Essays on Microeconomics

This factor is characterized by examining the concentration ratio of the industry. An industry with a low concentration suggests that there are lots of players in the markets and competition is in its high level. Industry that has highly concentrated suggest a situation where only …

How do Southwest’s marketing objectives and its marketing mix strategy affect its pricing decisions? Operating under an intensely competitive environment , Southwest Airlines carefully projects its image so customers can differentiate its product form its competitors .. To successfully secure its market position , Southwest …

1.0 Introduction The survival of firms in the global market is related to their potential to identify brands that can respond to consumers’ needs. In this context, a successful brand is able to secure organisational growth even in periods of strong market turbulences (Doyle, 2009). …

Because of the heavy volume of goods present in the traffic passing through the Internet-assisted sales via business-to-business (B2) and business-to-customer (B2C) websites that provide the capability to sell items to customers via e-commerce, this new avenue of business transaction yields itself vulnerable to the …

Introduction As seen in the Beiersdorf’s Brand-Product Matrix, Beiersdorf’s brand portfolio contains eight brands namely: Labello, Nivea, 8X4, La Prairie, Juvena, Eucerin, Hansaplast/Elastoplast, and Florena. Amongst these brands, the most prominent is the Nivea brand, which the company uses as the umbrella brand for broad …

Sharing inventory has increasingly gained popularity in the modern economic society as businesses seek to improve their service provision to customers. This is because the practice promotes reliable sharing of information on the availability of products or services at the various distribution levels of the …

Review questions for the midterm exam Topic 1: Introduction to Marketing 1. Define marketing and discuss how it is more than just “advertising and selling. ” 2. Explain why it is important for all departments of an organization—marketing, accounting, finance, operations management, human resources, and …

Within the realm of industrial economics, a central focus is on equilibrium in oligopoly models, and the questions arise of how the firms would find the equilibrium and whether they will choose it. The efforts of this essay are devoted to a discussion of Court …

Individual Assignment – Glitzz Case Study 1. What factors influence the pricing decisions for a product such as Glitzz? Analyze the factors and comment on the range of prices that can be set for Glitzz. The factors that influence the pricing decisions for Glitzz are …

Overview The Foodservice Packaging industry deals with plastic products such as plastic bowls, cups, plates and cutlery. The industry encompasses packaging for the home, commercial use and government institutions, such as schools and correctional facilities. Specifically, the product being developed belongs to the reusable cup …

  Introduction Strategic development is concerned with the direction and scope of an organization over the long term, which involves the development and deployment of its resources and competencies, through which it achieves competitive advantage in a changing environment. All organizations, whether big or small …

Electronic gives companies improved efficiency and reliability of business processes through transactions automation. The two major types of e-commerce these are Business to business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C). In B2C consumer purchase products and services from industry while B2B deals with business dealing …

You may wish to choose a business you already have knowledge of from trips or your part-time employer. For a product of your choice: 1. Clearly explain the main cost elements and the nature of those costs – define and give relevant examples of variable, …

Introduction Amazon.com provides a wide catalogue of products and services to different consumer groups. Below is the detailed analysis of Amazon’s resources, capabilities, distinctiveness and networks. Unique Market Position According to Motoko and Stone (2010) Amazon has the distinctive position of being the largest online …

Marketing defined is the process by which companies create value for customers and build upon that value by forging strong relationships with the customers (Clark, 2007). Marketing involves more than just selling and advertising, but also involves understanding customer needs and developing products and services …

Marketing Principles Task B 24 – 11 – 11 By Ayesh Goburdhun A. Define your product The product chosen for this assignment will be a laptop, the Macbook Pro by Apple. The product is a personal computer that can be used for communicating with people …

The Ansoff’s Product /Market matrix can be effectively employed in identifying the viable directions for the company’s strategic development. Basically, this matrix provides various strategic options that Tesco can explore with regard to market coverage and terms of products. This is done in light of …

YSL is not worth 1 billion dollars – as a brand or as a division in Gucci. As a matter of fact, in 1999 the brand (YSL Couture and YSL Beaute) sold 40 million dollars. Gucci, however, as a stand alone division was worth more …

Market Entry and Expansion When entry a new market, especially to China, exporting is a good choice. There are many forces that lead us to choose the exporting. It involves more risk and investment as the firm sets up its own presence in the host …

The advantages of a corporation are: 1- Shareholders have limited liability for the Avoidance debts or trials against the Avoidance. 2- Shareholders can only be held accountable for their investment in stock f Avoidance. 3- Ability to raise funds through sale of stock. 4- Ease …

A Comprehensive Project ON “Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in life Insurance Industry” Submitted to Gujarat Technological University IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE AWARD FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Prof. Himanshu Chauhan Submitted by Pratik …

How attractive is the Pan European market for pert plus in terms of demand potential? Competition? Pan European market is quite attractive for pert plus in terms of demand as the consumers test results showed that the product concept of ‘wash & go’ their (time-saving …

Business Portfolio Analysis is a type of a planning system adopted by the organization (organizational strategy), which is similar to the manner in which investment portfolios are managed.  According to the business portfolio analysis, an organization would have to perform only sound activities and discard …

The article is aiming to study how big brands are losing their market share & what changes they are bringing in their marketing strategy to cope up with the current market scenario or to regain their market share. This study is focused on leadership in …

Competitive Supply A perfectly competitive firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity at which: MR. = MAC. Consider a perfectly competitive firm in the short run. Assume the firm produces the profit-maximizing output and that it earns economic profits. At the profit-maximizing output, all of …

As we live in 21st century prostitution has been like an everyday good a market can offer. Economist view prostitution as performing a business activity. However, the problem is still around. The demand for prostitution is continually growing. What still surprises the people is that …

The product life cycle theory is used to comprehend and analyze various maturity stages of products and industries. Product innovation and diffusion influence long-term patterns of international trade. This term product life cycle was used for the first time in 1965, by Theodore Levitt in …

Wal-Mart started as a small enterprise in 1962 and has grown to be the world’s leading retailer spread in about 14 countries globally, serving approximately 176 million customers in a week. It has been able to adapt to the needs of the domestic market as …

Introduction & Scenario We have been given an assignment about Aer Lingus. Our task is to develop an integrated marketing communication campaign for Aer Lingus. The assignment should focus to deliver the following Objectives: “To revitalize the declining Aer Lingus brand in order to increase …

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to U Aye Kyaw, Managing Director – Cum Principal of Myanmar Human Resources Co., Ltd. (MHR). I would like to express my heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to my course instructors, Dr. Ohnmar Myint for providing invaluable guidance, …