External analysis How can a smartphone company use external analysis to gain competitive advantage? 1. Apply 5 forces model for the smartphone industry According to Hill and Jones‚ the five forces model serves the purpose to identify opportunities and threats in the external business environment‚ by analysing “competitive forces” (Hill & Jones‚ 2012‚ p. 42). Once created by Michel E. Porter this particular framework functioned as a useful tool for managers to approach the external analysis
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Threat of Entry from new competitors Reaction from the existing players Reaction from the existing players can affect seriously to the potential new entrants. And that’s what exactly happening in this case. Before the starting operation of Southwest Airlines‚ three other existing players in the airlines industry had reacted severely. After the approval application from the TAC (Texas Aeronautics Commission)‚ immediately Braniff‚ Continental and Trans Texas had obtained a temporary court
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The Apple iPhone provides its user with the ultimate mobile device which include high quality features and stunning design concept. The iPhone is a mobile phone‚ a highly useable widescreen iPod with touch screen controls and a Internet communications device‚ all rolled into one portable device making it an outstanding smartphone. The casing is small and lightweight which measures 115mm x 61mm x 11.6mm and weighs 135 grams. The casing comes is a selection of popular colors which include a sleek black
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Physical Environment of Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American intercontinental organization with a hub on conception and fabricating consumer electronics and intimately connected software products. The Company began as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Steve Jobs went to work‚ transforming Apple Computer into “Apple Inc.” with
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1. An evaluation of the KEY PESTEL factors which will influence the business environment of the country over the next 5 years‚ identifying opportunities and threats. A PESTEL investigation is a system or instrument utilized by advertisers to break down and screen the full scale ecological (outside promoting condition) factors that affect an association. The consequence of which is utilized to recognize dangers and shortcomings which is utilized as a part of a SWOT investigation. Regular our
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Case #3: "COMPETITION IN THE GOLF EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY” From its earliest beginnings in the 1450’s‚ golf was a peculiar game that tested the individual skill of each person who played. It is a game that takes a player on a journey through a number of “greens.” The player must try to get the small‚ hard golf ball into the “green” or “putting green” which contains a hole in the ground. The player can only hit the ball with a golf club. Golf equipment‚ such as golf clubs‚ golf balls‚ and the like
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Competitor International competitor: Vietnam (Direct competitor) Vietnam is Thailand main competitor that Singapore imported rice who make the market share of Thai rice decrease. In Asia now Vietnam is the first rank in exporting rice but because of Thai rice has a great quality‚ good taste and be tastier for Singaporean so the statistic of imported rice from Vietnam in Singapore still lower than from Thailand. As Thailand export Thai Hom mali Rice and Fragrant Rice‚ Vietnam also focusing on
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interests you. Identify challenges in its business environment that are of current strategic importance. How‚ in your opinion‚ should the international business you have chosen respond to those challenges? An international business‚ often referred to as an MNE (Multinational Enterprise) is one which has a wide-reaching approach and will operate in more than one country. Recognisable international businesses include the likes of McDonald’s‚ Apple and BP. Although these colossal businesses operate
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Competition in the MP3 Player Industry How will Apple fare after its fantastic success with the iPod? Case Analysts Robert Carter Mike D ’Attoma Introduction The Apple iPod has changed the face of the portable music player industry over the last few years. It has been so successful that it is thought to be as influential as the Sony Walkman was in the 1980 ’s.1 In fact‚ over one-hundred ten million iPods (110‚000‚000) have been sold over the last six years.2 The highly popular
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3.0 Internal Environment of Samsung 3.1 Resources 3.1.1 Tangible resources In 2009‚ Samsung Electronics has reached $ 110.2 billion market capitalization‚ for the first time beyond Intel‚ the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer revenue‚ Samsung in 2009 to $ 117.8 billion in annual sales‚ revenue has surpassed HP as the world’s largest electronics company‚ is the world’s first two big chip plant‚ second in size only Intel 2008 is to have up to 21 products in the world market share in the
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