BizEd released an article titled Starbucks Orders up Education, in their November 2014 issue. The article discusses Starbucks’ recent dive into education through the Arizona State University in Phoenix. Starbucks provided 2.9 million dollars for the school to go towards hiring new staff, and necessary infrastructure. Arizona State University will then be applying Starbucks employees’ tuition discounts. Those who are eligible for the program are employees who have either worked part time or full time under any umbrella of the Starbucks franchise. However, this tuition discount is not all it appears to be. There are set stipulations for those who are freshmen and sophomores, as they will receive no reimbursement. Although, those who have been …show more content…
One could say the author of this article has provided a successful argument, due to their vast use of information. The author gave both the highs and lows of the Starbucks Achievement Plan by pointing out that this plan has only been enacted on one university thus far. The author goes on to note future developments that Arizona State University will be enacting to promote online classes for those, who for example, work at Starbucks. The argument was clear and concise and did a great job at appeasing both parties of university versus corporation. It can be argued that the Starbucks Achievement Plan may relate to sustainability, not by eco-friendly measures, but by its use of community. The Starbucks Corporation initially planting in one community can create a growth in buzz for not only education, but financial stability as …show more content…
The article goes on to entail how the scholarship given was provided by the Black McDonald's Owner/Operators Association or (BMOA) at their annual fundraiser. The recipients of the scholarships all attend Northeastern located universities. One of the pivotal points for the ceremony was a performance from the local choir. Besides the choir being present, the ceremony also hosted a special guest star and Tony Award-winning songstress Melba Moore who sang "Lean on Me". The most influential portion of the event was when the BMOA honored Dr. Emily Cissy Houston for some of her life's achievements. As a shining moment for the evening, Houston sang "Deep River" with the McDonald's Choir. It can be argued that the author of this article held bias, due to the topic being so niche. Had the author chose to also include those beside just the BMOA the article could have reached a broader audience. However, it does promote young African Americans on their pursuits to education if they are accepted to a university in the Northeast. This in term also limits those pursuing education far from the east even if they have grown up in the local tristate area of New York. The article is a clear promotion of community sustainability as the giving of scholarships is not widespread in this particular association. With its vast use of community engagement and implement it’s clear
In today’s ever growing workforce the job market competition is becoming increasingly higher and more difficult with each passing year. This is forcing people to go back to school and pursue an education or further expanded their education beyond an undergrad degree. Although more people are going back to school they all are not footing the bill all by them self. It is 2014 and more employers are giving the opportunity of going back to school to their employees by providing education assistance programs or tuition reimbursement. According to the Elearning Glossary on elearners.com, tuition reimbursement is defined as “An employee benefit offered by employers to fully or partially cover the costs of tuition for post-secondary or training courses” (Eleaners , 2012). When it comes to tuition reimbursement there are numerous amounts of factors a company has to plan by and employees must know to get their true worth of a company’s tuition assistance program. Employees are the only ones who see education as an investment.
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In 2002, unexpected findings of a market research showed problems regarding customer satisfaction and brand meaning for Starbucks customers. The situation was unacceptable for a company whose overall objective is to build the most recognized and respected brand in the world. Starbucks was supposed to represent a new and different place where any man would relax and enjoy quality time, alone or with others. But the market research showed that in the mind of the consumers, Starbucks brand is viewed as corporative, trying to expand endlessly and looking to make lots of money. This huge gap between customers' perception and Starbucks' values and goals called for immediate action.
The basis of Starbucks’ operations and policies is to connect with the staff so that they can better the organizational
The importance of economic indicators to the strategic planning process in any organization is the ability to benchmark economic conditions that contribute to improve profitability, business growth and market size. Leadership sets up the mission “to establish Starbucks as the most recognized and respected brand in the world.” In doing so, they have created a set of industry-leading, comprehensive coffee-buying guidelines addressing coffee quality, financial transparency, social and environmental responsibility. Starbucks strategy is also expanding market in globally to provide high quality coffee in convenient and visibility locations. They are continuing to innovate and extend the business with imaginative new ready-to-drink beverages and expanded packaged coffee offerings (Starbucks Corporation, 2007).
Starbucks not only shapes a defined importance on its product, the coffee, but also the relationships on its partners, its customers and its shareholders to create diversity, “to create a place where each of us can be ourselves” (Starbucks Coffee), to treat all related partners with dignity and respect at the greatest corporate level. In this sense, Starbucks involves its customers, its neighbors and is shareholders to participate in the community to “be a force for positive action—bringing together [its] partners, customers, and the community to contribute every day (Starbucks Coffee).
