Differentiation strategies are not about pursuing uniqueness for the sake of being different. Differentiation is about understanding customers and how GM ’s product can meet their needs. To this extent‚ the quest for differentiation advantage takes us to the heart of business strategy. The fundamental issues of differentiation are also the fundamental issues of business strategy: Who are GM ’s customers? How does GM create value for them? And how does GM do it more effectively and efficiently
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Merit pay is any salary increase in an employee pay based on the performance of the employee . A bonus is not considered to be merit pay because this is a one time thing and merit pay becomes a part of the employee’s salary. I think this award is a great idea‚ this allows the employee to know their efforts of achieving their company’s goals has not gone unnoticed. This gives employees the incentive to want to learn more and continue to perform well in order to keep receiving their pay raise.
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certain region; expected to reduce SIA’s profit. (page 33) 5. Higher government intervention in the airline industry as compared to other industries – eg. Country law regarding unions would affect the wages and salaries component of an airline’s cost structure (page 32) 6. The needs to constantly enhance and improve their aircraft facilities and food menu as travelers nowadays are more demanding. (They know what they want in order to be a innovator and not follower). 7. The decline in passenger and cargo
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Revenue‚ Cost Concepts‚ and Market Structure Rachel Mitchell EC 561 August 2‚ 2010 Professor Laurie Gazzale Revenue‚ Cost Concepts‚ and Market Structure Thomas Money Service (TMS) originated as a consumer finance company in 1940‚ granting small loans to individuals for household needs. Over time‚ its services expanded to financing business loans and commercial real estate loans. In 1946‚ TMS made the decision to embark upon equipment financing and a subsidiary named Future Growth Inc. (FGI)
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matrix The Ansoff product/ market matrix is a tool that helps businesses decide their product and market growth strategy. Ansoff’s product/ market matrix suggests that a business’ attempts to grow depend on whether it markets new or existing products in new or existing markets. The traditional four box grid or matrix Ansoff model Alternative Ansoff style matrix A revised version of the Ansoff matrix featuring a 3×3 or nine box grid or matrix. History – The Product / Market Matrix Igor Ansoff
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returns to scale are constant) in the market causes the (horizontal) demand curve of each individual firm to shift downward‚ bringing down at the same time the price‚ the average revenue and marginal revenue curve. The final outcome is that‚ in the long run‚ the firm will make only normal profit (zero economic profit). Its horizontal demand curve will touch its average total cost curve at its lowest point. (Seecost curve.) In a perfectly competitive market‚ a firm’s demand curve is perfectly elastic
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Positioning and Differentiation Strategies Differentiation is the act of designing a set of meaningful differences to distinguish the company’s offering from competitor’s offerings (Rao‚ 2010). With Voice to Text/Text to Voice‚ Toyota designed itself above the rest. After researching the needs of its consumer‚ Toyota focused its plans on the safety and needs of today’s driver. With the human need to stay connected to our loved ones‚ friends‚ and business contacts at the touch of a button‚ Toyota
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* New traffic for budget conscious customers * More sales volume Cons * More needed space to hold product * Less product available because selling product faster * More labor required for replenishment of inventory and store front * More disgruntled employees from sheer volume of customers * High employee turnover from stress Alternative of differentiation Pros * Highlights company strengths and niches * Attract target customers * Higher revenue per transaction
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UNIT IV - PRICING (16 MARKS) 1.EXPLAIN MONOPOLY MARKET WITH PRICING STRUCTURE MONOPOLY Monopoly is the least competitive market structure of all. A pure monopoly is a market with only one producer who produces 100% of the output. Consumers have the least choice in a monopoly market – buy from the monopolist or don’t buy. A monopoly market will have the highest price and the lowest total production of any market structure. The assumptions of monopoly are: One seller: The classic
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Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) at the 2013 Annual Meeting today elected all 10 members of the Board of Directors and supported Board recommendations on the Company’s auditor‚ its executive performance plan and the advisory vote on executive compensations‚ based on the preliminary results.” Shareholders are showing excitement with the results of the 2012 fiscal year and decided to stick with what works. The shareholders are expecting a continued charter of growth as the 2013 fiscal year continues to unfold
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