A WATER UTILITY CONCESSIONER PORTERS FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 1. Rivalry among existing competitors- Low to Non-Existent. Since it is under concession agreement‚ there is no other water utility company that can engage any business similar to A Water Utility concessioner‚ unless granted by the government under special agreement and with full knowledge and approval of A Water Utility concessioner. 2. Threat of new entrants- Low to Non-Existent. Companies that may want to apply for the concession
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Porters 5 Forces Analysis of Apple ltd. 1. Industry Competitors There are a number of competitors for apple products on the market today. Android phones are in direct competition with i-phones‚ Microsoft software and operating systems are in direct competition with Apple’s Mac brand. Samsung is their major competitor in production of hardware such as smart phones‚ tablets and laptops. To respond‚ Apple has found a way to re-engineer a number of products focussing on design and usability to increase
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Porter’s five forces analysis of the Personal Computer (PC) industry In his article “The five competitive forces that shape strategy“‚ Michael Porter (2008) updates and extends his “five forces” framework he first introduced in 1979 and which has influenced the academic and business research for decades. He reaffirms that “THREAT OF ENTRY”‚ “THE POWER OF SUPPLIERS”‚ “THE POWER OF BUYERS”‚ THE THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES”‚ and “RIVALRY AMONG EXISTING COMPETITORS” are the forces that shape every
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core business and also coming up with new customer initiatives to reward their customers for shopping with them. Partnering with other large companies such as Optus and Qantas has provided Woolworths with a major boost. Competitive Forces for Woolworths |Force |Power |Justification | |Suppliers |Low |As there are so many companies producing similar products‚ I feel that Woolworths
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Google’s Five Forces Supplier Power * As long as Google continues its dominance as the number one internet search engine in the world‚ supplier bargaining power will remain low. * Thanks to programs like AdSense and AdWords‚ which forms the framework of the advertisement system that Google has in place‚ both the advertiser and the user of the search engine are Google customers. * Google has also formed a joint relationship with Android to increase their sales market and bottom-line
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seating policy Air Asia should also look at new short haul routes to better compete with LCC airlines of Malaysian airlines. Various destinations in India can be looked at as they are not long haul and Air Asia can maintain cost leadership here. Forces Description Rivalry and Competition Threat of new entrants is high De-regulation by Asian governments‚ and growing demand for affordable low fares amongst budget conscious customers have increased competition and new entrants. Many are subsidiary
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Research in Motion Porter’s Five Forces Threat of New Entrants * Moderate The ability for brand new competitors to emerge is very low. The smartphone industry is very technologically intensive. This means that a brand-new entrant would require a significant amount of money to build a comparative technological product in order to compete with RIM’s technology. No man or woman in their right mind would attempt to design and manufacture such an expensive product for such a competitive industry
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES. BUYER’S POWER: - Nokia had been edged out by rivals in the smartphone market who launched new and better products which resulted to Customers shifting to android phones which resulted to Nokia reducing their selling price in order to increase the rate of sales but they lost in the rate of profitability and consumer loyalty. The customer power is high; nokia is focusing on the smartphone segment because it has the biggest margin in the industry‚ the consumers are increasing despite
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Discussion questions: 1. Which ten features of Lincoln Electric’s human resources and compensation policy do you find most noteworthy? I. Piecework has a fixed price and cannot be changed unless a new method of producing the item is established. II. Separate ‘Time Study’ department that sets the price awarded for piecework and the ability for employees to appeal prices etc. III. Additional yearly bonus
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Read the following 2 articles for incoming tutorial.. As Poverty Shrinks‚ Should We Worry About Inequality? – Kenneth Rapoza Forbes Magazine Thanks to global capitalism‚ there are much less poor people running around the world today than there was a decade ago. But there are also more rich people. Way more. And in rich countries‚ there are less middle class. So even as poverty is shrinking‚ inequality is rising among income levels as the new global plutocracy takes shape. Today‚ 43% live on less
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