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3) Core competence / sustainable competitive advantage Online Services Division: Microsoft’s search‚ portal‚ advertising and personal communications services‚ including online information offerings such as Bing and the MSN portals and channels. Server and Tools Business: Microsoft infrastructure software‚ developer tools and cloud platform‚ including products such as Windows Server‚ SQL Server‚ Visual Studio‚ System Center and the Windows Azure Platform. Microsoft Business Solutions: A portfolio
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onducting the strategic analysis of AB Electrolux‚ it is assumed that it must be analyzed in both business level and corporate level since the company’s strategy path is towards becoming the leader in household appliance industry while competing with the first leader in the industry Whirlpool Corporation and other dominating companies such as GE Appliances and LG Electronics. It is obvious that Electrolux managed to be globally successful focussed on sustainability matters and consumer needs
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resources‚ capabilities and core competencies? Does Sony have a sustainable competitive advantage? Sony Corporation is considered one of the world’s most successful companies‚ operating in the “electronics‚ games‚ music‚ films and financial services” industry (Hanson et al‚ 2001). Sony is known for creating “products that stimulate the senses and refresh the spirit” (Sony‚ 2007). Effectively managing a combination of its resources‚ capabilities and core competencies‚ has allowed Sony to create
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must be displayed in the factory notice board. 53.Compensatory holidays: * In case an employee is deprived of his holiday he will be given compensatory holidays within that month or within two months immediately after that month. 54.Daily Hours: * No employee will work more than 9 hours in a day. * It can be exceeded to facilitate change of shifts with prior approval of chief inspector. * In case of overtime he has to be paid double the wages of normal working hours. 55.Intervals
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Explain why the issues facing Electrolux were strategic. Axel Wenner-Gren‚ the founding father of Electrolux‚ established the principles by which the company still thrives. His dream to improve quality of life has had fundamental impact on homes around the world. Today’s Electrolux‚ 90 years later‚ is a global leader in household appliances and appliances for professional use. One of the reasons why the issues facing Electrolux were strategic is the long- term direction. The company put an
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keep moving on to make the world different. When Steve Jobs passed away‚ not only fans of Apple products but also those who appreciate his great contribution to electrical industry feel sad about the loss of a great man. 2. What were Apple’s competencies in the music and telephone business? Are they a source of competitive advantage? Why or why not? Apple’s
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Companies should strive to develop unique resources in order to gain a lasting competitive advantage. Competitive advantage‚ whatever is source‚ can ultimately be attributed to the ownership of valuable resources that enable the company to perform activities efficiently at comparatively lower costs than its competitors. Superior performance will therefore be based on developing a competitively distinct set of resources and deploying them in a well-conceived strategy. Companies should abandon the
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Question 4 Assess the strategic alternative used by the firm Burger King is the world’s largest flame broiled fast food restaurant chain. As of mid-2009‚ it operated about 12000 restaurants in all 50 states and in 74 countries and U.S. territories worldwide through a combination of company-owned and franchised operations‚ which together employed nearly 400‚000 people worldwide. Two major ways in which Burger King differentiates itself from competitors are the way it cooks hamburgers by its
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Core Competencies of a Clinical Nurse Practitioner and a Non-Clinical Nurse Administrator Susan Brown South University Dr. Donna Falsetti Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse – NSG5000 October 7‚ 2012 Although both the non-clinical nursing administrator and the clinical nurse practitioner are both advanced positions in the field of nursing‚ they are not the same position that requires the same core competencies across the board. Nursing is a challenging field of study that allows for similarities
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