This strategy of planning based on regional expansion, where stores have been more branding, marketing (Berman, 2010) was also seen throughout the information obtained about their planned sale (MacFadyen, 2010) (Marcial, 2009). The information produced from these sources, all gained through academic search engines, was excellent. The Business Source Complete database and Academic Search Premier database delivered excellent results. After looking for peer-reviewed articles featuring KPC, it was possible to find an abundance of information o n their planned sale of the company.
People
Daily Record Staff. (2006, October 14). California Pizza Kitchen to donate 100% of Oct. 30 sales to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Daily Record, p. 1.
Marcial, G. (2009). Marcial: Pros Turn Cold on California Pizza. BusinessWeek Online, 4. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.
The depth and quality of the people is seen in how readily they are willing to give up a portion of their pay for assist with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation research and also how they rallied about improving store performance to gain greater potential freedom by keeping their stores profitable and free from the initial sales discussion (Marcial, 2009). The majority of the people within the company are below 30 years of age (Ziobro, 2008).
The data obtained through ABI/Inform which was the database used for these two sources was also outstanding. ABI/Inform is one of the most comprehensive databases available for managing multiple data sources about a topic. ABI/Inform also only concentrates on those areas where data can be verified.
Culture
Daily Record Staff. (2006, October 14). California Pizza Kitchen to donate 100% of Oct. 30 sales to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Daily Record, p. 1.
ZIOBRO, P. (2008, October 8). California Pizza Branches Out. Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition, p. B3A. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database.
The data sources for this specific area of the analysis was also based on ABI/Inform in addition to EBSCO Host queries. Both of these provided contextual and referential searches, which made it possible to evaluate the quality of each data source. While ABI/Inform and EBSCO Host don't control each specific content source, it does provide a referential search that puts each source into context.
References
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Dennis K. Berman. (2010, April 10). California Pizza Chain Is Said to Be on the Block. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition), p. B.1
Daily Record Staff. (2006, October 14). California Pizza Kitchen to donate 100% of Oct. 30 sales to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The Daily Record, p. 1.
MacFadyen, K. (2010). California Pizza Kitchen Seeks Takeout. Mergers & Acquisitions Report, 23(16), 22. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.
Marcial, G. (2009). Marcial: Pros Turn Cold on California Pizza. BusinessWeek Online, 4. Retrieved from Business Source Complete database.
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Tess Stynes. (2010, April 12). California Pizza Kitchen Board Authorizes Strategic…
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