literature review By Richard Nordquist‚ About.com Guide Definition: The process of reading‚ analyzing‚ evaluating‚ and summarizing scholarly materials about a specific topic. The results of a literature review may be compiled in a report or they may serve as part of a research article‚ thesis‚ or grant proposal. • "Research literature reviews can be contrasted with more subjective examinations of recorded information. When doing a research review‚ you systematically examine all sources
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PORTERS 5 FORCES. DEFINITION OF ’PORTER’S 5 FORCES’ Named after Michael E. Porter‚ this model identifies and analyzes 5 competitive forces that shape every industry‚ and helps determine an industry’s weaknesses and strengths. 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants into industry 3. Power of suppliers 4. Power of customers 5. Threat of substitute products The Porter’s Five Forces tool is a simple but powerful tool for understanding where power lies in a business situation. This
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Why quality customer service is more important in banking industry? Behaylu W.Deneke Most‚ if not all‚ private commercial banks in Ethiopia use almost the same marketing approaches to attract customers. They develop the traditional banking products and open branches everywhere then promote their branch and Products aggressively on the traditional channel. Before going to the detail let me differentiate between bank product and bank services. The bank products are deposit‚ borrowing or other
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The Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) industry is a profitable one despite the “Cola Wars” between the two largest players – Coke and Pepsi. Such profitability can be understood by analyzing the CSD’s industry structure in terms of “Porter’s five forces.” Threat of New Entry The existing players in the soft drink industry have much advantage relative to new entrants. First‚ supply-side economy discourages new entrants by forcing them to enter the market in large scale. CSD’s demand side benefits
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I. Operational Effectiveness Is Not Strategy According to Porter‚ various management tools like total quality management‚ benchmarking‚ time-based competition‚ outsourcing‚ partnering‚ reengineering‚ that are used today‚ do enhance and dramatically improve the operational effectiveness of a company but fail to provide the company with sustainable profitability. Thus‚ the root cause of the problem seems to be failure of management to distinguish between operational effectiveness and strategy: Management
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Analysis of “Shipping Industry” in India Business Group: Container Line Compiled by: Ashok Lalwani Introduction: There are many factors which directly or indirectly affect the present day businesses like government policies‚ regulations‚ laws‚ human rights‚ competition‚ technology‚ international organisations‚ world trade bodies‚ child labour‚ minimum wage‚ pollution‚ accidents‚ risks‚ violence‚ security‚ labour‚ supplies etc. Therefore it becomes important for every business to determine
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FDI in multi-brand retail will benefit farmers‚ says Bhupinder Singh Hooda GURGAON: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said he was in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail from the very beginning. "FDI in retail will help farmers. They will get right prices of their produce because companies will purchase directly from them‚" Hooda told reporters here after the inauguration of Rapid Metro’s trial run. Consumers would also get quality products at comparatively cheaper rates
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1.0 Introduction In a dynamic business environment‚ companies enter industries whenever they see growth or profit potential or exit when they see a decline. As such‚ companies have to consistently practice an internal and external check or analysis on the company to see where they stand in the industry they operate in. The Boston-Consulting Group’s Growth model‚ among all other models provides one of the best guides to analyzing a company’s marketing performance and its potentials.
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Banking history in Nepal: In the context of Nepal‚ it is very difficult to trace the correct chorological history of the Banking systems in Nepal because there are no sufficient historical records and data about Banking in Nepal. Nepal bank Ltd. is the first modern bank of Nepal. It is taken as the milestone of modern banking of the country. Nepal bank marks the beginning of a new era in the history of the modern banking in Nepal. This was established in 1937 A.D. Nepal Bank has been inaugurated
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The UK Inbound Tourism IndustryIntroduction:Tourism is seventh of the largest industries in the UK‚ worth £74 billion to the UK economy. There are currently 2.1 million jobs in the industry. Within the inbound Tourism to the UK‚ 30 million overseas visitors who came in 2005 spent £14 billion on holidays 2005 was a record year for UK inbound tourism both in terms of volume and value. The UK ranks fifth in when compared international tourism earnings league behind the USA‚ Spain‚ France and Italy.
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