1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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Porter’s Five-Force model consists of rivalry‚ threat of substitutes‚ buyer power‚ supplier power and threat of new entrants and entry barriers. I believe Porter’s Five-Force model offers a corporation a solid backbone foundation in developing an international business strategy. The first part of Porter’s Five-Force model is rivalry. According to Porter‚ rivalry focuses on two main factors which are a high concentration ratio and a low concentration ratio. A high concentration ratio indicates
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Porters 5 forces Virgin Australia Threat of new entrants – The airline industry has been around for over 100 years and due to large capital requirements and overhead (high cost of planes)‚ the industry would not be greatly affected by new entrants and therefore the threat of new entrants is high. With low operating margins and high initial investment‚ a high market share is needed to ensure full flights (maximizing profits on each flight). This would be difficult for a new entrant. Industry
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For the analysis of GM and its environment Porter’s Five Forces will be used. This tool is primarily used to analyze the competitive environment in terms of five main categories; the threat of new entrants‚ bargaining power of both supplier and buyers‚ threat of substitute products and how intense the current rivalry is among existing competitors. In each of the five categories there are conditions/ sources that further provide insight to each; they will be analyzed in terms the car industry. This
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. Soft Drink Industry Five Forces Analysis: Soft drink industry is very profitable‚ more so for the concentrate producers than the bottler’s. This is surprising considering the fact that product sold is a commodity which can even be produced easily. There are several reasons for this‚ using the five forces analysis we can clearly demonstrate how each force contributes the profitability of the industry. Barriers to Entry: The several factors that make it very difficult for the competition to
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2 Porter’s Five Forces and Competitive Strategy Threat of Rivalry 3 Threat of New Entry 4 Threat of Substitute Products 5 Bargaining Power of Buyers 6 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 7 Recommendation of Porter’s Five Forces Strategies 8-9 Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions 10-13 Recommendation of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Model 14-15 Competitive
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“The Five Forces That Shape Strategy” Article Review by Caroline Doan Porter‚ Michael E. "The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86‚ no. 1 (January 2008). Introduction Michael E. Porter’s article‚ “The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy”‚ is an extension of his first work‚ “Porter’s Five Forces”. This article addresses forces beyond the existing competition and creates a framework that helps strategists understand
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Assignment 1 Module Code: PICS01C Student Number: 7305-272-8 Due Date: 15 March 2011 [pic] a) Five-forces diagram for analysis of the retail car industry in the greater Johannesburg area 1. Competitive Rivalry Competitive rivalry exists between companies with the same or similar products/services and similar markets. Factors to be considered include: • The number and size of competitors • The rate of industry growth • Differentiation and switching costs • Fixed costs or
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Michael Porter developed five different forces in a framework he felt influenced industries. This framework was designed to help companies find ways to off-set a rival company and to help develop a more solid business plan. It has been known over the years a rivalry has existed been two of the biggest soda companies‚ Coca Cola and Pepsi. Three of Porter’s forces that are exemplified in this “coke war” are buyer power‚ barriers to entry‚ and rivalry which will be explained and elaborated on in
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focus on smaller geographic areas. The five forces model is one way to answer the first basic question in strategic management; “Why are some industries more attractive than others?” This model shows the five forces that shape industry competition; threat of new entrants‚ bargaining power of buyers‚ threat of substitutes‚ bargaining power of suppliers‚ and competitors. In order to analyze the airline industry we have look at each of these forces. Bargaining power of Buyers The airline
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