Master: Business Administration Specialization: Human Resource Management Resource Based View: A short review of its main strengths and weaknesses Short introduction‚ definition and characteristics The Resource Based View (RBV) is a useful business management tool that‚ in recent years‚ has been attracting the attention of a growing number of researchers. The popularity of this influential contemporary theory comes primarily from the fact that it combines both strategic and organizational
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VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS Value Chain Analysis describes the activities that takes place within and around a business and relates it to the competitive strength of the business. According to Michael Porter who introduced the value chain analysis concept suggested that the activities which an organization carries out adds value to the services and products which it produces. In order for a business to gain competitive advantage‚ their activities should be directed at its optimal level efficiently so
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Introduction Value Chain Analysis describes the activities that take place in a business and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the business. Influential work by Michael Porter suggested that the activities of a business could be grouped under two headings: (1) Primary Activities - those that are directly concerned with creating and delivering a product (e.g. component assembly); and (2) Support Activities‚ which whilst they are not directly involved in production
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….. 2 2. DISCOVERING THE COURSE OF ACTION FOR VALUE CHAIN… 2 3. THE VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF TESCO………………………….. 3 A. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES (a) Inbound logistics……………………………………………………. 3 (b) Operations…………………………………………………………... 4 (c) Outbound logistics………………………………………………….. 4 (d) Marketing and Sales………………………………………………... 4 B. SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES (a) Company Infrastructure…………………………………………… 4 (b) Human Resource Management……………………………………. 5 (c) Technology Development…………………………………………
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‘Strategic Cost Management and the Value Chain’ Every business‚ whether it be a production or service entity has an underlying goal in maximizing revenue whilst keeping the costs of sales low‚ inevitably to increase profits from year to year. American Professor Michael Porter developed a concept called the value chain‚ hence creating value chain analysis. A value chain can be defined as‚ the linked set of value-creating activities beginning with basic raw material sources through
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Southeast Asia since mid-1997. The choice is based on the consideration that the agricultural sector has repeatedly proved itself as a sector that is resistant to the economic crisis and an asset of wealth for the welfare of society as well as for overall economic development activities. In addition‚ the resources-based state of Indonesia is in the primary sectors (including agriculture in the broad sense‚ both in terms of abundance of natural resources and largeness of potential available labor)
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Resource-Based View IO vs. RBV Business Level Strategy How do we compete in a specific business arena? Four objectives of business-level strategy Generate sustainable competitive advantages Develop and nurture (potentially) valuable capabilities Respond to environmental changes Approval of functional level strategies Business-Level Strategy The primary objective of business-level strategy is to create “sources of sustainable competitive advantage”. What is sustainable competitive advantage
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Value Chain Analysis Many organizations do not achieve the profits they anticipate by using incorrect methods or models to determine the true costs of products and services. This failure to correctly assess the costs associated with business not only affects the profit margin‚ but the organizations competitive advantage as well. In order to asses whether the organization is failing to realize optimum resource allocation‚ the organization should look at the methodology first popularized by Michael
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Value Chain Analysis for Verizon Value Chain Analysis for Verizon Introduction The purpose of this essay is to evaluate the reasons for value chain analysis and the different ways Verizon Communications Incorporated can gain a competitive advantage over their competition. “Based in New York and incorporated in Delaware‚ the company was formed on June 30‚ 2000 and was developed from a merger between Bell Atlantic Corporation and GTE Corporation” (Verizon‚ 2012). Description of Theories/Core
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Value Chain Analysis The value chain analysis describes the activities the organization performs and links them to the organization’s competitive position. Value chain analysis describes the activities within and around an organization‚ and relates them on analysis of the competitive strength of the organization. Therefore‚ it evaluates which value each particular activity adds to the organization’s products or services (Recklies 2001). Value chain analysis can be used to describe
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