Porter’s five forces is a tool to analyze industry structure and assess industry profitability. It also helps a company create an effective positioning strategy. An industry has similar products‚ the same buyers and the same suppliers. The five forces include: 1. New entries: new comers to the existing industry. Typically‚ a higher threat of entry or lower barrier to entry drives down an industry’s profitability. A high industry barrier often comes from: 1) High economies of scale that gives new
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COMM 401 – Sections A-B-E Strategy and Competition Fall 2014 Day: M-W A(8:45-10) B(10:15-11:30) E(2:45-4) Classroom: A(MB 6.425) B(MB 2.435) E(MB S2.401 Instructor: Michel Greiche Tel.: 514-848-2424 ext: 2009 Fax: 514-848-4292 E-mail: mgreiche@jmsb.concordia.ca Office: MB 13.353 Office Hours: Tuesdays 1-3 or by appointment Course Description This course introduces the concepts of strategic management and competitive analysis to develop critical management skills within
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COMM 401: Midterm Assignment Shanzhai! MediaTek and the “White Box” Handset Market COMM 401 Strategy and Competition Liliya Lyubman Section Q Word Count: 1‚ 496 February 14th‚ 2013 1. Background: With the rapid evolution of telephony in the past few years‚ many wireless chipset manufacturing plants have confronted challenges adapting to the emerging market trends. In 2009‚ MediaTek took the fabless semiconductor market by surprise‚ capitalizing
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In the early 1990s the ice cream industry was state regulated. It had artificial market‚ where all production was sold despite huge overproduction in the industry. During transition from state governed to market economy‚ the industry shrank rapidly and was unattractive mainly because of political and financial turmoil. Once Russian economy reemerged from the crisis‚ in the late 2001‚ the industry stabilized. Industry forces started to play major part in its attractiveness and macro factors did not
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John Molson School of Business‚ Concordia University Comm 401 - Strategy and Competition Individual Midterm Assignment GREE Inc. Due date: October 27‚ 2014 Prepared by: Itohan Okoebor Overview and Problem Identification: GREE Inc. has been succeeded to be one of the top Companies that dominated Japan social gaming market from 2004 till 2012. The in-house games development‚ successful in monetizing mobile social games‚ and development of its platform that it offered
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appendices on p.5) Political 1) From 1991-1998 No longer anti-alcohol campaign to boost ice-cream industry. Ice cream industry had to complete with substitute products. 2) Since 1998 Financial Crisis‚ Russian rubles devalued by two-thirds. Russians cannot afford foreign products and companies relied more on national suppliers. 3) 1999 VAT raise. Fruit-based ice-creams and popsicles raised to 20% VAT. Consumer buy less ice-cream because of elastic demand‚ revenue is less. Economical 1) Privatized companies
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1. How structurally attractive is the Russian ice cream industry and how is it likely to evolve? Porter’s 5 forces Analysis: 1. Supplier Power: The main suppliers in the ice-cream industry comprises the suppliers of raw materials such as milk‚ milk powder‚ sugar‚ flavor additives and suppliers of equipment and technology. a. Ingredient Suppliers: There are numerous suppliers for the ingredients in the market and there is very less differentiation among these ingredients. Besides‚ since these ingredients
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Ice-Fili “A storied market leader facing competitive pressures” To: Senior Management‚ Ice-Fili February 12‚ 2012 Current Situation Ice-Fili was able to maintain its leading position in the Russian ice cream industry during volatile times. However‚ it now faces even tougher challenges that threaten its future prospects: reduction in ice-cream consumption‚ emergence of cost-efficient regional players‚ and the lack of a quality distribution system. After analyzing the situation‚ we recommend
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Case Study # 401 A number of issues are exposed in this case study that address human relationships in the workplace‚ effective leadership‚ teamwork and followership. This case study is an attempt to identify and recommend ways to improve these relationships. From the information that has been presented‚ I believe that a lack of skills in managing the situation and a lack of experience in working successfully at senior levels in organization resulted in a failure to keep up with corporate
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Noli Me Tangere‚ 1887 “Noli Me Tangere… signify “do not touch me”. The book contains things of which no one among ourselves has spoken up to the present; they are so delicate that they cannot be touched by anybody… I have endeavored to answer the calumnies which for centuries had been heaped on us and our country: I have described the social condition‚ the life‚ our beliefs‚ our hopes‚ our desires‚ our grievances‚ our grief… The facts I narrate are all true and they actually happened. I can prove
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