| Report to the Management:A Strategic Analysis of Zipcar | | | Student ID Number: 0898244‚ 0889876 | 11/30/2011 | Table of Contents 1.0) Abstract………………………………………………………………………...2 2.0) Introduction…………………………………………………………………….3 3.0) PESTEL Analysis…………………………………..……………..…………...4 4.0) Five Forces………...……………………………..…………….…..…………..6 5.0) Three Generic Strategies.……………………………..……………..…………8 6.0) Strategy Direction……………………………………………………...……..10 7.0) Value Chain Analysis…………………………………
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What exactly is sustainability? The term “sustainability” has gotten a growing amount of usage recently‚ in the media‚ business‚ and general communities. Increased exposure to the term‚ however‚ has not necessarily correlated with increased consistency of understanding of exactly what sustainability is‚ or what it means in today’s context. In fact‚ the rapidly widening usage of the term may be contributing to greater confusion about it‚ as the increased usage results in more people bringing
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Capital investment is a system to institutionalize novel entrepreneurship. Venture Capital in India helps endeavors‚ which may not fall within the norms of conservative investment. In the case of real estate projects which are at high risk and those encouraged by new entrepreneurs‚ the rational capital by way of the venture idea/concept and the applicable track record are often the major offerings from the promoters. The venture capitalist steps in with his input by way of equity / private equity related
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Questions One: Analysis of Zipcar’s business model using Porter’s five forces model Threat of New Entrants In my own observation‚ Zipcar is a perfect description of an almost hundred percent automated business. They have fully utilized all IT resources available to them‚ and have succeeded in eliminating the need for human interaction at the same time staying in full control of the business. They have succeeded in outfitting all their cars with patented wireless technology‚ which I would classify
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Zipcar‚ which was recently bought for $500 million by Avis car rentals‚ is a start up that is in the business of selling the urban lifestyle of renting cars for short periods of time instead of owning a vehicle. The case evaluates how Zipcar has been able to gain the trust of its customers by being a green minded company with a strong set of values and benefits that will keep a customer. Zipcar took advantage of the fact that they had a place in a niche market‚ which allowed them to create a positive
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LECTURE 4 Investment under uncertainty‚ real options Derivatives valuation approach. Example: Copper mine Strategic options. Examples: Copper mine with shutdown option Valuing Vacant Land Valuation of an option to delay Ratio comparison approach Additional Definitions ECOM051 Business Finance‚ Lecture 4 (Dr Giles Spungin‚ G.Spungin@qmul.ac.uk‚ www.excalibur24.com‚ QMUL©2010-11) 1 Discounted cash flow methods ignore opportunities (strategic options
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analyse KODAK case study Kodak’s Performance Today Kodak is in trouble: for the nine months ended 30 September 2005‚ Eastman Kodak’s revenues increased by only 3% to US$10.07bn and the net-loss from continuing operations totalled US$1.32bn‚ versus an income of US$139m.6 Last month‚ film sales for Kodak fell 37% for rolls and 13% in single-use cameras‚7 and despite similar shocks affecting the rest of the industry Kodak’s declines were the steepest – versus Fuji’s declines of 28% in roll and
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FORMATION AND USE IN VALUE CREATION FOR IPO-STAGE NEW VENTURES A Dissertation by TIMOTHY R. HOLCOMB Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY August 2007 Major Subject: Management ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES‚ INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP‚ AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: THE ROLE OF CAPABILITY FORMATION AND USE IN VALUE CREATION FOR IPO-STAGE NEW VENTURES A Dissertation by TIMOTHY R. HOLCOMB Submitted to the
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Venture Capitalist a) A Venture Capitalist is a professional investor. Venture Capitalist’s provide funding for new and growing businesses and can even provide senior level management to move the company or businesses even further. Most of the time a venture capitalist works for a firm and manages a fund and is looking for suitable investments for that fund. b) To become a venture capitalist you would have to have much knowledge and experience within the business field‚ so you would most
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Case Discussion Questions 1. GE used to prefer acquisitions or Greenfield ventures as an entry mode rather than joint ventures. Why do you think this was the case? According to our textbook‚ a firm can establish a wholly owned subsidiary in a country by building a subsidiary from the ground up‚ the so-called Greenfield strategy‚ or by acquiring an enterprise in the target market. Acquisitions have three major points in their favor. First‚ they are quick to execute. By acquiring an established
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