Acquiring core capabilities through organizational learning: Illustrations from the U.S. military organizations∗ Pierre Barbaroux♣ ♣ Cécile Godé-Sanchez♣ Research Center of the French Air Force Defense and Knowledge Management Department CReA 10.401 – BA 701 – F-13661 Salon Air {pbarbaroux ; cgs}@cr-ea.net Abstract. This paper focuses on the development of core capabilities through organizational learning. It insists on the variety of learning types which must be articulated in order
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Sony has numerous resources and capabilities ranging from tangible to intangible that give them their own unique competitive advantage as well as put them in positions that could potentially hurt their growth and strategy. Sony in the past has made bad strategic decisions in aspects of which technology they pursue. When video tapes were becoming popular Sony’s BetaMax was a failure and now today the Sony brand is leading with their involvement with the Blu-ray. The gaming industry has seen increasing
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Core Competencies A core competency is a concept in management theory originally advocated by CK Prahalad‚ and Gary Hamel‚ two business book writers. In their view a core competency is a specific factor that a business sees as being central to the way it‚ or its employees‚ works. It fulfills three key criteria: 1. It is not easy for competitors to imitate. 2. It can be re-used widely for many products and markets. 3. It must contribute to the end consumer’s experienced benefits. C.K. Prahalad and
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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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University of Phoenix Material Conflict Management Plan 1. Identify the available conflict management strategies and their strengths and weaknesses. Strategy Strengths Weaknesses Collaboration Makes the team stronger while building morale. Ability to problem solve. Sharing in responsibility Not sharing same ideas Causes most popular vote Can be time consuming while coming to an agreement Competition Forces team to think outside the box for better results Cause team
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C. Identify and explain the strengths (4 strengths) and weaknesses (2 weaknesses) of Best Buy They are still growing in time of recession‚ by building more stores in Europe and China. Best Buy remains a dominant player in the electronics industry despite major changes within the sector over the course of the year. Best Buy Co. Inc. is the largest consumer electronic goods retailer in USA and accounts for around twenty percent of the market share in the country. The company outlets are present
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Resources and Capabilities of Catalog 1.1Company Background Catalog is a member company under the Swire Group. Established at 1816‚ Swire has now developed into a big group made up of 9 corporations. Its business ranged from property‚ aviation‚ agribusiness and food chain‚ marine service to trading and industrial‚ crossed over 5 boundaries through 15 regions. Among the companies under Swire‚ Swire Resources Limited acts as a retailer and wholesaler in the area of multi-brand sport and casual
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Able Corporation Business Plan Statement of Academic Integrity I certify that: 1. I prepared this document specifically for this class; 2. I am the author of this document; 3. I am fully disclosing and giving proper credit to any outside assistance received in its preparation; 4. I cited sources of information (e.g.‚ data‚ ideas‚ charts‚ etc.) and used this material to support this document. Student’s Signature: Crystal Clark Introduction Able Corporation is a US manufacturing company
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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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Background Nucor Corporation is a leading American steel company with a headquarters’ staffs of less than 95 people and just 5 layers of management‚ from the CEO to the front-line employee1. It managed to make profit for decades in America despite the period of slow demand for steel‚ and the stiff competition in the industry. So‚ what are Nucor’s competencies that enable it to enjoy continual success? To explore its sources of competitive advantage‚ value chain analysis is constructed. Value-Chain
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