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This meme represents how Meta fosters a unique and supportive corporate culture for its employees. Meta is known for providing a workplace environment where employees are encouraged to take risks, promoting a culture of innovation and creativity. Because of its strength and influence in the tech industry, Meta is known as a strong-culture company. Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses a management by walking around (MBWA) technique, making him an effective leader when executing strategies.

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This meme depicts how General Electric uses their strong corporate culture as a means for success. General Electric plays a lot of value on integrity; Integrity is reflected in our three Leadership Behaviors: act with humility, lead with transparency, and deliver with focus—always with unyielding integrity. GE also uses the Management by Walking Around approach which allows leaders to engage with employees at the different corporate levels. Furthermore, these different strategies allow the company to ensure high performance and a strong culture.

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I chose this meme to represent 3M for this chapter as one of 3M's biggest shared values in its corporate culture is innovation. With innovation being deeply rooted and encourage throughout 3M's corporate culture, initiatives like 3M's 15% rule that allows employees to dedicate 15% of their time on a project of their choice, are one reason why 3M, in my opinion, has a strong culture company. Lastly, although 3M incorporates both an adaptive culture and high performance culture, I believe their willingness to accept change and innovate new strategies has allowed them to evolve over time to the company they are today.

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This meme depicts Tony the Tiger as PayPal's CEO Dan Shulman saying "they're grrreat", referring to PayPal's corporate culture, strong culture company, and code of ethics. PayPal is known for having a strong corporate culture that focuses on a customer-centric and innovation, that Shulman and users believes is great. When it comes to PayPal's code of ethics, Shulman has managed to implement and maintain a robust code of ethics within the company that guides employees to uphold the highest level of integrity and ethical behavior, also making them great.

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The meme shows the trade offer of what an Amazon warehouse employee would receive for Amazon's rapid growth of the company. There has been multiple reports of Amazon having unfair discipline practices for their warehouse workers if they wanted to take rest breaks. This type of behavior does not help promote Amazon as a strong-culture company and does not help align their employees with the company's values and principles. Amazon's warehouse management understandably is doing this to help promote Amazon's commitment to their customers by providing adequate service but needs to achieve this endeavor with a different strategy execution process or they will lose the trust of their employees.

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Meta's success is driven by a well-rounded approach that includes strong strategy execution, a flexible organizational structure with innovative partnerships, and the ability to out-strategize their rivals through smart acquisitions. First, they focus on the strategy execution process, which involves carefully planning and implementing their ideas to bring them to life. Meta has also formed strategic partnerships to access capabilities or technologies they might not have on their own. By collaborating with hardware manufacturers and content providers, they can improve their virtual reality and augmented reality capabilities, providing users with even more immersive experiences. They are not limited to growing internally but are open to acquiring other companies through mergers or acquisitions. For instance, when they acquired Instagram and WhatsApp, they gained access to new markets and expertise in social media and messaging. This helped them stay competitive and maintain their position as a leader in the digital space. Overall,  Meta's success is driven by a well-rounded approach that includes strong strategy execution, a flexible organizational structure with innovative partnerships, and the ability to out-strategize their rivals through smart acquisitions.

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This meme depicts Amazon's managerial staff questioning if warehouse employees should get a bathroom break. The last employee scandal showed a lack of ethical standards regarding non-corporate employees and the company's actions and behaviors toward them, this scandal then rolled in the attempted unionization of many hubs so that employees can advocate for their rights. The corporate culture of Amazon is focused on rapid growth. These scandals showed resistance to cultural change due to shifting internal conditions.

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Google has a strong-culture company that is deeply rooted in the values and norms of behavior that are widely shared to regulate the conduct of the company. The corporate culture is the character of Google's internal work climate that influences and aids the company success. The culture is apart of the company's strategy while the CEO Puchai brings his skills of technical expertise, continuous learning, effective communication, employee engagement, adaptability, emotional intelligence, and strategic decision making to lead the team.

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Google is based on a functional and multidivisional model/structure, it also utilizes aspects of a network structure that aids the success in the company. Google builds and strengthens capabilities by developing them internally, acquiring them through mergers and acquisitions, and accessing them through partnerships. Different departments or functions work independently, focusing on their respective areas of expertise.

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As General Electric operates in many different markets they follow a functional structure. This allows them to have a team structure that groups employees into different departments based on areas of expertise.  General Electric has also established various partnerships within the different markets that they operate in, these partnerships allow them access to more technologies and expertise. General Electric has also grown their capabilities through acquisition of other companies to expand its portfolio and gain access to new technologies and/or markets.

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General Electric builds its core competencies and competitive capabilities through internal development and mergers and acquisitions. When the company first started out, it incorporated a simple structure that was very centralized. As the company became more successful, however, it started to use more of a functional structure, where they divided into 3 different public companies that focused on different growth sectors: aviation, healthcare, and energy. To further its competitive advantage, General Electric has made 35 acquisitions and 88 investments. To ensure a successful strategy execution, General Electric has invested in sectors such as Manufacturing Tech, 3D Printing, Smart Grid, and much more.

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This meme shows a potential employee getting goosebumps after hearing how Meta provides a lucrative stock option plan as part of their compensation package.  Offering attractive compensation and benefits shows employees they are valued, and ensures the company stays competitive against competitors. Usually, stock options won’t be fully vested until an employee stays at the company for a specific duration, which ensures employees are loyal. Meta also encourages employees to brainstorm and innovate, motivating and rewarding them for new ideas.

