Differentiation of inputs Impact of inputs on cost or differentiation Switching costs of firms in the industry Presence of substitute inputs Threat of forward integration Cost relative to total purchases in industry | | THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS Barriers to Entry Absolute cost advantages Proprietary learning curve Access to inputs Government policy Economies of scale Capital requirements Brand identity Switching costs Access to distribution Expected retaliation Proprietary products |
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THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: OPPORTUNITIES, THREATS, INDUSTRY COMPETITION AND COMPETITOR ANALYSIS. “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin Today, two types of strategies exist: proactive/reactive. Anticipation, change, adaptability is necessary nowadays so the proactive strategy (ex: Coca Cola). External environment conditions create both threats and opportunities for firms that have major implications for their
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Chapter 2 The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES 1. Explain the importance of analyzing and understanding the firm’s external environment. 2. Define and describe the general environment and the industry environment. 3. Discuss the four activities of the external environmental analysis process. 4. Name and describe the general environment’s six segments. 5. Identify the five competitive
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WAC REPORT ON THE CASE LARSON IN NIGERIA Su bmitted To Submitted On Submitted By : : : Prof. Sanjay Kumar Gupta 06 th September, 2012 Samarth Mewada-20121048 To : David From : Steven Date : 06.09.2012 SUB: - Detail analysis report to choose the course of action for future prospects in Nigeria Dear David, The Business situation in Nigeria has been analysed with reverence to present situation and future escalation. The report contains the options and the options are evaluated on
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Name : Mohamed Tarek Mohamed ID : 2131181 Assingment :- Strategic Mangement What are the five major types of external forces that should be examined as part of an external audit? Give an example of each type of force (1 ) economic forces (2 ) social, cultural, demographic and natural environment forces (3 ) political, governmental and legal forces (4 ) technological forces (5) competitive forces. (1) ECONOMIC FORCES :- Economic factors have a direct impact on the potential attractiveness
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THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS If managers in the airline industry are going to run their organizations efficiently, they have to understand the external environment confronting them, anticipate how changes in the environment might affect the profitability of their airlines, and take appropriate actions. These actions might include reducing capacity as demand declines, purchasing more fuel-efficient jets, avoiding price wars with low-cost airlines if possible, and reducing labor costs. At
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Abstract In theoretical and empirical literature as well as in practice both market pioneering and later entrant strategy are outlined to lead to superior product performance. This literature review analyzes which strategy leads to superior product performance under which circumstances. Therefore, a conceptual framework is developed which illustrates the complex relationships of the integrated parameters. A detailed literature review is conducted to analyze theoretical as well as empirical approaches
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3 Industry Analysis: The Fundamentals When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for poor fundamental economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact. —Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway The reinsurance business has the defect of being too attractive-looking to new entrants for its own good and will therefore always tend to be the opposite of, say, the old business of gathering and rendering dead horses that always tended
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Delta Airlines Board of Directors Presentation October 18, 2013 Consultants: General Overview of Delta Airlines Strategy COMPANY’S SANDBOX High rivalry makes industry unattractive Profitability increasing, but still below cost of capital Consolidation trend has reduced rivals helping profits DELTA’S CURRENT STRATEGY Trainer refinery acquisition: using vertical integration to address Delta’s largest expense Metrics of improving flight completions, on-time arrival rate and decreasing mishandled
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FIRST-MOVER ADVANTAGES Marvin B. Lieberman David B. Montgomery’ October 1987 Research Paper No. 969 //~‘L~ 1The authors are, respectively, Assistant Professor of Business Policy, and Robert A. Magowan Professor of Marketing, at the Stanford Business School. We thank Piet Vanden Abeele, Rajiv Lal, Mark Satterthwaite and Birger Wernerfelt for helpfiul discussions on earlier drafts. The Strategic Management Program at Stanford Business School provided financial support. / ~‘N ~ Abstract
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