The ability of leaders to guide organizations in the right direction require proper planning and organizing. Studies conducted by Hartnell‚ Kinicki‚ Lambert‚ Fugate‚ and Doyle Corner (2016) confirmed that there is an interactive relationship between leadership and culture on an organization’s performance. Culture is the display of collective behaviour‚ influenced by a set of norms‚ values and beliefs that inform employees about how they should perceive‚ think‚ feel‚ and behave in relation to organizational
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Case 8: Sustaining Competitive advantage Question 1: What are the isolating mechanisms preserving Wal-Mart’s competitive advantage in the US market? (use readings case 7) Sam Walton was the founder of Wal-Mart. Sam had the idea of reaching small towns in rural areas where the people had to travel many miles to do their shopping. This was a big market that was initially ignored by the major players before Wal-Mart. Eventually Wal-Mart grew to become market leader among the US discount department
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students‚ and other patrons‚ have the easiest‚ organized access to books and other necessities for school. They make sure they have the most resources available at affordable prices for students‚ and whoever else may need them. Section 2.2 Competitive Advantage Commodore Books uses their customer excellence to maintain loyal customers. From LCCC sweatshirts and Apple© products‚ to nursing scrubs and assortments of notebooks‚ they offer many different brands and merchandise making it easy for each
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Describe the evolution of the virtual organization. What are the pros and cons associated with this design? A virtual organization can be defined as‚ “a geographically distributed organization whose members are bound by a long-term common interest or goal‚ and who communicate and coordinate their work through information technology” (Baack‚ 2012‚ Dimensions of Organizational Structure‚ 10.2). The advent of technology has paved the way for the existence of virtual organizations. The technological devices/concepts
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1) What is Microsoft’s competitive advantage? How is supported/constrained by human resource management? Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest and most influential companies in the personal computer industry. It has won several awards for innovation‚ for their commitment to diversity‚ and for their flexible work arrangements. It has always been a leader in the market with regard to its compensation. With 80‚0004 employees across the world‚ having more than $15 billion revenue‚ it is one
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What are the sources of Southwest Airlines’ competitive advantages? There were three keystones to Southwest Airlines’ competitive advantage. The first lied in its employees and how they were managed. Secondly‚ the firm sought to identify major threats and opportunities in their competitors‚ and assess how Southwest could improve and capitalize on markets where their competition failed. And the final significant success factor was the company’s cost structure. Former CEO‚ Herb Kelleher‚ was
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IMAX: Competitive advantages support for Strategic Decisions IMAX’s core purpose as creating a unique movie-going experience. This purpose is preserved in the recommended strategy since it aims to bring large-format screens and enhanced visual and audio systems to multiplexes. Such an experience is certainly independent of the film being shown. However‚ in order to achieve the higher margins built into IMAXs business strategy‚ IMAX must concentrate on distribution of their own films rather than
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al but professional management. develop a strong culture and successful strategy b Explain a minimum of four potential benefits that Alphabet Games could enjoy as a result of an effective business strategy. Benefits could include: rapid growth increased profits increased share price greater employment opportunities improved promotion prospects higher sales increased customer base more managerial opportunity a Discuss two examples of why Alphabet Games must consider forces for
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CAN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BE SUSTAINABLE? As worldwide markets continue to converge through the growing phenomenon which we know as Globalisation‚ competition is becoming more stubborn and fiercer than ever before. Indigenous companies are now faced by emerging foreign competitors‚ rivals that have arrived on foreign shores equipped with deeper knowledge‚ broader competencies and richer resources than that of their indigenous counterparts. In addition to the knock-on effects that Globalisation
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Sustainability of Competitive Advantage Every company is trying to avoiding failure and the goal is to have a sustaining competitive advantage. But when do companies have a sustainable competitive advantage? It depends on three factors: the barriers to imitation‚ the capability of competitors and the dynamism of the industry development. In the 1970s Wal Mart lost their competitive advantage. Sears had a better positioning like Wal Mart. Therefore Wal Mart distinguished the situation and improved
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