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This meme shows how Meta’s approach to building and strengthening competitive capabilities is through acquiring capabilities through mergers and acquisitions. An example of this would be Meta’s acquisition of Oculus VR, which adds capabilities that enhance the virtual reality and social media experience. The company’s organizational structure helps Meta have good strategy execution and be a tech/social media industry leader.

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General Electric follows a functional structure. Since General Electric is broken down into different sectors such as GE Energy or GE Capital, each of these sectors has employees and expertise specific to that area. Additionally, acquisitions made by General Electric have the sole purpose of fitting in the many different areas of General Electric's functional structure to strengthen its capabilities.

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Amazon builds its competitive capabilities and core competencies by building them internally but also through mergers and acquisitions. They often use their resources to acquire companies that already have an organizational structure and competitive edge in the space they are expanding into. The most recent acquisition was Whole Foods which helped them develop Amazon Fresh’s successful strategy execution. They also purchase twenty percent of Rivias to help develop electric delivery vans to overcome the firm's challenges and meet their environmental goals for the future.

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General Electric (GE) corporate culture plays a important role in its success. GE emphasizes values such as innovation, integrity, and customer-centricity. This  cultural foundation serves as a driving force in the company to adapt to changing market dynamics and pursue continuous improvement. One significant aspect of GE's management approach is the practice of Management by Walking Around (MBWA), which underscores the accessibility and involvement of senior leaders. By engaging with employees at all levels, GE's leadership fosters a transparent and inclusive environment. This approach empowers employees, promoting a sense of ownership and accountability for their contributions to the company's vision and goals. GE's corporate culture, is followed by the practice of MBWA, enables the company to maintain a dynamic and adaptive organization that thrives in the face of challenges and fuels its ongoing innovation and growth.

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General Electric (GE) is known for its innovative practices. GE has adapted its organizational structure to meet the demands of a rapidly changing industry. Initially employing a simple structure, the company's early success was founded on a centralized decision-making approach and a clear chain of command. However, as GE expanded into various industries, it transitioned into a functional structure, with distinct divisions for different business units, allowing the company to focus on  specialization and efficiency. As the complexity of its operations grew further, GE adopted a matrix structure, combining functional and project-based teams, enabling cross-functional collaboration and better resource allocation. This structure increased innovation and responsiveness to market dynamics. GE also embraced a composite structure, blending elements of both functional and matrix structures. This dynamic approach has proven to be successful in GE's ability to navigate  challenges and maintain its status as a global powerhouse in the evolution of the industry.

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The meme illustrates the enjoyment a Google candidate that dreams of the perks they will receive if they were to work at Google. The company has a strong corporate culture that is reflected across all of their employees which is why working their is another plus side at Google. It is a benefit for both sides as a good strategy execution is built from the work of satisfied employees and the collaboration of managers. Google excels at empowering their employees with benefits as the meme lists which is later rewarded because of high performance that continues the cycle of great work and great rewards back.

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The meme depicts a hand eagerly pushing the button in order for Google to use a matrix structure that has best matched the companies style when it comes to running departments, value chains, etc. Also known as a composite structure, it fits well with the creative methods that Google implements already with their employees creating a stress free brainstorming environment. This is contradictory to a simple structure which is used when there is a small amount of employees run usually by the owner of the location.

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This meme portrays 3M’s leadership as hands-on, wherein the leader leads by inspiring and participating in the work in the front as opposed to leading from their armchair, distantly and perhaps tyrannically letting their followers do all the work. This meme also emphasives 3M’s leadership and management style. For example, 3M does engage, in some level, in MBWA, also known as “management by walking around”, meaning leaders in the company often directly communicate with its employees and interact with its employees informally in an approachable manner. Additionally, 3M’s leaders shape the company’s corporate culture in order to inspire its employees to embody the company’s stated positive ideals and values. For example, 3M is a strong-culture company which means it is a company wherein the deeply rooted values and norms of behavior are widely shared and regulate the conduct of the company’s business.

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This meme portrays 3M as a collector of acquisitions, which reflects 3M’s business practice of building and strengthening its capacities by acquiring other companies through acquisitions. For example, 3M has a total of 51 acquisitions so far, which includes Acelity, MModal, and Scot Safety. A simple structure is a structure that has an owner-manager on top that handles and oversees all major decisions and operations with only the aid of a small staff. 3M's organizational structure is not a simple structure, but rather a functional structure which helps it divide its organization up into specialized segments, such as a consumer segment and or a health care segment. 3M acquired Acelity for $6.72 billion in 2019, MModal for $1 billion in 2018, and Scott Safety for $2 billion in 2017. Acquisitions and its functional structure enable 3M to gain access to new technologies and greater market presence.

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The meme "Summer is coming!" features a guy in a pool outfit sitting on a chair made of pool noodles, referencing Game of Thrones. The meme implies excitement for the upcoming summer season. It relates to corporate culture with a relaxed and fun atmosphere, evident from the pool-themed setting. It also hints at management by walking around, showcasing an informal and approachable leadership style. It suggests a strong culture company that embraces creativity and humor.

