planning is a process of making decisions taken by the management in order to achieve the company’s goal and objective. It takes the organization on a journey and offers a … Read more

Disney performance analysis

Parenting Advantage Disney’s latest acquisitions have proven an unparalleled parenting advantage and Pixar, Marvel and Lucasarts are a prime example of this. By 2006 Disney had developed a diversified yet, integrated entertainment business with global reach. It had in place a comprehensive value chain that included content creation, distribution, merchandising, tourism, broadway and so on. … Read more

Is money the only thing that motivates people today?

Introduction Money is present in many aspects of human life. People are addicted to money because of their perception that if they have money, they will have success, popularity, and power. With the high value attached to money, it seems like anything can be bought. Because of the growing materialistic ideology of the world, the … Read more