PREGUNTAS 1. ¿Qué beneficios tiene CEMEX y los otros competidores globales del cemento‚ derivados o provenientes de la globalización? ¿Cómo pueden las actividades cross-border agregar valor en una industria‚ aparentemente local‚ como es el cemento? 2. ¿Cómo específicamente se ha manejado CEMEX para superar a los competidores globales líderes en la industria de cemento?.Enfocarse en comparar ésta con Holderbank‚ quién es el otro gran competidor orientado principalmente al cemento. ¿Qué sugiere
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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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innovation as “… (innovation) life cycle is an S-shaped logistic curve consisting of three distinct phases: emergence (the development of the product or service‚ its manufacturing capabilities‚ and its place in the market)‚ growth (where the product family pervades the market). and maturity (where the market issaturated and growth slows)” (William G. Howard‚ 1992). The satisfaction of customers are unlimited‚ they always want new products‚ new function‚ fashion… The mission of a company is satisfy the
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Capabilities Analysis What is it? Capabilities analysis helps clarify the major sets of activities‚ skills‚ and resources that drive value to customers. When do we use it? Capabilities analysis can be useful at the time of strategy formulation—when firms are assessing which strategic options are currently feasible—and may be included in a broader process of determining strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT). In addition‚ capabilities assessment can be used as an initial
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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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holistic. Professor Child states that a superior organization is one of the last sustainable source of competitive advantage (Child‚ 2005‚ p.23). Globalization seems to have changed the basic rules of business organization due to high paced technological innovations and advancement. Global trends have become critical for businesses to survive‚ hence the need to re-organize their way of doing business to be able to respond competitively to rapid changing global circumstances. Professor Child argues
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References: [pic] (Business information demand‚ 2011) 2.4.3 Goodwill “The only asset which cannot be destroyed or undersell by competition is Goodwill” (Field‚ 1906)
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explanation of the internal capacity of leveraging resources and competences and show how they are creating competitive advantage. This will be illustrated through the identification of the key drivers of competitive advantage. A strategic capability analysis of an organisation‚ namely Marks and Spencer. will be undertaken in order to identify which capabilities meet the criteria of value‚ rarity‚ robustness and non-substitutability. This study will be used to emphasise the impact of these key drivers which
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Global Competitive Strategies EXTERNAL ANALYSIS PESTEL ANALYSIS Political factors: -restriction and regulation of imports‚ exports and trade tariffs decide whether a company can compete globally: eg. GATT agreement in 1989‚ Mexico-open marketplace‚ enabled Cemex to expand globally. - governments may decide to nationalize or privatize the cement production; eg. Venezuela nationalized cement production. - political stability of a country will highly affect the performance of the industry
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CIS8000 Global Information Systems Strategy Assignment A Assignment 2 Description Assignment 2 (MIS Project) Marks out of Wtg(%) Due date 100 35% Refer to study schedule CIS8000 Global Information Systems Strategy 2500 words This written assignment is to be electronically submitted through the EASE system in the CIS8000 Study Desk. Hardcopy or email submission will NOT be accepted. Learning objectives This assignment specifically addresses the following learning
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