Competitive Advantage Case Studies Samples For Students

Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and for many years its development depended on the business strategy that effectively addressed the so-called Porter’s Five Forces. However not always the company was able to take the correct steps in order to stay at the top of the competition. There were several troublesome periods and changes of the CEOs and other top managers in order to respond to the crisis or bad financial performance. Nevertheless, Apple was able to create several competitive advantages that later helped the company to become one of the most respected companies in the computer industry. ...

Question One

The sales of the Lego’s movie themed products keyed to popular film franchises, such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Spiderman are performing well according to the company’s main shareholder and the Chief Executive Officer Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen who has served the company from 1979 to 2004 (Lego). The increased sales can be attributed to the increased number of alliances with Walt Disney Company and Lucas Films, which is the creator of the popular Star Wars Series. According to my opinion, I think this was the right strategy for the company to adopt considering the ...

Change Management in Bettington Trading and Sons

As a family company, Bettington trading and sons has experienced a commendable growth in business over some years. Transfer of management from one family member to the other with the help a professional board of directors has seen the company remain sustainable due to commitment and relationship building. However, a move to implement change in the organization by a family member tasked with managing the company has met frustrations from the board of directors who do not seem to agree with how this should be done so fast.
The management is not in agreement on whether the company should ...

Business Strategy

Competing in a dynamic and fierce industry with well – established firms that dominate the market, Aldi, a German grocery company, developed its own value chain that allowed it to be grasp a portion of the market share and become a relevant player in UK (IBS Center for Management Research, 2015). According to Michael Porter (38), value chain is industry – specific and firms organize their internal value chain structure different than other players, so that they can gain distinctive competitive advantages. Porter’s (39 - 40) value chain model is based on the premises that every company has primary activities ( ...

Introduction

The entrance in the sport apparel and footwear arena of Under Armour, a relatively young sports brand followed its founder, Kevin Plank’s mission to provide athletes with fabrics that would prevent the accumulation of sweat, allowing them to focus on their games. This is still the company’s mission today: “Our mission. To make all athletes better through passion, design and relentless pursuit of innovation” (Thompson 53; Under Armour official website). Mission statements should answer the question why the company exists, it should be short, memorable, inspiring, market focused, indicate what the company wants to be remembered for ...

CONTENTS

A. Introduction 3

B. Part I - Analysis of Strategic Capabilities of Wikipedia under RBV Model 4
Resource Based View Model in Wikipedia Perspective 6
Heterogeneity and immobility of Wikipedia resources 7
VRIO Nature of Wikipedia Resources 8
C. Part II - Wikipedia in Blue Ocean Dimension 9

Elimination Aspect 10

Performance Raise Aspect 11
Reduction Aspect 12
Creative Aspect 12
Complexity Theory: The Wikipedia Case 13
D. Conclusions 15

Bibliography 17

Introduction
Wikipedia is the largest international online encyclopedia with free access and free content (Ling, 2011) . It is supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization registered and operating in the United States (The ...

Tetra Pak is a leading industry in the packaging and food processing industry. The company has utilized innovative strategies such as aseptic technology and integrated food processing machines into being a leader in innovation, providing excitement to its customers, and producing a wide range in offerings. The paper recommends some ways the company can use to segment its products, and at the same time market them. Factors to be considered during marketing would also be analysed. The importance of the environmental approach in Tetra Pak will be considered with an analysis of the importance of having a positive corporate image. In conclusion, the ...

MEMORANDUM

Re: Proposed changes in the marketing strategies.
Recommendation:
Avail the opportunities optimistically and with sustainability.
Increase market share of Bakery Segment.
For Dinner segment, come up with innovative ideas for the food items, ambiance of restaurants, and services in the restaurants.
Come up with new and unique food menus frequently.
Opportunities Available
Panera Bread (PB) designs its strategy in such way that its brand becomes the best for selling fresh bread. Panera Bread is also popular as a casual restaurant with fast food. It provides high-quality food in a distinctive dining environment. The company managed to design extensive differentiation ...

Management Strategy and Decision Making

According to the model, countries engage in international activities because of the advantages that arise from the relationships. Unlike firms, countries are not in competition with each other but rather engage in mutually benefiting relationships . The US provides a market for the toys while China provides manufacturing countries with cheap labor for the production of these toys. This is referred to as comparative advantage. The cost of manufacturing in the United States is relatively higher compared to the cost of manufacturing in China, a factor that has led many companies such as Mattel to outsource their manufacturing to vendors ...

