Distinctive Marketing and Information Technology Capabilities and Strategic Types: A Cross-National Investigation ABSTRACT Keywords: strategic typology‚ firm capabilities‚ cross-national‚ Japan‚ China The authors examine the relationship between strategic type and development of distinctive marketing‚ market-linking‚ technology‚ and information technology (IT) capabilities to implement innovation strategy. They hypothesize that prospectors must build technical and IT capabilities‚ whereas
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1) Estimate the WACC that is appropriate for discounting the Collinsville plant’s incremental cash flows. You should estimate and present each component of the WACC separately‚ explaining briefly but clearly what assumptions you are making for each of them. In the same spirit‚ estimate the appropriate all-equity cost of capital for the APV-based valuation. WACC calculation. WACC = RD*(1-t)*D/(D+E)+RE* E/(D+E) Cost of equity We assume that risk free rate (Rf) equals rate of long-term Treasury
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An evaluation of the marketing strategies of Nigerian insurance companies. Abstract: The apparent unclear performance of the Nigerian insurance industry‚ in addition to the dynamics in the insurance business environment‚ spurred the present research. Using a survey research methodology to investigate the marketing strategies utilized by Nigerian insurance companies to cope with the dynamics of the business environment in order to achieve set objectives‚ it was found that competition and clients
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Case Study: Project Selection and Change Management In a Kerzner (2003) case study‚ Corwin Corporation is an internationally known rubber products manufacturer with a reputation for quality. Corwin’s management is conservative and favors expanding markets for existing product over new product development. The company receives frequent requests to manufacture specialty products. A strict management policy and a risk adverse culture results in a 90% no bid on specialty product inquiries. However
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MW Petroleum Corporation (A) 1. Structure and execute a DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV. How much are the reserves worth? Is your estimate more likely to be biased high or low? What are the sources of bias? Answer: The DCF valuation of all the MW reserves using APV indicates that the net worth of the portfolio is around $516.30 million. The estimate is more likely to be biased on the higher side. REVENUES: The data for the projections was collected by Morgan
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Strategic Analysis and Strategic Analysis Tools Student’s Name: ID Number: Lecturer: Date: Executive Summary The article at hand is a report discussing the structure of several industries and the various marketing strategies they use. The strategies have undergone severe analysis based on several theories of marketing. To help explain these concepts the fast food industry is the main source of reference. In addition‚ we will use Hungry jack’s limited as the main example in the fast food
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1. What are the characteristics and attractiveness of industry? The characteristic of luxury goods industry Gucci‚ Hermes and Louis Vuitton‚ all of these brands had been found more than 150 years ago. With the high amount of profit‚ as well as the sales growing 6% every year could make luxury goods industry one of the highest profitable market in the world. The industry has seven main product categories which are; leather goods‚ footwear‚ high-end apparel‚ silks‚ watches‚ jewelry and perfume. The
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5 Section 2: External analysis 5 Dominant economic characteristics 5 Five Forces Analysis 6 Driving Forces 10 Key success factors 10 Competitive position analysis and competitor analysis 11 Industry attractiveness 11 Section 3: Internal analysis 12 Strategy identification 12 Performance appraisal 13 Resources and capabilities assessment 14 Value chain analysis 15 Competitive strength assessment 16 Section 4: Summary analysis 17 SWOT analysis 17 Critical issues 17
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A Study on the Liquefied Petroleum Gas in the Philippines In Partial Fulfillment and Requirement In Intermediate Microeconomics Eco03 Submitted to: Prof. Rulina Viloria Submitted by: Archeeno S. Diaz September 5‚ 2011 I. Background and Historical Account of the Industry A. the industry’s formation‚ personalities involved and significant events The World -1910 Under the direction of Dr. Walter Snelling‚ the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated gasoline to see
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY Dragan Kesič∗ Received: 28. 2. 2007 Case study Accepted: 9. 7. 2008 UDC 65.01:615 The world pharmaceutical industry has been changing profoundly in the last decade. Intensive globalization‚ increased competitiveness and the fight for global market shares create new challenges for pharmaceutical companies. Fast globalization definitively reinforces the consolidation of the world pharmaceutical industry. Alliancing in forms of mergers and
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