The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review 90311 HBR MAY–JUNE 1990 The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel The most powerful way to prevail in global competition is still invisible to many companies. During the 1980s‚ top executives were judged on their ability to restructure‚ declutter‚ and delayer their corporations. In the 1990s‚ they’ll be judged on their ability to identify‚ cultivate‚ and exploit
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What is core product? And what’s the relationship with core competence?A core product is not the actual product but can be defined as the benefit of the product that makes it useful to the purchaser. This benefit might be an intangible idea or concept connected with convenience‚ status or the ability to achieve a certain task quickly. This benefit gives the product value and meets the needs of the intended customer. The core product should be distinguished from the actual product and from the augmented
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Byrd 1 Wesleigh Byrd Mr. Holloway Composition 11 8 March 2013 At the “Core” of Technology ! Traveling backwards along the timeline of how technology has impacted the day-to-day responsibilities of life can seem archaic to most. For quite a few years offices thought of the fax machine as the most expeditious way of transferring information‚ namely documents. This process of “sending” information often created frustrating scenarios resulting in a loss of time. A fax machine would have
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There are several professional development strategies for enhancing my multicultural competences and ability to work with diverse student populations within their unique worldviews as a school counselor. One is to discusses these competences with a counseling peer to receive his or her opinion on how to they have expand their competences. For instance‚ if she suggested that I might have to ask a student a specific question about his or her own culture to further my understanding then I would consider
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An Observation of Borderline Personality Disorder Observation The first time I heard the phrase “mommy dearest” was when I was in Junior high school. My classmates were joking around about how their mother’s yelled and lecture them and telling stories. Jokingly‚ one of my classmates suddenly yelled out “mommy dearest” and they started to laugh. I vividly remember thinking at that time‚ what’s mommy dearest? And what does that mean‚ am I missing out on something that everyone already knew
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This poem was inspired on an article published by the New York Times‚ which reflected the injustice that blacks received from the whites during the apartheid years. From the very first line we can see the implications of racism since we are told what gender and ex-job the policeman had while we not given any information about the black discriminated woman. The ex-policeman is set on a higher category as if he was superior. "A pregnant Black was Heart Donor; Recipient in Capetown a White Ex-policeman
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Netflix is still in‚ TV isn’t Carlos Rodriguez Proximity Video Analyst As Gen Y migrates to streaming TV and movies online‚ the demand for a service that is convenient‚ has lots of content‚ gives a low price‚ and contains no advertisements has developed. This is where Netflix steps in‚ and gives Gen Y everything they want and desire. In several studies conducted by Proximity groups‚ Gen Y will watch ads‚ but only if the service is free. If the service costs‚ they want the most bang for their
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The review of “The Core Competence of the Corporation” Introduction When many corporations were struggling in unstable and unpredictable competitive environment in the 1990s‚ the proposition of the concept of core competence became the dominant framework in management theory (Liu‚ 2006). This essay will review the article entitled “the core competence of the corporation” by Prahalad and Hamel from three aspects. Initially the position of the article will be analyzed compared with the Porter’s
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SWOT analysis for Netflix: Strengths: 1. Proprietary technology. Netflix has proprietary technology system to stream TV shows and movies and also including processing delivery and return DVDs. This specific system makes the business in Netflix more efficiency. 2. Goodwill and brand value. Netflix is a company with reputation. It has 15 years experiences and has a good deal of loyal consumers. 3. Competitive price. The service is in expensive in Netflix. It just cost 8 dollar per
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