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The meme features Ozbourne or William Dafoe with a confident smile, saying, "I'm something of a scientist myself." The funny scene from the movie spiderman is implying contextually that the person is boasting about their scientific knowledge or expertise. The meme's relevance to organizational structure suggests a possible understanding of how the company's roles and reporting lines are organized. Dafoe's claim may indicate familiarity with a simple structure in a small organization, where roles are informal and straightforward. It could also hint at a role within a functional structure, where the organization is divided into departments based on specific functions.

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This meme represents Google making itself infinitely more powerful due to making a ridiculous amount of acquisitions. This allows Google to increase its organizational capabilities because each acquisition either adds a new capability to the functional structure of the company or streamlines an already existing one. Basically, Google mercilessly absorbs smaller tech companies to incrementally increase its power.

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I chose this meme to illustrate 3M for this chapter because 3M is always looking to build and strengthen its dynamic capabilities. As 3M is a multinational conglomerate corporation extending into several industries and businesses, they approach strengthening their capabilities through internal development, mergers and acquistions, and partnerships. Of the 3 approaches, I believe 3M relies more on internal development of their capabilities as they strive on innovation and finding new solutions.

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This meme represents Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods to strengthen their capabilities to their customers by providing grocery retail. Amazon utilizes different departments or Functional Structure to manage all their different capabilities they offer their customers like grocery retail, E-Commerce, Amazon Web Services, etc. These different departments have specific departmental managers in charge to alleviate the work load on top executives which can only be done by strong staffing of the organization.

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This meme of two men talking at a table represents Mark Zuckerberg displaying leadership through adaptive culture. An adaptive culture is a corporate culture that involves a leader as an enthusiastic expert in innovation and entrepreneurship and an environment of creativity, initiating new strategies, and taking risks. It makes Meta a strong-culture company, one where deeply rooted values, business principles, and behavioral norms are widely shared and regulate the company’s business conduct. Using management by walking around (MBWA) makes Zuckerberg a good leader. The manager uses it to talk to employees about suggestions and problems concerning the strategy execution process, including the product and service quality.

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Amazon places its culture and method of staff management as high priority on its corporate responsibility list. Amazon implements what is called the Management by Walking Around philosophy where leaders do not just sit around and give orders. Rather, they focus on the strategic leadership method that implements personally interacting with employees to create a personal interaction. This in turn motivates employees to perform at a higher level, since they feel like the culture at Amazon is a positive work environment.

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Amazon has many different strategic methods to strengthen its capabilities to build its competitive edge as well as increase its core competences. Amazon focuses on combining strategic alliances, outsourcing arrangements, joint ventures, and cooperative partnerships to maximize the efficiency its strategy execution.

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This meme depicts PayPal's happiness to explain their supportive corporate culture because of the good reputation it has, making them a strong-culture company. Their core values and ethical principles are embedded in willingness for ongoing innovation and helping their community.

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The meme depicts PayPal's employee readiness and attitudes towards the firm's strategy execution process. Organized by a matrix structure based on their complexity and strategy, the firm is a combination structure that overlays one type of structure into another type. Their organizational structure and good strategy execution is proven by their development of capabilities.

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This meme represents PayPals organizational structure as a matrix structure. PayPal has a matrix structure because they have several functioning departments like financing, marketing, engineering, customer support, etc. Within these departments, each handles specific tasks and responsibilities within their area of expertise. In addition, the company manages projects and business divisions that cut across the various departments. Separate from PayPal's organizational structure, PayPal builds strength and capabilities through mergers and acquisitions, and partnerships. PayPal acquiring Venmo in 2013 also represents this meme about how PayPal works in a Matrix as they acquire other companies and partner with Visa and Mastercard.

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This meme of four fists bumping represents Meta building its strengths and capabilities through its partnerships with Microsoft and Adobe along with the acquisition of Oculus. Meta’s partnerships with Microsoft and Adobe create a network structure involving “relationship managers to build and maintain cooperative arrangements of value for both parties” (Chapter 10: Building A Strategic Organization PowerPoint). Besides gaining capabilities through acquisitions and strategic alliances, Meta also receives its strengths and proficiencies through advanced technology research and innovation, which is part of the functional structure. The functional structure is an organizational structure encompassing each function representing the company’s value chain, including manufacturing, engineering and design, logistics, sales and marketing, and R&D (Pg.315).

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In this meme, PayPal resembles the cat. The meme represents how PayPal likes the idea of having corporate culture. Dan Schulman, the CEO of PayPal, has previous leadership experience, from being CEO for 11 years at TradeKing,  an online retail investment platform, until it was acquired by Ally Financial in 2016 for $275 million. He currently creates a corporate culture that focuses on employee satisfaction and social responsibility. Schulman also emphasizes adaptability, where he understands that there will be times for a need for cultural change to evolve. Schulman embodies these values and it contributes to PayPal’s good strategy execution.

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In this meme, PayPal represents the girl who is happily glancing over at the companies PayPal acquired. PayPal builds and strengthens its organizational capabilities through acquisitions. All of these acquisitions aid in expanding PayPal’s resources and potential in the digital payments market. It also helps build their network structure. PayPal’s organizational structure is most likely a multidivisional structure, and to maintain it, they must incorporate efficient communication and organization.

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Meta is known for demonstrating a supportive corporate culture. Taking calculated risks and pursuing innovation are encouraged in this supportive culture, where employees are valued for their contributions and welcome to contribute their ideas. The supportive corporate culture at Meta is underpinned by ethical values, strong leadership, and a focus on achieving desired results. Collaborative work, ownership of work, and meaningful contributions to the company's success inspire employees. A culture such as this not only attracts top talent, but also nurtures a sense of pride and loyalty within employees, contributing to Meta's continued growth and success.

