Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a small number of competing
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Apple Inc. Case Study # 1 iPhone [pic] Professor Chug-Shing Lee BUSA 499 Capstone October 1‚ 2008 Analysis Conducted By Apex [pic] Ryan Boykin Ashley Fiorini Lance Tanaka Matt Webb Executive Summary Apple has demonstrated that innovation can lead to market dominance with products like the iPod. With products such as this‚ Apple has developed a brand that has built a customer base with astonishing loyalty. According to Business week‚ Apple was thirty third for top
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on what can be considered a firm’s resources or capabilities. VRIO Analysis Given that almost anything a firm possesses can be considered a resource or capability how should you attempt to narrow down the ones that explain why firm performance differs? In order to lead to a sustainable competitive advantage a resource or capability should be Valuable‚ Rare‚ Inimitable (including non-substitutable)‚ and Organized. This VRIO framework is the foundation for internal analysis. If you ask a business
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Quince Chong Wai-yan Director Corporate Affairs Cathay Pacific Airways Quince Chong joined Cathay Pacific Airways as Manager Corporate Communication in 1998 with a responsibility for the overall communications strategy of the company. She became General Manager Inflight Services in July 2000 to manage the airline’s cabin crew and develop inflight catering and service products. Ms Chong then assumed the position of Director Service Delivery in July 2004 to oversee all aspects of the airline’s
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Company Wildberries - it is a large online store of fashion apparel‚ shoes and accessories‚ which has existed for more than 7 years. I chose this site because I had previously used the services of this website. Products in this online store are divided into categories. To view products by brands (brands)‚ go to the tab "brand". All products are sorted by price‚ color‚ size‚ popularity rating (rated buyers) and the date of receipt to the store. When viewing products by categories is also sorted
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Cathay Pacific’s Value Chain Operations Cathay Pacific believes that their business is selling experience to the passengers. The emotional bonding with the passengers is the key to building loyalty and one of the major factors that encourage the customers to repurchase the airline products. The biggest difference of Cathay Pacific to its competitors is its people. The employees at Cathay Pacific are the ones who bridge the gap between product development and customer expectation. The passengers
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1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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Before conceptual framework is formed‚ companies prepared their financial report by their own methods. As to increase the utility of the financial report to the users for making economic decisions‚ conceptual framework is begun to develop by various professional bodies and organizations. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK In 1970s‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘FASB’) of United States began to develop a conceptual framework. The FASB defined the conceptual framework as a “…constitution
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VRIO Analysis Bristol-Myers Squibb and other pharmaceutical companies have very limited space for the development of competitive advantage. This is due to the limitations set in patents available for new pharmaceuticals. Most chemicals in pharmaceutical products have an equivalently functional substitute making it possible to have multiple products on the market that have identical uses and outcomes. This being the case‚ pharmaceutical companies can’t rely on one particular product to provide
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Case Synopsis A. The chairman of Citic Pacific‚ Larry Yung Chi-kin’s father Yiren Rong started the company in 1978. • Citic was started “to pioneer reform in the financial sector‚ lure foreign investment and technology to China and develop international business.” (Ko‚ 2009) • When Yung became involved with the company he began to acquire more companies. o Eventually had Citic Pacific listed as a red-chip company in the Hong Kong
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