Individual Assignment BUS845 This assignment requires you to answer two questions. It should be submitted through Turnitin at the latest 3 pm, Friday, Week 5. For the Turnitin submission – title your document with your full name and student number, e.g., Smith20062007. Turnitin can be found on the unit’s iLearn site Answer each question separately and make sure your name and student number can be found in the header of each page. Make sure that the answers to the questions are presented on separate
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strengths and weaknesses, organization culture and their beliefs about competitor's goals. If the competitor thinks highly of its competition and has a fair sense of industry forces, it is likely to be ready with plans to counter any threats to its position. On the other hand, a competitor who has a misplaced understanding of industry forces is not very likely to respond to a potential attack. Question to be answered here is: What are competitor's assumption about the industry, the competition and its
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Regarding as sustainability aspect, capability-based review significantly contributes to Porter’s framework and RBV. Both perspectives are similar in that a firm’s ultimate goal is to attain sustainable competitive advantage. However, Porter’s five forces model (1980) illustrates that competitive advantage is sustained when it distributes above-average returns in the long run, whereas RBV suggests competitive advantage is sustained when competitors end in failure to render the competitive advantage
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IBM and Porter’s Five Competitive Forces Alexis DiOrrio September 21, 2015 Wilmington University History and Financial Analysis IBM or International Business Machines is a well-known American Computer manufacturer, founded by Thomas J. Watson (Bellis, 2015). They are also known as the “Big Blue” after the color of its logo. The company has manufactured everything from mainframes to personal computers and has been extremely successful selling business computers (Bellis, 2015). What
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collaborate well with customers, coworkers, and service providers. Having a balance of these "hard" technology skills and "soft" business and people skills, you can go a long way toward insulating your career from recessionary woes. Here are the five essential business skills that an IT managers should possessSkill 1: Financial skills IT Professionals need to focus on financial outcomes by setting realistic and measurable goals and objectives, estimating and budgeting the projects more realistically
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smaller, customer oriented store concept and become a niche player.To come to this decision, I first analyzed if at all SmartMart required to change its existing model. Porter’s evaluation of five forces on the existing model indicates medium range forces from Buyers, Suppliers and rivalry and high range forces from new entrants and substitute products. Based on
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Information Technology Applications in Business July 18, 2015 Dr. Godfrey Ekata Q1. How does Porter’s competitive forces model help companies develop competitive strategies using information systems? Answer: Porters five models are used to determine the strategic position of the firm based on its competition with its traditional competitors. The five forces model looks at five particular factors that help figure out if or not a business can be productive, taking into account different organizations
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business environment and strategic situation of the PC industry in depth. A PEST analysis is carried on to analyze the business environment of the PC industry, and Porter's five forces analysis is used to analyze the competitive nature of PC industry in China. Keywords: China’s PC industry, PEST Analysis, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 1. Introduction The aim of this paper is to analyze the business environment and strategic situation of personal computer (PC) industry in China. The motivation
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Porter’s model can be applied to any segment of the economy to search for profitability and attractiveness. The five forces identified are industry rivalry, threat of entry, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of buyers and threat of substitutes. These forces determine an industry structure and the level of competition in that industry. The stronger competitive forces in the industry are the less profitable it is. An industry with low barriers to enter, having few buyers and suppliers
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The Porter's Five Forces Tool The Porter's Five Forces tool is a simple but powerful tool for understanding where power lies in a business situation. This is useful, because it helps to understand both the strength of any organization’s current competitive position, and the strength of a position that the organization considering moving into. With a clear understanding of where power lies, organizations can take fair advantage of a situation of strength, improve a situation of weakness, and avoid
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