Accenture PLC is a consulting agency firm with operations worldwide. The company has its headquarters stationed in Dublin, Ireland. The company has the largest sales revenues worldwide in consultancy services and is listed amongst the Global Outsourcing 100 garnering a five-star rating for its services (IAOP 2016). The company has performed exemplary well in the 100 outsourcing score parameters that include growth, references provided by customers, awards and certifications, innovative programs and corporate social responsibility. The company has received a lot of plaudits in the recent past from its clients in the areas above due to the high-quality services ...

Strategic Management

Ardiff Metropolian University
Overview of Wikipedia’s Strategy
Wikipedia is thought to be the unique example of a market player that implements the principles which have been previously declared. It means that the thesis consisting in creation of the free online encyclopedia was proven by the consequent and following actions, taken by the website. The company has managed to be powerful competitor, when there were other online free information players, such as Britannica and Encarta.com. The former was represented by Microsoft Inc (Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, 2011).
When the online information platform was only being formed, it was the ...

Introduction

The quest to promote ideal working conditions for employees has been ongoing in the UK and the world at large for over centuries. While it remains to be seen whether a universally satisfying working conditions can be reached that wholesomely settles the long-raging battle between management and the worker’s union, several companies have continued to exercise colloquial and outmoded management practices on the employees and even attempted to bar them from seeking for their rights. There is a growing trend of many organizations’ management attempting to abuse the employees in a bid to maximize the output. All over ...

Question One: List and elaborate some strategic issues facing Coach Inc.? (One small paragraph listing top 5 strategic issues for Coach)

Coach faces challenges common to companies experiencing a growth "stand-off" as she expands globally. This stand-off is informed by specific and generic factors in luxury goods industry. Notably, Coach faces strategic challenges in 2012 in five areas: (1) market maturity, (2) value differentiation, (3) growth pattern, (4) counter-competition strategy and (5) market research in emerging markets. For market maturity, Coach has reached a point of market maturity beyond which more aggressive product innovation and marketing activities are required in order to offer a boost for growth. For, value differentiation, Coach has historically relied on pricing as a major driver ...

The Case of Walmart Stores Inc. (Article Review)

This paper attempts to study the case of Walmart Stores Inc. from the author’s perspective in her article ‘Walmart Stores, Inc. in 2013’. The purpose of the article is to analyze the strategies considered by Walmart to retain the sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals in the retailing sector which has become quite challenging with the establishment of One Stop Stores, heavy discounting and online selling. The purpose although not stated specifically can be interpreted easily from the situation depicted in the article concerning Walmart’s position in the retail sector.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS & INFORMATION

The key research question stated by the ...

Background

Successful modern business marketing lays emphasis on meeting the needs of the customers. This focus is a departure in the opposite direction from the traditional business whose major concern was selling its products or services. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one way of meeting not only the direct customers’ desires but also the needs and expectations of all the stakeholders of a business (Ortenblad 2016). Unethical profiteering practices of large companies and customer awareness due to free flow of information have forced many companies to make CSR a key strategic focus in their conduct of business. Besides enabling a ...

SWOT analysis

Internal strengths
Low start-up costs due to the presence of equipment and the opportunity to utilize family labour
Continuing family tradition is a positive trait for differentiation and building up the company’s image in the eyes of customers

The application of fruity fragnances, capable of attracting teenagers

Safe and natural ingredients as a key differentiation trait
Internal weaknesses
Limited ability to introduce full product lines due to the size of the business and the lack of experience
Limited awareness about the modern scientific developments in the field of skin care and an inability to apply them
External opportunities
Focus on growth (e.g., licensing operations to another firm ...

Accounting

Introduction
Wal-Mart has been in the retail business since 1962 and after more than half a century, the store that Sam Walton started in Rogers, Arkansas is today’s leader in the retail industry. The success of the company in becoming a multi-billion dollar business was owed from its efficient and effective strategies aided with the most sophisticated and highly advanced systems in the world. The discussion will highlight the important strategies that enabled Wal-Mart to achieve its current success. In addition, the company’s competitive advantage will be examined to determine the key role of various control systems ...

