WWW.IBISWORLD.COM Gym‚Health&FitnessClubsintheUS June 2011 1 Working out: Business will stay strong as demand from health-conscious consumers grows IBISWorld Industry Report 71394 Gym‚ Health & Fitness Clubs in the US June2011 2 AboutthisIndustry 2 2 2 2 Industry Definition Main Activities Similar Industries Additional Resources 16 International Trade 17 Business Locations TaylorHamilton 30 KeyStatistics 30 Industry Data 30 Annual Change 30 Key Ratios 19
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Porter ’s Five-force Model and it ’s continued validity as a strategic management tool Porter ’s Five-force model is a theoretical guide to understanding the pressures that are felt by an industry‚ and by analogy‚ on a company. It can be used in such a way as to allow “the strategic business manager seeking to develop an edge over rival firms … to better understand the industry context in which the firm operates” (Porter‚ 1999). The key to any successful (e.g. profitable) business venture is an
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1. Bibliography of Michael E Porter Michael E. Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor‚ based at Harvard Business School. A University professorship is the highest professional recognition that can be given to a Harvard faculty member. Professor Porter is the fourth faculty member in Harvard Business School history to earn this distinction‚ and is one of about 15 current University Professors at Harvard. Professor Porter is a leading authority on competitive strategy and the
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FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES OF INDUSTRY Michael Porter has postulated that the intensity of competition in an industry is determined by its underlying economic structure1. And he further contends as we saw above‚ that the industry structure is shaped by five basic competitive forces: the threat of new entrances into the industry‚ the bargaining power of suppliers to the industry‚ the threat of substitute products or services‚ the bargaining power of customers or buyers‚ and the Rivalry among Existing
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within the defeated people their complete and total loss while also leaving within them no hope for reversing the outcome by any means available for the foreseeable future. This decisive victory could involve the complete destruction of their military force or by presenting the adversary with a situation where additional hostilities would involve a cost they are unwilling to bear. Second‚ Howard ascertains that the victor must reconcile the defeated party and treat them as a partner in the post conflict
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uncommon business strategy and its implementation. In the first part of the paper we will analyze discount retail industry with use of the Porter’s Five forces model. Porter’s Five forces include Suppliers’ Power‚ New Entrants Threat‚ Customers’ Power‚ Substitutes Threat‚ and Competition Level. In the discount retail industry Suppliers’ Power is low. They are highly dependent on the industry which has enormously grown for the last decades. The producers have to sell to them to maintain own production
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Industry Competition Analysis Midterm Exam 1. What is Industry Life Cycle Theory? Please use global mobile phone (cell phone) manufacturing industry as an example to explain this theory. (50%) Industry Lifecycle Theory describes the different phases of growth and decline that an industry moves through. In most examples of industry lifecycles there are either 4 or 5 phases as shown below: | | Typical 4 Phase Cycle | Typical 5 Phase Cycle | The key difference is often how the
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paper the reader will find a brief analysis of the wine industry in the U.S with the five forces of Porter. The wine production history has been very important since the Egyptian civilization; they began to develop several rustic techniques to create the finest wine. Nowadays‚ using more complex techniques‚ wine experts have created a big variety of this alcoholic drink which could be divided in what the consumer wants: quality or price. The five forces of Porter analyze the competitive intensity
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Individual Assignment Question 1 Word Limit : 1000 words In about 1000 words‚ highlight importance of conducting environmental scanning for a business organization. Question 2 Word Limit : 1000 words Conduct a detailed SWOT and Five Forces analysis for a business organization that you are familiar with in about 1000 words. Importance of Conducting Environmental Scanning for a Business Organization The success of certain organizations depend
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Snap Fitness ACC/566 July 16‚ 2012 David Kochevar Snap Fitness Executive Summary Owning a business is a dream for many people and one way to obtain that dream is to take advantage of a franchise opportunity. Work-out centers are a rapidly growing business. “Economically‚ the health club industry has proven to be recession-proof‚ averaging an 8% annual growth rate since the early 1990’s across all health clubs and gyms”(Snap Fitness‚ 2012). The following paper will reflect
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