COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY EQUITY BANK LIMITED By Chege Bernard K. K. A Management Research Project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi October 2008 ii DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been submitted for a degree in any other university. Signed: ____________________________________ Chege Bernard K. K. Regn No: D61/P/8500/04 Date: _______________________________________
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theoretical knowledge about business administration and practical knowledge. I got the opportunity to do my internship program from Grameenphone Ltd therefore I have decided to do an internship report on “Product and service marketing strategy of cellphone industry: Study on Grameenphone." Internship program is basically a three month duration program where I worked under the Internet and broadband commercial division. OBJECTIVES OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The main objectives are as follows
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1.0 Introduction Strategy is a long term directions for companies. Bennett (1996‚ cited by Cousins 2000) describes strategy as: “The word strategy is used to describe the direction that the organisation chooses to follow in order to fulfil its mission”. Today‚ strategies are vital for businesses‚ in many cases it helps to achieve a competitive advantage. Increasing competition in most sectors and technological development has led to accelerated changes in the global economy. In order to meet
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Case Study: Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction 1 The pharmaceutical industry entails a team involved in the invention of a drug. The team consists of the drug producers‚ formulators‚ promoters and prescribers. (Swayne‚ Duncan‚ & Ginter‚ 2011) Since the foundation of the pharmaceutical industry in the 90’s with inventions of Insulin and Penicillin‚ the purpose of the pharmaceutical companies has been for production of Medicines and medical devices. (Ency) The
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Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models (Including Basic‚ Issue-Based‚ Alignment‚ Scenario and Organic) Written by Carter McNamara‚ MBA‚ PhD‚ Authenticity Consulting‚ LLC. Copyright 1997-2006. Adapted from the Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation. There is no one perfect strategic planning model for each organization. Each organization ends up developing its own nature and model of strategic planning‚ often by selecting a model and modifying it as they
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to strengthen the company’s competitive assets and to reduce its competitive liabilities. E) getting in the best strategic group and dominating it. 2. Corporate strategy options for diversified companies include A) broadening the company’s business scope by making new acquisitions in new industries. B) divesting weak-performing businesses and retrenching to a narrower base of business operations. C) restructuring the company’s business lineup with a
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rapid economic growth in emerging Asian economies (most notably China). The minerals industry has been both a beneficiary of reforms that have made the economy more open and flexible and a driver of Australia’s improved economic performance. The Millennium Mining Boom represents a decade-long structural adjustment with mining now a permanently larger part of Australia’s economy. • • The resources industry as a whole (including oil and gas) accounted for around 18 per cent of Australia’s nominal
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Industry Analysis Case Study B: Southwest Airlines Strategy (Captain Marvel) The Success of the Southwest Airlines Strategy Whiteboard • “How successful has Southwest’s strategy been?” o Southwest market cap > total of all other airlines § By being UNIQUE! Notes • • Southwest has been the only consistently profitable airline since deregulation‚ and it has implemented none of the standard tactics. If the answer to its success is not the industry‚ it must be the strategy. Industry
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Banana (Musa Paradisiaca) Peel Shoe Polish Title: How Banana peels can be turned into shoe polish Introduction: The Banana (Musa Paradisiaca) is a great source of potassium‚ the banana is not just ‘any fruit’ you could eat any time of the day you can also use this to whiten your teeth but what if there is
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has a market share of 23‚5%. The expected growth rate for the airline industry is 6‚7%. USF has a substantial amount of business and first-class customers. The fleet of USF is mixed; there are several types of models from different suppliers. B. Statement of the issue The management of USF is facing a profitability issue. The operations are not efficient enough to generate a net profit. So they have to conduct a strategy to make the USF profitable again. 1/12 C. Alternative solutions
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