HR Centre of Excellence HR Models – lessons from best practice Initial desk research October 2009 Nick Holley © Henley Business School 2009 www.henley.reading.ac.uk Contents Introduction The classic HR model Over the last decade a classic model‚ based on the work of Dave Ulrich et al‚ has emerged that has three elements (recently he has added to the model but these three remain the core). We don’t need to go into detail but we will simply highlight these three key elements: business
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Porter Five Forces Model in the internet era: How internet opens and restricts new avenues of Porter Five Forces BADM 470-02 Background: “It is not possible to ignore the ability of the internet to unlock a company’s wall‚ to discover and exploit opportunities outside its existing businesses…” “The use of internet has not changed the basic economic laws‚ but has changed the way the world does business” Cooperation of key industry players would facilitate innovation and thus increase
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Executive Summary Porter Airlines is a continued success in the short haul air travel business. Its low cost structure has enabled them to be proactive in the industry and gain a fairly large market share. Porter’s strategic successes include its quick turnaround time upon departure and arrival‚ its competitive ticket pricing‚ web ticket sales and its exceptional customer service. In addition‚ Porter’s low cost and low maintenance on their Q400 turboprops give them a competitive
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5 forces of Porter The 5 forces of Porter are named after Michael E. Porter. This model classifies and examines the competitive forces that characterize every single industry plus it helps to give a clear understanding of what the strengths and weaknesses are of each type of industry. In addition to this‚ the 5 forces of Porter were mainly designed as a response to the famous “SWOT Analysis”. These 5 forces are the following: 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants
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Usefulness of the Five forces 7.Limitations of the five forces Model 8.Porter in the airline industry/Ryanair Introduction The model of the Five Competitive Forces was developed by Michael Porter in his book Competitive Strategy: "Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors" in 1980. Since that time it has become an important instrument for analyzing an organisations industry structure in the strategic processes. Porter’s model is based on the idea that a business strategy should meet the
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assessing any industry that they are currently in or are thinking about entering into. Assessing the industry in this manner reveals why the industry is profitable (Porter‚ 2008) and is an essential part of a well developed business strategy. The main points of the article consist of an assessment of each of the five competitive forces that Porter believes shape competition. The first force is threat of new entrants. One of the most important things to consider under this category is what they call “barriers
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of the Automobile Industry Porter’s Five Forces‚ also known as P5F‚ is a way of examining the attractiveness of an industry. It does so by looking at five forces which act on that industry. These forces are determinants of that industry’s profitability. The 5 forces are: 1. The threat of new entrants In the auto manufacturing industry‚ this is generally a very low threat. Factors to examine for this threat include all barriers to entry such as upfront capital requirements
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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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Introduction Gap‚ Inc. is a leading American specialty apparel retailer based in San Francisco‚ California. It sells casual apparels‚ accessories‚ and other personal care products for men‚ women‚ and children. The products of Gap‚ Inc. include denim‚ khakis‚ T-shirts‚ boxers‚ casual wear‚ and others. Currently‚ the company boasts approximately 150‚000 employees and 3‚139 stores all around the world. Gap‚ Inc. sustains a large number of brands‚ namely Gap‚ Old Navy‚ Banana Republic‚ Forth & Towne
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man who deserves his permanent place with these others would be Cole Porter. Porter’s extensive library of songs has become classics along with a series of hit musicals that are still done in high mass today. Porter had his share of incredibly tough times‚ and it simply only makes his rise to the top even more impressive. Cole Porter is without a doubt one of the best composers to ever write for the stage in history. Cole Porter was born in Peru‚ Indiana in 1891. From the beginning of his life
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