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    Analysing Joint Venture and Strategic Alliance of Alibaba

    select two of the more prominent cooperative linkages that Alibaba has made. Please explain to me the meaningful differences between the two different alliances or joint ventures you have selected. It would be most helpful if you summarizing key details about Alibaba's two alliances or joint ventures so I can best understand.

    Strategic Alliances.

    VERY SHORT INFO NEEDED-One of the most effective approaches for creating a sustainable, competitive advantage are complementary strategic alliances. Your first section of the post justify whether you agree that complementary strategic alliances are the best approach. Be sure to refer to the basic requirements for sustainable co

    Fiat Auto acquisition of Chrysler represents a growth strategy

    assignment has three parts. You should use brief headings to separate your post into the three sections. For the first section of your post, evaluate whether the Fiat Auto acquisition of Chrysler represents a growth strategy. •Analyze the external environment in which Fiat competes, including identification of the critica

    General Electric Acquisitions

    Please help with summarizing: 1. Key information about GE's two recent acquisitions. 2. The organization's rationale for acquisitions (the logic by GE in justifying the acquisition? appropriate examples.) 3. Which of the sources of integration difficulties seem to be of concern in this acquisition? 4. Summarized key ta

    The Balanced Scorecard: Measure that Drives Performance

    After reading the article "The Balanced Scorecard: Measures That Drive Performance" by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton (Harvard Business Review article, no. R0507Q), answer the following questions: - Why do the companies need to measure their performances? - Why was the balanced scorecard introduced to managers as a str

    Tesla- Strategic analysis

    Use a give links below and other sources to answer all the question http://www.teslamotors.com/powerwall http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/06/tesla-powerwall-earnings/ http://www.techrepublic.com/article/tesla-powerwall-what-you-need-to-know/ Tesla 2013 Case Analysis: Analysis: Focus on External and/or Internal Enviro

    Accounting Income Versus Cash Flows

    Please help with the following problem. "Over sufficiently long time periods, net income equals cash inflows minus cash outflows, other than cash flows with owners." Demonstrate the accuracy of this statement in this scenario: Two friends contribute $50,000 each to form a new business. The owners used the amounts contr

    PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & SWOT ANALYSIS

    1. Briefly describe the branding and positioning strategies of Apple and Philips. 2. Do they build brand loyalty? If so, what emotions are involved? 3. How would you describe the brand personalities of Apple and Philips? Explain why you believe the personality represents each brand. 4. What are the similarities between the t

    Stress, the brain and hormones

    1. Define acute and chronic stress. Provide examples. 2. What region of the brain detects stress and interprets the stimulus as dangerous? What is its function, and where does it relay the signal that conveys the danger? What format is the signal in? What is the role of the region of the brain that receives the stress alert?

    Challenges of Cross-Border Alliances

    International borders are becoming less visible as the global economy expands. Respond to the following questions: How can a cross-border alliance be beneficial to an organization that wants to expand globally? What hindrances to international cooperative strategies can you foresee? Can cross-border alliances be part of bo

    Strategic Management of Apple Inc. and Samsung Group

    1. Analyze the existing business strategies, domestic and global environments, industry, and internal capabilities for both Apple and Samsung. Assess the significant manner in which each company's mission and vision align with the long-terms goals and strategic direction of the organization. 2. Analyze the central manner in wh

    Strategic Choices of Overstock

    Using the frameworks discussed in the background readings, critically analyze Overstock.com's strategic choices at the corporate level (remember that "corporate" level is the very highest level of the organization, with lower levels being the "functional" and the "business" levels). WEEK 1: What are Overstock's corporate-lev

    Application of the Porter Generic Strategy

    Conduct a strategic analysis of the Kraft Foods Group. Identify the primary business strategy employed by the Kraft Foods Group. You will also be providing a critical analysis evaluating that strategy in the context of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Respond to the following: 1. Which of the four gene

    Kraft Foods Strategic Choices

    Using the Kraft Foods Group, we will be integrating the results of our SWOT with our chosen strategy. Create a 5x5 table with the four strategies listed across the top and the four SWOT variables at left as follows: Low Cost Differentiation Focus

