Introduction A number of the students in the class work in the banking industry and as such I have chosen to focus on the this industry for this discussion. I will analyses each of Porter ’s five basic forces of competition as described in Capon ’s book "Understanding Organisational Context" [1‚ pages 363 - 368] and apply these to the banking industry. Over the last decade the way we bank has dramatically changed as banks move from a "bricks and mortar" operation to a "virtual on-line operation"
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1. Discuss Porter’s Five Forces of industry competition‚ with relation to the entry of Southwest Airline in the airline market. The Porter’s Five Forces are as followed: Rivalry: The rivalry factors that could influence Southwest include high fixed costs‚ excess capacity‚ low differentiation‚ and price war. Fixed costs in the industry mean the costs of planes‚ fuel‚ pilots‚ flight attendants‚ and additional staff for luggage and customer service. All of these factors need to meet governmental
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Telecommunications Service Industry using the Porter’s Five Forces Analysis The telecommunication industry offers a diverse set of products which includes Mobile Voice calling & Messaging‚ Mobile data‚ fixed voice calling‚ fixed broadband‚ satellite & IP TV‚ Mobile money etc. The major players in the Southeast Asian telecom industry (Singtel‚ Axiata‚ Telenor‚ Hutchison etc.) are facing a number of challenges .Emergence of Over The Top (OTT) communication tools poses a big threat on the industry by eating into
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FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS WORKSHEET Exhibit III-1 Five Forces Affecting Industry Structure ENTRY BARRIERS Economies of scale Proprietary product differences Brand identity Switching costs Capital requirements Access to distribution Absolute cost advantages Proprietary learning curve Access to necessary inputs Proprietary low-cost product design Government policy and international treaties Expected retaliation RIVALRY DETERMINANTS Industry Growth Fixed (or storage) costs/value-added Intermittent overcapacity
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threat posed by these substitutes exist at a high level. However these risks can be mitigated through diversification and offering more products in the portfolio. Since the range and the number of suppliers far exceed the buyers in the market‚ the industry has a very bargaining power. Most of the inputs required are basically commodities and available on a global scale. Potential Entrants - Brand awareness and loyalty of established brands - Technical know how required is low - Well
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Using Porter’s Five Force analysis to assess this industry‚ one notices that first of all the internal rivalry would be intense between us and Empire Plastics and both companies (and others) would try to severely underprice the other’s offer. There would be considerable buyer power since the target customers would be giant supermarket chains and there is little customer diversity‚ with a very few customers dictating who they buy from and even what price they pay. In addition there would be a lot
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A Porter’s five forces analysis can complement other techniques‚ like a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis focuses on the company‚ while a Porter’s five forces analysis looks at the external factors impacting on a company. * Porter’s five forces are listed in the left margin. Degree of Rivalry is emboldened because it is the central force‚ which involves all the other forces. Classical economics predicts that rivalry between companies should drive profits to zero. This is part of the threat
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Porter’s Five Forces Model of Industry Structure An industry is a group of firms that market products which are close substitutes for each other (e.g. car industry‚ travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The most influential analytical model for assessing the nature of competition in an industry is Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ which is described below: Porter explains
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AAEE 2012 CONFERENCE Melbourne‚ Australia www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2012/ Analysis of Competitiveness of Batangas State University College of Engineering Using Porter’s Five Competitive Forces Model Tirso A. Ronquillo‚ Ph.D. Batangas State University‚ Philippines taronquillo@yahoo.com BACKGROUND There are a number of models and frameworks used in the analyses of competitiveness of engineering universities in the context of internationalization and globalization. Although much can
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EXHIBIT 1 Porter’s 5 Forces: Computer Industry Threat of New Entrants: Medium With the standardization of most of the computer components‚ it becomes easy for customers to change their laptops. This leads to a moderate customer switching cost. The availability of direct-to-customer service and retailers‚ it becomes easy for customers to find their desired product as well as for companies to provide their products in less time and with reduced cost. If any new player wants to enter into the market
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