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The meme above shows Rick (Meta) ripping through a wall that reveals Meta's functional structure. With a functional structure that emphasizes "team effort" and "strategic execution," Meta can leverage the collective expertise of its employees, streamline operations, and drive innovation. By adopting this approach, the company is able to respond quickly to market opportunities and challenges, while staying true to its long-term vision of connecting people and communities globally.

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3M's corporate culture emphasizes innovation, collaboration, customer focus, and ethical values. Its leadership encourages an entrepreneurial spirit and empowers employees to contribute to the company's success. This unique combination of corporate culture and leadership has been instrumental in positioning 3M as an innovative and reputable company in the global market.

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3M operates with a functional structure that allows efficient management of its diverse product lines and operations. The structure is organized into various functional areas, each led by a functional manager, fostering specialization and effectiveness within each department.3M's competitive advantage lies in its commitment to innovation and continuous product development. The company heavily invests in research and development (R&D), creating a culture of innovation that enables the creation of new and high-quality products. The alignment of its functional structure with effective strategy execution and innovation capabilities allows 3M to maintain its competitive advantage in the industry.

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One of the ways a firm can strengthen its organizational capabilities is through acquisitions. An acquisition can help build a more robust portfolio of resources in less time than developing the lineup internally. By acquiring Oculus, Meta has shown their commitment to their long-term vision of virtual reality and the future of technology. Meta now has access to Oculus’ advances, technology, and resources, allowing them to enter the virtual reality markets.

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This meme here is a representation of the importance of good corporate culture. Which Google has plenty of.  With their supportive corporate culture the company is able to be creative and execute plans of action quickly. While if they had a weak culture many of the aspects of google may not be possible. Due to the highly creative platform that Google strives to represent itself as. With their strong corporate culture they are able to execute the strategy that is needed for success.  This allows the managers to help guide employees to a better path along with keeping moral high and profits higher.

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This meme here is about google represented by the man using a water hose (good strategy) to spray away any possibility of failure. With their good strategy Google is able to have good Team effort that allows their company to move forward. With that they have strategy executing responsibility putting them ahead of the competition with such a lean and strong plan. Along with that the firms Functional Structure allows it to run without much micro management.

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I chose this meme to represent 3M's application of each of the process management tools. The use of the 3 management tools in tandem is very beneficial for 3M. For example, using Business Process Reengineering to produce a good basic design that yields quick dramatic improvements in performing a business process allows for Total quality management or Six Sigma programs to be used as a follow up to reengineering and/or best-practice implementation to deliver incremental improvements over a longer period of time.

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The meme depicts the PayPal firm managing their internal operations through strategic priorities and researching TQM, Six Sigma, and Process Engineering. PayPal pursues a combination of these three to gains valuable insights into customer preferences for higher quality, obtain a data-driven approach for analytics, and identify inefficiencies in its workflows and payment processes. To promote better strategy execution, the company uses rewards and incentives like providing attractive perks and fringe benefits.

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This meme represents 3M and it highlights that 3M owes its success to its employment and utilization of TQM and Six Sigma. TQM, also known as top quality management, is a management approach that emphasizes continuous improvement in all phases of operations. TQP is helpful in facilitating 3M’s success by continuously inspiring TQM to improve gradually. For example, TQM, as a management philosophy, emphasizes fostering improvement in areas such as team-based work design, benchmarking, and total customer satisfaction. These areas, when continuously improved, result in greater levels of success for 3M. Furthermore, 3M also uses six sigma programs which utilize advanced statistical methods to improve quality by reducing defects and variability in the performance of business processes. Six sigma benefits 3M through its ability to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control. 3M uses six sigma to become successful by using six sigma as an improvement system for existing processes falling below specification that need improvement.

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General Electric (GE) operates in diverse industries such as aviation, healthcare, and renewable energy. Over the years, GE has demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in its operations through the strategic implementation of Business Process Engineering, Six Sigma, and Total Quality Management (TQM) methodologies. By embracing Business Process Engineering, GE continuously analyzes and optimizes its workflows, ensuring streamlined and efficient processes across the organization. GE also has widely adopted Six Sigma practices, utilizing data-driven approaches to identify and eliminate defects, and enhancing product quality Complementing these initiatives, GE also emphasizes the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM), creating a culture of continuous improvement and empowering employees to contribute to the company's success. Through its steadfast dedication to these methodologies, GE has been able to drive innovation, maintain its competitive edge, and deliver exceptional products and services to customers worldwide.

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The meme features Nicolas Cage's iconic "you don't say!!" face, which is iconically known for sarcastic reaction in the meme culture world. In this context, person A mentions that "social media marketing is easy," and person B's reaction is invoking the Nicolas Cage's meme expression, implying that it's not as simple as it seems like how the real world is. The meme relates to business process engineering, which involves rethinking and optimizing processes to enhance efficiency hence the whitty reply. The sarcastic reaction suggests that social media marketing may not be easy, it requiries improvements through methodologies like six sigma programs and total quality management to achieve results.

