After Zara’s first Australian store in Sydney reportedly sold out 80% of its stock (worth $1.2 million) in its opening day in 2011‚ sales figures in 2014 have revealed slowing sales momentum and increasing costs. Using the Resource-Based View of the firm (RBV) (Barney‚ 1986‚ 1991)‚ critically evaluate the competitiveness of Zara within the Australian retail industry. The resource based view revolves around the notion of a firms tangible and intangible resources and capabilities allowing the firm
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STARBUCKS’ STRATEGY AND INTERNAL INITIATIVES TO RETURN TO PROFITABLE GROWTH BIMA DHARMA PRISILIAN SELMA NURLIESYA RAMADHIANE REISA RIDWAN • PLEASE IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES OR CAPABILITIES STARBUCKS AND MAKE VRIN MATRIX ANALYSIS TO DECIDE WHETHER THOSE ARE CORE COMPETENCIES THAT PROVIDE SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES? • PLEASE ANALYSIS HOW FAR ETHICS AS WELL AS GOVERNANCE ARE IMPLEMENTED IN STARBUCKS. • IN IMPLEMENTING CSR‚ ANALYZE IN WHICH STAGE STARBUCKS CSR VALUE • STARTING IN OCTOBER 1992
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SUCCESS FACTORS 2.1 DEFINITION KEY SUCCESS FACTORS 2.2 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS OF AMAZON 2.2.1 Key success factors concerning customers 2.2.2 Key success customer concerning competitors 3 ANALYSIS OF AMAZON’S RESOURCES AND COMPETENCIES 3.1 THE VRIN MODEL 3.2 ANALYSIS 4 AMAZON’S EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 4.1 EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND EXTERNAL FOCUS 4.2 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNAL FOCUS CONCLUSION Executive Summary Throughout this case write-up we will look into
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Kelompok : Prisilian Suwuh 2401140098 Selma 24011400 Dharma 24011400 Bima 24011400 Ridwan 24011400 Reisa 24011400 Please identify the resources or capabilities Starbucks and make VRIN matrix analysis to decide whether those are core competencies that provide sustained competitive advantages ? Resources or Capabilities VRIN Analysis for the Starbucks Company Resource or Capability Valuable (exploitsopport unities and neutralises threats) Rare (possessed byone of a few firms in the industry) Inimitable
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6 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 9 Qantas’ Strategic Capabilities 12 VRIN Model 14 Qantas’ Value Chain 16 Qantas’ Generic Strategies
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What are Apple Inc’s strengths in terms of resources and core competencies in their home market? 10 Marks Resources: technology/innovation capabilities‚ skills and creativity of employees‚ global company with financial strength. Draw from VRIN/VRIO model. Core competencies: in technical innovation‚ legendary user friendliness‚ new product development & previous market penetration success (1.4 million iPhones sold in the first 4 months of launch in developed markets). Core competency should
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well-documented history of supplying some of the most luxurious clothing item available since the 1800’s‚ these figures beg the question ‘where has Pringle gone wrong‚ and what seems to be the problem?’. Devising from the PESTLE‚ Porter Five Forces and VRIN models‚ an analysis model is developed. This model indicates the current issues and challenges Pringle faces. Suggestions were then formulated based on the analysis model and other reference to relevant case studies and academia relating to Pringle
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and internal factors of the organisation first‚ before challenges posed by the external environment (Barney‚ 1986; Barney‚ 1991; Barney‚ 2001; Prahalad & Hamel‚ 1990). Barney supports this approach‚ suggesting that organisations must follow the VRIN criteria (Valuable‚ Rare‚ In-Imitable and Non-Substitutable)‚ in order to gain and maintain a strong competitive advantage (Barney‚ 2002). In simpler terms‚ the “outside-in” approach focuses on the opportunities and threats‚ to then develop its internal
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Comm 401 Research In Motion: Case Analysis Comm 401 Research In Motion: Case Analysis Table of Contents Introduction1 External Analysis1-3 Porter Analysis1-2 Pestel Analysis3 Internal Analysis3-6 Resource Analysis4 VRIN Analysis4-5 Capabilities Analysis5-6 Conclusion6 Works Cited7-8 Appendix 19 Introduction Research In Motion (RIM) is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company that designs‚ manufactures and sells cellular phones and other communication devices
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taking? What should Schultz be doing differently?(Ines) - great strategy: cost leadership‚ good marketing approach‚ intangible resources‚ - resources and capabilities - p.224 porters generic strategy - value chain p.133 - VRIN ( residual efficiency US Airline industry case questions 1. Assess
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