BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BOTSWANA BY THABISO TLHAOLANG A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE BRIDGING PROGRAMME IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE FRANCISTOWN‚ BOTSWANA YEAR: 2013 Contents STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and to the best of my knowledge‚ any
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environment Porter’s Five Forces will be used. This tool is primarily used to analyze the competitive environment in terms of five main categories; the threat of new entrants‚ bargaining power of both supplier and buyers‚ threat of substitute products and how intense the current rivalry is among existing competitors. In each of the five categories there are conditions/ sources that further provide insight to each; they will be analyzed in terms the car industry. This model is very helpful in determining
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1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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There are five PMLC model. They are: LINEAR PMLC MODEL (Flynn‚ 2007‚ p.5) The Linear PMLC model allows projects to be completed in a relatively short period of time with relatively inexperienced team member. (University of Liverpool/Laureate Online Education‚ 2011). The linear project life cycle model is employed to a project when goals and solutions are clearly defined (Wysocki‚ 2010). According to Wysocki (2009)‚ the risks and mitigating strategies associated with the linear PMLC are as follows:
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Michael Porter’s Five Forces – International Application Michael Porter‚ a Harvard professor‚ developed his Five Forces model in 1979 to analyze business competition and factors that can minimize profit (Porter‚ The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy‚ 2008). Porter theorized that businesses looked at competition too narrowly‚ failing to consider other forces that contribute to profitability. The Five Forces Model examines competition for profits in regard to buyers‚ existing competitors
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support. More specifically it is defined as “ a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissiveness‚ clingy behavior‚ and fear of separation” (Bornstein. 2012). A five factor model can be used by doctors diagnosing a patient with DPD. Thirty traits can be used when testing the five factor model‚ which is why experts rated each based on its prevalence to DPD so doctors can better understand the patient’s illness. When rated by experts‚ a prototypic case of DPD includes high anxiousness
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Target’s Industry According to Michael Porter’s five forces model‚ the Target brand proves to be capable of making a high profit. Target’s industry faces several barriers to entry. First‚ Target and its current nation-wide competitors enjoy significant economies of scale. Purchasing inputs in bulk enables Target to reduce pricing in their stores. Also Target benefits from brand loyalty with their customer which makes it difficult for competitors to gain customers. Due to its high level of power
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Five Forces of the global Pharmaceutical industry THE CANCER MARKET Cancer is a disease which has a high disease burden throughout the world and whose treatment is notoriously difficult. The market for anti-cancer drugs can be described as being in the “growth phase” of the industry cycle. Threat of entry - MEDIUM Based on previous traditional “synthetic drug development model” for cancer‚ threat of entry has been low based on high fixed costs required for the arduous processes of drug discovery
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THE FIVE FORCES FRAMEWORK Figure - Porter’s Five Force Model for PC Industry Threat of new entrants • Established mobile phone manufacturers can also be considered as a threat to the PC industry because they can easily shift to PC manufacturing given their technical expertise • The advent of modern software capabilities like online office‚ online operating system‚ and online resources might push PC manufacturers • The relative technology and know-how needed to make PCs is low. • Due to
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Porter’s Five Forces Model Porter’s Five Competitive Forces model is a framework made by Michael Porter that is used by businesses when thinking about business strategy and the impact of Information technology. This model can help a business decide whether to‚ enter an industry or expand your business in the industry you are already working on. The five forces in the model are the following: 1. Buyer Power 2. Supplier Power 3. Threat of substitute products or services 4. Threat
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