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This meme depicts how General Electric has used Six sigma to improve processes and overall operational efficiency. implementing Six Sigma helped GE align their processes more closely with customer needs and preferences. This strategy by GE also allows the company to seek continuous improvements by using data driven decisions. General Electric strives to reach operational excellence to order to edge out the compeition.

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GE has employed several strategies to improve its business operations, quality, and efficiency. Total Quality Management TQM is a comprehensive management approach focusing on continuous improvement, customer satisfaction, and employee involvement. GE has integrated TQM principles into its organizational culture to ensure quality products and services. Some ways GE implements TQM include customer focus: GE places a strong emphasis on understanding and meeting customer needs. Process engineering is the systematic approach to designing, analyzing, and optimizing workflows and operations. GE employs process engineering to streamline business processes, enhance productivity, and reduce operational costs. Critical aspects of GE's process engineering approach include Process Mapping: Identifying, visualizing, and understanding current processes to find inefficiencies and areas for improvement. Process Optimization: Redesigning processes to eliminate bottlenecks, reduce waste, and improve overall performance. Automation and Technology: GE leverages technology and automation to optimize processes, reduce human error, and increase accuracy. Six Sigma is a data-driven methodology that reduces defects and process variations, improving quality and reducing costs. GE is renowned for popularizing Six Sigma as part of its management approach, and many other companies have adopted it. GE's use of Six Sigma involves Metrics and Performance Tracking: GE uses data and performance metrics to measure process performance and ensure continuous improvement efforts are practical. In addition to TQM, process engineering, and Six Sigma, GE also applies other strategies to enhance its business operations, such as Innovation and R&D: GE invests heavily in research and development to create cutting-edge products and technologies, giving them a competitive advantage in the market. Risk Management: GE employs robust risk management strategies to identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring the stability and resilience of the organization.

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The meme illustrates that Google is smart by using the 3 different types of business process management tools. Google is able to implement TQM, processing engineering, and six sigma into their business practices and use them to their full extent when it comes to employee, customer, and interface uses. These tool implementations make it easier for employees to manage their time and ideas while being innovative which is reflected in the upgrades that are always being done to Google software.

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This meme demonstrates that Meta (Facebook) is pursuing Total Quality Management (TQM) programs, as well as Six Sigma quality control programs. Both of these strategies are used by many companies in the tech and social media industry to improve quality of services, operations and efficiency. In addition to the use of TQM and Six Sigma, Meta uses rewards that provide high powered incentives in order to drive performance within the company.

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General Electric, like many other companies, has performance-based rewards. For example, General Electric has competitive wages and performance-based increases. The way these rewards are given is based on tracking key strategic performance indicators such as financial performance data and customer data.

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This meme shows Amazon as Smegul and how it is obsessed with its customer data. Amazon's customer data collection is currently the industry standard, they collect location, web pages clicked, history of purchases, etc. They use this data as a key strategic performance indicator.  This in conjunction with Six Sigma allows the company to constantly improve its value chain by introducing incremental improvements to get better results. This helps managers at all levels implement meaningful change and improve the company's performance.

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In this meme, SpongeBob represents PayPal, and it represents how PayPal is thinking of its TQM, Six Sigma, and Process Reengineering. TQM can be seen when PayPal felt threatened by innovations in the market. Competitors were reshaping the digital payment landscape, so PayPal needed to seek higher quality in their people to spark new improvements. Process Reengineering can be seen when PayPal created ongoing initiatives and future options, which consisted of investing in compliance and risk management, expanding value propositions for the whole ecosystem, increasing strategic partnerships, and exploring new growth areas. Six Sigma can be used to run tests on PayPal’s digital payment software and technology. These management tools all aid PayPal’s success in facilitating a good strategic execution.

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In this meme, the small brained person represents a company that does not use an advantageous strategy, while the next person with an average brain uses only the Six Sigma, the next uses only the TQM strategy, but General Electric, who has the largest IQ of them all, uses a combination of both TQM and Six Sigma. GE uses TQM as they search for constant improvements of their services for their customers to ensure they have the best possible experience using GE products to retain them. GE also uses Six Sigma as they use consistent data and statistics to find faults within their system and eliminates them from the process.

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The meme highlights the importance of having a supportive corporate culture for employee confidence. When employees know that the corporate culture has their back, they are more likely to be confident in their ability to execute the strategy and achieve the desired results. By creating a culture that is supportive of good strategy execution, managers can help employees feel empowered to take risks and innovate. Paypal's company's culture is grounded in and shaped by its core values and ethical standards.

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This meme resonate with PayPal's strategy executed flawlessly and seen the results. It highlights the importance of good strategy execution, which can lead to big payoffs for companies. A picture of a group of PayPal employees celebrating a successful strategy execution. Good strategy execution requires a team effort. All managers have strategy-executing responsibility in their areas of authority, and all employees are active participants in the strategy execution process.

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This meme is about Google represented by Giga chad and describes their success with their strategy. Google's success is driven by its adoption of Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, and Process Engineering. TQM fosters a culture of improvement, Six Sigma ensures data-driven decisions, and Process Engineering streamlines operations, leading to tech leadership and consistent high-quality offerings.

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The meme shows the managers at Amazon looking at all the statistics in their processes to see where they can make improvements because Amazon uses the Six Sigma approach for continuous improvements. The second picture blot shows the managers being overwhelmed at the amount of data Amazon has due to the amount of different value chains Amazon possesses. As tedious as this process may be, Amazon's management goes through the process to ensure consistency in how execution-critical activities perform. This strategy execution is why Amazon is highest among the companies for operational excellence.

