I. How Do Businesses Compete? （Q1‚Q2) 1. Business strategies are primarily concerned with allocating resources across functional activities and product-markets to give the unit a sustainable advantage over its competitors. 2. The unit’s core competencies and resources‚ together with the customer and competitive characteristics of its industry‚ determine the viability of any particular competitive strategy. 3. Most SBUs pursue a single competitive strategy—one that best fits their market environments
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For-Profit Education For-Profit education has been present for many years however has recently become a popular commodity. The for-profit educational world has been gaining popularity for a number of reasons. These include such aspects as access‚ student population‚ financial cost‚ etc. This paper will explore For-Profit education‚ a brief history‚ the students these institutions aim to serve‚ the intended focus of For-Profits and quality‚ the impact on higher education‚ and the roles of student
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Sleepless in Sales The demand exists‚ the product is good‚ and the sales team is working harder than ever. Yet you are still losing sales. Different times require different solutions‚ and B2B companies need to find them. Sleepless in Sales 1 It’s 3:15 a.m. Awake again. My brain won’t shut off. Why are sales down? Our product is competitive‚ clients like it‚ and we’ve run all of the obligatory sales improvement programs. Maybe it’s the sales team. They keep saying it’s tough to keep up with so
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university funding by both the federal and provincial governments explain higher university tuition. The federal cash transfer payments for education and training have been cut by $7 billion since 1993. In the 2000-2001 federal budget‚ only a $600 million increase was allocated for both health and education‚ with no real requirement that any of the money be spent on education. But the Minister of Finance was able to find $55 billion in tax cuts for corporations‚ the banks and wealthy Canadians. The money is
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PROFIT MAXIMISATION IN ZIMBABWE The traditional economist’s view is that firms are profit maximizes‚ with each decision based on the need to maximize profits (Griffiths and Wall‚ 2005). Although the assumption of profit maximization has come under repeated criticism‚ it still remains relevant to the Zimbabwean firm today irrespective of size. To begin with‚ a profit objective is often the principal reason for the original formation of the smaller companies‚ the majority of which are under the direct
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$900‚ paying $450 cash and owing $450 to be paid in 30 days’ time is: Select one: a. decrease the asset computers‚ increase the asset cash‚ decrease the liability accounts payable. b. increase the asset computers‚ increase the asset cash‚ decrease the liability accounts payable. c. increase the asset computers‚ decrease the asset cash‚ increase the liability accounts payable. d. increase the asset computers‚ decrease the asset cash‚ decrease the liability accounts payable. Question 2 Complete Mark
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Curled Metal Incorporated has declining sales‚ but has developed a new product (curled metal pile driver pads) that‚ in field tests‚ deliver customer benefits that are many times CMI’s manufacturing costs. Joseph Fernandez and Rajiv Sanwal of CMI’s Engineered Products Division are responsible for formulating a strategy for the new product. A key issue is the price to charge for the pads. The case raises issues of analyzing market potential‚ aligning price with business strategy‚ and the implications
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the increasing of global economy‚ the enterprise has created many new opportunities in the new economic situation. Market is developing and changing rapidly. As the competition increases‚ products and services become more indistinguishable‚ and markets become established‚ it is becoming increasingly tougher for companies in retailing industries to distinguish themselves from other stores. Simply offering customers with technical solutions to problems do not be sufficient anymore to be competitive
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methods that would be based upon incentives. In preparation for this meeting you want to discuss some of the financial issues that have surfaced in some informal discussions. The methods of compensation and their impact on the financial model are not fully understood. The types of incentives and how they might relate to revenue generation also not clearly understood. The human resources director has enthusiastic embraced total quality management and wants to develop incentive metrics based solely on customer
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if firm 1 builds 2 plants and firm 2 builds 4 plants‚ the market price will be 9 − (2 + 4) = 3 per unit. At this price firm 1 will make a profit of 2 × 3 − 2 × 3.5 = −1 while firm 2 will make a profit of 4×3−4×3.5 = −2. Assume‚ no firm will build more than 4 plants. Cost (Q) = 3.5 * Q Price = 9 -(Q1+Q2) 1. Set up a 4-by-4 table that records the profits of each firm for each possible choice of the number of plants to build. Then‚ use your table to answer the questions below. Price Firm
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