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Pest Analysis On Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. : Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (CPII) is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies in the world, a member of the so-called Big Six. It was one of the so-called Little Three among the eight major film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age.[1]
The studio, founded in 1919 as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales by brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and Joe Brandt, released its first feature film in August 1922. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name in 1924 and went public two years later. In its early years a minor player in Hollywood, Columbia began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra.
POLITICAL
With Capra and others, Columbia became one of the primary homes of the screwball comedy. In the 1930s, Columbia's major contract stars were Jean Arthur and Cary Grant (who was shared with RKO Pictures). In the 1940s, Rita Hayworth became the studio's premier star and propelled their fortunes into the late 1950s. Rosalind Russell, Glenn Ford, and William Holden also became major stars at the studio.
In 1982, the studio was purchased by Coca-Cola; that same year it launched TriStar Pictures as a joint venture with HBO and CBS. Five years later, Coca-Cola spun off Columbia, which merged with Tri-Star to create Columbia Pictures Entertainment. After a brief period of independence with Coca-Cola maintaining a financial interest, the combined studio was acquired by Sony in 1989.
ECONOMICAL
In analysis, S represents an assessment of The framework is intended to provide balance by assessing both internal and external dimensions. is an accepted strategic management assessment methodology in business organizations (Mudambi & Ricketts 1998). Used in an organization context, has a rigorous procedure associated with the analysis. is largely based on notions of how the status quo fails to meet beliefs about what is demanded for success (Neaverson & Palmer 1994). Its orientation is superficial in that it treats perceived strengths and weaknesses in a generic sense as something that can be overcome by the act of planning, when in fact most strengths and weaknesses are given (Golembiewski, 2000). The next figure will show the analysis J & J Co.
J & J Co has well maintained facilities that provide good service to clients. These facilities are used to create the best products J & J Co in its own right is profitable and has a long staying power Furthermore a strength of the J & J Co is its ability to make strategic adjustments whenever there is a need for it. J & J Co updates itself to changes in their environment. The company makes sure that whenever changes in the industry happen they have alternative plans towards it. Such change is in the form of the most in demand cell phone products and accessories. A political basis of the company is the supply chain system wherein the company keeps the products in a secure place until it is needed in a certain branch. Lastly strength of J & J Co is its website that is easy to use, attractive, and informative. Such website encourages the clients to purchase their products.
SOCIAL
J & J Co’s main social objective is minimal advertisements. The company doesn’t use many advertisements that can help it be known to more people. The company relies on word of mouth, the website and some printed advertisements to market its products. J & J Co is the limited area that has been reached by the company. The company has a small market; this makes it hard for the company to reach newer clients. It also hampers the chance for the company to innovate its products. J & J Co is its culture of putting much power on the top management. The company has the tendency to put less decision making capabilities to their divisions. The top management cannot always have the information needed to make decisions on the company’s processes; some decisions may need some inputs from other members of the organization.
J & J Co is to find out more ways to give a distinctive look and features to their products. The company can continue to make sure that their products are uniquely packaged. The company can create attractive and trendy packages that will attract their target market. By doing this the company will have competitive advantage over other firms. An for the company is to improve the features of their website. The website can be improved by adding online communication systems that will help the company communicate with perspective and regular clients or retailers J & J Co is to continue to make use of newer technologies that will provide better service to clients. The J & J Co can use the advancements in manufacturing facilities and technologies to make sure that the clients will achieve satisfaction. The company can make use of newer technologies to create the best product possible. An for J & J Co is to continue to improve its supply chain so that different issues and problems can be resolved ahead of time. It should device faster means to deliver supplies to prevent shortages of products in their branches. An for the company is to continue to reach newer territories where it can offer its products and services. This newer territories may be in a country that has recently just improved its economy. Lastly an for J & J Co is to increase public knowledge about the company and the product it provides. This could be done through the use of internet, print advertisements and other media. This will help J & J Co have higher rates of profit and it can help the company maintain its business survival.
TECHNOLOGICAL
J & J Co is the competitors. The competitors will try everything they can to gain a better standing against J & J Co. The competitors might discover systems that are better than J & J Co’s system. J & J Co needs to be always prepared for the brought by other cell phone retailers. The to the company includes the laws in the country they are operating in. There may be some future laws that will hinder the creation of products. The laws may be used against sale of cellular products. There maybe laws that can change the age restriction for those who can buy cell phones. If the age restriction is upgraded, this means that younger people cannot buy the company’s products and this will decrease the income of the company. Another to the company is the tariffs and taxes that the company has in different countries, each countries has its own rate of taxes and tariff that creates additional expenses for the company. A to J & J Co is the environmental issues that might be raised by certain groups. The environmental concerns on the use of cellular phones can be used as propaganda against the company. A to the company is the culture of some clients in other countries they operate in. Some people may not like the new culture that is brought by J & J Co and its expansion into newer markets. Lastly a J & J Co is the global financial crisis. The financial crisis may not be felt by J & J Co right now but after some time its effects will be felt by J & J Co and every country it operates in. The global financial crisis will reduce the client of J & J Co and might force it to close some of its branches.