Introduction

Boeing and Airbus are the two major aircraft manufacturers in the world, with their rivalry starting in the 1990s, and as it intensified, they absorbed other plane making companies or forced them to exit the market. Airbus, being a European consortium of companies headquartered in Toulouse France is the leading airplane manufacturer in Europe while Boeing is an American company which manufactures commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapon and electronic defense systems among other tasks. On the other hand, COMAC is a Chinese state-owned limited liability company that is mainly the manufacturer of commercial aircraft for China and also ...

Cavco Industry Overview

Cavco Industry is engaged in designing and building homes such as manufactured, modular, vacation or park model homes, and commercial buildings. The company was found in 2003, succeeding past Cavco entities running since 1965, and became a separate public company. Based in the US, Cavco Industries operates in the US, Canada and Japan though two segments:

Factory-built housing: This segment deals with wholesale and retail systems-built housing operations.

Financial services: This recently established segment of the company deals in manufactured housing consumer finance and insurance.
Financial Overview
During fiscal yer 2015, the company recorded $566,6 million of revenues, recording an increase of 6,2% relative to the preceding year. Its ...

In business, organizations embrace broader strategies to counter competition. However, regardless of the strategies chosen, factors such as the target market as well as competitive advantage align the business towards countering any competition from rivals. Since its inception, Starbuck has employed a differentiation strategy. The firm has concentrated on a wider segment of the coffee market. Schilling (259) points out that since 2013; differentiation strategy has assisted the company remain the undisputed leader in the coffee business. According to Schilling (259), while embracing the strategy, Starbuck had accumulated over thirteen million dollars. Besides, it had over nine thousand branded ...

Introduction

LEGO Group, a well-known family-owned firm, was started in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. It started with making wooden toys in Dutch province of Billund. The company continues to be handed over from one family son to another though it changed to making plastic brinks and toys. Its motto has been “Only the best is enough.” Since its launch, Lego continued to have relatively high sales and profitability until the rise of electronic entertainment that made its sales to grow sluggishly. It, therefore, increased innovation and diversified from historical core products, an attempt which failed. It also experimented with ...

LEGO is a Danish company that was founded in 1916. Now this company is very popular around the world thanks to the legendary bright construction toys that develop imagination of the children. However, LEGO has been experiencing a very large number of problems since the late 1990s. In the case study the central focus is given to the LEGO’s business strategy that failed to respond to the changed buying habits and globalization issues that significantly reshaped the toy industry. Some of the reasons of the LEGO’s failure include the decision to open one more own plant in ...

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Globalization comes up with different challenges and opportunities for a company. The development of technology and innovation through new solutions to make life better and easier has several impacts on the growth of business on a global platform. The case study presents different facts related to challenges of growth through innovation for PepsiCo. PepsiCo is a well-recognized beverage brand across the globe. The case study shows the challenges faced by the company due to innovation. Along with that, PepsiCo needs to face the problem of immense competition due to innovation. The paper will focus on identifying the causes of ...

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Introduction
Tesla entered the market in 2003 with a team of professionals, none of which had experience in automotive industry. Elon Musk started as a major investor and product designer, but when in 2007 the company recognized the need for new leadership, he assumed the position of CEO and quickly optimized operation by reducing headcount and attracting a diverse team with strong background in the automotive industry. This mix of professional was central for innovation and short product development lifecycle in-house, which differentiated Tesla from its competition, such as Nissan and General Motors.
Tesla has grown dramatically through its ...

In the case of Kelly’s Beauty Salon, there is a new competitor who is moving in close proximity to her business. Kelly is aware of the implications that this will have on business, hence she seeks to develop a solution that will mitigate the threat of a substitute service and new entrant. The new competitor changes the nature of business in the area as the Hair Cuttery becomes an existing competitor, hence there are also implications for buyer power and supplier power. Kelly chose a cost leadership strategy as the foundation for overall business strategy, and cost leadership ...

Clearly, Zappos is an innovative online retailer with an ambitious and effective strategy. Apparently, Zappos is well positioned to have a competitive advantage due to the tactics and techniques it has employed. The company has employed steps to ensure that its employs are always motivated, engaged and enthusiastic, which are aspects required to make the company highly productive. However, the company could have its apparent competitive advantage curtailed due to the various negative forces. The company could lose its competitive advantage if it fails to maintain the levels of investment it has put into developing its current culture. Additionally, ...

