MG 495

Carnival Corporation & plc Executive Summary Carnival Corporation & plc was originally started 1972 by Ted Arison backed by American Travel Services Inc (AITS); together they purchased two aging ocean liners that needed to be refurbished, were slow, and guzzled gas. The beginning of the company was less than stellar, with the aging liners they were limited the ports of call and increased the minimum stay of passengers to break even. Continuing to lose money, Arison bought out AITS, and with...

Week 4 Assignment: A123 Systems Executive Summary A123 Systems Company, founded in 2001. In 2005, they developed a new highpowered, faster-charging lithium-ion battery system. The system has one of the best energy-toweight ratios on the market and have a slow loss of charge when not in use. A123 Systems presently have 19 patents, and are in the process of applying for 77 more. The company has seen increasing absolute revenues between 2007 and 2010. The company is successful but the future su...

MG 495 Discussion Week 4 From Chapter Six: Q1 - What industry forces might cause a propitious niche to appear or disappear? The text describes a propitious niche as a unique market opportunity that is available only for a particular time (Wheelan, Hunger, Hoffman, & Bamford, 2010, p. 167). A company will create a niche by focusing a business at a specific customer. I found an article at F that discussed the benefits of a niche “rather than trying to appeal to the masses, when you narrowl...

Week 5 Assignment: Google Inc. Executive Summary Google Inc. is thriving and is one of the most successful internet search engines in the industry. Performing well in the stock market, creating an initial stock offering in 2004, that gained lots of attention; the stock market showed overall weakness, but Google performed surprisingly well. Continued innovation will be the key to continued success. Synopsis of the Case Google has been successful; leading the internet search engine industry....

Instructions The examination addresses the core learning outcomes of the course. The exam is completed during Unit 7. There will be 8 essay/short answer questions from Chapter 7 - 11 on the exam; however, you only have two (2) hours to take the exam, so please plan accordingly. The exam is open book and open notes. Each question on the exam is worth 25 points. Total points for the exam are 200. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 107 minutes 200 out of 200 Score for this ...

Score for this quiz: 190 out of 200 Submitted Nov 11 at 2:20pm This attempt took 97 minutes. Question 1 5 / 5 pts Research suggests that strategic management evolves through four sequential phases in corporations. The first phase is forecast-based planning. externally oriented planning. strategic management. internally oriented planning. Correct! basic financial planning. Question 2 5 / 5 pts In the final phase of strategic management, strategic information is available to operat...

Week 4 Assignment: A123 Systems Executive Summary A123 Systems Company, founded in 2001. In 2005, they developed a new highpowered, faster-charging lithium-ion battery system. The system has one of the best energy-toweight ratios on the market and have a slow loss of charge when not in use. A123 Systems presently have 19 patents, and are in the process of applying for 77 more. The company has seen increasing absolute revenues between 2007 and 2010. The company is successful but the future su...

Question 1 Not yet graded / 25 pts Discuss the two basic growth strategies. Your Answer: Growth strategies are the most widely pursued corporate directional strategies because they are designed to increase sales, profits, assets, or a combination of all three. Two basic growth strategies include CONCENTRATION growth and DIVERSIFICATION growth. Concentration includes vertical and horizontal growth. Vertical Growth - can be achieved by taking over a function previously provided by a suppli...

The Boston Beer Company Executive Summary The Boston Beer Company (BBC) was founded by Jim Koch in 1984, and started with a beer brewed from his great-great-grandfather’s microbrew recipe. The company expanded and eventually went public in 1995. Koch received multiple offers to buy his company out, but he would always decline. Selling only 1% of the total beer market, he maintained his operations and never changed his great-great-grandfathers recipe. Synopsis of the Case Kochs’ BBC is...

Carnival Corporation & plc Executive Summary Carnival Corporation & plc was originally started 1972 by Ted Arison backed by American Travel Services Inc (AITS); together they purchased two aging ocean liners that needed to be refurbished, were slow, and guzzled gas. The beginning of the company was less than stellar, with the aging liners they were limited the ports of call and increased the minimum stay of passengers to break even. Continuing to lose money, Arison bought out AITS, and with...