The studio, founded in 1919 as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales by brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and Joe Brandt, released its first feature film in August 1922. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name in 1924 and went public two years later. In its early years a minor player in Hollywood, Columbia began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra.
POLITICAL
With Capra and others, Columbia became one of the primary homes of the screwball comedy. In the 1930s, Columbia's major contract stars were Jean Arthur and Cary Grant (who was shared with RKO Pictures). In the 1940s, Rita Hayworth became the studio's premier star and propelled their fortunes into the late 1950s. Rosalind Russell, Glenn Ford, and William Holden also became major stars at the studio.
In 1982, the studio was purchased by Coca-Cola; that same year it launched TriStar Pictures as a joint venture with HBO and CBS. Five years later, Coca-Cola spun off Columbia, which merged with Tri-Star to create Columbia Pictures Entertainment. After a brief period of independence with Coca-Cola maintaining a financial interest, the combined studio was acquired by Sony in 1989.
ECONOMICAL
In analysis, S represents an assessment of The framework is intended to provide balance by assessing both internal and external dimensions. is an accepted strategic management assessment methodology in business organizations (Mudambi & Ricketts 1998). Used in an organization context, has a rigorous procedure associated with the analysis. is largely based on notions of how the status quo fails to meet beliefs about what is demanded for success (Neaverson & Palmer 1994). Its orientation is superficial in that it treats perceived strengths and weaknesses in a generic sense as something that can be overcome by the act of planning, when in fact most strengths and weaknesses are given (Golembiewski, 2000). The next figure will show the analysis J & J Co.
J & J Co has well maintained facilities that provide good service to clients. These facilities are used to create the best products J & J Co in its own right is profitable and has a long staying power Furthermore a strength of the J & J Co is its ability to make strategic adjustments whenever there is a need for it. J & J Co updates itself to changes in their environment. The company makes sure that whenever changes in the industry happen they have alternative plans towards it. Such change is in the form of the most in demand cell phone products and accessories. A political basis of the company is the supply chain system wherein the company keeps the products in a secure place until it is needed in a certain branch. Lastly strength of J & J Co is its website that is easy to use, attractive, and informative. Such website encourages the clients to purchase their products.
SOCIAL
J & J Co’s main social objective is minimal advertisements. The company doesn’t use many advertisements that can help it be known to more people. The company relies on word of mouth, the website and some printed advertisements to market its products. J & J Co is the limited area that has been reached by the company. The company has a small market; this makes it hard for the company to reach newer clients. It also hampers the chance for the company to innovate its products. J & J Co is its culture of putting much power on the top management. The company has the tendency to put less decision making capabilities to their divisions. The top management cannot always have the information needed to make decisions on the company’s processes; some decisions may need some inputs from other members of the organization.
J & J Co is to find out more ways to give a distinctive look and features to their products. The company can continue to make sure that their products are uniquely packaged. The company can create attractive and trendy packages that will attract their target market. By doing this the company will have competitive advantage over other firms. An for the company is to improve the features of their website. The website can be improved by adding online communication systems that will help the company communicate with perspective and regular clients or retailers J & J Co is to continue to make use of newer technologies that will provide better service to clients. The J & J Co can use the advancements in manufacturing facilities and technologies to make sure that the clients will achieve satisfaction. The company can make use of newer technologies to create the best product possible. An for J & J Co is to continue to improve its supply chain so that different issues and problems can be resolved ahead of time. It should device faster means to deliver supplies to prevent shortages of products in their branches. An for the company is to continue to reach newer territories where it can offer its products and services. This newer territories may be in a country that has recently just improved its economy. Lastly an for J & J Co is to increase public knowledge about the company and the product it provides. This could be done through the use of internet, print advertisements and other media. This will help J & J Co have higher rates of profit and it can help the company maintain its business survival.
TECHNOLOGICAL
J & J Co is the competitors. The competitors will try everything they can to gain a better standing against J & J Co. The competitors might discover systems that are better than J & J Co’s system. J & J Co needs to be always prepared for the brought by other cell phone retailers. The to the company includes the laws in the country they are operating in. There may be some future laws that will hinder the creation of products. The laws may be used against sale of cellular products. There maybe laws that can change the age restriction for those who can buy cell phones. If the age restriction is upgraded, this means that younger people cannot buy the company’s products and this will decrease the income of the company. Another to the company is the tariffs and taxes that the company has in different countries, each countries has its own rate of taxes and tariff that creates additional expenses for the company. A to J & J Co is the environmental issues that might be raised by certain groups. The environmental concerns on the use of cellular phones can be used as propaganda against the company. A to the company is the culture of some clients in other countries they operate in. Some people may not like the new culture that is brought by J & J Co and its expansion into newer markets. Lastly a J & J Co is the global financial crisis. The financial crisis may not be felt by J & J Co right now but after some time its effects will be felt by J & J Co and every country it operates in. The global financial crisis will reduce the client of J & J Co and might force it to close some of its branches.
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