COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY EQUITY BANK LIMITED By Chege Bernard K. K. A Management Research Project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi October 2008 ii DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been submitted for a degree in any other university. Signed: ____________________________________ Chege Bernard K. K. Regn No: D61/P/8500/04 Date: _______________________________________
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unique value proposition using their Buick model which had a prestige reputation in China‚ this provided them with a distinct competitive advantage. Volkswagen (VW) is GM’s strongest competitor in the China‚ they had 25% market share in 2004 where SGM only had 10%. VW’s target market was very different from GM’s. VW’s best selling sedan was the Santana which was targeted at the lower market‚ about half the price of GM’s Buick. VW’s competitive strategy was based on price‚ hence most taxi in China
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Watson Pharmaceuticals. His company would specialize in the manufacturing of generic drugs. Like many entrepreneurs‚ Allen Chao found that starting a company is difficult. But‚ like a true entrepreneur‚ Chao was not deterred by setbacks. He knew he could be successful‚ so he turned to his family and friends in Taiwan--giving up almost 90 percent of the equity in the business in exchange for start-up capital. Chao’s strategy was unlike most others specializing in producing genetic equivalents of hard-to-copy
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Record: 1 Title: What Is Strategy? Authors: Porter‚ Michael E.1 Source: Harvard Business Review; Nov/Dec96‚ Vol. 74 Issue 6‚ p61-78‚ 18p‚ 1 Black and White Photograph‚ 3 Diagrams‚ 1 Graph Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *STRATEGIC planning *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness *MARKET positioning *COMPETITION *BUSINESS planning *INDUSTRIAL management *ORGANIZATIONAL
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for holding beer‚ soft drinks‚ and aerosol products. This case looks at the metal container industry. Crown’s strategy and position within that Industry‚ and the nature of the problems facing the company during mid-1977. The Metal Container Industry in 1977 The Metal Container Industry included 100 firms and a vast number of product lines. This section describes the product segments in which Crown competed‚ examines the Industry’s competitive structure‚ and looks at three Industry wide trends: (1)
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Markets 5 Course Introduction and Introduction to Strategy 5 Introduction to Strategy 5 Strategist’s Toolkit: Introduction Reading 5 Strategist’s Toolkit: Competitor Analysis Reading 5 Strategist’s Toolkit: Environmental Analysis Reading 5 Strategist’s Toolkit: Appendices Reading 5 Strategic Analysis 5 Strategic Analysis 5 The Strategist’s Challenge 5 Strategist’s Toolkit: Basic Tools 5 Fundamental Principle of Business Strategy 5 Competitive Markets 5 Competitive Markets
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Does the level of education affect the age at which women get married? Does the level of education affect the age at which women get married? This study will determine the affect of a woman’s level of education (EDUCATION) on a woman’s median age at first marriage (AGE_MARRIAGE) while holding constant the affects of a women’s living situation (RESIDENCE)‚ men’s median age at marriage (M_AGE)‚ and women’s median income (INCOME). The dependent variable AGE_MARRIAGE is determined by independent
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References: Thompson‚ A. A. (2010). Strategy: Core concepts and analytical approaches. New York‚ NY: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved from http://www.glo-bus.com
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transition to a five star hotel without firing most of the six-hundred employees or spending a large amount on re-training the existing ones. Discussion 1. Could the management of the HI team have been more culturally sensitive and was its strategy correct to achieve its goals? 2. How could HI have better prepared for the takeover? 3. Could Tian Wen‚ the former Chinese general manager‚ have been used in a more advantageous way? In this case‚ the main focus is collision of the two different
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1. Which of the following is a basic principle that applies to both internal and external devices? A) when connecting a faster device to a slower port‚ the port adapts to the speed of the device B) if you have multiple devices to install‚ it’s best to install them at the same time C) for most installations‚ install the device first‚ then the device driver D) some devices don’t require a software component for them to work properly 2. What happens when a problem occurs while Windows 7 is installing
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