Al-Rajhi Bank The Al Rajhi Bank (Arabic: مصرف الراجحي) (previously known as Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation)[1] is a Saudi Arabianbank and the world’s largest Islamic bank by capital based on 2006 data.[2] The bank is a major investor in Saudi Arabia’s business and is one of the largest joint stock companies in the Kingdom‚ with a paid up capital of SR 6.75 billion. Its head office is located inRiyadh and there are six regional offices. Al Rajhi Bank also has 24 branches in Malaysia
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Threat of New Entry There are many companies manufacturing and selling office products at an international level. New entrants can find it easy to enter and establish their position in the market by basing their strategy on low cost. The market offers growth opportunities to new entrants as well indicating low entry barriers for the firms wanting to enter into the area of office products. Therefore it can be stated that Staples Inc is operating in an industry where
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There is continuing interest in the study of the forces that impact on an organisation‚ particularly those that can be harnessed to provide competitive advantage. The ideas and models which emerged during the period from 1979 to the mid-1980s (Porter‚ 1998) were based on the idea that competitive advantage came from the ability to earn a return on investment that was better than the average for the industry sector (Thurlby‚ 1998). As Porter’s 5 Forces analysis deals with factors outside an industry
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INTRODUCTION Carnival has enjoyed an extended run as Big Kahuna of the cruise world. The assets of its parent company‚ Carnival Corporation‚ are enormous and growing: In addition to its own fleet of 20 ships‚ Carnival Corp. holds full ownership of Cunard‚ Seabourn‚ Costa‚ Windstar‚ and Holland America Line -- all told‚ more than 50% of the North American cruise industry. And‚ in April 2003‚ Carnival beat out Royal Caribbean to acquire P&O Princess‚ adding yet another major cruise brand to its cruise
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Power (one of Porter’s Five Forces) Buyer Power Definition Porter’s Five Forces of buyer bargaining power refers to the pressure consumers can exert on businesses to get them to provide higher quality products‚ better customer service‚ and lower prices. When analyzing the bargaining power of buyers‚ the industry analysis is being conducted from the perspective of the seller. According to Porter’s 5 forces industry analysis framework‚ buyer power is one of the forces that shape the competitive structure
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CASE ANALYSIS MEMO TO: Samsung Management FROM: Team 3 DATE: March 27‚ 2014 SUBJECT: Samsung Case Analysis Executive Summary Samsung Electronics Company (Samsung) is a South Korean multinational electronics manufacturer with headquarters in Suwon‚ South Korea. It’s a flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group and by the end of 2004 was responsible for $78.5 billion of the group’s $135 billion revenue (Chang & Siegel‚ 2009). It is a major manufacturer of component
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sources of competitive advantage that increase the WTP for Samsung customers. The first one is the Product Mix. Samsung offer to its customers a huge variety of products‚ ranging from the cutting-edge technology to more basic products. It also offers customized products to focus on niche markets. With this strategy‚ Samsung is able to compete in a broad range of segments in the market‚ usually offering superior products. In 2003 for example‚ Samsung offered over 1‚200 different variations of DRAM products
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Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place to another. Although this is a simple definition‚ when we think about how we may communicate the subject becomes a lot more complex. There are various categories of communication and more than one may occur at any time. The different categories of communication are spoken or verbal communication‚ face-to-face‚ telephone‚ radio or television and other media. Non-verbal communication: body language‚ gestures‚ how we dress
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Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies The Hong Kong Polytechnic University LGT3105 Operations Management 1st Semester 2013/2014 Subject Description This is a foundation subject on Operations Management (OM). It will provide students with an understanding of the strategies‚ processes‚ and analytics of OM for both manufacturing and service organizations. At the end of the course‚ students will have a fair understanding of how things should be done and the importance of these
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was able to lower their cost was the company that would lead the way. However‚ giving up quality is not a viable option. Lower quality automobiles lead to the down turn in the American automobile market share. In my Porter’s 5 Forces analysis I will identify key competitive forces in the automobile industry. Risk of Entry by Potential Competitors The risk of entry by potential competitors in the automobile industry is weak because a substantial amount of capital is needed to begin an automobile
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