Robin and the Merrymen is a company who are in business to steal from the rich and give to the poor. The organization had begun as a personal interest to Robin, and has grown with allies and new recruits to become a very large organization. Robin is the head of all operations with few delegates who have their own specific duties. The Merrymen’s dilemma is that they must overcome their largest competitor, the Sheriff, who is growing stronger and becoming better organized. The Sheriff has gained the money and men and is beginning to cause problems for the Merrymen, looking for their weaknesses. The Merrymen have several strategy options in order to triumph over the Sheriff. There are three approaches we will focus on to find a strategy to overcome the Sheriff and his band. First, Robin and the Merrymen can find ways to improve their internal operations in order to compete. By finding internal strengths and weaknesses the Merrymen can capitalize on their strengths and improve their weaknesses. Second, the Merrymen can focus externally on market opportunities, competitive advantages, consumer expectations, competitor’s actions, and technological advances. Third, Robin could chose to mix internal and external focus and perform a SWOT analysis to find the complete standing of the Merrymen compared with their competitors. Focusing internally, the Merrymen could change their business strategy in order to end competition with the Sheriff before they are completely defeated. Secondly, with an external focus, Robin could kill the Sheriff. But, Robin believes this would not completely solve the problem. Third, they could join an alliance by helping the barons in their goal to free King Richard the Lionheart. This would save the Merr... ... middle of paper ... ... a project will be profitable for you. For example, could you have gotten the same work, for the same monetary value on your own? Or does the project provide a significant boost in revenue, even when you split the profits? Will you be sharing the workload on the project, or doing less work than usual? If so, this can increase your number of billable hours, without cutting into profits The final option Robin has is to not form a merger or an alliance with the Barons. Robin may not want to take the risk that is associated with the baron’s proposition. He may want to explore other strategic options to overcome Prince John and the Sheriff. Although there is a high return (future amnesty) for Robin and the Merrymen’s services, there is also a high risk associated with this venture. Robin knows this and has to make a decision on what he thinks is best for the Merrymen.
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However, there are three key areas in which the company can improve its practices. The succeeding statements are my recommendations for Footlocker. First, the company could conduct a SWOT analysis of the internal and external environment to aid in formulating a strategy that is in alignment with the company’s mission. This would require Footlocker to take an in-depth look at the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that affect the organization’s performance. For instance, one of Footlocker’s strengths would include its skilled workforce and a weakness would be its sales strategy. If Footlocker would have integrated this analysis method, the company would have been more equipped to deal with House of Hoops emergence, considering that the company would have identified the threats that could potentially hinder the company from attaining a competitive
While Capulet and Montague are the forces of fate keeping them apart, characters like Friar Lawrence and the Nur...
...l him if Stanley turned against him. The Battle of Bosworth began and was over with little more than one hundred dead on the side of Henry. Richard's troops were unwilling to fight, and only those close to Richard politically took up arms in a futile attempt to stem the tide.
When people first hear the word social bandit they immediately jump to thoughts of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. While these fictional men were good examples of social bandits these types of individuals existed in reality all over the south west during the 1800’s. From Joaquin Murrieta to Juan Cortina most social bandits got their start because of social injustice in their community forcing them to become outlaws. Most of them were revered as honorable and admirable men who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor in quite the same manner that Robin Hood did in the famous book he’s named after.
He breeds anger in Clarence and the populace, not of himself, but of Edward and the rightful heirs. "We are not safe, Clarence, we are not safe,"3 he exclaims as his brother is hauled away to the tower. He preys on the "hateful luxury And bestial appetite"4 of the citizenry, catapulting himself to the thrown over a heap of bodies: deaths that hang on his head. But, it is Richard's attitude that his end goal of the crown justifies the murderous means that so closely links ...
