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Strategic Management: Amazon unveils £130 iPad rival
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Monday, 3 October 2011. Amazon unveils £130 iPad rival. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). MSc Strategy and International Business. MSc Strategy and International Business. Concentrating on core markets. Criteria for Selecting destination of Inter. Strat. Impact of Economic Environment. Impact of Environmental factors. Impact of legal environment. Strategy Evaluation and Selection. The end of the Sony Ericsson Affair. Nokia bets on Windows Phone future. Amazon unveils £130 iPad rival.
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Strategic Management: RBS Sells Aviation Business to Sumitomo Mitsui for $7.3 Billion
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012. RBS Sells Aviation Business to Sumitomo Mitsui for $7.3 Billion. RBS Sells Aviation Business to Sumitomo Mitsui for $7.3 Billion. By Gavin Finch and Takahiko Hyuga. Jan 17 (Bloomberg) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc is selling its aviation leasing unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. for about $7.3 billion, the biggest disposal by the state-owned lender since its U.K.-government bailout in 2008. We never seem to run out of case studies for strategic management.
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Strategic Management: Superdry firm Supergroup's profit hit by warehouse cost
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011. Superdry firm Supergroup's profit hit by warehouse cost. Good example of how Primary and Supporting activities influence performance. Superdry firm Supergroup's profit hit by warehouse cost. Superdry owner Supergroup has reported a dip in half-year profits after being hit by problems at a warehouse that affected supplies of its clothing. Read the whole article at: http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16177657. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Concentrating on core markets.
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Strategic Management: News Corporation and BSkyB takeover
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011. News Corporation and BSkyB takeover. Let aside the political issues of this takeover or merger, what is interesting from a strategic management perspective is the efforts of News Corp to develop synergies ( http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14104397. Between different media platforms. This is a clear corporate direction (see a good review of the various attempts http:/ www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2011/jan/05/news-corp-bskyb-david-elstein. Concentrating on core markets.
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Strategic Management: Daimler to axe luxury cars subsidiary Maybach
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Monday, 28 November 2011. Daimler to axe luxury cars subsidiary Maybach. This is a good example of a Corporate level strategy. Daimler deduced that the performance of the Mayback SBU was not at the expected level and decided to withdraw. The figures for this decision are very interesting, the sales were only 20% of the target set. Daimler to axe luxury cars subsidiary Maybach. German industrial group Daimler is preparing to disband its ultra-luxurious Maybach car marque. Labels: corporate level strategy.
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Strategic Management: Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $23.3bn
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Friday, 8 February 2013. Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $23.3bn. Interesting example of related diversification in order to achieve the critcal mass required to compete with the biggest player in the market. It is also interesting to note how some hi-tech industries are intergrated. The merger, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, puts Mr Malone in competition with Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire owns 39% of BSkyB.'. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Concentrating on core markets.
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Strategic Management: Microsoft buys and licenses AOL patents in $1bn deal
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012. Microsoft buys and licenses AOL patents in $1bn deal. Internet companies always struggle to monetise; it is interesting how a market of patents is emerging and how some traditional companies (like AOL) can profit from it. Microsoft buys and licenses AOL patents in $1bn deal. Microsoft is buying the majority of AOL's patents in a deal worth $1.06bn (£668m). A statement said the agreement covers the intellectual property rights to more than 800 innovations. Tuesday, April 24, 2012.
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Strategic Management: Product placement ban on British TV lifted
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Monday, 28 February 2011. Product placement ban on British TV lifted. Interesting to follow the evolution of this Legal factor. Firstly, there was Economical pressures both at macro and micro level and then there is the Political as there was a clear indication in 2009 that a change in the Political Environment (government change) would change the Legal factors (see the FT article from 2009 http:/ www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fb9de6c-a15b-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1FGxSQQOd. Impact of Economic Environment.
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Strategic Management: AOL sees revenue growth for first time in eight years
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Friday, 8 February 2013. AOL sees revenue growth for first time in eight years. In the fourth quarter, advertising revenue - a key measure for the company as it moves away from subscription-based dial-up services to focus on its media outlets such as the Huffington Post - rose 13% to $410.6m.'. Read the whole article at: http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21384583. Concentrating on core markets. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). MSc Strategy and International Business. Concentrating on core markets.
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Strategic Management: Diageo to buy Turkish spirits firm Mey Icki
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011. Diageo to buy Turkish spirits firm Mey Icki. Good example of how a large established player in mature markets, seeks expansion in emerging markets via M&A. This acquisition is consistent with Diageos previous international strategies. Diageo’s Turkish Delight. Diageo’s acquisition of Turkey’s Mey Içki from private equity firm TPG Capital today was not a real surprise, as nascent talks between the drink makers were first reported here back in December last year.