1. What are the four product growth strategies according to the Ansoff matrix? Critically evaluate each of them with an appropriate example of each. Answer1: (1) Product strategies for growth: a useful way of looking at growth opportunities is offered by the Ansoff Matrix as it is a practical framework for thinking about how growth can be achieved through product strategy. It comprises four general approaches to sales growth: market penetration/expansion‚ product development‚ market development
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GE/McKinsey Matrix is a nine-cell (3 by 3) matrix used to perform business portfolio analysis as a step in the strategic planning process. The template allows the user to generate the matrix using MS-Excel. The MSWord template allows the user to tabulate and present the results of portfolio analysis in a Word document. www.business-tools-templates.com 11/1/2009 Page |1 11/1/2009 GE-MCKINSEY MATRIX MS-Excel & MS-Word Templates User Guide 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION The GE/McKinsey Matrix is a nine-cell
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SWOT MATRIX (Strengths –Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) -is an important matching tool that helps managers develop four types of strategies: SO (strengths-opportunities) WO (weaknesses-opportunities) ST (strengths-threats) WT (weaknesses-threats) STRENGTHS-WEAKNESSES (SO) Strategies This strategies use a firm’s internal strengths to take advantage of external opportunities. All managers would like their organizations to be in a position in which internal strengths can be used to
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Eigenvectors and eigenvalues of a matrix The eigenvectors of a square matrix are the non-zero vectors which‚ after being multiplied by the matrix‚ remain proportional to the original vector‚ i.e. any vector that satisfies the equation: where is the matrix in question‚ is the eigenvector and is the associated eigenvalue. As will become clear later on‚ eigenvectors are not unique in the sense that any eigenvector can be multiplied by a constant to form another eigenvector. For each
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The psychodynamic approach was first introduced by Sigmund Freud‚ considered to be the "father" of psychology. This approach describes development as primarily unconscious (beyond awareness) and as heavily influenced by emotion. Psychoanalytic theorists believe that behaviour is merely a surface characteristic and that to truly understand development‚ we have to analyze the symbolic meanings of behaviour and the deep inner workings of the mind. Sigmund Freud Freud (1856-1939)‚ a medical doctor by
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In 1999‚ box office sales sky rocketed when the film The Matrix ’ was released. Filled with jaw dropping special effects and innovative kung-fu‚ the first film of The Matrix ’ trilogy was a must see for just about every teenage boy in the United States and many other countries as well. But it isn ’t just explosions and fighting that made this film special. The plot is one that leaves the viewer pondering and dreaming about the film for days after watching it. It involves almost the entire human
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Essay Question: What does the director do to enhance the mood/atmosphere of the opening scene of the Matrix? The Wachowski brothers’ 1999 sci-fi film The Matrix utilizes a range of film techniques to enhance the atmosphere in the opening scene. The Movie uses a range of different camera angles and shots such as the pull focus at certain points of the film‚ and lighting as well as special effects to immerse the viewer into the film. Certain camera angles employed by the Wachowski brothers can
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Introduction The Ansoff matrix presents the product and market choices available to an organization. Here in markets may be defined as customers‚ and products as items sold to customers (Lynch‚ 2003). The Ansoff matrix is also referred to as the market/product matrix in some texts. Some texts refer to the market options matrix‚ which involves examining the options available to the organization from a broader perspective. The market options matrix is different from Ansoff matrix in the sense that it
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Susan C. Mishoe Midlands Technical College July 2014 Abstract The basis of this paper will outline the cognitive and personality development of a young adult female‚ identified as “Caroline.” This will be in contrast and comparison to Erikson’s Epigenetic Theory of Personality Development is Intimacy vs. Isolation and Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive development. The paper will address what outside factors influence the developing as well as nursing interventions that will help
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ANSOFF’S MATRIX Product and Growth Matrix Ansoff’s Matrix • Developed by Igor Ansoff • Explains different growth strategies for a company via existing products and new products‚ and in existing markets and new markets • Used after having the SWOT Analysis • Suggests for possible strategies: Market Penetration‚ Market Development‚ Product Development and Diversification Existing Products New Products Established Market Market Penetration Product Development New
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