Shakespeare’s ‘King Henry IV Part I’ centres on a core theme of the conflict between order and disorder. Such conflict is brought to light by the use of many vehicles, including Hal’s inner conflict, the country’s political and social conflict, the conflict between the court world and the tavern world, and the conflicting moral values of characters from each of these worlds. This juxtaposition of certain values exists on many levels, and so is both a strikingly present and an underlying theme throughout the play. Through characterization Shakespeare explores moral conflict, and passage three is a prime example of Falstaff’s enduring moral disorder. By this stage in the play Hal has ‘reformed’, moved away from his former mentor Falstaff and become a good and honourable prince.
By the end of 1998 though, there was evidence of a crisis occurring. Customers and media pulled together to assist senior management partake in an internal audit to identify the problems and see if they could come to a solution. The purpose of this assignment is to construct a SWOT analysis, highlighting each of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that were highlighted in the internal audit. The SWOT analysis is contained within the marketing plan and is the third step in the marketing planning process, coming after the Marketing audit and before any assumptions. (Joisce, Ted (2002), Marketing Planning Lecture Notes – 14/10/02, Mission, Objectives, Strategy, Tactics)
It has also established a distinguishable name among its competitors with a reputation for leading customer service. However, even as an established venture, the company needs to maximize its profits in order to stay in business and expand into new territories beyond its conquered boundaries. A strategic analysis was carried out by our team to establish the company’s current situation. A SWOT analysis was performed to come up with three referenced, strategic alternatives. These alternatives are meant to act as strategic guidance to the company in order to enhance growth.
Response: Good question. Robin and the Merrymen's mission had started out as a personal vendetta against the Sheriff. It seems to me that in order for him to achieve that goal he must embrace a larger goal. This isn't all that unusual. We come across this all the time in business. A private inventor develops a new product that's really good. He starts a company and owns 100% of it. He does this to maintain control.
The SWOT analysis: The study of the firm's Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats called SWOT analysis, a key step in flushing out known performance issues that are important to the growth of the organization addressed in the corporation strategic plan. The issues identified in the SWOT analysis help leadership to come up with a plan and strategy to achieve the overall mission of the company (Strategic Planning, n, d). Target Corporation is one of the largest public retailing company in the US having more than 1700 stores serving guests nationwide. Target group and its brand position are evaluated in the market using SWOT analysis.--
There are several issues Robin Hood needs to consider. First, Robin Hood needs to make sure his own personal grievances against the Sheriff do not cloud his vision and what is in the best interest of his Merrymen as a group. Second, take a broad look at the overall organizational structure by conducting an environmental scan, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and/or using a variety of organizational assessments (measurements). A SWOT analysis will help determine some strategic alternatives and how the band can attempt to fulfill its mission and achieve its goals. Robin Hood can use the SWOT analysis to identify where he is strong and vulnerable, where he should defend and attack by scanning both internal and external environments (McNamara, Performance Management, 1999).
Companies all over the world varies but yet shares a common challenge, that is to solve problem not only effectively and efficiently but also creatively. The P-O-L-C framework which stands for Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling plays a major role in both the company’s survivability and success. The SWOT analysis looks at both internal and external factors that can affect the Starbucks’s performance. The purpose of this report is to define and analyse how Starbucks respond and should have respond to the change of its external environment on the cofee market,This report will also identify and disscuss how The P-O-L-C framework and can help starbucks to compete and reduce the loss of their failing peformance in the Australian market and how SWOT analysis helps to define some externalities that can be a threat to Starbucks.
Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men had a successful first year. With new recruits pouring in from the furthest outreaches of England, Robin had met his objective of strengthening in number. Although he was satisfied with the size of the organization, he has realized necessary preparations had not been made to accommodate the now over abundance of members of his organization. Many challenges now face Robin such as a lack of provisions and lack of funds to support the band, but he cannot lose focus of their original foundation of "Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor". In addition they have to stay focused on their long term goal to remove Prince John from power by freeing King Richard from his imprisonment in Austria. Robin Hood has to form structure within his organization so that it can continue to grow and prosper.
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