Case study: MTN Introduction: The resource-based view of strategy According to Segal-Horn (2004 p 163) the Resource-Based View (RBV): “ ... places the firm rather than the industry at the centre of strategy formulation ... It has an internal resource focus rather than an external industry or market focus for strategic thinking.“ Why RBV? Rumelt’s research (Unit 3 Section 2 pp 8-9)‚ although contested‚ showed that the industry environment accounted for a very small percentage of the
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Master’s Thesis AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE CAPABILITIES FOR e-BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION By Michael Sullivan A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty Of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science In Manufacturing Management December 2000 APPROVED: Dr. Chickery J. Kasouf‚ Thesis Advisor Francis Noonan‚ Faculty Advisor Edward M. Gonsalves Abstract This thesis investigates organizational change strategies for
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Analysis organizational capabilities of Haier Group As we all know‚ Haier Group is a Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company. Its products include air conditioners‚ mobile phones‚ computers‚ microwave ovens‚ washing machines and so on‚ and also has been received a big success and good reputation in the world. There are some reasons for organizational capabilities about why Haier Group could achieve a big success. About human capabilities‚ it should not be ignored
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subject company. PART II Internal Analysis This section entails an internal analysis which is more specifically concerned with the company relative to its competitive environment. Here‚ models such as the Competency Framework‚ VRIN Framework and Value Chain Model can be used to analyse resources and competencies that currently exist for the company (and those which might further need to be addressed) in the pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage. The final part of this section calls for a comparative
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better strategic understanding of product markets than the concepts of ‘product’ or ‘commodity’ chains. Abstract This paper will investigate the relevance of three tools for analysing and prescribing remedies for improving company performance; Porter’s Value Chain‚ Gereffi and Korzeniewicz’s Global Commodities Chain framework and finally the Sector Matrix approach as described by Froud‚ et. al. Values and limitations of these approaches will be recognised and discussed via specific references
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to other offers. One of the companies considering a bid was China ’s largest home appliance maker‚ Haier. Pros: Cons: Chinese government policy encouraged its large companies to acquire overseas brands and combine them into a single corporate global brand name. The Maytag bid would fit well with this national goal and with Haier ’s own stated goal of trying to make Americans feel like Haier was an established US brand instead of an imported Chinese brand. There was a growing backlash in the
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BCG Matrix Explained: How to Use and Create your BCG Matrix The BCG Matrix is also known as BCG Growth Share Matrix. The BCG Matrix tool and chart (originally developed by the Boston Consulting Group company) are used for developing marketing strategies and performing marketing analysis related to planning and analysis of portfolio of products and services (market offering). The portfolio of market offering analyzed with the BCG Matrix Tools is generally portfolio of products and services offered
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Cereal Industry: Global‚ Irish and European Market Size and Growth Rate: Global Figure 1 (Appendix...1) ------------------------------------------------- Year Market Size (Billion) Growth % $ 2004 21.6 2005 22.3 3.20 2006 23.0 3.30 2007 23.8 3.30 2008 24.5 3.30 2009 25.3 3.30 2010 26.2 3.30 2011 27.0 3.30 2012 27.9 3.20 2013 28.7 3.10 CAGR‚
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Haier appliances group enters New Zealand market: analysis of its strategy’s suitability with resource based view and SWOT Ma Jinxiao SUN:109028310 News story summary Haier is a Chinese electronical appliances producer and it decided to take a 20 per cent stake in Fisher & Paykel Appliances Company (F&P) which is a New Zealand company. According to their agreement‚ besides the stake‚ Haier will also take two seats on F&P’s board and also they will cooperate in various business functions‚ including
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387 From supply chains to value chains: A spotlight on CSR Malika Bhandarkar and Tarcisio Alvarez-Rivero* 1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR)1 has become a hot topic in boardrooms across the world. Changes in corporate value systems are being driven by pressures from different actors‚ including governments‚ consumers‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutional investors (diagram 1). Multinational corporations (MNCs) have operations spread across the globe‚ relying
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