Introduction:

In this paper were will be covering our analysis of the BoldFlash: Cross-Functional Challenges in the Mobile Division case, written by Michael Beer and Rachel Shelton. The analysis will cover the history of the company, symptoms and problems, alternatives, and our recommendations. The given case expounds over the situation when Roger Cahill – Vice President of BoldFlash Mobile Division came across the situation where BoldFlash is struggling to adjust to a progressing and challenging marketplace. In the case study, there are four departments (marketing, sales, manufacturing, and product development) within a division that refused to work collaboratively. As a result, ...

Discussion Question #1 Answer

For many years, Dell Corporation has been exerting its efforts to sustain its competitiveness in the electronic industry. The company has also been using its effective strategies that makes it one of the major computer companies on a global basis. There were various techniques that company employed in order to sustain its reputation in the market as the most preferred computer brand on a global basis. The process, to which the company has taken in order to reach the top rank and became a leader in computer business was driven by different factors especially the company’s desire to ...

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The given case expounds over the situation when Roger Cahill – Vice President of BoldFlash Mobile Division came across the situation where BoldFlash is struggling to adjust to a progressing and challenging marketplace. In the case study, four working groups within a division refused to work collaboratively and as a result, the division has failed to make the most of some exceedingly significant new product opportunities. In order to address these issues, Roger Cahill undertake a number of personnel and organizational changes since he takes his designation in control. While facing eroding profit margins and low ...

The case is about Gerald who had a health insurance cover that had an 80/20 copayment arrangement. When Gerald received a surgery bill of $950, he wanted to ascertain that the insurance company actually paid $760 or 80% of the total bill. A copayment plan requires patients to pay a portion of their medical bill in accordance with a pre-agreed ratio (Chang, 2014). Upon investigation, Gerald discovered that the insurance company had negotiated for a discount and their part of the bill was only $374. However, Gerald Copayment of 20% was still based on the original fee and not ...

According to the case, Lincoln Electric was a company that mainly manufactured welding machinery and consumables based in the United States but the lifting of trade barriers case prompted the management to contemplate on an expansion strategy to expand its production base internationally. The management was in view of establishing plants in Asia through joint ventures or as wholly-owned firms and whether regarding Lincoln Electric company depicts a situation where the adopts the firms incentive system in its new ventures. The company operated on the founding philosophy in which James believed that each person could transform to its full ...

Deciding Which Market to Enter

A case study of Taco Bells
Introduction
A company with objectives of entering into new markets must implement strategic decisions on the type of market and the entry mode. Typically, global business enterprises enter new markets through exportation, obtaining market licenses, the formation of joint ventures, or sole venture entry (Keegan, 1989). Any of these entry modes require a firm to commit some resources to succeed in the market entry. Thus, initial strategic decisions as to the category of the market and appropriate entry mode are essential. High competition, industrial organization, and international market imperfections tend to impede the ...

Abstract

Timely and successful change represents a crucial aspect of an organization’s evolution, given continuous changes in external environment and ever intensifying competition at the market. This paper focuses on the scope of change, required for Simmons company, and its implementation. It is envisaged that the change would increase the company’s revenues, leading to an enhancement of its competitive advantage. The rationale for change is justified by the references to empirical research, undertaken within the organizational settings. The paper starts with the problem statement that diagnoses the current state of Simmons corporation. The analysis of the case study ...

Business Strategy Analysis

One characteristic attribute of the fashion industry is its predisposition to change; therefore, an innovative product may become irrelevant and lose market share within a short period. Consequently, this element necessitates for continuous product development coupled with market research to maintain a competitive advantage. In some industries, having a R&D department is a competitive edge, but in the fashion sector, it is a survival tool. These rapid changes in the industry are not limited to products only, as marketing tactics and other business strategies need to be constantly reviewed. The emphasis on customer engagement is increasing in this sector ...

