IKEA Case Study Question 1 Investigate IKEA ’s business model and sources of competitive advantage as depicted in the case. Why do you think it has been so sucsessfull in the fragmentated fuurniture industry? What do you concider to be IKEA ’s main weaknesses? To answer question one I will split the question into three parts. Begining by investigating IKEA ’s business model and sources of competitive advantage. Then goin on to adress why it has been so sucsessfull in the fragmented furniture
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IKEA is a Swedish based furniture and furnishings company that sells “everything from cutlery to kitchens” (Jones‚ G 2007). The business revolves around the philosophy of “We do our bit‚ you do your bit and together we save money”. The company’s success is based on its ability to adapt to change‚ sensitivity to customers and acting sensibly with suppliers. In 2006‚ IKEA made plans to expand their e-commerce strategy to allow people from the United Kingdom to purchase goods online (Kemp‚ E 2006).
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Exploring Corporate Strategy CLASSIC CASE STUDIES Nokia: The Consumer Electronics Business Martin Lindell and Leif Melin The case describes the entry of the Finnish company‚ Nokia‚ into the consumer electronics market – resulting in a significant reorientation of the company. It describes the internationalisation of the Nokia Group from a Finnish company‚ to a Nordic company‚ to a European company and finally to a global player in world markets. The case raises three main questions. Why and how
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TYPES OF BUSINESS LEVEL STRATEGIES A business-level strategy is an integrated and coordinated set of commitments and actions the firm uses to gain a competitive advantage by exploiting core competencies in specific product markets. The purpose of a business-level strategy is to position itself differently from those of its competitors. Firms choose between five business-level strategies to set themselves apart from their competitors: Cost leadership strategy‚ differentiation strategy‚ focused cost
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3M’s Corporate Values * Act with uncompromising honesty and integrity in everything we do * Satisfy our customers with innovative technology and superior quality‚ value and service * Provide our investors an attractive return through sustainable‚ global growth * Respect our social and physical environment around the world * Value and develop our employees’ diverse talents‚ initiative and leadership * Earn the admiration of all those associated with 3M worldwide Business Strategy
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Running head: Strategy Case Study - IKEA Strategy Case Study – IKEA Lu‚ Jung-Fong Abstract The vision of IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd) is a little ahead from the typical style of earning profits merely. They have come up with the idea of making partnerships with their customers and ensuring them high quality of products at very affordable prices. This has been‚ practically‚ quite successful and led new ways to the modern business world. However‚ this can only be successful if the
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IKEA in Russia - Ethical Dilemmas Lusine Demirjian Business Ehics I-Executive Summary IKEA is the world’s largest retailer of home furnishings. It strives to provide simple‚ functional‚ modern‚ and useful products at affordable prices to as many people as possible in as many places regardless of their geographical location. IKEA concept is implemented from the start of idea‚ implemented into the design‚ manufacture‚ logistics‚ sales and final assembly of each product. IKEA was developed by
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Strategies exist at a number of levels in an organisation. Taking Yahoo! again as an example‚ it is possible to distinguish at least three different levels of strategy. The top level is corporate-level strategy‚ concerned with the overall scope of an organisation and how value will be added to the different parts (business units) of the organisation. This could include issues of geographical coverage‚ diversity of products/services or business units‚ and how resources are to be allocated between
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Corporate Strategy In Corporate Strategy‚ Collis and Montgomery explain there are two kinds of diversification—linked and constrained. Companies using linked diversification enter new businesses when it relates in some way to another business they are already in (it is linked to it)‚ but does not necessarily have any connection to their other businesses. If they are using constrained diversification‚ however‚ they only enter a new business if it is based on their core resources or competencies.
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PEST Analysis In PEST analysis‚ we will look into what will be affect by the business environment. It includes political environment‚ economical environment‚ social environment and technological environment. So let’s start with political environment. Political environment may mean some kind of regulation or legal issue made by the government. Fair-trade and minimum wage will be a good example. For IKEA‚ we can see any significant impact from the political environment. The next one will be the
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