STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT – ASSIGNMENT 03 Apply Michael Porter’s model to any industry of your choice - Retail‚ Telecom‚ Infrastructure‚ FMCG‚ Insurance‚ Banking etc… Confectionery is related to the food items that are rich in sugar and often referred to as a confection. Confectionery refers to the art of creating sugar based dessert forms‚ or subtleties (subtlety or sotelty)‚ often with pastillage. From the Old French confection‚ origin of Latin confectio(n-)‚ from conficere‚ to "put together"
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implication for Apple’s future When relating to the external factor which has a strategic implication for Apple’s future‚ it can be best described using Porter’s five forces. Threat of new entrants Threat of substitutes Bargaining power of suppliers Bargaining power of customers Intense competitors at current state Porter’s Five Forces Current rivalry: Apple faces an intense and fierce competition in the PC market‚ which has a very low switching cost. Competition comes from IBM‚
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of LinkedIn (Microanalysis) Threats of New Entrants - Moderate LinkedIn has a lot of competition from the new entrants in the industry‚ like BranchOut‚ which provides recruitement services through Facebook‚ and Monster‚ which is again a new recruitment service website. But all these are just entering the industry and will not be able to shake the 300+ million strong company like LinkedIn easily. Yes there is a threat‚ but not something which cannot be sustained by
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Table of Contents Assignment Question ASSIGNMENT 1 1. Michael Porter’s five forces model is a popular framework used for analysing the competitive structure of an industry. With reference to an industry you are familiar with‚ discuss the application of this model in the analysis of the given industry. 2. The success of the Mauritian tourism sector has been attributed to a large extent to the possession of core competences by the tourist operators. (i) Explain the
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smaller companies who focus on smaller niches in the market such as the bottom of the market discounters and the top of the line speciality stores. It is an interesting market and this report evaluates the attractiveness of the industry using Porter’s five forces model with an insight into how market nicher Waitrose sustains a competitive advantage. Next this report looks at how major player Sainsbury’s successfully competes against its rivals using differentiation strategies‚ and analyses current consumer
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2.1.4 Porter’s Five Forces of Industry Attractiveness Michael Porter’s Five Forces model explains the importance of how market dynamics can affect competitive rivalry. This model includes three forces from the ‘horizontal’ competition: threat of new entrants‚ threat of substitution products‚ and the degree of rivalry among existing competitors; and two forces from the ‘vertical’ competition: bargaining power of customers and the bargaining power of suppliers. These five factors make up the Porter
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Porter’s Five Forces On Automobile Industry Threats of new entrants: Automobile industry is very specific industry‚ thus it has higher level of entry barriers. For an example Factory facilities‚ machinery‚ labor‚ technology are heavily involved. So following factors are determine the barriers of entry to the industry: Bargaining Power of buyers affects industry profitability by their ability to hold out for lower price‚ higher quality‚ and better service. In automobile industry the bargaining
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Task: Identify three business terms. Define each from three different sources. Terms & Definitions: Product Differentiation Making products that stand out from the competition in terms of price‚ quality or service. Methods include: Establishing a strong brand image for a good or service. Making the unique selling point of a good or service clear. Other competitive factors‚ such as having a better location‚ design‚ appearance or price than rivals. A marketing process that showcases the
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Porter’s five forces analysis for IKEA Threat of New Entrants As the current market is saturated‚ there is little attraction for a competitor large enough to threaten IKEA’s position. In addition‚ the significant amount of financial investments and expertise are required to become a discounted furniture retailer in a global scale. There is little threat from new entrants. Threat of substitute products The Threat of substitute products is low. As there are no too many products and services available
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1.Use Porter’s five forces of competition’ framework to show how the structure of the airline industry has caused low profitability during the past twenty years. Below are Porter’s five forces of competition. In them you will understand what has caused low profitability. The bargaining power of suppliers: Labor is the airline industry’s largest single expense. Most airline workers belong to one of a dozen unions‚ which give the airline workers strong power in negotiations with the airlines. Airline
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