Executive Summary This report seeks to evaluate the major issue facing eBay with regards to its international strategy. This will be done through the analysis of eBay’s competitive environment using the Porter’s 5 forces and positioning in the industry using the BCG portfolio matrix. Following which‚ we will proceed to identify the sustainable competitive advantages of eBay using the resource-based view of the firm. The core competence of eBay will also be discussed. Through an overview of the above
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Main body Exploration of meaning of downsizing – Definition Organizational Perspective Downsizing is the planned set of organizational policies and practices aimed at reducing the extant workforce with the goal of improving firm performance (Datta et al.‚ 2010: 282) Individual Perspective Downsizing
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structural changes in NCLH. Next order of business is the growth of the firm‚ where we aim to identify the vertical and horizontal integrations made in NCLH. Moreover we will look into Goolds diversification theories‚ and the core competence theory of Prahalad. NCLHs
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The Future of Management by Gary Hamel and Bill Breen (Harvard Business School Press‚ 2007) The end of current management In his book The Future of Management‚ Gary Hamel poses the significant question on the existing management practices which have gone unquestioned before. Most of the modern management models were stemmed from the industrialization of the late 19th and early 20th century. In that time‚ they were highly efficient management methods in dividing up employees’ tasks and responsibilities
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Groupon: A comprehensive Strategy TM583 – Course Project By Jesse Marcano Cory Shenault Clifton Leonard Table of Contents Introduction 2 Section 1 - Strategy 3 Section 2 – Core Competencies 6 Section 3 – Industry Dynamics 10 Section 4 – Technology Sourcing and Internal Innovation 13 Section 5 – Product Development Strategy 16 Section 6 – Strategy to Protect Innovations 17 Conclusion 20 Bibliography 20 Introduction Groupon did not invent the daily deal website; however
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unaffordable to the BOP. 2.2 Bottom of the Pyramid (Base of the Pyramid) The distribution of wealth and the capacity to generate incomes in the world can be captured in the form of a pyramid‚ which is known as the economic pyramid. According to (Prahalad‚ 2005)‚ the Bottom of the Pyramid or the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) represents the majority of population in the world who earn less than $2 per day. Approximately 4 billion of the world population belongs to the BOP generating a plethora of
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The figure grows to at least four billion by increasing incomes just a few dollars more. The sole purpose of the study is to show MNCs the great possibility of this 4-5 billion and ever-growing untouched or partially touched market. Description Prahalad (2004‚ p. 21) claims that the BOP potential market is $13 trillion at PPP (Purchasing Power Parity). This grossly over-estimates the BOP market size. The average consumption of poor people is $1.25 per day (The World Bank‚ 2005). Assuming there are
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on the phenomena at the industry level. Likewise‚ the core competencies approach emphasized the importance both of the skills and collective learning embedded in an organization‚ but little emphasis was placed on the external environment. From Prahalad ’s article titled "The Core Competence of the Corporation"‚ core competencies entail the collective learning in an organization and how diverse production skills and multiple streams of technologies are integrated. Core competence involves communication
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Data Analysis for Hospitality Management Assignment 1: Balance Scorecard of Hilton Hotels and Resorts (Front Office) Total Word Count – 2135 words (excluding figures and matrix) Table of Contents 1. Introduction 4 2. Strategic Map (Group Work) 4 3. Financial Perspective (Fanny Dewi) 5 4. Customer Perspective (Karn Kapur) 9 5. Internal Business Perspective (Kyounghee Joo) 10 6. Innovation Perspectives (Avisek Biswas) 12 7. Balanced Scorecard (Summary) (Group Work) 14
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