Essays on Strategy

One of the best known explanations of competitive advantage can be derived from M. E. Porter’s generic strategy framework. According to Porter competitive advantage arises from selection of the generic strategies that best fits the organisation’s competitive environment and then organising value-adding activities to support …

1. Introduction         This paper  supports  the argument  that companies outside the industry sector can draw useful lessons from the strategies used by Canon in its own industry. This paper will also discuss some of the strategic areas that may be of interest to other …

Written by Jaime E. Bochantin and Renee L. Cowan stressed the importance of communication between blue-collar employees and their superiors. Bochantin and Cowan’s (2016) study showed that skilled and unskilled blue-collar employees use proactive and reactive strategies when making work/life balance accommodation requests. The eloquent …

The past two decades has been an era of global evolution, in which the globalisation of markets, the convergence of and rapid shifts in technologies, and the breakdown of many traditional industry boundaries, has rendered strategic alliances a competitive necessity (Ohmae, 1989). A single firm …

With the recession periods coming of the global economy, it even increases the competition pressure for sponsorship money with more and more competitiveness. So it becomes more and more significant for every corporate to takes some effective measures in the operational management for a better …

Drug abuse is a serious health problem causing illnesses or injuries affecting every community in every major social problem of crime, violence, and child abuse. Both pharmacological and environmental factors play a vital role in the treatment of drug abuse and correlated disorders focusing on …

Scheme is the way and range of an administration over a long term. Strategy is a better manner of using the resources of the concern, run intoing the demands of the market, carry throughing the demands of the interest holders taking the concern in an …

The company I will be presenting is Whole Foods, case number seven. Whole Foods is a supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes natural and organic products. As of September 2009[update], the company operates 302 stores: 291 stores in 38 U. S. states and …

Perhaps the most important resource in an organisation is its people so the role people play how they interact through formal and informal processes and the relationships that they build are crucial to the success of strategy. This report will look at the Human resource …

There are many paradigms on the origins of strategy. Critically evaluate the various schools of thought existing in both the prescriptive and emergent schools. Use each of the schools as ‘Lens’ to analyse organisation known to you. A strategy is a statement of intent, defining …

Humanitarian aid to the developing and under-developed world has been a hotly debated issue around the globe for decades, with the focus being on how these poor nations can be given aid and if the aid is only creating more barriers than it is breaking …

1. How have companies like Groupon affected the pricing strategy of firms? Historically, companies have issued coupons in order to attract new business or irregular customers that seldom purchase a company’s products and/or services, with the hope that they come back more often. This is …

1. What have been the goals of the strategic planning exercise at RACC over the years? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the RACC approach? Previously all the strategic planning exercises involved a wide management participation coupled with bottom-up approach. The aim was the …

Civil aviation is one of the most dynamic segments of the world economy. The international industry has become an interesting amalgam of established network and regional carriers, with a slew of new low cost operators. Jet Blue Airways Corporation (Jet Blue hereafter) is a relatively …

Introduction Change is a constant thing and this transpires within world in many ways. As the world becomes more complicated and increasingly intertwined, changes ostensibly far away affect us. Thus, change may sometimes appear to occur frequently and arbitrarily. We are gradually becoming cognizant of …

This memo explains the strategy that I will apply to implement the communication situation of the case 5. Audience The audience for the message is the immediate superior, and therefore it is more effective to use memo to communicate with him or her. The reason …

Corporate brand image Branding is the art and science of identifying and fulfilling human physical and emotional needs by capturing their attention, imagination and emotion. Your corporate brand is, more than anything else, the most significant thing that will define you in the public eye, …

Should the engineers apply ‘rhetoric strategy’ to popularized technology? Abstract Nowadays, it is common for engineers to overpromise or exaggerate the technology’s advantages while neglecting its potential disadvantages in order to get more attention and investment, which is actually a form of ‘rhetoric strategy’. In …

The virtual drilling centers are an addition to the company’s cutting edge technology that enhances the drilling by monitoring, analyzing and directing drilling processes around the globe. This has been made possible through the simple act of placing sensors right behind the drill bit. These …

This article is part of the  from tax and legal expert Mark J. Kohler. Entrepreneurs are gravely mistaken if they think an IRA or SEP are the only strategies for tax-deferred retirement planning. The 401(k), historically only reserved for large companies and their employees, has evolved to be one of the …

Hotel and Restaurant Research Strategy Restaurant strategies to attract customers Impact of incentives to employees Effective Customer care Hotel guest satisfaction Factors to develop tourism in your place Problems that occur in hotel and restaurant Hospitality Generally, hospitality refers to jobs in the hospitality industry, …

Mattel outsources its production to China through its Vendor Operations Asia (VOA), based at Hong Kong. VOA outsources to suppliers who are based at Hong Kong having their production setups in mainland China. These suppliers have the wherewithal to cut through the complex regulations and …

Strategy refers to determination of where one or a business is currently, where it is headed to and lastly how to get to that point. A business strategy generally refers to the overall objectives, goals and vision of an organization and the means of achieving …

Introduction According to Iliev et al (2004, p. 133), Apple Inc. was selling its products exclusively in America, initially. Nowadays, Apple has expanded significantly beyond domestic market. Apple has so far succeeded to become a multinational organization, selling products and resourcing law materials globally. To …

Pierre Omidyar, a computer programmer, developed the platform of eBay and introduced it to the World Wide Web in 1995. (Daniels, Radebaugh, & Sullivan, 2007) Omidyar’s goals and objectives in designing the interface of eBay was grounded on his idea of opening the industry of …

Beijing market entry strategy for Frozen Food This report aims to analyze the entry of frozen Beijing market. Use a SWOT analysis approach analyzes the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The report has identified a marketing strategy of entry that will help our company …

The radical approach implied in Napoli’s business plan based on his understanding of the Indian environment primarily hinged on using the Schindler 001 (S001) developed previously for the Swatch project and the use of Schindler 300P (S300P) a more sophisticated model being manufactured in South …

For the year 2007, the United States was held as the top country when it comes to global competitiveness [Time, 2008]. Recent trends show that the United States still is very competitive globally although it is suffering economically these days. There have been a number …

These units aim to find a scalable and repeatable business model in markets where huge demand is predicted (Steve Blank, 2010). In case of not finding such a demand or not being able to supply – these companies burn all capital and close in a …

The report uses Porter’s National Diamond model’s attributes factor conditions, demand conditions, related ND supporting industries and firms strategy, structure and rivalry and external variables to evaluate the competitive advantage of South African food industry. The analysis shows that the South Africa is self sufficient …