Under Armour: Case 1 The following is an environmental analysis of the “performance apparel” business sector of the athletic apparel industry‚ with an analysis on Under Armour‚ the 3rd largest athletic apparel company. The company is clearly rapidly growing‚ touching markets that have been dominated before‚ but continues to pride themselves on the performance of their products. The first section of this analysis will cover the trends in technology‚ economics‚ demographics‚ socialites and culture
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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Environmental analysis First of all it is considered as crucial to find out in which environment the company CHR exists‚ therefore I decided to use Porter`s five forces model and Pest analysis. 1. 1 Porter`s five forces model This model was articulated for the first time by Michael Porter in 1979 in his successful record-breaker book named “How competitive forces shape strategy” (Porter‚ p.78). Five forces are illustrated in following picture. Source: Porter‚ p. 78 Before this analysis will begin
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PESTLE analysis? A PESTLE analysis considers the Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal‚ and Environmental factors affecting a company. A PESTLE analysis for Tesco‚ and similar companies‚ would need to consider all of these factors in some detail. Other analysis techniques A PESTLE analysis for Tesco‚ and other large corporations‚ is usefully complemented by using other analysis techniques‚ like SWOT analysis‚ or Porter’s Five Forces analysis. A PESTLE Analysis for Tesco
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Executive Summary Sonic is the largest drive-in chain in the United States. Under the slogan "America’s Drive-In‚" a Sonic features fast service by roller-skating carhops and unique menu items that cannot be found at McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ or Wendys. Sonic restaurants operate in 27 states so it is smaller than leading fast food chains however it is still a significant competitor. Founded by Troy Smith and Charlie Pappe in 1953‚ Sonic went from a single root beer stand to a popular franchise
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Nokia Corporate Finance Julio Santiesteban 589550 November‚ 2012. Index • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Executive Summary Brief Firm Bio Corporate Governance General Economic Analysis Industry Analysis Competitive Analysis Financial Analysis Value Creation Analysis Conclusions and Recommendations Appendix References Page # 3 Page # 4 Page # 5 Page # 6 Page # 7 Page # 8 Page # 9 Page # 12 Page # 13 Page # 14 Page # 26 2 Executive Summary Nokia has been
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JESSOPS Qianqian Zhang Group DF Jessops Strategy Analysis 09/02/2012 Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Introduction 3 3. PEST analysis 4 3.1 Political factor 4 3.2 Economic factors 4 3.2 Social factors 5 3.3 Technological factors 5 4. SWOT analysis 5 4.1 Strengths 5 4.2 Weaknesses 6 4.3 Opportunities 6 4.4 Threat 6 5. Porter’s five-forces 7 5.1 Threat of new entrants----high 8 5.2 Power of buyers----high 8 5.3 Bargaining power of suppliers----high 8 5.4
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BPSM (FedEx-UPS) Creating Value at FedEx and UPS From the company’s founding close to 30 years ago‚ FedEx’s strategic competitiveness has been based on an obsession with‚ and careful nurturing of‚ delivery speed and reliability as its core competencies. These competencies have been critical to the pursuit of the opportunities that were associated with Frederick W. Smith’s early vision of today’s fast-cycle global economy. Believing that value could be added to business firms’ operations if
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ownership in 1986 by offering two million shares of common stock. It was approved by the New York Stock exchange in 1987 and has been there ever since. 2. A company with the history of Harley-Davidson has few weaknesses and threats‚ but a SWOT analysis can help them turn them into favorable opportunities and strengths. Strengths- Customer loyalty is probably the number one strength of Harley ’s business. Once a person buys a Harley‚ it seems as though they become trapped in the entire Harley
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Internal and Industry Analysis 7 3.1 Porter’s six forces analysis 7 3.2 Financial position 8 3.3 Product position 9 3.4 Pipeline developments 11 3.5 R&D analysis
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