causes. Hygiene‚ simple and complex medicines‚ and functions of parts of the body are also covered. The Canon agrees with Aristotle (and disagrees with Hippocrates) that tuberculosis was contagious‚ a fact which was not universally accepted in Europe until centuries later. It also describes the symptoms and complications of diabetes. Both forms of facial paralysis were described in-depth. The Canon of Medicine discussed how to effectively test new medicines: • The drug must be free from any extraneous
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Strategic Framework & Marketing Strategy of Canon Canon is an established international firm in the photocopy and imaging industry. It operates in diverse range of markets which includes business solution‚ computer imaging‚ broadcast and communication‚ medical system and industrial product. The analysis of the internal structures and culture of Canon was carried out by using the McKinsey’s 7S model and SWOT framework to analyse the companies internal capabilities. This strategic framework is divided
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1a) Dynamic capabilities are abilities which enable the organisation to renew and recreate its strategic capabilities to meet the needs of the changing environment. It is the capacity of an organisation to change which enables them to adapt more readily. Sustainable competitive advantage relies on resources‚ competencies and capabilities evolving with the dynamics of the industry. Sustainable competitive advantage is achieved when an organisation’s capabilities are of value to customers‚ unique
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 21: 1105–1121 (2000) DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES: WHAT ARE THEY? KATHLEEN M. EISENHARDT* and JEFFREY A. MARTIN Department of Management Science and Engineering‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ California‚ U.S.A. This paper focuses on dynamic capabilities and‚ more generally‚ the resource-based view of the firm. We argue that dynamic capabilities are a set of specific and identifiable processes such as product development‚ strategic decision making‚ and
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Strategic Capabilities 2011 Introduction Strategy is all about planning the next moves‚ making decisions - how and where to move forward from the current position. In the past‚ strategy was associated mainly with the military sector‚ the top chiefs of command were making tactical choices in order to defeat their rivals and achieve victory. In the business sector the purpose of strategy is in principle the same‚ planning and building a road or path that will lead us to where ever it is
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“An internal capacity for leveraging resources and competences is a prerequisite for creating competitive advantage. Discuss‚ with references to theory and real world organization of your choice”. Strategic management is a multi faced and vast area of study with many theorists presenting differing views as to what is crucial to the successful formulation of strategy. This essay will present an explanation of the internal capacity of leveraging resources and competences and show how they are creating
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What are capabilities? What must firms do to create capabilities? Capability is a capacity for a set of resources to integratively perform a stretch task. It represents the identity of the firm as perceived by both its employees and customers. It is the firm’s ability to perform better than competitors using a distinctive and difficult to replicate set of business attributes. The organization’s capability is comprised of three core assets – physical capital‚ including all tangible assets; technology
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of the author. Designated person authorising scanning: Anne Petrie Module title: Strategic management (accounting‚ economics and finance) Module number: UMSD7U-15-3 Extract Author: Ghoshal‚ S and Ackenhusen‚ M Extract title: Case 10: Canon: Competing on Capabilities Book Author/Editor: De Wit‚ B & Meyer‚ R Year Published: 1998 Book title: Strategy: process‚ content‚ context: an international perspective Edition: 2nd Publisher: International Thomson Business Press‚ London Page Numbers: 1038 - 1053
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CANON STRENGTHs: * Strong promotion: Canon India photo Marathon Contest 2011. Prizes- Grand prize: Photo clinic tour to Tasmania‚ Australia for top 2 winners 2nd prize winner: Wins the EOS 600D ( 18-55mm lens kit ) 3rd prize winner: Wins the EOS 550D ( 18-55mm lens kit) 4th prize winner: Wins the EOS 1100D (18-55mm IS lens kit) Held at three places simultaneously-
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multicultural canon it would be very complicated due to cultures accommodate a variety of values and beliefs‚ and if we could manage to have a multicultural canon there would be conflict about what
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