FIVE FORCES MODEL IN THE MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY OF MEXICO | A strategic analysis of industry | | By Carlos Enrique Avelar González | 28/05/2010 | Strategic Planning Management and finance School of Economics and Business Universidad Panamericana CONTENTS 1. Background 3 2. Problem definition 3 3. Research method 4 4. Scope of the study 5 5. Limitations
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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. There are‚ however‚ many other technological companies in the world that have the money and resources to attempt to build a competing product. For example‚ only a year ago‚ Blackberry’s only threatening product was Apple’s iPhone. Since then‚ Microsoft and Nokia
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Revenue 49 billion Second largest company behind nestle Employs 125‚000 Its five brands are divided into 5 main sectors snacks‚beverages‚grocery‚and convient meals Sanja khosia is the president of kraft His 7 step bussiness model is to drive growth is DISCOVERY: find out what works STRATEGY: focus through lenses VISION: find a simple hook EXECUTION: clarify and deligate ORGANIZATION: build collaborative networks METRICS: manage numbers and tell stories Headquartered in Northfield‚
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electronics industry where prices for a new product are high. If one day‚ the consumer decides that he or she would like to go to Sweet Green for lunch instead of Panera‚ the only switching cost would be the price difference between the two meals (which may be negligible or favorable for the consumer). This makes competition more important. Something that Panera must be mindful of is the potential for decreased differentiation between their products and competing brands. Currently they have a
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. Strategy Concept Models and Issues- EON U.K – Porter’s Five Forces Michael Porter created an industry analysis model to allow managers to assess the nature of their businesses in an industrial context‚ creating a competitive advantage over rival firms. He divided this concept into five separate entities known as ’the five forces ’ which can be applied to the energy giant E-on. E-on U.K is Britain ’s second largest multifaceted energy producer‚ distributor and retailer providing energy to
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Porter’s Five Forces Model versus A Blue Ocean Strategy Porter’s Five Forces Model‚ provided by Michael Porter‚ is an external environmental analysis tool for a specific market. This model emphasizes that in any existing industry‚ there are five competition forces: threat of new entrants‚ power of suppliers‚ power of customers‚ threat of substitute products‚ and intensity of competitive rivalry. In addition‚ these five forces can influence and determine the profitability of the enterprise. Using
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presence and profitability. Entry Barriers (Threat of new entrance) Threat of New Entrants This aspect has a low threat for the Zimbabwean airline industry because there are extremely low switching costs. Additionally‚ there are no proprietary products or services involved. The industry requires a large amount of capital and without a strong customer base there will be little to no profit in the first few years. Existing firms can use their high capital to retaliate against newer firms with whatever
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increases material costs and pressurizes price margins for companies in order to stabilize prices for buyers. (MLUS) In order for the leading companies in this global industry to avoid economic downturns‚ there is pressure to distinguish machinery by product differentiation and create brand loyalty. (ML) The Relative Power of Other Stakeholders: High Environmental groups and government agencies are the main stakeholders that have an effect on the heavy machinery and equipment industry. The Environmental
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Analysing McDonalds (fast food outlets) using Porters 5 Forces model – sometimes called the Competitive Forces model. Introduction McDonalds Canada opened in 1967‚ thirteen years after McDonalds had taken the United States by storm. This was the first restaurant to be opened outside of the United States. It was in 1965 that McDonalds went public and offered shares on Wall Street. Since then it has been important for McDonalds to continually monitor its performance‚ to make sure it is competitive
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Executive Summary Economic development of Sri Lanka is mainly based on agriculture and tea industry is a major contributor. For the past three decades tea industry intermittently faced with drastic issues resulting downward trend in economic and social development. Previously held dominated no one position of tea export is recently over taken by Kenya. Country economic policy to compete rigorously in world tea market is vital necessity for the growth‚ as the challengers with new producing countries
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