MID TERM DATE : 3 AUGUST 2011 TIME : 2.30 – 4.00 PM CODE : ENT 1301 SUBJECT : INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP LECTURER : Important Instructions: 1) This paper contains THREE (3) Sections on SIX (6) printed pages‚ including the cover. 2) Answer ALL questions in Section A‚ B & C. All answers should be written in the designated answer sheet 3) Any misconduct during the examination will lead to a disqualification and a mark 0 will be entered 4) This paper comprises 20% if
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Abstract This paper analyzes the organizational structure and design of the world’s largest brand-name apparel marketers‚ Levi Strauss & Company. The concepts of hierarchy‚ change management‚ and employee involvement applications will be discussed‚ along with the organization’s environment and competitive strategies. The premise of this paper is the accomplishment of this organizational mode Levi Strauss for change and the ultimate success of the company’s transformation. Levi Strauss and
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Gazelle in 2012 Gazelle is a leading online market to purchase and sell used electronic devices. However‚ its legal name is “Second Rotation” but customers see it as “gazelle” which was chosen for branding and operational purpose by Gannet‚ Aurelien McElhiney the co founders of Second rotation. How did gazelle attain sustainable competitive advantage? The secret of Gazelle for attaining the sustainable competitive advantage (a competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to
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within organisations must consider environmental influences before arriving at business decisions; discuss what these environmental forces are and how they would impact on the decisions made by strategic management on the future viability of the business. As well as this‚ do a brief analysis of the 5 forces driving competition in the hospitality industry using Porters model as the basis of your analysis. If there is a question: ”What must be considered for managers in the first stage of business
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inherited coffee shop located in downtown Atlanta‚ Georgia. The cafe ’ has been in business for 58 years. The business offers specialized coffees‚ teas‚ a full service bakery‚ homemade sandwiches‚ soups‚ and salads. It was once a hotspot but for the past five years business has been declining. Although my grandfather was very adroit at managing the business‚ Starbucks will be coming to the area. My grandfather never used computer and everything was manual including ordering and employee payroll. He had
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relative importance of the strategic dimensions. Based on the positioning obtained‚ we have tried to understand the strategic groups operating in the industry and map them along certain key dimensions. We have concluded by analyzing the impacts of the forces on members of different strategic groups. Introduction This is an intermediate progress report (of the group project). The industry chosen for the analysis is the Hotel Industry in India. We have chosen to concentrate on Premium
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Analyze Industry Structure In the analysis of the structure of the industry‚ competitive forces in industry analysis can be developed such as: 1. Threat of new entrants. In every industry there are problems for companies to face such as the entry of new competitor in the same industry. This is because it can lessen the market share of the company. These new companies use different approaches to attract the customers like they might offer cheap rates as compared to the well reputed brands for the
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5 Competitive Forces Analysis 1. Rivalry among existing firms(competitors) Competitiveness of enterprises and the current does not play a very important role in Disney’s external business environment. That is true‚ the company’s very high exit barriers. In addition‚ the ability to increase in a very large investment. Therefore‚ there is no strong direct competitors Disney’s business. Competitors‚ such as "Lonely Tunes" retail stores bear the expensive advertising to gain market share.
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[pic] [pic] [pic] CONTENT Page Porter’s five forces Model…………………………………………………………01 Factors affect Porter’s Five Forces Model ………………………………………02 Cargills Food City at a Glance……………………………………………………03 Analysis of porter’s five forces model in relation with cargills food city ……...03 Threats of New Entrants…………………………………………………………..03 Threat of Substitutes………………………………………………………………04 Degree of rivalry……………………………………………………………………05 Power of buyers…………………………………………………………………….06
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5 Forces Model 1. Threat of New Entrants.( LOW) a. The average person can’t come along and start up a bank‚ but there are services‚ such as internet bill payment‚ on which entrepreneurs can capitalize. Banks are fearful of being squeezed out of the payments business‚ because it is a good source of fee-based revenue. b. Another trend that poses a threat is companies offering other financial services. What would it take for an insurance company to start offering mortgage and loan services? Not
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