Case 1 Matching Dell Discussion Questions 1. Draw a product-market structure for Dell’s PC’s. 2. Conduct a Five Forces Analysis of the PC Industry in the late 1990’s. Is the industry structurally attractive? 3. We know that Distinctive Capabilities are apparent in a company’s activities (procedures) give a firm a competitive advantage. Enumerate these distinctive “activities” for Dell. 4. How successful have efforts to match Dell been? 5. What should the rivals do now?
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2015-03-16 Case Assignment & Guiding Questions for Case Analysis Prof. Park Strategic Management Course Requirements & Grading Attendance/Class Contribution Mid-term(in class) Real Case Analysis (Final Group Project) * replace the final exam * Adjusted by peer evaluation Case Report and Presentation (Group Project) * Adjusted by peer evaluation 20% 30% 35% 15% Total 100% 1 2015-03-16 Case Report and Presentation (Group Project) • We will discuss around 10 business cases
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Porter’s five forces model (Porter 1980) can be used as a tool for screening and interpreting data about the external environment. It is perhaps the best-known and most widely used tool in business strategy. The rationale behind the five forces model can be described as follows.In doing external analysis, it is important to keep in mind that the purpose of external analysis is to identify: ← the more attractive industries; or ← the more attractive positions within an industry The five forces
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Running head: Apple Case Study Apple Strategic Plan Insert Name Here Insert Affiliation Here Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company’s products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers
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a Global PC Giant: Lenovo’s Acquisition of IBM’s PC Division A Final Paper Submitted to Professor Mihir Desai By John Ackerly Måns Larsson Cambridge, MA December 2005 The Emergence of a Chinese Global PC Giant: Lenovo’s Acquisition of IBM’s PC Division By John Ackerly & Måns Larsson 1/28 Introduction On May 1, 2005, the Lenovo Group acquired IBM’s personal computing division (IBM PC) for $1.25 billion, achieving the goal of its ambitious founder, Liu Chuanzhi, to create a global PC manufacturing
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A Glimpse of ARCADE GROUND Name: ARCADE GROUND Industry: Gaming Service Provider Tagline: “Play the Game, Feel the Intensity, Achieve what you dreamt” Profile of the Team KASHFIA KAMAL (CEO) A chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest-ranking corporate officer executive in charge of total management of an organization. The responsibility of an organization’s Chief Executive Officer or Managing Director is set by the organization's board of directors or other authority, depending on
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e-books related business model is now very complex and there are many incompetents between the producers and the products. Though there are significant advancements have achieved in e-book technology, there are still various incompetents exist in the industry of e-book business. Tonkin (2010) pointed out that, the reader of e-books are becoming easy to Use but, still there are various types of e-books reader and e-books which are not made according to standard format and creating problems. Today people
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Executive Summary Apple Inc commonly known as Apple has effectively managed to be a successful company in a very competitive consumer electronics industry by been innovative and differentiating the company’s products with similar products in the markets by offering high quality products and good customer service while the actual manufacturing of the products is outsourced to trusted third party suppliers. On a wider perspective, the company has set high standards that even the company itself has
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largest PC and computer component manufacturers. Associated Acer companies include the world's third largest PC manufacturer, and Acer's mobile computers, network servers and personal computers are ranked in the world's top ten most popular brands in their respective product categories. Acer is the market leader in many countries around the world, and is ranked in more than 30 countries globally owing to the strength of its core business. On the distribution side, in 2007 it is the world's No.4 PC branded
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organization and we wish to study the planning and implementation of Dell’s Strategies. Report starts from briefing the background of this chosen organization. Moreover, some of the external factors have been discussed by presenting a view of SWOT analysis of ‘Dell’. Further part of the report will illustrate the review of already existing business plan and strategy of that enterprise. Furthermore, listed are the factors affecting this strategic plan, in which vision & mission, objectives and other
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