Management and Michael Porter: a postmodern reading by: Toby Harfield It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. Hitchhikers’s Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Introduction This article is located within a postmodern sensibility of exploration and play (Bauman 1992; Rorty 1989). I do not attempt to deconstruct (Linstead 1995; Cooper 1989; Derrida 1978)‚ but merely to explore the possiblilty of a radical new reading of Michael E Porter. Is Porter postmodern
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FLIPKART AN INNOVATIVE FRONT Flipkart has evolved into a $100 million retail giant in a matter of five years from a start up with an investment of just four lakhs. The shortage of time and the accessibility to a wide variety of products serves to be big drivers for online shopping. Flipkart has been loading at a rapid pace in the psyche of the Indian consumer through the varied strategies employed by them. Initially it used the Internet Web strategy in which flipkart used Google Ads‚ blogs‚ Twitter
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Michael E. Porter’s five forces framework is used to evaluate the competitiveness‚ and hence the attractiveness and profitability of different markets and market segments. It is important for business managers to realize that a 5 forces analysis should be conducted at the level of strategic business units (SBUs)‚ and not at the level of the whole organization. Many larger companies have several SBUs conducting business in different markets that serve many different customer segments. Likewise
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Applying Porter’s Five Forces Model: The Metal Container Industry The metal container industry historically has been characterized by relatively low growth‚ intense competition‚ and unattractive levels of profitability. During the 1980s‚ this industry was negatively affected by such factors as further consolidation of soft drink bottlers and a strong trend toward substitution by many types of plastic packaging. The underlying reasons for the slow growth and low profitability of the metal container
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Analysing McDonalds (fast food outlets) using Porters 5 Forces model – sometimes called the Competitive Forces model. Introduction McDonalds Canada opened in 1967‚ thirteen years after McDonalds had taken the United States by storm. This was the first restaurant to be opened outside of the United States. It was in 1965 that McDonalds went public and offered shares on Wall Street. Since then it has been important for McDonalds to continually monitor its performance‚ to make sure it is competitive
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difficult. The luxury sector has even greater entry barriers and except for some exceptions (e.g. Toyota with the introduction of Lexus) the attempt of entering the luxury sector often ends in failure (e.g. Renault-Peugeot’s failure to launch premium models under their existing brands). The strategy used by automobile companies to penetrate the luxury market has so far been to buy already existing brands (e.g. Jaguar by Ford‚ Bentley by Volkswagen‚ Rolls-Royce by BMW). Power of Suppliers | medium
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1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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International Journal of Management and International Business Studies. ISSN 2277-3177 Volume 4‚ Number 1 (2014)‚ pp. 71-84 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com Flipkart-Myntra; From a Merger to an Acquisition Farhat Fatima Periyar Management and Computer College‚ Jasola‚ New Delhi Abstract The Indian e-commerce market was worth 75‚000 crore‚ in 2013‚ according to a joint report by KPMG and Internet and Mobile Association of India. India has the potential to double its economic
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Universidad Panamericana | APLICATION OF PORTER’S FIVE FORCES MODEL IN THE MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY OF MEXICO | A strategic analysis of industry | | By Carlos Enrique Avelar González | 28/05/2010 | Strategic Planning Management and finance School of Economics and Business Universidad Panamericana CONTENTS 1. Background 3 2. Problem definition 3 3. Research method
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T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION TO FLIPKART ................................................................................................................................4 A. HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................5 FUNDING........................................................................................................................................
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