Barnes and Noble in Australia

Paper Summary:

The paper outlines the elements of a clear business plan for Barnes and Noble that would include the opportunities, competition, an analysis of the environment, a financial plan, an analysis of the risks and implications of conducting international business and a focus on the administrative nature of their internal affairs. The paper then examines the business opportunity in Australia and provides a SWOT analysis of the company and the environment. The paper discusses the competitive advantages the company would have to meet and offers a look at the economic/geographic environment of Australia.

Outline:
Introduction
Global Business Opportunities
International Competitors
The Economic/Geographic Environment

From the Paper:

"Due to the numerous changes brought about by the twentieth century, organizations are now able to expand their businesses overseas more easily. And they try in this sense to seize any opportunity that would lead to increased organizational profits. The American corporations are the ultimate epitome of international success and to prove this, just take a glimpse at Nike, Microsoft or McDonald's. Barnes and Noble is also an organization that has been considering the penetration of foreign markets in the attempt to gain more customers, and consequently increase their profits."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chettle, N., 2008, Book Industry Debates Cheap Imports, ABC News, http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2306228.htm last accessed on September 25, 2008
• 2004, State Premiers Promote Reading Around Australia, Australian Library and Information Association, http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/2004/12/state.premiers.html last accessed on September 25, 2008
• 2008, The World Factbook - Australia, Central Intelligence Agency, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html last accessed on September 25, 2008
• 2008, Book Industry, GS1 Australia, http://www.gs1au.org/industry/book.asp last accessed on September 25, 2008
• Barnes and Noble 2007 Annual Report, Retrieved from http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/for_investors/annual_reports/Barnes_%26_Noble_2007_Annual_Report.pdf on September 25, 2008

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