March Semester 2013 BUS1404 Introduction to Management CONTENTS Introduction Module Overview Learning Resources Assessments Resit Assessments Assessments Offences Extenuating Circumstances Assignment Case Study and Guidelines Module Calendar Assignment Cover Assignment Feedback Form INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of managers. This module will prepare students to be the top leading managers whereby topics covered the whole management processes
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Overview 2 Economic Analysis GDP Growth 3 Inflation 3 Interest Rates 3 Housing 5 Consumer Spending 5 Sovereign Debt 6 Unemployment 6 US Dollar 7 Impact of Sporting Goods Stores Industry 7 Industry Analysis 8 Porter’s 5 Forces 8 Big Four Analysis 11 Industry Life Cycle 13 Dick’s Sporting Goods Analysis Review of Annual Report 16 Company SWOT Analysis 18 Trend Ratio Analysis 20 Cross Sectional Ratio Analysis 22 Analyst Analysis/Estimates 24 DuPont Ratio
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sports good stores Bargaining Power of Suppliers Supplier bargaining power is likely to be high. *The market is dominated by a few large suppliers rather than a fragmented source of supply‚ *There is the possibility of the supplier integrating forwards in order to obtain higher prices and margins. *Forward integration provides economies of scale for the supplier Bargaining Power of Customers Customers bargaining power is likely to be high *Switching to an alternative brand or store is relatively
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(India) How experiential marketing can be used to build brands – a case study of two specialty stores Abstract Study was conducted basically on how experiential marketing (EM) can be useful in building a brand. The study also covered the impact of EM on repeat visit by customers; its acceptance based on gender & the reasons for repeat visits when compared to stores not using EM. Research was carried out at four specialty stores dealing in music and books in Mumbai‚ a financial capital of India
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celebrity endorsement. This report will be introduced by the introduction of the overview of Adidas’s market and secondly the sport equipment market in general. 2.Introduction | 2.1 Adidas Overview Adidas is one of the largest companies in the sporting goods industry. The group has divided its operating activities by major brand into three divisions: Adidas‚ Reebok and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf. The group operates through more than 170 subsidiaries in Europe‚ the US and Asia‚ each focusing on a particular
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The adidas Group The adidas Group has become a global leader in the sporting goods industry. The Group has supported the world of sports on numerous levels developing specialized footwear‚ apparel and accessories‚ distributing and establishing relationships with countries all over the world. Adidas has offices in over 55 countries and relies on an external supply chain composed of more than 60 countries. The adidas Group challenges problems that face the company based on the aim to become
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Tanglewood stores Case two Conduct an analysis of Tanglewood’s staffing data and determine if their current staffing practices are sufficient to meet their ongoing needs‚ or if there will be problems in adequately staffing the organization in the near future. Recommend how Tanglewood should design its overall staffing mission and strategy based on their upcoming needs. Calculate representation statistics for various jobs within a single Tanglewood department store to determine where the most critical
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A local sports centre is wanting to provide its members with information on how to prevent sporting injuries. They have asked you to review the scientific literature and provide a summary document that includes a series of recommendations on how to prevent injury‚ which they can communicate to their members Sporting injuries are a significant problem when considering dropout rate in physical activity (Indriðadóttir et al.‚ 2015) therefore a wide range of research has been undertaken to determine
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Staffing Services Manager Subject to: These are the assessment and recommendation I have suggested to Tanglewood Store to pay attention for centralization of the organization’s practices and the improvements of staffing levels and quality. 1. Acquire or Develop Talent As I read the case‚ the Tanglewood Store has many employees. It has 215 employees per store. I think that the organization should choose Develop Talent. They have enough employees already so instead of acquiring more
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Analysis of Data: Pelican Stores; National Clothing With the given data‚ it is feasible to find numerous comparisons and correlations in the within the numbers given. The most relevant data to the given case refers to the type of customer (whether or not the customer used the promotional coupon) as well as the number of purchases made using the various forms of payment mentioned within the data table. As the Case Problem introduction stated‚ there were 100 sales included in the data set‚ using
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