Starbucks has many business-level strategies, such as cost leadership strategy. Starbucks focused on increasing its profits and compete with other competitors (Starbucks,n.d). According to Starbucks (n.d), “a cost leadership business strategy focuses on gaining advantage by reducing its economic costs below all of its competitors. Although Starbucks targets product differentiation as their main business strategy, they have also implemented cost savings strategies in an effort to maximize profitability. An example of Starbucks cost saving strategy can be identified between 2007 and 2008 when their operational expenses increased by more than $125 million while sales for the same time period were beginning to dip. As outsourcing for distribution contributed to 70% of Starbucks operational expenses, they began targeting these outsourcing agreements for renegotiations in an effort to bring down costs.” Starbucks intended to reduce their
There are many topics that arise throughout the case with Starbucks Corporation. Starbucks Coffee is located worldwide and there are many different ways to look at this situation. The company offers a unique range of coffee, lattes, espressos, and café style drinks. The company intended to reach a specific target audience, but has ended up in many different markets and has been growing rapidly. Starbucks has greatly used the “youth appeal” strategy to gain entrance into new markets. However, such enthusiasm cannot be counted on indefinitely; other strategies are always in the works. Over time Starbucks has been able to acquire a solid brand reputation and has a world renowned company logo.
...healthy environment, economy, or political state is left up to those who buy and distribute coffee. While the model that Starbucks follows to come by and sell their coffee may not be perfect it is at least a step in the right direction.
Employee satisfaction, employee turnover, and workplace environment are inseparably linked. Workplace environments heavily influence employee satisfaction, which directly affects employee turnover rates. When employees feel they are not being supported within their first months of hire, they will inevitably leave the company. Employees want to have the security that if they need assistance, someone will be there to guide them. Therefore, it is imperative for organizations to develop a thorough onboarding program and a long-term retention plan.
One could argue that this could be imitated by competitors but it also is very costly. Another strategy is their strategic alliances and acquisitions such as Teavana (Tea), Bay Breads, Evolution Fresh, and many more. Their acquisition strategy has known to be very horizontal. This gives Starbucks the ability to effectively leverage their cornerstone product differentiation strategies by offering a premium product mix of the highest quality beverages and snacks. Starbucks’ goal is to provide each and every customer with a unique “Starbucks Experience” excellent customer service, and well maintained stores which in turn translates to a high degree of customer loyalty. Its HRM value-based approach is for building strong internal and external relationships with suppliers which helps its deployment to international markets, horizontal integration, and organic expansion across the world. Starbucks is known for its high knowledge employees. Human capital is the main asset for most companies and they are provided with great benefits, stock options, retirement accounts, and competitive pay. Good human capital translates into great customer service. I talked to my friends about working at Starbucks and they both said it
Starbucks is an international coffee house and it was created in 1971 when they opened the first store in Seattle, Newcastle. Currently, they own 21,000 stores in 65 different countries of the world, and their passion for the great coffee, excellent service and community interaction exceeds cultures and languages (Starbucks, 2014). This company is the number 1 brand coffeehouse chain in the world due to the best roaster, marketer and seller of speciality coffee. Its main slogan: “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighbourhood at a time” (Jurevicius, 2013).
The strategic vision that Howard Schultz had for Starbucks was "Establish Starbucks as the premier purveyor of the finest coffee in the world while maintaining our uncompromising principles while we grow". This s...
One of the main problems that Starbucks is facing at the present time is the ability to maintain national competitive advantage (Monash South Africa, 2014). Due to their local demand conditions, Starbucks tries to satisfy all customers by trying “to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time” (Starbucks Corporation, 2014). Local demand conditons consist of a company trying satisfy needs of their closest customers and expanding their competitive advantage by upgrading their strategic management policies (Monash South Africa, 2014).
When I saw this discussion, I couldn’t help but think of Starbucks and the impact they’ve made throughout their 45 years of establishment. I worked with them for about 7 years and saw how unique they were from your everyday coffee and latte spots. A retail company with thousands of coffee shops in the US as well as in other countries, this particular retailer has been able to catch the eyes of all ages as well as locations throughout the world. For example, today college students utilize Starbucks locations to study rather than go to a nearby library. Starbucks is also known for its best coffee and espresso drinks (Latte or Frappuccino) and with one of its delicious espresso 's any student or just a person stopping in to enjoy its lounge area where there is free Wi-Fi is awesome! Starbucks lifecycle has made a 360 turn around and been revamped twice to accommodated the growing market. Customizing their brand to fit more in with everything and not just one thing. By doing this they’ve created multiple product lifecycles within their own lifecycle as a corporate company.