Running head: THE GAP INC.’S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 1 Discussion Case: The Gap Inc.’s Social Responsibility Report Case Study (Student’s name) MGT-XXX (Course name) (Date) THE GAP INC.’S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT 2 1. Do you think Gap has demonstrated global citizenship, as defined in this chapter? Why or why not? I absolutely believe that Gap Inc. demonstrated not just good but excellent global (corporate)
Strategic Issue #1 – Concentrated on expansion at a rapid pace Although Gap had its many strengths as a retail company, such as segmented markets, brand recognition, product utility and multiply stores worldwide; it failed to recognise the importance of its customers by focusing solely on expansion rather than customer needs. Expansion as a key strategy is only successful when appropriate research is undertaken. For many stores, concentrating on expansion is the correct strategy, but only
Discussion Case 7 The Gap Inc.'s Social Responsibility Report Summary: In 2004 Gap Inc. issued social responsibility report that made the company an inventor in the social auditing and reporting. The company issued three documents to its stakeholders. The three reports tried to answer the following questions: "What is a company's role in society?"; "Can business and Human rights go hand in hand?"; "Can business have a positive impact on the planet?" Gap Inc. based in San Francisco was one
clothes. Gap Inc. has gone through several changes in order to continue to meet these customer demands. 3. Develop a competitive strength assessment of the four major competitors in the U.S. family clothing stores industry using methodology presented in Chapter 4. Based on the results, who is in the strongest overall competitive position? Who is in the weakest? A competitive strength assessment shows Gap Inc. to be the strongest competitor, and Abercrombie & Fitch to be the weakest. Gap Inc. holds
Gap and Globalization By Sameena Khan and Ben Robertson Abstract: In this paper we employ a social change and development conceptual framework to interpret the case of "Gap and Globalization" to inform discussions regarding the globalization of economy and society. This research focuses on Gap and its effect on labor markets. The research topic is important because companies like Gap, Inc. are dominant actors in the global clothing industry. The social change and development conceptual framework
Executive Summary GAP Inc. is a global specialty retailer, which currently has five brands selling clothing, accessories, shoes and other related goods. Its extensive global network of company-operated 3,300 stores employs over 136,000 people across the globe. This report has analysed the company from various perspectives and has found these three key strategic issues: • • • Ineffective corporate management Unclear positioning of strategic business units Over-reliance on the USA market To resolve
The “Supply Chain” at Gap is a term that refers to the factories, workers and processes involved in producing Gap’s products. Although Gap does not own the factories that makes their clothes and other products, is shares responsibility for the conditions under which their products are produced. Gap is committed to making sure that there are safe and fair working conditions at these factories around the world. They began these efforts more than 15 years ago. In the 1990’s, Gap developed standards
Gap Inc said that it plans to enter India in 2015 with franchise-operated stores of its namesake brand. The company is partnering with Arvind Lifestyle Brand Limited, a subsidiary of Arvind Limited, which is among the largest textile companies in India. The retailer will begin its expansion in two of the largest cities, Mumbai and Delhi, and will subsequently move to other locations. Gap will initiate its operations in the country with its 2015 summer collection for adults, kids and babies. Gap is
to show the ins and outs of the Gap Inc. Total Rewards Program. This paper will cover such topics history, goals, and current total rewards programs. Second part will be to introduce a change in their Total Rewards Plan, why the plan would be beneficial, as well as how to communicate the plan with the employees. History Doris and Don Fisher founded the Gap Inc. in 1969 when they could not find a pair of jeans that fit them. Currently the Gap Inc. is one of the top internationally
Executive Summary Gap Inc, a worldwide retail brand holding with an approximately 4% market share, is a multi-brand retail corporation. In today’s environment, bringing and sustaining a tangible product to market that is bought frequently, Gap Inc. faces challenging supply chain management scenarios coupled with multiple mediums of sales opportunities between both online and storefronts including outlets in many countries. To examine the operations at Gap Inc, one must take into consideration the