Gazelle in 2012 Gazelle is a leading online market to purchase and sell used electronic devices. However‚ its legal name is “Second Rotation” but customers see it as “gazelle” which was chosen for branding and operational purpose by Gannet‚ Aurelien McElhiney the co founders of Second rotation. How did gazelle attain sustainable competitive advantage? The secret of Gazelle for attaining the sustainable competitive advantage (a competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to
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Research Project #2: Porter’s Five Forces Applied to the US Auto Industry Ty Webb State University ECON 600 Dr. Frederic (2.) Abstract This report focuses on the identification‚ analysis‚ and application of Porter’s Forces to the United States automobile industry. The report focuses on the application of Porter’s Five Forces to the industry as a whole‚ and is broken down into the individual applications of each force. Sources used in the production of this report are drawn from many disciplines
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4.1 Recall the evanstonian‚ an upscale independent hotel that caters to both bussines and leisure travelers‚ introduced in chapter 3 in exercise 3.10. when a guest calls room service at the evanstonian‚ the room-service manager takes down the order. She then submits an order ticket to the kitchen to begin preparing the food. She also gives an order to the sommelier (i.e.‚ the wine waiter) to fetch wine from the cellar and to prepare any other alcoholic beverages. Eighty percent of room-service orders
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resources Dynamic capabilities: capabilities that are constantly being changes and reconfigured to make them more adaptive to an uncertain environment Core rigidity or deficiency: a strength that over time matures and may become a weakness VRIO framework 1. Value: Does it provide customer value and competitive advantage? 2. Rareness: Do no other companies possess it? 3. Imitability: IS it costly for others to imitate? 4. Organization: Is the firm organized to exploit the resource Evaluating
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Dirt Bikes USA‚ a small company‚ started in 1994 by Carl Schmidt and Steven McFadden. Two young experienced bikers who had experience in engineering who wanted to create a racing bike using their frames and top-quality engines manufactured by other companies. While Dirt Bikes is still owned by Carl‚ CEO and Steven‚ President and COO‚ they now have 120 employees working in different departments such as design‚ engineering and production. They have a service and parts department for warrantee services
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The VRIO framework (Barney‚ 1995) is one of the most significant approaches that suggests ways to achieve sustainable competitive advantage through HR. VALUE HR executives must address a primary question “How can HR aid in either decreasing costs or increasing revenues?” In today’s time when everyone is talking numbers; the HR department has to prove its worth and show that it creates value for the organizations. HR can help a firm achieve sustainable competitive advantage by creating value
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The Roles Mintzberg published his Ten Management Roles in his book‚ "Mintzberg on Management: Inside our Strange World of Organizations‚" in 1990. The ten roles are: Figurehead. Leader. Liaison. Monitor. Disseminator. Spokesperson. Entrepreneur. Disturbance Handler. Resource Allocator. Negotiator. The 10 roles are then divided up into three categories‚ as follows: Category Role Interpersonal Figurehead Leader Liaison
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2008 | 2007 | Industry Average | 59.9% | | | Nike | 52.4% | 59.0% | 52.1% | Adidas | 135.0% | 181.5% | 175.4% | Under Armour | 36.4% | 47.3% | 39.3% | K-Swiss | 114.0% | 121.7% | 116.2% | VRIO 1) NIKE Financial Resources * The first resource we have analyzed based on the VRIO framework is the firm’s financial
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Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Internalizing Sales Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Printing | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Selling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Question 1 : Apply the VRIO Framework of Harlequin in series romance fiction The primary issue facing Harlequin is the steady loss of share in a growing women’s fiction market due to the growing popularity of single-title novels. With the volume sales dependence that is inherent
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evidence for all sides of an issue. In addition‚ then it requires accepting the conclusion that is supported best by the evidence. The weak sense critical thinker is biased to their world view of perspectives. Their way of thinking is with a closed mind frame. Their ego is in the way of viable‚ and transparent reasoning. For example‚ I remember at the age of 19‚ I still did not have a car of my own. I had to rely on family and friends to get me to work and other destinations. However‚ with the emotions
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