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Analyst Report: NordStorm
About the company and overview
Founded in the year 1901, Nordstorm is a fashion retailer and one of the top rated operators in the departmental store industry. The company has successfully enhanced its brand equity by developing differentiated curated products, increasing storing count and targeting niche customer base. Most recently, the company is in news for investing in omni-channel capabilities as part of which, a heavy expenditure is made on store improvement, expansion and improvement of IT infrastructure.

Competitive Advantage

a) Investment in technology
Nordstrom thrives of providing fabulous shopping experience to its customers and this has remained ...

Introduction

Supply chain management involves optimizing operations to ensure that there is maximization of efficiency and speed. Customers value when there is speed and efficiency in transactions thus providing the importance of the factor in supplies management. Additionally, for a company to ensure that there is maximized production all these factors have to be considered by the management since an enhanced logistics department will ensure that there is profit maximization. An efficient supply chain is supposed to deliver products cheaply and fast without compromising the quality of the product or service delivery. Supply chain integration is thus applied to ensure ...

Management

INTRODUCTION
Zynga Inc. is the largest game developer in the world with nearly 290 million monthly active users per month who are playing their games mainly on Facebook such as Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Frontier Ville, City Ville, Farm Ville, among others. Moreover, Zynga offers its game through several platforms such as My Space, iPad, Yahoo, iPhone and Android (Survey Analytics).

The leader of Zynga, Mark Pincus, founded the company in 2007 and led the company with his leadership skills making the company to be a pioneer in the social gaming industry. Although it is important for a leader ...

Key Strategies Employed by Coach, Inc.

The first strategy employed by Coach is that of expanding in emerging markets. It is strengthening its sales in China, and has begun to expand as well in India, which it considers to be an emerging market and a potential source of growth in terms of sales. It also would like to increase its presence in Europe, South America and the rest of Asia. It also desires to increase its presence in the United States and in the rest of North America. It plans to do this by increasing both the number of full price stores and factory outlets. ...

Question One

Panera Bread's strategy is a focused market differentiation strategy that provides meals to consumers to a particular target group. The target group of the company comprises of suburban dwellers and workers. The market objective of Panera is to satisfy the needs and tastes of the consumers by offering its signature soups and sandwiches that rival those provided by other companies. The competitive advantage of Panera is to offer high-quality products that match those of the other players in the market. When dealing with food products, quality is a critical aspect and the company that provides better quality can not ...

Q.1
The luxury goods industry is one of the best performing industries in the business world, dealing in quality and stylish leather goods such ladies handbags, ornaments, designer clothes, fine watches as well as writing instruments. In this industry, goods are characteristically defined by their quality, styling, and pricing for factories such as Coach Inc. that have attracted a large number of customers including middle-income earners (Gamble, 2006). The global luxury goods industry has shown a constant growth. From the year 2006, the industry was expected to grow by 7 percent which was equivalent to $112 billion. Statistics conducted ...

Summary of the Analysis

The mission statement of the company is efficient because it states what Amazon is, what it does, and why it exists, which are critical features. It also provides a guideline for the pricing strategy of the corporation; for instance, its choice to offer the lowest prices for quality products makes it very attractive to online shoppers. The firm formulates and implements its grand strategies, such as pricing, integration, diversification, location, and pricing based on its vision and mission statements. The SWOT analysis reveals that it has significant strengths that give it a competitive edge over its competitors. It also ...

Wal-Mart

Strategy of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart, one of the biggest world retailers, is the company that was founded in 1962. And from the very beginning, the strategy of Wal-Mart was to be a best discounted retailer that has lowest prices and is close to its customers. This strategy was performed through two main instruments – costs minimization and stores locations.
As for cost minimization, it is a core competitive advantage for Wal-Mart. In other words, it is nature and spirit of Wal-Mart. And this aim was indicated just from its foundation in 1962. But how Wal-Mart succeeded in cost minimization? Generally, it ...

Background Information

Harley-Davidson Inc. is one of the largest motorcycle manufacturing companies that has not only dominated the United States market, but also other parts of the world. The Company has 100 years experience in terms of motorcycle manufacturing and has attracted a broad base of clients across the United States (Brannen, Jeffrey and Nabil, 11). Economists have mentioned that Harley Davidson Inc. is one of the two motorcycle manufacturing companies that did not experience significant impact as a result of the Great Depression (Zarco and Morgan, 47). Besides, the company has undergone a series of management as well as ownership ...