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This meme shows a girl giving a grossed-out look to depict Walmart's reaction when Amazon was "exposed" for mistreating their employees. This created a negative outlook on the company and its culture. Many began to question what Amazon's values were and if the quick growth of Amazon was causing a change in the company's culture and for Amazon to forget about the importance of maintaining a positive work culture. Many could have even considered Amazon a weak culture firm if they believed that they had few or no behavioral norms placed on managers that allowed the mistreatment to occur. Amazon was eventually able to turn around the negative image of their company, but there was much change that had to be made internally.

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This meme shows Amazon excited to show off its Functional Structure to its competitors. Amazon's Functional Structure consists of having functional areas that creates an autonomy. This structure allows Amazon to have its top executives to collaborate to make decisions and improvements that are best for Amazon. This also allows for each area to work on a specific area that they are specialized in to get the optimal results when making decisions or implementing different ideas.

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This meme of a Ferris Wheel with three teacups represents Meta pursuing Total Quality Management (TQM), business process reengineering, and Six Sigma. Total Quality Management (TQM) focuses on continuously improving every value activity's product and service quality (pg.335). Business process reengineering centers on restructuring the performance of workflow activities (i.e., online technology) to achieve improvement (pg.334). Six Sigma discusses using statistical methods to improve quality via defect and variability reduction in business process performance (pg.335).

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The meme above shows Meta analyzing. its management goals to their business goals  Meta's commitment to providing seamless user experiences reflects its Total Quality Management philosophy. Usability tests are conducted regularly, user feedback is solicited, and user insight is incorporated into product development.  A key component of Meta's data center management is using Six Sigma methodologies to ensure energy efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance overall performance. By strategically aligning these practices with the company's broader business goals, Facebook is able to evolve as a leading global social media platform and meet the needs of its global user base.

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Since Amazon is a very technologically advanced firm in the e-commerce industry, it only makes sense that its main method of improvement is Six Sigma. The strategy execution is done by implementing surveys and feedback queries after an order is processed and delivered. Amazon then uses the collected data to implement the best improvements within the internal operations.

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This meme depicts a guy named Salt Bae sprinkling salt into his recipe. In this case, PayPal is Salt Bae, and they are sprinkling TQM, Six Sigma, and Process Engineering into their successful operations. PayPal utilizes the TQM approach by emphasizing customer feedback and a culture of quality that leads to a great customer experience for users. They also use the Six Sigma approach by minimizing defects in their processes to reduce errors throughout their transactions, bettering PayPal's overall performance. Lastly, PayPal implements the Process Engineering approach by redesigning business processes after analysis to make their operations like transactions run more effectively and efficiently. Together, the three approaches make a successful recipe for PayPal's operations.

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General Electric is renowned for its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business practices, rooted in the principles of the Triple Bottom Line. General Electric enacts an approach that values not only financial gains but also social and environmental impacts. Through its relentless pursuit of environmental sustainability, GE has consistently sought to reduce its carbon footprint and develop innovative eco-friendly technologies. Embracing sustainable business practices, the company has changed its scope of decision-making throughout its operations, focusing on ethical conduct and community engagement. By embodying the Triple Bottom Line, General Electric has set an inspiring benchmark for businesses worldwide, demonstrating that success can be achieved while also keeping in mind an approach that is environmentally cautious.

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This meme depicts the devotion that General Electric has to its corporate social responsibility of being sustainable. Since General Electric is a global company, they fall under ethical universalism, catering their morals, values, and initiatives to the needs of the world. Moreover, General Electric strives to excel on the triple bottom line by positively affecting their firm while benefiting the world.

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"Me leaving work!!!!" , the day before vacation.... 

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"Me leaving work!!!!" , the day before vacation....The picture shows a little girl very enthusiatically running with a funny expression. Basically the meme is symbolizing the excitement of leaving work the day before vacation. She just can't wait and that is why she has that funny expression. The childs's behavior aligns with business ethics and possibly corporate social responsibility, contributing to their positive feelings about the upcoming break. This humorously portrays the anticipation of vacation while subtly hinting at the person's ethical and responsible approach to work. The concept of ethical universalism is present, indicating the adherence to universally recognized ethical principles.

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I chose this meme to represent 3M for this chapter because it illustrates one of 3M's corporate social responsibilities. The CSR represented in this meme employs the use of the ethical universalism theory as 3M is committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility as they set a  goal to achieve 100% renewable electricity across its global operations by 2050. Because this goal is set for 2050, it disregards the condition of short termism that can often give rise to unethical business strategies and behaviors to meet goals set by corporate.

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This meme depicts Meta shaking hands and being "proud" of their many corporate responsibility initiatives they've partake in, in which they actively work to better the quality of life in local communities as well in society as a whole. For instance, in late 2019, Meta launched a CSR initiative in Africa named "Africa2" to improve internet connectivity to underserved regions in Africa, and in 2021 Meta launched the COVID-19 Community Help Hub to connect those in need of resources & support during the health crisis. These instances as well as plenty more demonstrate Meta's ethical universalism approach as they have recognized the importance and value of improving access to information and technology. Furthermore, their CSR strategy in Africa hit all three performance dimensions of the triple bottom line: economic, as access to information and technology will promote development, social, as they are providing internet access to a community, and environmental, as their plan included working with a subsea cable system to preserve the environment (ocean floor cable system).

