Case study: MTN Introduction: The resource-based view of strategy According to Segal-Horn (2004 p 163) the Resource-Based View (RBV): “ ... places the firm rather than the industry at the centre of strategy formulation ... It has an internal resource focus rather than an external industry or market focus for strategic thinking.“ Why RBV? Rumelt’s research (Unit 3 Section 2 pp 8-9)‚ although contested‚ showed that the industry environment accounted for a very small percentage of the
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Information Systems Maruti Suzuki 1. What were the business challenges facing Maruti Suzuki management prior to adopting the Oracle suite ? Because of the fact that Indian automobile industry market is the faster growing in the world‚ Maruti Suzuki has to cope with a growing demand‚ an extent of the company which is the leader on the Indian automobile market. Indeed‚ Maruti Suzuki needed an efficient technological tool which inter-connects the different sectors of the company‚ and permit
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In this day and age‚ it is hard to find someone who truly works hard enough to get what they want. A majority of society just sits around and takes advantage of the government‚ not bothering to lift a finger or to actually work. However‚ one individual particularly I have always looked up to because of his hard work is my father. No matter what the weather consists of‚ how terrible he is feeling or what all he has to sacrifice; he has constantly made it his priority to work hard to support his family
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1. Accounting Treatments Capital Lease -Lessee Initially‚ the lessee recognizes the asset under his property‚ plant and equipment. The amount that should be debited is the Lower of asset’s fair value and present value of minimum lease payments. The present value is determined by discounting minimum lease payments using interest rates implicit in the lease. Also‚ initial direct cost that the lessee incurs in relation to the lease is added to the cost of recognized asset. On the credit side of
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grade of_____ Done this ___ day of ______ 2009. DR. GLENN C. CARO Member DR. MARIA FEVELINA C. BALUYOT Chairman/Adviser CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION FedEx Express is a cargo airline based in Memphis‚ Tennessee USA. It is the world’s largest airline in terms of aircraft and in terms of freight tons flown. It is a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation and delivers
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from the resource-based view the different strategic moves that this company has implemented in order to strengthen its handsets business unit and the implications that would entail the acquisition of Nokia‚ if it was to materialize. The core business of Huawei during its first 18 years of existence was offering network technologies and solutions‚ also providing equipment to build and operate them. This technology-development focus‚ allowed them to develop and amass a set of resources and capabilities
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RESOURCES BASE VIEW Financial resources: The 1998 financial report shows that SingTel‚ the largest telecommunications company in Singapore‚ has a huge reserve (cash and bank deposits) of S$4.44 billion. This is the company’s strength as not many companies have such large reserves. The debt-to-equity ratio1 in the last 3 years was also very low. In fact in 1997‚ it was just 0.05 as opposed to in 1998 and 1999 when it was merely 0.06. With such a huge reserve and low debt-to-equity ratio‚ SingTel
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Introduction FedEx a courier company head quartered in Memphis‚ Tennessee United States. The company was founded in 1970’s for overnight shipping purpose. The company is primarily associated with document shipping and express packs. Basically it is the American association but is expanding otherwise as well. Target Market Target market of FedEx includes; • Embassies and other governmental institutions • Small business owners and professionals that are in need of professional connections at
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INNOVATION 30 JAN 2012 FedEx Express W hen Fred Smith finished that valuable paper which finally got a “C” grade while he was studying at Yale University. An adventure of U.S. air cargo transportation– the story of FedEx Express was beginning. Since it was founding at 1971‚ FedEx Express choose a high-cost development way that was really uncommon at that time. After Smith established the “Super Hub” at Memphis International Airport‚ Tennessee in 1973‚ FedEx Express started overnight operations
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FedEx Equals Quality FedEx was incorporated in June 1971 and officially began operations on April 17‚ 1973. Conceived by Chairmen and Chief Executive Officer Fredrick W. Smith‚ a man that would soon expand the small 14 aircraft fleet he started with into a $29 billion network of companies with 652 aircraft‚ 69‚000 vans and trucks‚ and over 250‚000 employees. FedEx did not become the largest shipping company by chance‚ they did it by focusing on their customers needs and making quality in their
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