the incumbent companies are earning profits greater than their cost of capital. Furthermore‚ we are told that entry will occur until profits net of the cost of capital are driven to zero. Obviously‚ this view of the world is too simplistic. We can think of many examples of markets with no regulatory barriers to entry in which incumbent companies are making high profits‚ yet little or no entry occurs. For example‚ in a 1999 working paper‚ Boston University economist Marc Rysman estimates that the profits
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Market Entry Timing Strategy Empirical study (Robinson and Fornell‚ 1985) shows that first mover 20%‚ early followers 17%‚ and late entrants 13% market share. Robinson (1988) believes that the order of entry alone explain 8.9% of the variation in market shares. It has been shown that the longer the elapsed time between entry of the first mover and that of later entrants‚ the more opportunities becomes available to the first mover to achieve cost and differentiation advantages. A longer response
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contributor to the proliferation of this kopi-kaya toast business is its low entry barrier. The need of expertise in toast and coffee‚ if even any‚ can easily be acquired and new entrants can effortlessly familiarize themselves with most of the operation in this business. Barriers to entry (Low) One major factor that has contributed to this seemingly lucrative business of traditional kopi and toast‚ is its low barriers to entry. There is minimal requirement of field expertise‚ an average sum of budget
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Awareness of the five forces can help a company understand the structure of its industry and stake out a position that is more profitable and less vulnerable to attack. 78 Harvard Business Review | January 2008 | hbr.org STRATEGY STRATEGY by Michael E. Porter Peter Crowther SHAPE THE FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES THAT Editor’s Note: In 1979‚ Harvard Business Review published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” by a young economist and associate professor‚ Michael E. Porter
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KENYA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT COURSE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUBJECT: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- NAME: JOSPHAT OMARI ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ADM NO: EMBU/00240 WORKBASED ASSIGNMENT DATE OF SUBMISSION 31/7/2010 DISCUSS HOW MICHAEL PORTERSCOMPETATIVE FORCES BEING IS APPLIED IN THE BANKING SECTOR Introduction:
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Chapter 1 Problems 3. An orthopedic group practice has decided to develop a pediatric sports medicine program. Identify potential target markets for this new service. Potential target markets for this service would be in an inner city community that has a concentrated amount of middle/high school consumers with multiple athletic programs. Being in the inner city‚ potential consumers would typically resort to the emergency room‚ urgent care clinic‚ or a pediatrician. Another potential target
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Strategic Management Analysing the external environment (part 1) What’s going on out there now and in the future? Environmental influences in the broadest sense Macro/general environment: PESTEL Environmental influences related to the dynamics of the industry under question Competitive environment: Porter’s Five Forces (Porter‚ 1980) Example PESTEL The automobile industry Political – Climate change agenda – Fuel prices – Expansion of EU Economic – – – – Changes in
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and increase competition will reduce the industry’s attractiveness. New entrants may have significant resources that signal the ability to gain market share and influence profitability. When analysing this threat‚ marketers should examine the barriers to entry and the reaction of existing companies to new competitors. Present
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ELASTICITY Introduction & Definition: Elasticity is defined as a general concept used to quantify the response in one variable when another variable changes. Economist usually measure responsiveness using the concept of elasticity. Elasticity is a general concept that can be used to quantify the response in one variable when another variable changes. So‚ we can say that if some variable X changes in response to changes in another variable Y‚ the elasticity of X with respect to Y is equal to the
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Class #2: EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS - LOBLAW 1. Please give a summary of the case / problem statement • Threat of new entry in industry‚ company thinks they may need to take some action to either prevent this or stay competitive 2. What environmental components are relevant for Loblaw’s external analysis? Why? • Industry: Grocery Retail • Technological- new technologies (RFID‚ ECCNet) o Process management‚ integration of store
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