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This meme demonstrates the three different aspects of business that General Electric focuses on in order to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. Under the social aspect of their corporate social responsibilities, General Electric prioritizes the social impact of their multinational business by catering to the interests of their employees, customers, and communities that they are involved in. This is an example of ethical universalism, as they ensure that everyone is treated equally by addressing the employment and health concerns of their employees, the health interests of their customers, and the health and human rights interests of their communities. They also work towards environmental sustainability by enhancing resource productivity and minimizing the environmental impact that their company has. The last aspect that General Electric addresses is their governance, where they maximize profits through differentiation and diversification based on technological advances. Their efforts to fulfill their CSRs can also be examples of ethical relativism and social contract theory, as they make decisions to provide the maximum benefit to society and they follow what is considered moral to society.

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The rise of corporate social responsibility has caused many companies to release goals that impact the environment positively. Amazon’s climate pledge goal is that they will reach 100% renewable energy by 2025, this parallels Target's pledge and Walmarts falls behind at 2040. These deliberate environmental sustainability strategies are actions to protect the environment and ensure to avoidance of ethical wrongdoing, one of many Amazon's pledges is to decarbonize its fleet. They have so far ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans to reach this goal. The triple bottom line is the measurement of environmental, economic, and social progress. By comparing the pledges to progress reports, we area able to gauge which companies are on track and falling short of their goals.

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The meme depicts the two wrestler where one is care free but is about to be overtaken by Google's corporate social responsibility where they doing there part by implementing sustainable renewable energy devices to their facilities. Google is following social contract theory as they are innovating things such as adding renewable technologies to their budlings, creating a responsible AI, etc. that sticks to universal ethical guidelines while helping individuals outside as well. This is contrary to ethical relativism as that would mean Google abides by their own standards rather than the publics norm.

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This meme shows how Meta (Facebook) demonstrates its corporate social responsibility through applying the concept of ethical universalism. Examples of Meta’s approach to business ethics include privacy and safety measures for users, pandemic response, and inclusion efforts.

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It’s always a surprise when the things you think about, or Google appear on your Facebook or Instagram feed. Meta uses information systems and sophisticated algorithms to target advertisements based on users’ online behavior. These systems optimize ad performance and generate revenue for the company, providing a competitive edge over its rivals.

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The meme above depicts Meta (hand)  demonstrating corporate social responsibility (CSR) through ethical theory of universalism approach (earth) in the context of its COVID-19 Information Center by adhering to principles and values that are considered universally applicable and objective. According to the theory of universalism, business ethics involves acknowledging and upholding fundamental ethical principles that should be applicable worldwide.

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In 2019, Amazon created the "Climate Pledge" as a corporate social responsibility in which one of the components of the pledge was committing to be 100% powered with renewable energy by 2025. Walmart has a similar sustainable business practice of being 100% powered by renewable energy but by 2040. Amazon's push for environmentally cleaner business operations helps them be more recognized for the triple bottom line of profit, people, and social dimensions. They obviously create lots of revenue with little cost, are very open about being about the customer, and have now for the past 4 years been committing to help preserve the planet.

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This meme represents 3M's corporate social responsibility strategy which, specifically, centers around environmental sustainability. 3M, in 2019, established and launched a bold sustainability goal that centers around committing to reducing waste, conserving water, and improving energy efficiency, to a worthwhile degree, by 2025. 3M’s environmental sustainability goal also relates to ethical univeralism since ethical univeralism is the idea that the most fundamental moral principles of right and wrong are universal, regardless of borders, culture, belief systems, and environmental sustainability, nowadays, is argubably considered an issue of universal moral concern. Specifically, efforts to preserve and improve environmental sustainability is generally, nowadays, seen by the public, universally, as a positive moral virtue. Lastly, the meme also emphasizes 3M’s specific and unique business ethics since it communicates that 3M considers environmental sustainability as a part of its business ethics.

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General Electric is devoted to using sustainable energy to uphold their social responsibility as a company. This includes allocating their resources to find better sources of energy such as solar, wind, and water. GE generally follows ethical universalism in their part to try and lessen the damage the industrial revolution and modern day consumerism has caused. Within their business ethics, they stand to create a better future for the children of tomorrow with their new company, Vernova. They have started out to upgrade companies' energy systems to make their firm more environmentally friendly, while providing better solutions.

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The meme depicts PayPal's respectable and valuable brand reputation of business ethics through the conduct of their personnel that affects decision-making. Their proven record of  corporate social responsibility (CSR) promotes their workforce diversity and being a good steward of the environment in a honorable manner. For instance, PayPal's launch of their "PayPal Working Capital" program to help small businesses during the pandemic can align with ethical universalism's emphasis on addressing universal social issues by the fundamental concept of right and wrong being universal. Utilizing the triple bottom line, it is a measure of performance PayPal can use to see how well it has attained its corporate social responsibility objectives.

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Google pursues TQM, Six Sigma, and processing engineering and is successful within their company. The purse three of the most powerful management tools for promoting operating excellence and better strategy execution through this strategy. Google employs a combination of continuous improvements that supports the success of the company.

