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The Foundations of Competitive Advantage

Porter has argued that there should be a source of competitive advantage, however, that the two advantages of cost and differentia...

Business Basics - Competitive Advantages and Challenges of International Trade

of cost advantage... [and] ... sell a standards no frills product" (Porter, 1985; 13). This means that the cost to the firm of pro...

Ethnical Culture in an Organization

human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and e...

Assessment of JetBlue

The writer looks at the airline industry in 2007/8, and assessed the main drivers and success factors. JetBlue is assessed using ...

Tools for Public Relations

The writer presents a paper written in two parts, both parts concern at issues associated with firms using marketing PR. In the f...

How is Strategy Impacted by Institutional Factors?

Institutional factors have a significant impact on firms. This paper considers the way that different institutional factors will ...

Developing a New Marketing Strategy for Popchips

Marketing is an essential part of business, it is particularly important for new firms competing against dominant well establishe...

Environmental Logistics Policies

The writer looks at how and why firms may choose to adopt or reflect strategies which are environmentally friendly. The research f...

The Strategies and Competitive Environment of Google

The writer examines Google Inc., looking at the strategies found at business and organizational level. The writer then considers t...

Cultural Differences in an Acquisition

The writer looks at the problems faced by Indian firm Nicholas Piramal India Ltd (NPIL) when acquiring a western firm. The managem...

HRM at Acer

The writer looks at the way human resource management takes place at the computer firm Acer. Three different HR policies are used ...

Current Literature Trends on Change and their Use in Research for Organizations in Crisis

The writer examines the current approaches which are emerging in research concerning organizational change at a time of crisis. Th...

Working Capital Management

The writer examines what is meant by the term capital management and why it is important for the financial management of a firm. T...

Assessment of Qatar Navigation as a Potential Investment

The marine transportation and solutions provider Qatar Navigation, is examined from the perspective of an investor. After an intr...

Analysis of Starbucks

The writer looks at Starbucks to assess their potential for further growth and success in the future. The firms background is exa...

The Attractions and Risks Associated with United Kingdom As a Target for Foreign Direct Investment

The writer considers the position of a US firm considering undertaking FDI into the UK. The first part of the paper looks at why t...

The Strategies of WalMart, Saks Inc. and Apple Retail

suppliers into low prices, with up to 80% of all the WalMart own brand products originating in China (Qiong, 2007). Suppliers have...

Change Management in Crisis - From Planned Strategy to 'Becoming'

impact on the aggregate demand within an economy (Nellis and Parker, 2006). Invariably this will impact on individual companies, w...

Risks Associated with the Funding of Foreign Trade with Companies in Bangladesh

trade tariff at 13%, but these are accompanied by many other barriers to trade, all of which increase the costs of trade, as well ...

Background and Competitive Strategy of Hilton

expansion was undertaken with the reaction of a wholly owned subsidiary; Hilton International Co. (Hilton, 2012). Hilton expanded ...

US Earnings and Exchange Rate Issues

it is measured in dollars, if the existing $128,890,000 is providing a 12% ROS, it would mean the actual sales were $10,74,083,333...

Financial Performance of Shell Oman

The writer looks at the performance of Shell in Oman comparing the firm to two other firms; Al Maha and Oman Oil. The ratios exami...

The NASDAQ and NYSE-Euronext Exchanges

both sides as much as possible. The NYSE-Euronext and the NASDAQ are both examples of exchanges, and are quite popular because bet...

Branding in the Chocolate and Confectionary Markets

company appear to have a brand image and benefit from branding, as seen with some of the Cadbury and Hershey brands, for others it...

Dell 2001 - 2020

increasing competition as well as a changing commercial environment. However, change does not stop, it is continuing. Furthermore,...

Should Southwest Airlines Open Another Call Centre in the US, or Should They Offshore Call Centre Services?

working with the Economic Development Foundation and the city of San Antonio in order to find a suitable location. The plan may be...

Proctor and Gamble in 2005

drawn to the branded toilet tissue Charmin and feed their cat or dog Iams pet food. The products may also all be bought from the s...

Burberry’s Core Strategies

high-fashion items, there is a degree of longevity in the designs which church more than a single season. It is notable that the o...

Comparison of Internet and Traditional Shopping

become commonplace. This has increased convenience for the consumer, but has also resulted in many smaller grocery and specialist ...

Determining A Future Strategy for Skype

while it competes with a number of firms, in the fastest growing market; the mobile apps market, Skype has become the dominant pla...