Assessment 1B MGMT.7930 Tutor: Neihana Jacob Due Date: 4/4/12 Word Count: 1234 In 1979‚ Michael Hill started Michael Hill Jewellers (MHJ) after 20 years of working in his uncle’s jewellery store. Doing away with the usual giftware items and the more formal atmosphere‚ his strategy was to make shopping for jewellery more accessible to the public. One strength of the company is the strict use of the Friedman Group’s sales techniques. This allows the staff to maximise conversion rates and
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Continuous Casting Investments at USX Corporation is a case involving a large‚ established mining and steelmaking company that after almost 80 years of existence is deciding whether to go forward with a $600 million dollar investment to upgrade its Mon Valley steel facility. From its founding in 1901 through the 1970’s the company dominated the steel industry. In the 1980’s USX was hit hard by poor economic conditions and higher manufacturing costs. In addition‚ “minimills” which had previously not
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Rosario‚ Pinamalayan‚ Oriental Mindoro This is on a mountain side. Transportation is harder but issues with smell and taxes are lessened. Promotion Word of mouth only Poor promotion efforts yet still effective considering their market share. VRIO LOCATION: Rosario‚ Pinamalayan‚ Oriental Mindoro Value: Yes‚ it is a strength The
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Apple Case Discussion Notes: 1. What‚ historically‚ has been Apple’s competitive advantage? - Innovation. They were the first ones to create a personal computer‚ first to capitalize on the MP3 movement‚ first to create the tablet computer. They have the first mover advantage in their efforts. - First mover strategy of being the first company to do something - A case can be made for efficiency with their quick turnaround of product updates 2. Analyze the personal computer industry. Are
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06 Internal Analysis In this part‚ the report will briefly illustrate the result from analysing the internal environment of CEMEX by supply chain analysis and resources and competences framework and VRIO model. 6.1 Value Chain Analysis Activities | Resources | Competencies | PrimaryActivities | Supply chain management | | * Good relationships with products suppliers and transportation companies | | Operations | - Internal design | - Import products from Vietnam | | Distribution
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Gazelle in 2012 Gazelle is a leading online market to purchase and sell used electronic devices. However‚ its legal name is “Second Rotation” but customers see it as “gazelle” which was chosen for branding and operational purpose by Gannet‚ Aurelien McElhiney the co founders of Second rotation. How did gazelle attain sustainable competitive advantage? The secret of Gazelle for attaining the sustainable competitive advantage (a competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to
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Short term‚ Long Term and Medium term objective (August 02‚ 2006 http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/start-a-business/q-and-a/27759/short-mediumand-longterm-objectives.thtml (Assessed on 3rd June 2010) Scott Gallagher (2004)‚ Internal Analysis (VRIO) (1st Nov‚ 2007) http://falcon.jmu.edu/~gallagsr/WDFPD-Internal.pdf (Assessed on 3rd June 2010) Bernard Jaquier‚ Resource- Based View of the firm (RBV) http://www.ecofine.com/strategy/RBV%20of%20the%20firm.htm (Assessed on 3rd June 2010) PEST Analysis
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The VRIO framework (Barney‚ 1995) is one of the most significant approaches that suggests ways to achieve sustainable competitive advantage through HR. VALUE HR executives must address a primary question “How can HR aid in either decreasing costs or increasing revenues?” In today’s time when everyone is talking numbers; the HR department has to prove its worth and show that it creates value for the organizations. HR can help a firm achieve sustainable competitive advantage by creating value
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2008 | 2007 | Industry Average | 59.9% | | | Nike | 52.4% | 59.0% | 52.1% | Adidas | 135.0% | 181.5% | 175.4% | Under Armour | 36.4% | 47.3% | 39.3% | K-Swiss | 114.0% | 121.7% | 116.2% | VRIO 1) NIKE Financial Resources * The first resource we have analyzed based on the VRIO framework is the firm’s financial
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Management | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Internalizing Sales Force | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Editing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Printing | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Selling | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Question 1 : Apply the VRIO Framework of Harlequin in series romance fiction The primary issue facing Harlequin is the steady loss of share in a growing women’s fiction market due to the growing popularity of single-title novels. With the volume sales dependence that is inherent
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