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A picture of a PayPal employee standing in front of a whiteboard, with a diagram of a business process.This meme is a reference to the business process management tools that PayPal uses to improve its strategy execution. TQM, Six Sigma, and Process Engineering are all tools that can help PayPal to identify and eliminate waste, improve efficiency, and reduce costs. By using these tools, PayPal can improve its ability to execute its strategy and achieve its business goals.

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This meme is a reference to the ethical dilemma that PayPal faces when operating in different countries with different ethical standards. On the one hand, PayPal wants to follow ethical universalism, which means that it wants to adhere to the same ethical standards regardless of the country in which it is operating. On the other hand, PayPal also wants to be sensitive to the local customs and norms of the countries in which it operates. This can be a difficult balancing act, and it can lead to situations where PayPal is criticized for not being ethical enough, or for being too ethical. In addition, PayPal has a corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy that it must uphold. This policy requires PayPal to operate in a way that is ethical and responsible, even if it means going against the local customs and norms. The meme depicts the PayPal employee struggling to balance these competing priorities.

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This meme shows Amazon, after the acquisition of Whole Foods, looking over their customer data. This shows Amazon using the Six Sigma philosophy to make incremental improvements to the company by reviewing company data to reduce variability in its processes. Amazon understands that all work should be seen as a process, and they have made improvements to maximize efficiency in their shipping and fulfillment departments.

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This meme represents Meta following ethical universalism through three Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aspects:

1.       Preventing Misinformation

2.       Privacy Issues

3.       Using Environmental Sustainability.

In business ethics, ethical universalism is when the ideas of right and wrong are universal and exceed religion, culture, and society (pg. 269). Misinformation is an example of dishonesty, while privacy issues and sustainability are examples of safety and decency in and out of the workplace.

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This meme depicts a woman reiterating that they are a good person, representing PayPal. The woman in the meme represents PayPal because they launched a small business fund to relieve those struggling during the Covid-19 Pandemic, exemplifying ethical universalism. In addition, PayPal pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to help small businesses is one example of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) action. PayPal's efforts to help those in need during a global pandemic show consumers the company's business ethics, as PayPal's critical ethics are integrity and customer focus. The company helping people during struggling times also demonstrates to people that they have good business ethics and create a positive brand image, making PayPal a "good person" in the eyes of the public.

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This meme is of Google and feeling like a savior of the people represented by Radagast from the Hobbit. A very funny environmentalist wizard. Which pokes fun at Google's Corporate Responsibility.  Due to Google's massive influence on the world people look to them to be responsible and to  have a sustainable strategy. As with that strategy they would not be hurting the environment which is so important in the view points of younger people.  Along with that having a good Business Ethic leads Google to become extremely good to look up to. Each one builds off one another to create Google's great public image.

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As a tech giant, Google has the resources to apply any strategy that is beneficial to its production process. Such as Total Quality Management for customer-centric improvements, using Six Sigma to minimize defects and variations, and applying process engineering to optimize workflows and maintain efficiency.

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Google demonstrates corporate social responsibility through its sustainability strategy, which focuses on protecting the environment. They aim for carbon neutrality and rely on 100% renewable energy. Prioritizing energy-efficient data centers, water conservation, waste reduction, and green transportation further showcase their commitment to sustainability. Transparency through sustainability reports plays a vital role in holding them accountable for their environmental goals.

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The meme represents companies admiring PayPal's global strategy and wanting to copy it to be successful. With their think global act global approach, it allows the company to coordinates its actions worldwide with strong head quarter control. Looking at the diamond of national competitive advantage, PayPal is grounded in their home country advantage, which have contributed to its success and global expansion. Within the five modes of entry, PayPal enters foreign markets through strategic alliances with reliance on foreign companies.

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This meme depicts how GE used a transnational approach in order to be able to respond to both global integration as well as have responsiveness to the local needs of the areas where business is conducted. GE, as a multinational company, aims to adapt to local markets while maintaining a strong global presence. Furthermore, this strategy also aids GE respond to technological advancements with rapid adaptation and innovation.

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General Electric's expertise in strategic acquisitions and its diversified approach to business. General Electric has successfully implemented of a diversification strategy, which involves acquiring and operating businesses across various industries. General Electric has also acquired over 53 different companies, which enables GE to spread its risks and seize opportunities in multiple markets, making the company less vulnerable as a whole. GE also has the ability to harness the unique strengths of each acquired entity and leverage them for a competitive advantage.  General Electric continues to demonstrate how effective diversification can lead to sustained growth and prosperity in today's dynamic business landscape.

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I chose this meme to represent 3M for this chapter because it illustrates 3M's ability to take advantage of their specialized resources and capabilities. As 3M employs their diversification strategy in about +70 countries, their ability to apply such specialized resources and capabilities such as R&D and manufacturing expertise allows them to gain competitive advantages over foreign competitors who may lack general resources and capabilities let alone specialized ones. Lastly, 3M's application of economies of scope showcases how the company leverages their diverse product and service portfolio to achieve cost advantages from various synergies by sharing R&D costs, sharing manufacturing facilities, etc.

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In this meme, Will Smith represents “PayPal,” and Chris Rock represents “economies of scope.” This depicts how PayPal utilizes and uses its economies of scope in full force. PayPal has specialized resources and capabilities through its online secure payments and is a dominant leader in the digital payments industry. PayPal has generalized resources and capabilities that can be used and expanded across various business types and industries, as it can be used for business transactions between merchants and customers as well as peer-to-peer transactions.