of competitive advantage and performance. It adopts two assumptions in analyzing sources of competitive advantage ( see for instance Barney‚ 1991 and Peteraf and Barney‚ 2003). First‚ this model assumes that firms within an industry (or within a strategic group) may be heterogeneous with respect to the bundle of resources that they control. Second‚ it assumes that resource heterogeneity may persist over time because the resources used to implement firms’ strategies are not perfectly mobile across
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technicians to undertake even simple researches. This may also be the reason that though many teachers take up master’s studies they fail to write their thesis (Guangco‚ 1999). One of the indicators that make a school a research institution is research capability. An institution should have a research program and a community of faculty‚ postgraduate students‚ and postdoctoral research workers that foster and support creative research and other scholarly activity. An institution is judged by high level
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Prioritised Threats Current Strategies 13. Strategic Position Future Strategies 14. Proposed Strategic Options 15. Selection of the Winning Strategy 16. Description and Risk Assessment 23 23 24 25 List of References 27 Appendices 30 3|Pa ge 1. Introduction and Report Objectives The objective of the report is to evaluate Apple Inc.‟s business model through internal and external analysis and then recommend future strategic business unit (SBU) and corporate strategy which
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| | | Apple Marketing StrategyApple has been so successful in these last years thanks to his fresh‚ imaginative way to think and do its business: a winning combination of exceptional products‚ great style and design‚ great strategy‚ innovative marketing‚ sleek and enticing communications. Apple owes its overwhelming success in the last years to the iPhone and to the smart iPod and iTunes product combination‚ a combination of a great hardware piece with great style‚ great software‚
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internal‚ value-creating activity that is central to the company’s ability to achieve a competitive advantage. • Distinctive Competency – An internal‚ value-creating activity that is unique and allows a company to achieve a competitive advantage. • Capability – A company’s ability to put its resources and competencies to productive use. Core competencies are rarely reliant on a single department – they are more likely to owe their existence to a strong collaboration between two or more departments.
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1 A. Determine two available strategic options for Apple to maintain and rebuild its reputation. Ans: Apple is the third largest Mobil Company in the world. Apple launched its iPhone in 2007. Company gained its success after launching iPhone. IPhone became one of the best smart phone in the Mobil market. Every time‚ when company launch any its product‚ people are curious to know what they are going to launch. Customers are expecting something new every time. Apple launch its iPhone 5 on 12 september
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Michael Dell founded Dell in 1984 at the age of 19. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed Apple Computer on April 1‚ 1976. As both companies continue to grow they have contributed to a wide impact on competiveness and efficiency towards strategic goals. Dell Computer Corporation is one of the most visible success stories in the computer market. By selling personal computers directly to customers over the Internet‚ offering a build-to-order sales system‚ and then linking suppliers‚ workers‚ managers
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STRATEGIC AUDIT WORKSHEET FOR APPLE INC. Prepared by: MGMT 4480 FALL 2009 I. CURRENT SITUATION A. Current Performance: Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 fourth quarter ended September 26‚ 2009. The Company posted revenue of $9.87 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.67 billion. These results compare to revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion‚ in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.6 percent‚ up from 34.7 percent in the year-ago
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the brand. Therefore the aim of this assignment is to illustrate how a chosen company has built Brand Equity instilling awareness‚ reputation‚ loyalty and prominence in the marketplace. My choice of brand for evaluation is Apple as it’s a really powerful brand and as an Apple advocate I feel the overwhelming presence of the brand in all my technology based purchases. Brand Management Defined In simple terms Brand Management is the art of creating and maintaining a brand. If we explore further we
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Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία(oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house(hold)". Current economic models emerged from the broader field of political economy in the late 19th century. A primary stimulus for the development of modern economics was the desire
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