BHS0027: Strategic Management Hong Kong 2013/14 Written Individual report Task Using Porter’s Generis Strategies model‚ critically analyse IKEA’s competitive strategy. You must also recommend a course of action or direction that the organisation should take. Use the case study as a starting point and source relevant company information from their web site and other suitable sources. Style: report Word limit: 2500 words Deadline: 19 August 2013 Approximate weighting of marks and suggested structure:
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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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The twelve year return-on-equity data for the Tobacco Industry of 27.9% is substantially above the all-industry average of 14.1% given in the Business Week data. Examining Porters five forces reveals the keys to the Tobacco industries superior profit performance. The price customers are willing to pay for a product depends‚ in part‚ on the availability of substitutes. The absence of close substitutes in the case of cigarettes means that consumers are comparatively insensitive to price increases
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Assignment # 1 Strategic Practice Exercise: (page #81) 1. Score each competitive force in the airline industry and provide a brief rationale for your assessment. · Rivalry Among Existing Firms: (High) When one major company in an industry makes a change in costs or services that could potentially increase their clientele‚ a major competitor almost always follows suit. Price matching is a prime example of that‚ therefore the threat is high. West Jet is one company that offers flights at a discount
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[pic] ----------------------- Substitutes Beer‚ Milk‚ Coffee‚ Bottled Water‚ Juice‚ Tea‚ Powdered Drinks‚ Wine‚ Sports Drink‚ Distilled Spirits‚ Tap Water etc… There is a wide array of substitutes that consumers may choose. These products are widely and easily available at low price. Hence the 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
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INTRODUCTION An industry is a group of firms whose products are close substitutes for each other (e.g. the car industry‚ the travel industry). Some industries are more profitable than others. Why? The answer lies in understanding the dynamics of competitive structure in an industry. The external environment of an organization is marked by intense competition between rival firms. The components of external environment include economic‚ socio-cultural‚ and global issues. In order to gain sustainable
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Student Name: Dan Kaltz ------------------------------------------------- Date: 10th May 2013 Porter ’s 5 Forces Analysis of the Retail Banking Industry in Australia Retail banking can be defined as an industry where financial institutions offer mass market banking in which individual customers use local branches of larger commercial banks. Services offered include savings and checking accounts‚ mortgages‚ personal loans‚ debit/credit cards. Retail banking aims to be the one-stop shop for
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5 forces of Porter The 5 forces of Porter are named after Michael E. Porter. This model classifies and examines the competitive forces that characterize every single industry plus it helps to give a clear understanding of what the strengths and weaknesses are of each type of industry. In addition to this‚ the 5 forces of Porter were mainly designed as a response to the famous “SWOT Analysis”. These 5 forces are the following: 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants
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2008 Northern & Western Europe Beer volume 51m hl Net revenue DKK 37.1bn Operating profit DKK 4bn See page 28 for regional performance. 47% OF TOTAL VOLUME % Operating profit Share of operating profit* DKKbn 5 4 3 2 1 0 60 50 40 30 20 10 07 * Before not allocated expenses and other activities (rhs) 20 20 08 Eastern Europe Operating profit Share of operating profit* DKKbn 5 4 3 2 1 0 % 50 40 30 20 10 0 43% OF TOTAL VOLUME Beer volume 46.8m hl Net revenue DKK
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Porter’s Five Factor Model and the Hotel Industry: Review and Recommendations Management Information Systems Introduction The combined forces of an economic recession and H1N1 epidemic are causing the hotel industry to suffer in a time of great challenge. Business travel is down because of the recession and the pandemic has significantly reduced tourism. This paper considers three types of hoteliers in current market conditions in light of Porter’s theories. Now‚ more than ever‚ Porter’s
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