of trade. Porter chose a different starting point‚ beginning with individual industries and competitors and building up to the economy as a whole. Nations do not compete in the marketplace—business firms do‚ and the performance of individual companies in particular industries in where competitive advantage is either won or lost. The home nation influences the ability of its firms to succeed in particular industries‚ with the success or failure of thousands of struggles in many industries determining
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Porters 5 forces Threat of New Entry: Obesity is a big problem in the United States which is becoming a government and healthcare issue. Weight Watchers has played a role in the development of a new national awareness of healthful eating‚ lifestyles changes‚ and weight control. Weight Watchers International had experienced it biggest threat mostly because of new competition and changes in technology. When the over the counter weightless drug launched it had a drastic effect on their market. Switching
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The history of the airline industry went through a period described as challenging and soaring. The reason behind this description is the rapid increase in oil price which caused major financial losses and a cut in airline profits. Airlines which declared bankruptcy between 2004 and 2007 have all been a case of such losses. As of 2009‚ in the UK‚ airline analysts expected that airlines will have to face great challenges in the future. An example of this is British Airways which predicted a profit
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DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN MODERN SOCIETY: Medical Model Mental illness or mental disorder is a word used for any state that influences an individual’s feeling‚ performance or opinion in a method that is upsetting or functioning poorly. There are some sources which now also refer the mental illness in an aspect that hampers functioning and causes distress. Some researchers still refer the mental illness as the disease of mind and this stigma was accepted since ages. However‚ this attitude
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Turbo S After so many high-powered SUV cars‚ Porsche has unveiled the latest Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Even more prevailing that the previous versions. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S is fastest and most luxurious SUV that the company has ever introduced. It features a twin-turbocharged 4.8-liter V8‚ but now possesses 562 horsepower and a massive 590 lb-ft of torque – a development over the prior versions. The vehicle uses Porsche’s eight-speed Tiptronic automatic gearbox that helps the Turbo S lap the
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Quiz 5 Pringle Company distributes a single product. The company’s sales and expenses for a recent month follow: Total Per Unit Sales $ 620‚000 $ 40 Variable expenses 434‚000 28 ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Contribution margin 186‚000 $ 12 Fixed expenses 150‚000 ______
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PORTERS FIVE FORCE MODEL Porter’s Five force model includes 4 forces: * Potential Entrants(Threat Of Mobility) * Buyers(Buyer Power) * Substitutes(Threat Of Substitutes) * Suppliers(Supplier Power) * Industry Rivalry Application on the Telecom Industry: The forces that affect the Telecom Industry:- INDUSTRY RIVALRY: The above shows the different market share of the different firms such as Airtel which holds 28% of the total share being the highest ‚ Vodaphone
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has introduced elements of fantasy by giving most of the main characters magical powers. For example‚ when Harry has to take a train at Kings Cross‚ there is a fantasy episode of him going to platform 9 ¾. This is very imaginative and fantastical as there is no such thing like platform as 9 ¾. There is also a great deal of humour brought into the novel which makes an immense impact on the readers. For example‚ the scene where Dudley Dursley eats Harry’s cake and Hagrid gives him a pig’s tail is hilarious
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VULNERABILTY OF 5 PMLC MODELS AND MITIGATION STRATEGY There are five Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) models for managing different types of Projects but all of them follows the five process groups namely – scoping‚ planning‚ launching‚ monitoring and control and close out phases for sequencing the tasks. The difference lies only in the looping of these process groups depending on the complexity of the Project. The weakness of these models and mitigating strategies are discussed as follows
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SWOT Whereas the STEEP model looks at the industry as a whole‚ SWOT concentrates on your particular business. The acronym stands for Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats. Generally speaking‚ the first two are internal factors‚ and the last two external ones; those on the right of the template are positive factors‚ those on the left‚ negative. As above‚ the following diagram suggests some of the issues that may be significant‚ but as this is a personal analysis‚ only you will be
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