THE DYNAMIC DIAMOND INDUSTRY: IS IT FEASIBLE FOR ITS PLAYERS TO GAIN SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe ABSTRACT: This report seeks to analyse the diamond industry from a global point of view. The diamond industry is global in nature. Its supply chain pipeline moves from one country to the other‚ thus making it impossible to analyse the industry from a regional or local angle‚ as so doing will fail to give the true picture. As an industry whose product derives its value
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What are the company’s competitive advantages? Zara is ‘fast fashion’. In order to proof this statement we are taking a look at different components where we can see their competitive advantages. Design The designers go to fashion shows‚ they develop sketches and while they select fabrics‚ the price of each product is already determined. The collection has to arrive in the stores at the start of the selling season. In order to keep up with the trends they not only look at the sales data but they
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage ”A company can outperform its rivals only if it establishes a difference that it can reserve”. - Michael Porter The unique skills and assets a company has to outperform its rivals are the sources of competitive advantage. The competitive advantage results from implementing a value creating strategy that is not implemented simultaneously by its competitors. The strategy attains sustainability if the competitors are unable to erode the strategic advantage the company
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Sustainable Competitive Advantage Competitive advantage is gained when a firm acquires attributes that allow it to perform at a higher level than others in the same industry. 1. fig. 1 Starbucks Coffee Starbucks Coffee shops are almost always strategically placed to ensure a competitive advantage. WANT HELP STUDYING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Get the Flashcards Take a Marketing Quiz * Firms can obtain a competitive advantage by implementing value-creating strategies‚ not simultaneously
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations Michael E. Porter Harvard Business Review 90211 HBR MARCH±APRIL 1990 The Competitive Advantage of Nations Michael E. Porter National prosperity is created‚ not inherited. It does not grow out of a country’s natural endowments‚ its labor pool‚ its interest rates‚ or its currency’s value‚ as classical economics insists. A nation’s competitiveness depends on the capacity of its industry to innovate and upgrade. Companies gain advantage against
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ABSTRACT Information systems and organizations influence one another. Information systems are built by managers to serve the interests of the business firm. At the same time‚ the organization must be aware of and open to the influences of information systems to benefit from new technologies. The collaboration between information technology and organizations is multifaceted and is predisposed by many arbitrating factors‚ including the organization’s structure‚ business processes‚ politics‚ culture
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Thailand’s Competitive Advantage in ASEAN after Asian Crisis: Among the five-selected ASEAN nations: Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ Singapore and Vietnam Abstract: Analyzing Thailand’s competitive advantage in ASEAN after Asian crisis in 1997 is vital for a nation’s economic development in the region where the neighborhood could be both complementary and hostile. Utilizing Porter’s diamond model with the quantitative approach has concluded that Thailand is ranked as the third-most competitive
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT The Competitive Advantage of IKEA and IKEA in China Zhi Li June 2010 Master’s Thesis in Logistics and Innovation Management Master of Science in Logistics and Innovation Management Supervisor: Lars Steiner Abstract Title: Author: Supervisor: Purpose: The competitive advantage of IKEA and IKEA in China Zhi Li Lars Steiner The main purpose of this master thesis is to describe the IKEA concept and discuss the application in China. After research the
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industry but according to Netflix if they have a competitive advantage over their competitors it’s just because of their growing number of subscribers and more importantly the content which grows by increasing in demands side by side that grabs the interest of consumer and they come again and again. Although market share of blockbuster is larger than Netflix but the annual reports of both companies shows that Netflix have a cost and differentiation advantage over
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Riordan’s Competitive Advantages The research will describe which competitive advantages Riordan has in common with McDonald’s and Burger King. This study will estimate‚ which competitive strategies Riordan could use to improve innovation and sustainability of business operations both in the United States and in the global market. Research will explain why those competitive strategies were chosen and estimate how they may affect sustainability of long-term organizational performance. The examination
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