Appendix 1: Case Analysis Case reports should fulfill 3 basic requirements. 1. Identify all pertinent issues to be addressed by management. 2. Analyze and evaluate the company’s situation--both internally and externally--with regard to the mentioned issues and potential solutions. 3. Evaluate potential alternatives against decision criteria in order to select a recommended course of action‚ and develop an implementation plan that is as realistic or ‘do-able’ as possible and that addresses the
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INTRODUCTION An industry is a group of firms whose products are close substitutes for each other (e.g. the car industry‚ the travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The external environment of an organization is marked by intense competition between rival firms. The components of external environment include economic‚ socio-cultural‚ and global issues. In order to gain sustainable
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References: Agus‚ A. (2005). The structural linkages between TQM‚ product Quality performance‚ and business performance: preliminary empirical study in Electronics Companies Bar-On‚ R (1996). The Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-I): A test of emotional intelligence. Toronto: Multi-Health Systems. Bar-On‚ R. (2004). Bar-On
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis is based on the concept that the key objective for any organization should be to gain advantage over its competitors‚ it is not the industry that an organization is in that counts‚ but where it wants to compete in terms of the nature of the competition. This competition is provided by the nature of the rivalry between existing firms‚ the threat of potential entrants and substitutes and the bargaining power of both the suppliers and buyers (Lowson‚ 2002). The five-forces
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Porter’s five forces model‚ which consist of Supplier’s Power‚ Customer’s Power‚ Threat of New Entrants‚ Threat of Substitutes and Degree of Rivalry‚ respectively‚ being conscientiously used in respect to our chosen company‚ to determine whether Amazon has benefitted in terms of competitive advantage by its different-than-others business model‚ or has it not. The rest of this research answer is organized as follows: first we shall look at why we chose Amazon‚ and then we shall study the five forces
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Porter’s Five Forces Porter’s Five Forces is a framework for business strategy development and industry analysis formed by Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School in 1979. Since then Porter’s Five Forces has become an important tool for analyzing an organizations industry structure in strategic processes. Porter’s Five Forces draws upon Industrial Organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. We can
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8. Structural Charakteristics oft he Market In this Section take a closer look at the main structural features of China’s automobile industry for luxury and premium cars. We use Michael Porter’s (1980) Five-Force model to analyze the industry. These five forces jointly determine the intensity of competition within the industry and in turn help firms to set their strategies. 1. THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS New entrants to an industry will bring new supplies‚ new ideas and new competition. Therefore
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1. PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL Porters five forces‚ as a powerful analysis tool‚ enables managers in corporations to analyze the current situation of their industry in a structured‚ easy-to-understand way. From a strategic management perspective it is useful for managers in any organization in the same industry or sectors to understand the five competitive forces acting on and between organizations in the same industry and or sector since this will determine the attractiveness of that industry
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Porter 5 forces Analysis for JetBlue Airway Potential Competitors: Low - Rivalry among existing firms is intense‚ which affect the profits to be low. It¡¦s unattractive to the potential competitors. - High initial investments and fixed costs such as lease a fleet of safe and reliable aircraft‚ negotiate reasonable gate access and landing fees as well as high labor and fuel costs. - There are the price competitions in the airline industry‚ which some major airlines offer the low-price fares that
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Crafting and Executing Strategy Jet Blue Airways case study In 2008 businesses began to cut back on employee travel‚ and consumers tried to save money and used stay-cations instead of vacations‚ during a summer the U.S. economy slowed and oil prices rose; jet fuel prices went through the roof as a result. to offset the higher fuel costs‚ airlines began increasing revenues by means such as: fuel surcharges‚ charges for the first checked bag‚ charging for blankets‚ pillows‚ and headphones‚ and
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