    Diversification - Related and Unrelated Diversification

    Diversification is a corporate-level strategy that can create value for an organization. What are the differences between related and unrelated diversification? Why would an organization select a related or unrelated diversification strategy over the other? Explain with examples of related and unrelated diversification. P

    Auto Industry Competitor Attitudes

    Knowing the competition is as important as knowing one's organization. Use the example of the auto industry and respond to the following: Identify one company in the auto industry and describe its competitor behavior. Identify the company's competitors. What kind of competitive dynamics can you identify or expect to occur

    Leadership: Jack Welch

    Based on Jack Welch's Becoming a Leader, answer the following: Part one: Discussion One: Applying the Lessons Question 1: Discuss Jack Welch's Eight Essential Rules. Question 2: Which of the Eight Rules have you seen in action? Share concrete examples of how you have seen great leaders apply these rules. Question 3: Focu

    Business Intelligence (BI) articles

    Read 4 good articles related to business intelligence. What qualifies as a good article? The article should be from an IT periodical or academic journal. It should not be a brief announcement about some new vendor release. It should not be a blog entry or opinion piece. It should have some depth to it. The collection of articl

    Organizational Culture and Rebellious Employees

    Yes, not doubt communication is key to better performance and great leaders know how to communicate really well. Silence means approval, doesn't it? Clearly communicated expectations are a must when trying to build your team. Let's move away from the formal review for a moment. Letting people know where they stand is all also ab

    Competitive Advantage and Globalization

    •Explain how resource-based competitive advantage drives globalization strategies for Fortune 500 firms. •Why are application of project management principles critical to effective business operations?

    Resource Based View for Kraft Foods

    In the background materials section of this module, we discussed the process and utility of conducting an internal analysis as a means of critically assessing a company's strengths and weaknesses. One of the tools discussed in the background materials was the Resource Based View (RBV) analysis. Required Reading Refer to

    Porter Five Forces and PEST Analysis of Kraft Foods

    Case External Environment Analysis Remember that the Case in this course is an ongoing exercise, meaning that we will be taking an intensive look at one company over the course of our five modules. This session, we will be conducting a strategic analysis of the Kraft Foods Group. The best preparation for doing well on th

    Risk and mitigation for a restaurant

    Risk is about creating value while addressing risks in various forms. I need to address the following in three pages •Identify a business of your choice and structure the risks associated with tactical, strategic and emerging elements of risks. •Identify how these risks might be mitigated.

    General environment and industry environment

    Knowing the external environment around an organization is as important as knowing the organization itself. Evaluate an organization. Respond to the following: Identify the three most important elements of the general environment that impact your organization. Identify the three most important elements of the industry

    Vision and mission of a company

    Vision and mission statements are the essence of what an organization is and what it wants to become. Not all companies do a good job of crafting these statements. Research and locate three companies' vision and mission statements. Also review general information about the companies. Respond to the following: Critique the

    Actuality vs Espoused Reality

    Explain how a manager would avoid having espoused reality enter into his or her department. Include a discussion on the tools they could use, would department meetings help - please be sure to support your position with peer reviewed references.

    Information Technology in Civilian and Military Organizations

    Discuss the planning for and implementation of information technology in civilian and military organizations based on the overall strategic goals require essentially similar organizational competencies. The Case for this Module pursues the idea of the development of competencies through the use of information technology base

    Lean Manufacturing Budget Table

    1. Prepare a 1 page or less Executive Summary - this will come after your title page in the front of the document, it should be VOID of citations and indentations, it is a solid paragraph and encapsulates what your reader will find in your paper - highlights only please. 2. Prepare a ½ - 1 page conclusion or recommendations se

    Qualitative Research Methods & Lean Manufacturing

    Creswell speaks to the value of qualitative research methods. How does Creswell establish qualitative is the most likely research approach for implementing lean manufacturing? Why would quantitative methods not suitable? Be sure to back this up with a source that supports your thoughts.

    MiniCase 15: Yum! Brands

    • Yum! Brands is the result of a spin-off by PepsiCo, where it sold its fast-food chains KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut. Do you consider this spin-off successful? Why or why not? Explain. o Evaluated the success of the spin-off by looking at the value created since the divestment, and whether PepsiCo is better or worse off as