Brand revitalization is s strategy used to market a business and it is mostly implemented when a business reaches maturity where the profits have decreased and the business management is attempting to bring back the profits of the business. Moreover, product or business revitalization is mostly conducted due to various market forces that cannot be controlled, such as increased competition, when the customers taste and preference changes among others. Concerning Plaza health home services, there was a need to undergo brand revitalization because the one they had adopted was old fashioned and could not sustain the changing market forces. ...

Drivers for Change

The acquisition of Whirlpool over Maytag resulted in complementary advantages since Maytag shareholders received both cash and Whirlpool stock while Whirlpool expanded its product and service offerings (Fox, 2006). The acquisition effect is an increase in brand portfolio variety and potential improvement in production efficiency (Whirlpool, 2005, p.7). However, this acquisition occurred during one of the most challenging external environments due to a continuing increase in both material and oil-related costs (Whirlpool, 2005, p.6). This was further worsened by a decline in consumer demand within its U.S. market (Whirlpool, 2006, p.5).
Whirlpool countered by increasing the number of new ...

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest low-cost airline in USA and the 3rd largest carrier in the world (as per the number of domestically carried passengers). It was founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dallas – Texas. The airline operates an average of over 3,800 flights every day. Southwest Airlines offers its scheduled services to 40 states and 98 destinations. Its fleet size has reached up to 72 aircrafts that are comprised of Boeing 737s. (Dess et.al, 2014).

Mission Statement of Southwest Airlines & Its Appropriateness

The mission of Southwest Airlines is, “Dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, individual pride, ...

Rio Tinto was a prominent entity with market leadership in global market leadership until 2010. The company had been considered for offering sustainable management practices related to mining for more than two decades. Mr. Sam Walsh, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Director of Rio Tinto Iron Ore Group addressed Australian-Japan Cooperation Committee in 2009 regarding significance of climatic alterations in mining industry. Stating, that there is a need to take serious initiatives to reduce uncertainties and exploit opportunities. Moreover, it is a responsibility of Rio Tinto to offer industrial solutions regarding greenhouse gas emissions and usage of alternative ...

Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest low-cost airline in USA and the 3rd largest carrier in the world (as per the number of domestically carried passengers). It was founded in 1971 and headquartered in Dallas – Texas. The airline operates an average of over 3,800 flights every day. Southwest Airlines offers its scheduled services to 40 states and 98 destinations. Its fleet size has reached up to 72 aircrafts that are comprised of Boeing 737s.

Mission Statement of Southwest Airlines & Its Appropriateness

The mission of Southwest Airlines is, “Dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, individual pride, friendliness and Corporate ...

Executive Summary

The study focuses on identifying the major issues related to Southwest Airlines. It uses internal, external, and financial analysis for the company and the results show that information system of Southwest Airlines, the risk of competition, lack of long route flights, and integration issues are the current problems faced by the Airline.

The internal analysis reveals that the company faces major threats in the market, and the specific threats are as under.

Competition,
Legal infrastructure,
Unemployment and inflation, and
The shaky economy of the US.
The SWOT analysis also explains that the company is dependent on different sources that create specific weaknesses for the business. The dependence of Southwest Airlines is provided below.

Revenues through passengers,

Single provider/supplier,
Limited domestic presence,
No ...

Introduction

Operations of modern companies are becoming increasingly complex with the globalization, which brings internationalization of the business, increased information flow and knowledge innovation as well as raises individual consumer awareness about social and environmental issues that surround contemporary businesses. Moreover, the activities of the companies with their global supply chain create stronger connections and interdependencies between the business, political and social environments, fostering the need for cooperation and partnerships on all levels. The purpose of this essay is to look at the Mountain Coffee Roasters Company, analyze the challenges that the organizational management faces today and provide high-level recommendations ...

Introduction

This paper addresses the major steps that Caring Angle Hospital can implement to realize its goals. Also, it recommends one strategy that the heath care provider can adopt to obtain a large market share. Finally, it examines value-added services will strengthen its value proposition.

Major steps for Caring Angle Hospital

Improve the quality of care
Improving the quality of care is important since it will prevent patients from hopping from hospital to another. Caring Angle Hospital can employ various strategies to enhance the quality of their services. The hospital administration should consider managing the process of care rather than focusing on controlling on the physicians. ...

