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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Use of Resources‚ Capabilities and Core Competences. Resources‚ capabilities and core competences Resources‚ capabilities and core competencies are the foundation of competitive advantage. Resources are bundled to create organizational capabilities. In turn‚ capabilities are the source of a firm’s core competencies‚ which are the basis of competitive advantages. Here‚ we define and provide examples of these building blocks of competitive advantage. 1. Resources Broad in scope‚ resources cover
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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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Introduction Netflix is a DVD rental company which has been founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings in 1997. When Netflix was first launched‚ it started by offering DVDs on a fee per use basis. In 1999‚ it introduced monthly subscription service and in January 2007‚ Netflix started offering on-demand video streaming over the internet. Since then‚ Netflix has enjoyed huge success to the point that it has become one of the largest online providers of movie rentals in U.S. Netflix has been able
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their influence on Netflix would be the technological segment and the demographics segment. The technological segment includes the institutions and activities involved with creating new knowledge and translating that knowledge into new outputs‚ products‚ processes and materials (Hitt‚ 2013). The technological segment affects Netflix because in order to keep a competitive advantage over companies such as Amazon Prime and Hulu‚ Netflix has to keep up
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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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Portfolio management: Assigning priorities for for resource allocation and identifying oppor- tunities for diversification and divestment. divestment. 8. The Central Issue for Top Management (cont’d.) d.) 9. 9. Organization and managerial infrastructure: Adjusting the organizational structures‚ managerial processes and systems‚ in consonance with the culture of the firm‚ to facilitate the implementation of strategy. Human resource management of key personnel: Selection‚ development
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NETFLIX: A COMPANY ANALYSIS Table of Contents I. Wall Street Journal Article and Executive Summary ..4 I A. Wall Street Journal Article 4 I B. Executive Summary ..5 II. External Analysis ..7 II A. Industry Definition ..7 II B. Six Industry Force Analysis ..8 II C. Macro Environmental Forces Analysis‚ Economic Trends‚ and Ethical Concerns ..15 II D. Competitor Analysis ..17 II D. 1 Netflix’s Competitors ..17 II D. 2 Netflix’s Primary Competitors ..17 II D. 3 Primary Competitors’ Business Level
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(A) Identify key issues‚ problems and opportunities facing Netflix. It may be helpful to consider the fact that the Netflix business model evolved through many strategy revisions. What caused them to make each shift? Were the shifts driven from the top or bottom? Is this easier for a small or large company? The key issue that was facing Netflix early on was the selective market of people that were into the DVD market. Most were still with VHS market at this time and it gave them a small problem
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Capabilities Analysis What is it? Capabilities analysis helps clarify the major sets of activities‚ skills‚ and resources that drive value to customers. When do we use it? Capabilities analysis can be useful at the time of strategy formulation—when firms are assessing which strategic options are currently feasible—and may be included in a broader process of determining strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT). In addition‚ capabilities assessment can be used as an initial
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