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and Millar (1985) noted some 20 years ago that information technology ends up creating a competitive advantage by offering the bus...

superior profits. To compete in the long term Porter has argued that there should be a source of competitive advantage, however, t...

the U.S. Department of Transportation gave a name to the phenomenon - the Southwest Effect (Southwest, 2003). It refers to the con...

the hotel industry and Marriott Hotels we can see that it is by way of differentiation that they appear to try to operate....

sorting out. In these examples, what elements of organizational structure are managers working with to enhance performance and com...

good idea to offer the basic definitions of monopolistic competition and economies of scale. In its most basic sense, monopolistic...

learning curve will increase on a product, for example, over time. While each can stand on its own, when any of the three concepts...

There are many theories and models to increase an organization's competitive advantage. One of those is the kaizen methodology pro...

This paper is about one of the companies that is praised for their supply chain management and transportation systems. They are un...

It is very hard for a business to gain a lasting analytics competitive advantage yet some companies have done just that, such as W...

Corporate cultures have been identified as competitive advantages and this paper briefly explains the culture at three auto compan...

One of the operations that we know gives a company a competitive advantage is a well-managed supply chain. Along the lines of corp...

The strategic plan feeds directly from the motto. The first step is to identify the needs of the customers. Initial input from pha...

paper we will be applying the theory to a supposed service company that is a strategic business unit of a larger company. 3. Anal...

in the long term, and with the development of equipment that is much lower costing than that of competitors, for example the $18,0...

third make use of internet banking services. This can be placed in the sector of remote banking, where when added together with te...

be lunched in September 2005 called Baci, which will be backed by a ?28 million marketing campaign over three years (Grocer, 2004)...

to make sure there is a solid foundation for any information used. Triangulation is a methodology often used in research to ensure...

companies into more differentiated, more narrow niche markets. Basically, in this latter regard, globalization was creating proble...

to use a resource that is increasing in value. There are few supplies of mahogany due to its rarity. This is a legitimate source t...

are continually learning how to learn together" (p. 3). The five disciplines he identifies are those which are the building block...

or criticisms regarding quality when 90 percent of its products were made in the U.K. but by the time only 65 percent were made in...

story that demonstrates how J&J put ethical theory into actual practice was the Tylenol story from the early 1980s. At tha...

have been an attractive choice, not only due to their knowledge, but also their location in a different part of Europe, benefiting...

cost leader in either the industry, or just the relevant segment of the industry. In each industry or segment only one company may...

project such as this is a success there needs to be more in depth research which cannot be accommodated by quantitative methods. T...

the development over countries such as India and China as well as Ireland where companies such as Compaq (now Hewlett Packard) hav...

same activities but doing them differently (Porter, 1996). Porter asserts that strategy is the only thing that will help a compan...

not have to wait (Eagles, 2000). This is a simple example of a lean operation. Dell may also be seen as an example, with the way t...

Hence, Porter makes a good point in that it is true that even with a superior management paradigm, profitability becomes illusive....