Core Competencies of MSIL: Core competencies of an organization can be simply defined as a set of qualities‚ which are unique to that particular organization that cannot be easily imitated by its competitors. Core competencies are factors which give competitive advantage to the organization in its chosen market. Core competencies may be of various types- technical know-how‚ relationship with customers‚ employee-dedication‚ manufacturing process etc. An analysis of the Maruthi Suzuki India Ltd
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Abstract Airline companies are facing many challenges keeping their cost down and profits up. Some of the main issues are gas prices and pilots pay. CEO of Southwest Airlines‚ Gary Kelly‚ has been able to work with fuel companies to provide one of the lowest costs for gas than any other company. With his great knowledge and social personality‚ he has been a very effective leader for Southwest. The company’s core competencies is treating their customers with respect and showing them that they are
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One of the main reasons that Circuit City became so successful is it has core competencies. The core competencies help Circuit get more economic value than its competitors. On the one hand‚ Circuit City made IT investments such as point-of-sale and inventory-tracking technology‚ which help Circuit City to strengthen the connection with retail stores. At the same time‚ the IT support also makes Circuit City can track the details of customer preferences to make the correct decision to trends in a
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experience and research outcomes. To effectively function as a change agent and leader to facilitate the activity certain criteria are described in Nursing Core Competencies. The novice educators are in position to analyze and examine the characteristics and what are the ways one can exercise the theory into practice‚ are elaborated in Competency 5 for nursing educators - to function as a change agent and leader
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Apple Inc.‚ 2008 1. What were Apple’s competitive advantages in the computer business? There are mainly two kinds of competitive advantages‚ which are cost advantage and differentiation advantage. Apparently‚ Apple adopted the latter one. On one hand‚ Apple enjoys high-end technology and innovation and keeps offering unique features. Apple put a high premium on creating machines that offered a cutting-edge‚ tightly integrated user experience. In marketing its Mac products‚ Apple highlighted
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Clean Harbors Inc. External Analysis Clean Harbors was founded in 1980 and is the largest hazardous waste disposal company in North America. They have four business segments: technical services‚ field services‚ industrial services‚ and exploratory services. Field services provide environmental cleanup services and emergency response environmental assistance. Its services involve the cleanup and restoration of buildings‚ equipment‚ and sites that have been contaminated by exposure to hazardous
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3) Core competence / sustainable competitive advantage Online Services Division: Microsoft’s search‚ portal‚ advertising and personal communications services‚ including online information offerings such as Bing and the MSN portals and channels. Server and Tools Business: Microsoft infrastructure software‚ developer tools and cloud platform‚ including products such as Windows Server‚ SQL Server‚ Visual Studio‚ System Center and the Windows Azure Platform. Microsoft Business Solutions: A portfolio
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Additionally‚ Circuit City developed a core of motivated and knowledgeable sales staff. Circuit City employed a big-box strategy with stores that had a large footprint that stocked a variety of products (selection) and service that relied on economies of scale to achieve high sales volumes. High sales volume enabled competitive pricing‚ but it also resulted in lower profit margins. At the time‚ this concept was relatively new‚ and it related to a differentiation strategy. Circuit City was able to achieve
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Companies should strive to develop unique resources in order to gain a lasting competitive advantage. Competitive advantage‚ whatever is source‚ can ultimately be attributed to the ownership of valuable resources that enable the company to perform activities efficiently at comparatively lower costs than its competitors. Superior performance will therefore be based on developing a competitively distinct set of resources and deploying them in a well-conceived strategy. Companies should abandon the
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Executive Summary In order to identify Verizon’s core competencies‚ a SWOT and Five Forces analysis was performed. The SWOT analysis showed internal strengths in technology diversification‚ a large and talented employee resource pool‚ and an expansive network footprint. Internal weaknesses were revealed that centered on post merger issues such as corporate culture issues‚ impending workforce retirements‚ and a lack of systems or process consolidation. External opportunities include the potential
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