Qustion1 Identify and explain the market structure in which the company is operating Pos Malaysia Market structure * Monopoly firm Introduction (Pos Malaysia) Pos Malaysia Berhad is Malaysia’s premier physical communications provider. Pos Malaysia also has a widespread network of 701 post offices all over the country‚ in addition to its network of mini post offices‚ mobile post offices‚ postal agents and stamp agents‚ making it one of the most extensive retail networks in Malaysia
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Collectively‚ the Five Forces determine the attractiveness of an industry‚ its profit potential‚ and the ease and attractiveness of mobility from one strategic position to another. Because of this‚ the analysis is useful when firms are making decisions about entry or exit from an industry as well as to identify major threats and opportunities in an industry. Why do we use it? This analysis was originally developed by Michael Porter‚ a Harvard professor and a noted authority on strategy. While all firms operate
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Theme 2: Competitive Environment of Organisations Competition and Business Strategy in Historical Perspective (2002) - P. Ghemawat (not really asked but gives background) Are You Sure You Have a Strategy? (2001) - D.C. Hambrick and J.W. Fredrickson How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy(1979) - M. Porter Profit Pools: A Fresh Look at Strategy (1998) - O. Gadiesh and J.L. Gilbert Getting Real about Virtual Commerce (1999) - P. Evans and T. Wurster Question 3 2010 In the
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vertical integration. 3. Why did specialized intermediaries emerge? The two main reasons that explained the emerged of specialized intermediaries are the maturity of the market and the specialization. With the industry matured‚ the barriers to entry are low because the amount of capital to enter is lower‚ so the specialized intermediaries emerge to offer services to manage the various functions in frozen food retail. As the cost structure decreased‚ new companies go to this market to specialize
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based on the market entry barriers‚ which can be said to provide obstacles for newcomers to gain a foothold in any given industry. These barriers can take many different forms. Briefly‚ it can be said that entry barriers exist whenever it is difficult or not economically feasible for an outsider to copy or imitate the existing players’ competitive capabilities. Common forms of entry barriers are depicted below: § Economies of scale § Capital requirement of entry § Access
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1. A Potential entrants are more likely to be deterred from actually entering an industry when A) incumbent firms have previously been aggressive in defending their market positions against entry. B) incumbent firms are complacent. C) buyers are not particularly price sensitive and the industry already contains a dozen or more rivals. D) the relative cost positions of incumbent firms are about the same‚ such that no one incumbent has a meaningful cost advantage. E) buyer switching
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1. Research online news services to identify recent developments impacting the accounting and auditing profession in Japan. Briefly summarize these developments in a bullet format. The 5-S auditing. Managerial Auditing Journal It has been recognized that Japanese firms are clean and orderly. The same is true for high quality western firms. Over the last two decades‚ the Japanese have formalized the technique and named it 5-S practice. As the name is new to most western societies‚ the objective
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The case of Zara: a supposed exception to globalization The article written by Nebath Tokatli is about the case of Zara‚ a fast fashion retailer company supposed to be an exception to the global trend of this sector. The author‚ after a brief introduction in which she declares her purpose to demonstrate this idea to be false‚ starts describing the change in the culture of fashion from “houte couture” and ready-to-wear too fast fashion. Fast fashion retailers do not directly invest in design
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simple click in the World Wide Web (www) virtual environment (Laudon & Laudon‚ 2010). ZARA case study 1. Company presentation Inditex Group is one of the biggest fashion retailers in the world owning more than 100 companies operating in different sectors of activity. Its unique business model set the basis for one of the leading brands in international fashion industry called Zara. Zara is an eco-friendly retail company and encompasses more than 5‚000 stores situated in prime locations
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factors which affect the entry to the cosmetic industry by firms. These factors can be briefly analyzed using the Porter Five forces analysis. They include the threat of substitutes‚ threat of new entry‚ bargaining power of customers and suppliers as well as intensity of rivalry in the industry. Threat of new entry This factor analyzes the ease with which firms may enter into an industry. The cosmetic industry has a low threat of new entrants. The first is the huge costs of entry. Developing unique
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