Resource-based analysis of MTN and the implications for future strategy Introduction The purpose of the analysis is to investigate the internal capabilities and primary resources of MTN and what implication these have on the strategy of the organisation and the competitive advantage might be levered from them. The resource analysis is based on the financial yearend reporting of December 2009 (MTN) Resource audit In conducting the resource audit‚ the classification of the different type of resources
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Issues & Trends in the Automotive Industry: Implications for Eastern Ontario Prepared for: The Ontario East Economic Development Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................... 3 2. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE AUTO SECTOR .........
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Five Forces Analysis of the Computer Games Industry(NINTENDO) As explained by porter the five forces framework helps to identify the sources of competition in an industry/sector –(the competitive environment) Customers Since console manufacturers suggest retail prices over entire countries or regions‚ individual customers have no bargaining power. Software purchased for one console cannot be played on other consoles so switching costs are high; if an individual wants to play a particular
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research workshops and executive education. Recent and current research topics include: 2002 Projects § The IT Portfolio – Benchmarks & Performance § Assessing IT Governance Effectiveness § Architecture-Driven Business Strategies § Converting Customer Data into an Asset § Strategies for Web Service 2003 Projects § Business Models and IT Investments § Governing IT for Different Performance Goals § Assessing Architecture
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University-industry research relationships in biotechnology: implications for the university Authors Abstract The growth of university-industry research relationships in biotechnology has raised questions concerning their effects‚ both positive and negative‚ on universities. A survey of over 1200 faculty members at 40 major universities in the United States reveals that biotechnology researchers with industrial support publish at higher rates‚ patent more frequently‚ participate in more administrative
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Implication of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Motorola industry Total Quality Management: Motorola Quality System Review or QSR Introduction Total quality management is considered as a management approach that was first used during the 1950’s and has become popular during the early of 1980’s. Total quality is considered as a total description of the culture‚ attitude as well as the organization of the company that is in focus of providing their customers with their productsor
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MARIO Mario is an anecdotal character in the Mario computer game establishment‚ made by Nintendo’s Japanese computer game originator‚ Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as the organization’s mascot and the eponymous hero of the arrangement‚ Mario has showed up in more than 200 computer games since his creation. Portrayed as a short‚ chubby‚ Italian handyman who dwells in the Mushroom Kingdom‚ his undertakings for the most part focus after saving Princess Peach from the Koopa scoundrel Bowser. His more youthful
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Pricing Strategies of Small Scale Industries With Reference to Mid Western Development Region of Nepal 1. General Introduction 1.1 Pricing Strategies In general terms price is a component of an exchange or transaction that takes place between two parties and refers to what must be given up by one party (i.e.‚ buyer) in order to obtain something offered by another party (i.e.‚ seller). Yet this view of price provides a somewhat limited explanation of what price means to participants in the transaction
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Implications for the Future Paper In 1996‚ Paramount pictures made a movie called “A Civil Action” from one of the best-selling books by Jonathan Harr. The author depicts the real-life incidence where water played a factor of life and death in this small town of Woburn‚ Massachusetts. The premise of the movie starts with one child being diagnosed with a rare disease known as leukemia. Then more and more people to include the children were getting diagnosed with leukemia. One of the mothers decides
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through its social and mobile applications. In the CRM space Salesforce is one of the leaders with over 100‚000 customers. What needs to happen for Salesforce to win the platform war? In the CRM space Salesforce is already one of the leaders in the industry. Their success in the CRM space in part was because they were not only able to develop a platform that satisfied the needs of their customers but also were able to attract complementors to their platform. For its CRM Salesforce solution has rallied
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