With more than 500 stores in at least 37 states and eight countries, Costco has continued to dominate the retail industry in America. Northouse (2015) noted that Costco’s competitive advantage in US retail industry can be explained by three key performance determinants in the flexible leadership theory: efficiency, adaptation, as well as human capital. In light of the company’s success in the retail industry, this paper provides a discussion on three key determinants in the flexible leadership theory and give an explanation of how the company can offer higher compensation to its workforce and still show success ...

The canvas model

The canvas model refers to an ideal business model which is comprised of 9 major items, which touch on different aspects of business (Wirtz, 2010). The firsts aspect here, as pointed out by Wirtz (2010) are key partnerships. These refer to alliances that an enterprise creates to help in its normal operations. At Blue Buddies, the manufacturing of most accessories is outsourced, meaning that the manufacturing firms in the Far East come up as the key partners. The second aspect is the customer segments. The segments refer to the different categories of customers that a company targets . At Blue ...

Q1 Answer

Coca-Cola Company uses various multinational strategies to enhance efficiency in its operations. The strategies are in the categories of growth and marketing strategies. Product development strategy is a strategy that Coca-Cola Company utilizes in venturing international markets. The strategy involves continuous designing of unique products that are competitive in the market. Under this strategy, Coca-Cola Company focuses much on the continuous execution of market research geared towards identifying the changes of the customers’ preferences. This helps the company to design and develop unique products or redesign the existing products to meet such needs. The needs of customers change from ...

International Business Strategies: Case Study of Netcare

Introduction
In a sector such as the medical industry where the aspect of acquisition and development of knowledge is an essential part of growth and maintained profitability, the health industry is hugely impacted by national political and legal restrictions. Organizations in this industry have to leverage the numerous obstacles to attain competitive advantage and survive in the foreign markets. Recently a renowned medical care company Netcare experienced a changing dynamics in its primary market in South Africa. This compelled the review of its internationalization process. Internationalization process is the activity of increasing involvement in international markets by local enterprises. ...

Company Background

Brief History
General Motors is one of the companies that played a pivotal role not only in the development of the US auto industry but also in building the economy of the country over the past 100 years. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of cars in the United States and in the World, operating manufacturing and assembly plant as well as distribution centers in the US, Canada, and other states. The company was founded by Willian Durant back in 1908 when he invested USD$ 2000 in incorporating the company in New Jersey. The first fortune of ...

Introduction

The subject of the ongoing inquiry is a landlocked sovereign country that is commonly named as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. The peculiarity and the important feature of our investigation is especially based on the Nepali business culture. It is often said that the life within this area is fairly distinct to the way the industrialized West lives. Our task of the first priority for this case stands for a thorough study in the field of building Nepal’s private sector capacity, being a key to a sustainable tourism operations’ door. Hence, let us proceed to the main ...

Organizations face many challenges that require readers to come up with strategic implementations that help the business overcome market challenges and achieve its goals (Redmond 1). No one could images McDonald could record reduced sales after a year of high sale volume and high profitability. The rapidd dramatic changes in the business world propagated by technology, globalization, rise of many emerging markets, and competition demand leaders to apply for strategic leadership roles. Thompson, the new McDonalds Chief Executive Officer (CEO), faces complex challenges in leading the company through achieving its three strategic goals. McDonald aims at optimizing and evolving ...

Introduction

The ability of any business to attract and retain its customers is directly dependent on the strengths and weaknesses of its product development. It is important for a company to map out a guide for its efforts in developing and marketing of products that create and sustains a competitive advantage (Stark, 2007). The product strategy should be able to meet the company’s growth and profit objectives. A successful product strategy should, therefore, help the entity to maximize both its customer satisfaction and profits (Stark, 2007).
GNC being a leading retailer in the health and wellness industry must strive ...

Alibaba.com: A Born-Again "born global" firm.

Question 1.

I would consider Alibaba a born again global firm. The reason for making up the consideration is that Alibaba business exhibits characteristics that any born global firm carries. By definition, a born global firm is a business organization that from the beginning seeks to derive significant competitive advantage from the utilization of the resources as well as the sale of the outputs in various countries of the world.
I also consider Alibaba Company as a born global firm because it has a distinct way of conducting business. For instance, the top management of ...