Beyond Porter – A Critique of the Critique of Porter The writings of the American managementguru and Harvard-Professor Michael E-Porter are considered to be among the most influential of their subject – and among the most critiqued ones. Porter had a lasting influence on strategic management with his books about competitive advantages on industry level and on global level‚ which were written in the eighties. Porter’s models like the Five Competitive Forces‚ the Value Chain or Porters Diamond have
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Question 1: The “Boi-Bumba” in Brazil blends Indigenous‚ African and European culture into one big festival every year and is a nationally celebrated occasion. Citizens gather to enjoy a three hour show with food‚ drinks and entertainment in an arena with 35‚000 people. The Boi Bumba tradition dates back to the colonial days and represents the “kidnapping‚ death and resurrection of an ox.” The plot that is mainly told includes a “Portuguese master and his wife‚ a slave and his pregnant wife and
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PORTER Analysis Competitive rivalry: In United States as in Sweden‚ we can observe there are some companies operating in the furniture industry and there are many on the market retailers like Home Depot‚ Wal-Mart‚ Costco‚ Euromarket‚ etc... The import of products from China for all these companies allows them to sell at low cost. These elements therefore tell us that the furniture industry is very competitive. There is an analysis of the rivalry of IKEA in this sector: IKEA works in a highly
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Porters 5 forces Pestle? Business plan The unexpected Incongruities‚ Process needs‚ Industry structure‚ Demographics Changes in perception‚ New knowledge Idea‚ Invention‚ Innovation‚ Diffusion Companies own assets Physical Intangible Human In the past Competitive advantage came from physical assets such as property/land/Financial clout Still important (anyone fancy taking on Apple?) but Intellectual property (patents) and key process management (we know how to do this) i.e. what we
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PORTERS FIVE FORCE MODEL Porter’s Five force model includes 4 forces: * Potential Entrants(Threat Of Mobility) * Buyers(Buyer Power) * Substitutes(Threat Of Substitutes) * Suppliers(Supplier Power) * Industry Rivalry Application on the Telecom Industry: The forces that affect the Telecom Industry:- INDUSTRY RIVALRY: The above shows the different market share of the different firms such as Airtel which holds 28% of the total share being the highest ‚ Vodaphone
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Vijf Krachtenmodel van Porter Kracht van de afnemer De collectie van de outletwinkels van Ralph Lauren is afkomstig van de normale volprijs winkels en uit de fabriek (Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Annual Report‚ 2009). De overproductie wordt doorgestuurd naar de outletwinkels‚ waardoor zij in staat zijn te bestaan. Dit betekent dat de klanten geen inspraak hebben op de aanwezige collectie in de outletwinkels. Ook heeft de klant geen inspraak op de prijs. Ralph Lauren heeft als streven het leveren van
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Should it focus on identifying a microcosm of the industry or serve the entire market? According to Michael C. Porter‚ the porter’s three (3) generic strategies are very important strategies‚ which can be applied to products and services in any industry or organization regardless of its size. The Three Porter’s Generic Strategies In order to gain competitive advantage‚ Michael Porter developed three generic strategies that a company could use; The Cost Leadership Strategy‚ The Differentiation Strategy
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Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis- Need to include one consistant example-The conclusions/improvements that can be drawn from Porter’s 5 Forces-Every force should have a fancy quote and reference Introduction Developed by Michael E. Porter‚ “Porters 5 Forces” have shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. Intense forces lead to less attractive returns on investment as can be seen in the airline textile and hotel industries. Benign forces exist in industries such as software‚ soft
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PORTERS FIVE FORCES Threat of new entrants: Since nokia was a profitable market. It becomes bait and other companies would like to join. Unless the new entry firms can be blocked‚ the revenue or profit will reduce. However in other to be able to compete with established firms‚ new entrants will need to invest highly in technology and marketing. Hence the threat of new entrants is very low. Power of suppliers: Nokia has a number of suppliers who provide them with equipment’s. Hence nokia could
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Mele Fangu February 11‚ 2013 Speech-5 Payblas ANACONDAS I. Introduction a. A scientist of Brazil was sailing a boat in the Amazon River. His goal was to find the biggest snake in the world‚ the anaconda. Some tragedies occurred in this river due to the deadly matatoro‚ Spanish for “bull killer”. As he was cruising‚ an elongated‚ green figure appeared on the surface of the water. An anaconda. The scientist was so fascinated by this beautiful but deadly reptile‚ he crept closer
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