Business strategies as we emerge from the recession
A quick heads up on a five-part, daily series in the FT this coming week which examines the strategic options for UK businesses as they emerge from the recession.
It starts with a look at how business and marketing planning has been made harder for B2C firms by the increasingly unpredictable nature of UK consumers.
“In a series of investigations over the next five days, the Financial Times will examine the dilemmas companies face – from how to get finance to what to do about supply chains and opportunities for green business”
People without a subscription to FT.com will probably hit the FT’s paywall with this link, but here it is anyway. Might be worth getting the FT print edition this week for this series though.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54ac38da-1406-11df-8847-00144feab49a,s01=1.html
AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - Starbucks
Question 1: A Change of Leadership
Howard Schultz rejoined multinational coffee chain Starbucks as Chairman and CEO in 2008 after 8 years away from the business he had turned into a global brand. His aim in 2008 was to achieve a turnaround in the financial performance of Starbucks which many observers believed had grown too big and lost its innovative edge. Do you think that a change of leadership can be relied upon to guarantee a significant improvement in performance? Justify your answer with reference to Starbucks and/or other organisations you know. (40 marks).
Leadership sets the culture for a thriving retail brand
Wow - this article is just made for students who would appreciate an up-to-date, but definitely non-textbook example of how to use HRM effectively in a retail business…
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Q&A - What is Leadership?
There are many ways of looking at leadership and interpretations about what it means. Leadership means different things to different people. It is often taken to represent:
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