ACHIEVING A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PART 1 By: Milcyn T. Gutierrez Eight basic ways to gain competitive advantage Consider competitive advantage in terms of a for-profit company‚ whose major goal is to maximize profits by lowering costs and increasing revenue. A for-profit company achieves competitive advantage when its profits increase significantly‚ most commonly through increased market share. The listed eight basic initiatives below can be used to gain competitive advantage‚ including offering
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HRDI 6:3 (September 2003)‚ pp. 405–411 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 • PERSPECTIVES ON PRACTICE • Gaining competitive advantage and business success through strategic HRD: an Indian experience Biswajeet Pattanayak Indian Institute of Management‚ Indore Abstract: This article offers a case study of a strategic HRD initiative to enhance organizational performance. Based at a corporation in
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: CREATING AND SUSTAINING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE Michael Porter Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Competitive Strategy: The Core Concepts 3 The Structural Analysis of Industries 4 Industry Structure and Buyer Needs 6 Generic Competitive Strategies 7 Cost Leadership 8 Differentiation 9 Focus 9 Stuck In The Middle 10 Sustainability 12 RISKS OF COST LEADERSHIP 12 RISKS 12 OF DIFFERENTIATION 12 RISKS 12 OF 12 FOCUS 12 Generic Strategies and Industry
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The Competitive Advantages and Disadvantages of The Cheesecake Factory Business 100 October 24‚ 2013 The Cheesecake Factory opened its first casual upscale restaurant in 1978 in Beverly Hills‚ California. The restaurant came by way of the “The Cheesecake Factory” store founded by Evelyn and Oscar Overton. Their son David Overton set out to offer their guests more than just cheesecake. What The Cheesecake Factory set out to accomplish created more competitive advantages for itself. Although
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Challenges and Advantages of Doing Business in China With China emerging as a global power in business within the last decade‚ knowing about doing business in China has become more important than ever. There are both many advantanges and challenges with doing business in China in this modern era‚ and understanding both sides of this coin is the key to being successful in China. Some aspects to keep in mind include the cultural barrier‚ the price of the work force in China compared to the United
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Importance of information value chain for a competitive business venture The Information Value Chain (IVC) is a concept developed by Sebastian Schwolow and Mikkel Jungfalk Andersen focusing on information‚ management‚ organisation and communication. Information is abundant and need to be filtered‚ managed for truly use as valuable information which is scarce‚ costs time and money. Effective management of information can reduce these costs and result in a true competitive advantage. Producing‚ maintaining
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Importance of information value chain for a competitive business venture The Information Value Chain (IVC) is a concept developed by Sebastian Schwolow and Mikkel Jungfalk Andersen focusing on information‚ management‚ organisation and communication. Information is abundant and need to be filtered‚ managed for truly use as valuable information which is scarce‚ costs time and money. Effective management of information can reduce these costs and result in a true competitive advantage Producing‚ maintaining
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Globalization of McDonald’s in China Executive Summary McDonald’s is one the largest fastest growing fast-food restaurant in the world. McDonald’s have become a household name across the world. The fast food giant has come a long way from being just a burger stand in San Bernardino‚ California in 1940. The original owners were two brothers‚ Richard and Maurice McDonald. The hot dog stand evolved into a restaurant offering 25 items on the menu. In 1947‚ Richard and Maurice (going forward
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I. Statement of the Problem What marketing strategy is needed to have a competitive advantage for Ford Motor Company? II. Background of the Problem Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903. It was one of the world’s most profitable corporations. In recent years however‚ Ford have not fared well because of the recession and maybe their consumers were not satisfied. In 2009‚ Ford faced declining sales of 23.4 percent‚ a change in leadership and a great possibility that it would have
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billion in sales. The Strategy – Unique Value According to Michael Porter‚ He argued that organizations that focus solely on operation effectiveness is not enough‚ they will only be successful if they are able to provide a unique value that is sustainable for a long term. Organizations competing in operation effectiveness will only gauge their performance by benchmarking what others are doing; ultimately providing the same value throughout‚ which is of no value to the customer. Therefore‚ for an organization
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