activity that is central to the company’s ability to achieve a competitive advantage. • Distinctive Competency – An internal‚ value-creating activity that is unique and allows a company to achieve a competitive advantage. • Capability – A company’s ability to put its resources and competencies to productive use. Core competencies are rarely reliant on a single department – they are more likely to owe their existence to a strong collaboration between two or more departments. Strategically relevant
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Executive Summary The following comprehensive strategic plan focuses on the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG). Recommend the board of directors to adopt a diversification strategy in order to increase profitability and grow its presence in globally and emerging markets. This paper will further evaluate the company strategic direction with the mission‚ vision statement and corporate social responsibility. Follow with a SWOT analysis to identify the internal and external situation‚ financial ratios
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Marks & Spencer Resources‚ Capabilities & Competitive Advantage Compiled for Paull Robathan. Author: Kerry Sheehan Monday‚ 02 February 2004 1EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the period up until the mid 1990’s M&S had a market leading share of the clothing market. They used their resources and subsequent capabilities to exploit their differences from the competitors and create competitive advantage by: *Empowering suppliers/manufacturers with design responsibility *Closely managing supplier relationships
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Hotel Group (IHG) Company Student Numbers; 307473 307540 307576 308254 A dissertation in report form submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Financial Management II of the Higher Diploma in Events‚ Hotel and Tourism Management IMI International Hotel Management Institute‚ Switzerland October 2010 Abstract: This report is illustrated about the capital structure of Inter Continental Hotel Group Company. The IHG Company
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Appendix 3 – Internal Analysis Resources: a) Tangible resources: i) Physical: plants and equipment * H-D invests continuously in plants and equipment. * H-D plants are located in different states in the US‚ very far from each other‚ which causes very high transportation costs. i) Technological: * H-D is known for its technological backwardness in terms of engines‚ suspension systems‚ braking systems‚ and transmissions. iii)
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1a) Dynamic capabilities are abilities which enable the organisation to renew and recreate its strategic capabilities to meet the needs of the changing environment. It is the capacity of an organisation to change which enables them to adapt more readily. Sustainable competitive advantage relies on resources‚ competencies and capabilities evolving with the dynamics of the industry. Sustainable competitive advantage is achieved when an organisation’s capabilities are of value to customers‚ unique
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References: Barney‚ J. (2004). Firm resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage. Strategy: Process Content Context: an international perspective‚ de Wit & Meyer ‚ 285-292. Chui‚ M. (2011‚ November). Mckinsey & Company. Retrieved June 10‚ 2014‚ from Inside P&G ’s Digital Revolution: http://www
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internal capacity for leveraging resources and competences is a prerequisite for creating competitive advantage. Discuss‚ with references to theory and real world organization of your choice”. Strategic management is a multi faced and vast area of study with many theorists presenting differing views as to what is crucial to the successful formulation of strategy. This essay will present an explanation of the internal capacity of leveraging resources and competences and show how they are creating
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Strategic Capabilities 2011 Introduction Strategy is all about planning the next moves‚ making decisions - how and where to move forward from the current position. In the past‚ strategy was associated mainly with the military sector‚ the top chiefs of command were making tactical choices in order to defeat their rivals and achieve victory. In the business sector the purpose of strategy is in principle the same‚ planning and building a road or path that will lead us to where ever it is
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In marketing there is‚ what is) called a Unique Selling Proposition (USP. This is an important tool available for marketing‚ to differentiate the position and competition. Some vendors position their products based on price‚ durability‚ quality‚ easy to use and so on‚ as their USP. And you as a person? What makes you different? What is your area of excellence? Should it be regarded as a product‚ why shouldsomeone to buy the other person? To be more precise‚ what is truly unique and special about
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