METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Founded in September 5‚ 1962‚ Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) has since become the premier universal bank and among the foremost financial institutions in the Philippines. It offers a full range of banking and other financial products and services‚ including corporate‚ commercial and consumer banking‚ as well as credit card‚ remittances‚ leasing‚ investment banking and trust banking. Metrobank currently spans a consolidated network of over 1‚400
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Avon Products‚ Inc. (Avon)‚ the US cosmetics giant‚ had considered China the keystone of its marketing effort in Asia. Years of effort and the development of a large direct marketing organisation in that country had made operations in China its most profitable and most rapidly growing market in Asia. On 21 April 1998 senior company officials from the New York headquarters and throughout Asia had gathe red in Guangzhou for what was supposed to be a festive occasion. During the meeting William Pryor
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~ IiItlEI Harvard Business School 9-289-049 Rev. August 5.1994 Avon Products‚ Inc. On June 1‚ 1988‚ Hicks B. Waldron‚ chairman and chief executive officer of Avon Products‚ Inc.‚ was reviewing a package of proposals that he and his financial advisors were to present to the Avon board of directors for final approval the following day. These proposals included (1) a public announcement that Avon would explore plans to divest two of its businesses‚ probably at a considerable book loss;
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MBA Industry and Porter’s Five Forces MBA Industry: The MBA school industry includes universities and colleges that offer academic courses and grant graduate degrees. The general requirement for admission is a bachelor’s degree and GMAT® scores. Some schools and programs also require prior employment experience. Instruction is typically provided on physical campuses‚ although online education and other unconventional approaches are gaining popularity. For purposes of this paper‚ for-profit institutions
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5 Forces Model -Examines competitive forces that influence the profitability potential in an industry -Each force can reduce the probability that a firm can earn profits while competing in an industry Potential Entrant - can take market share away - force to learn new ways to compete - Barrier - Economies of scale – cost disadvantage - Capital – lack the resources (physical & human) to compete‚ competitive disadvantage - Switching costs – college‚ machine - Differentiation
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us believe that theirs is the biggest and best‚ the one we’ve been missing. Beyond the radio ads and TV commercials are the main competitive forces behind that competition and that is what I would like discuss in the next few paragraphs. Before I go specifically into the world of Sony electronics‚ I am first going to define in general the 5 competitive forces in industry. At the center of it all are the Industry Competitors. Next‚ there is the Threat of New Entry‚ which puts pressure on prices‚ cost
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MM4311 Strategic Management Individual Assignment Porter’s 5-Forces Model in Hong Kong theme park industry Name: Lau Hiu Ying Instructor: Yi TANG 1. Introduction Theme Park is an entertainment venue that includes rides‚ restaurants‚ activities‚ and attractions‚ woven around a theme such as celebrity or characters. Therefore‚ Hong Kong has a pair of theme parks which are Hong Kong Disneyland (an international famous theme park) and Ocean Park (a recreational‚ educational‚ home-growth
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Competitive Forces (5 Forces) Barriers to Entry: The telecommunication industry is dominated by only a few fully integrated companies like Motorola and Nortel. Because of this‚ companies like Alcatel are involved in smaller scale acquisitions that are filling in product assortments. One issue with this is that smaller players are being squeezed by severe price competition. The telecommunications industry does have high entry costs given that the industry requires a high level of integration
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Case Study 2 – Avon in Global Markets in 2009: Managing and Developing a Global Workforce 1. Referring to this chapter and Chapter 9‚ evaluate Avon’s Strategic International Human Resources practices in global markets regarding development of a global management cadre‚ HCNs‚ and building company associates and independent representatives in host countries. Avon Strategic International Human Resources practices in global markets: In this day and age the world is no longer bound by distance;
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Porter’s 5 Forces 1. Rivalry among competing sellers a. Strong i. Buyer demand is growing slowly or declining ii. Buyer costs to switch brands are low iii. The products of industry members are commodities iv. The firms in the industry have high fixed costs or high storage costs v. Competitors are numerous or are roughly equal in size and strength vi. Rivals have diverse objectives and strategies vii. High exit barriers
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