this purpose‚ Porter identified a range of interrelated generic activities common to a wide range of firms. The resulting model is known as the value chain. According to Porter (1985)‚ " Competitive Advantage arises out of the way firms organise and arrange discrete activities". Through using the Value Chain‚ the activities performed by a firm competing in a particular industry can be grouped into categories as shown in the model below: Upstream Activities Downstream Activities Porter distinguishes
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Describe e-tailing and its characteristics. 2. Define and describe the primary business models of electronic retailing ("e-tailing"). 3. Describe how online travel and tourism services operate and their industry impact. 4. Discuss the online employment market‚ including its participants‚ benefits‚ and limitations. 5. Describe online real estate transactions. 6. Discuss online stock trading services. 7. Discuss cyberbanking and online personal finance. 8. Describe on-demand delivery by e-grocers
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Threat of new entrants Profitable markets that yield high returns will attract new firms. This results in many new entrants‚ which eventually will decrease profitability for all firms in the industry. Unless the entry of new firms can be blocked by incumbents‚ the abnormal profit rate will trend towards zero (perfect competition). The existence of barriers to entry (patents‚ rights‚ etc.) The most attractive segment is one in which entry barriers are high and exit barriers are low. Few new firms
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Robert Deluce introduced Porter Airlines in 2006 aiming to create a higher value experience for its customers compared to other major players and competitors in the Canadian airline industry such as Air Canada and West Jet. The brand image is designed to provide upscale and refined service to its customers‚ giving the sense of traveling in first class with free amenities that competitors provide at very high prices such as meals‚ beverages‚ wine‚ etc. Even thought Porter has had considerable success
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Extended Essay: Internet Abuse in the Workplace Student Number: 2122026 Year: 2014 Course: 10 weeks pre-sessional course (Block B) Tutor: Graeme Givan Internet Abuse in the Workplace Modern society is the internet age. The internet has been adopted in different industries including business and it has its drawbacks in business. It can cause internet abuse in the workplace. Internet abuse in the workplace is an unacceptable behavior which
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Research paper E-logistics and the natural environment Joseph Sarkis‚ Laura M. Meade and Srinivas Talluri The authors Joseph Sarkis is in the Graduate School of Management‚ Clark University‚ Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ USA. Laura M. Meade is in the Graduate School of Management‚ University of Dallas‚ Irving‚ Texas‚ USA. Srinivas Talluri is in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management‚ Eli Broad College of Business Administration‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ Michigan‚ USA
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CHAPTER Introduction to e-commerce 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES ● ● ● ● ● ● To understand the complexity of e-commerce and its many facets. To explore how e-business and e-commerce fit together. To identify the impact of e-commerce. To recognise the benefits and limitations of e-commerce. To use classification frameworks for analysing e-commerce. To identify the main barriers to the growth and development of e-commerce in organisations. WHAT IS ELECTRONIC COMMERCE? Even today
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communicators even further. In this same regard new responsibilities are also created as these methods become more technologically advanced and instant. It is in this context that this assignment examines the current dynamic of freedom of expression on the internet‚ arguably “ the greatest advance in technology of the media since Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 15th century. “ Our first issue requires us to define freedom of expression. It is defined in different ways under different
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Internet censorship is control of the accessing or publishing of information available on the internet. The problems caused by the misuse of internet brought about are censorship. Since approximately 1995‚ numerous governments around the world have been addressing the problems of material on the Internet that is illegal under their offline laws‚ and also that considered harmful or otherwise unsuitable for general public. The nature of material of concerned has varied substantially
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Internet fraud is a problem that has become very widespread in recent years. Internet fraud was first monitored by the Internet Fraud Watch organization in 1996. The Fraud Watch has stated that each year after its inception internet fraud has increased. In 1998‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission established the Office of Internet Enforcement to fight online securities fraud which was another sign of how large the problem is becoming (Clausing). Despite the SEC¡¦s efforts this problem has
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