Wal-Mart’s Core Competencies Wal-Mart is a company that has taken its core competencies‚ which are the capabilities the firm emphasizes and performs especially well while pursuing its vision (Ireland‚ Hoskisson‚ Hitt‚ 2008)‚ and turned them into competitive advantages. Core competencies must satisfy four characteristics in order to be a competitive advantage. These advantages‚ according to our text‚ include: *valuable‚ *rare‚ *difficult to imitate‚*nonsubstitutable. Wal-Mart’s Core Competencies:
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Home Depot – 2010 Financial Report For fiscal year ended January 30‚ 2011 ("fiscal 2010")‚ Home Depot reported Net Earnings of $3.3 billion and Diluted Earnings per Share of $2.01 compared to Net Earnings of $2.7 billion and Diluted Earnings per Share of $1.57 for fiscal year ended January 31‚ 2010 ("fiscal 2009"). The results for fiscal 2010 included a $51 million pretax charge related to the extension of our guarantee of a senior secured loan of HD Supply‚ Inc. (the "HD Supply Guarantee Extension")
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direction of success. In my own leadership journey‚ I have been able to identify some of my core leadership strengths‚ as well as understanding which competencies allow for the most improvement. Of the seven leadership competencies discussed during lecture‚ I will be discussing the first five‚ as the last two competencies are more or less company specific. In order from weakest to strongest‚ my competencies are Personal Effectiveness‚ Execution‚ Operational Excellence‚ Inspiration of Others and Employee/Team
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Home Depot Questions for Case Discussion 1. Look at page 16 of the case (Selected Financial Data). Note that fiscal 1985 ends on February 2‚ 1986 (there is a typo on this page; the far left numbers column should be February 2‚ 1986 instead of February 2‚ 1985). Evaluate Home Depot ’s performance in the following areas: • Growth in Sales • Growth in Total Assets • Change in Net Income • Growth in Long-term Debt 2. Look at page 17 of the case (Management Discussion). Compare 1985 to 1983
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Uber has several core competencies that have positioned the company well. First and foremost‚ they are a market leader‚ and this has given the company an advantage in the marketplace as others have followed suite. Second‚ their aggressive management style with an entrepreneurial orientation have led the company to success through its initial startup stages. Third‚ their use of technology to bring together gps mapping‚ payment systems‚ driver and passenger rating systems‚ all in a customer friendly
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Twitter Core Competencies Analysis Summary: In the article called “Twitter tries to widen appeal to more users”‚ Amir Efrati from the wall street journal addresses Twitter’s new marketing campaign to appeal to new users and also existing users. The company’s goal is to educate their users about the services that Twitter provides‚ something many of their users failed to notice‚ such as organizing their favorite tweets‚ setting tweet priority and receive only relevant tweets on certain topic. Many
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Croc’s Core Competencies: One of Croc’s core competencies was their revolutionized supply chain. They created a model unheard of in the foot wear industry. The footwear industry was based on two seasons‚ spring and fall. Traditionally‚ bulk orders were placed by retailer’s months in advance for the upcoming season with little to no option to make changes during the selling season. Croc’s production and supply model eliminated the limitations placed on retailers for ordering product. They developed
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Core Competencies of IPE Increased demand for care of diverse patients and cultural needs of patients with complex health care needs has necessitated increased collaboration among health care professionals‚ and respect for the contribution of other disciplines to provide patient centered care ((Ward‚ Schiller‚ & Goodman‚ 2014). To address this need‚ core competencies for IPE were developed by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) committee consisting of six health care disciplines
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Question 1: Does Chipotle Mexican Grill have any core competencies and‚ if so‚ what are they? After analyzing the case‚ I have came to a conclusion that Chipotle Mexican Grill has four core competencies that make the company more superior than its competitors: 1. Focused Menu The first core competency of Chipotle Mexican Grill is its focused menu‚ which offers a fairly limited dishes – burritos‚ burrito bowls‚ tacos‚ and salads‚ along with soft drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ and milk. Its customers‚ nevertheless
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1. On the basis of Home Depot’s response to environmentalist issues‚ describe the attributes (power‚ legitimacy‚ urgency) of this stakeholder. Using the Reactive Defensive-Accommodative-Proactive Scale in Chapter 2‚ assess the company’s strategy and performance with environmental and employee stakeholders. In 1990 Home Depot began to work off a basis of environmental principles. People in the community pushed for the company to become more eco-friendly. These principles help to guide a number of
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