CSR AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Corporate social responsibility (hereinafter CSR) has become one of the central issues on the agenda of organizations today‚ but is still a long way from being a centre stage on corporate strategy (Smith‚ 2003; Stewart‚ 2006). One of the key problems is the lack of understanding about the impact CSR has on competitiveness (Porter and Kramer‚ 2006). There are many studies trying to analyze the relationship between CSR and financial performance (Chand and Fraser
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Kuan Executive Summary The following report examines the organizational environment for the Australian Airline industry with particular emphasis on the task and general environment followed by analysis and findings of Jetstar Airways business-level strategy focusing on the airline’s competitive advantage. Upon concluding the research for the task environment‚ the main forces shaping the Australian Airline industry was the cost of fuel‚ this being such a key factor because it make s up such a big bulk
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1. Does Samsung have a competitive advantage? If so‚ how are they creating added-value compared to industry competitors? Make sure to quantify your claims. (In answering this question‚ you will find helpful information in exhibits 6-7k (but not only there)). a. Compare Samsung’s “value stick” to that of an “industry average” competitor and briefly justify any differences. (Remember that willingness-to-pay and willingness-to-supply are generally unobservable‚ but you can still engage in informed
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Case Chapter 01: Rebuilding Competitive Advantage As the U.S. economy moves from recession to recovery‚ businesses are obsessively focused on risk management‚ cost containment‚ supply-chain sustainability‚ resource efficiency‚ and maintaining their competitive edge. Yet a company’s success—or lack thereof—in any or all of these areas will be moot unless it recognizes and deals with its vulnerabilities related to retention and succession. Business results will be predicated by an organization’s approach
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1. * What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantages? Apple’s mission is to make products that were cutting edge‚ designed beautifully‚ and easy to use. They have been able to keep this competitive advantage not only by relying on its own proprietary designs but also by refusing to license their hardware to third parties. They tend to be a leader in new technologies such as the first desktop solution‚ mp3 player‚ and touch screen cell phone. Jobs believed deeply in focus while the
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Honda’s Competitive Advantage: There are several factors that can contribute to a firm’s ability to be competitive in its industry. Building blocks of a competitive advantage include efficiency‚ quality‚ innovation‚ and responsiveness to customers. A firm with a competitive advantage may experience higher profits than the average profit in the industry while competing for the same customers. In the case of Honda‚ this is true. Honda has many distinctive competencies based on its resource and capabilities
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V. The Competitive Advantage of Nations A. Overview Porter is a famous Harvard business professor. He conducted a comprehensive study of 10 nations to learn what leads to success. Recently his company was commissioned to study Canada in a report called "Canada at the Crossroads". Porter believes standard classical theories on comparative advantage are inadequate (or even wrong). According to Porter‚ a nation attains a competitive advantage if its firms are competitive. Firms become
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Does Catatech currently have a sustainable competitive advantage? Why/why not? Competitive advantage is the differences that a company has that cannot easily be matched by other companies. Therefore‚ we believe that Catatech does not have a sustainable competitive advantage because as the book states‚ “Timing and technology alone will not yield sustainable competitive advantage.” Nevertheless these two factors do help the company improve their competitive advantage; “it’s what the firm does with
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What are the company’s competitive advantages? Zara is ‘fast fashion’. In order to proof this statement we are taking a look at different components where we can see their competitive advantages. Design The designers go to fashion shows‚ they develop sketches and while they select fabrics‚ the price of each product is already determined. The collection has to arrive in the stores at the start of the selling season. In order to keep up with the trends they not only look at the sales data but they
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Executive Summary In an effort to obtain and sustain a competitive advantage‚ the Novartis firm allocated resources toward developing and implementing a successful e-Business strategy. This presented analysis focuses on the following: • Using the Dynamic Resource Model to evaluate Novartis’ expected competitive advantage which included its e-Business strategy‚ the company’s necessary sustainability and the desire to align resources while competitive firms had not predicted the extent of Novartis in
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