(Robinson‚2009) In just over a year Amazon.com proved that Bezos’s vision was revolutionary as the revenues reached $15.6 million by the end of 1996 and Amazon became the most successful e-retail bookstore on World Wide Web. After that Amazon.com has seen tremendous growth every year and now it serves customers in more than 160 countries of the world and offer products in a very wide range. Amazon.com now offers products in categories like books‚ electronics‚ computer software and hardware‚ mobile
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almost tv^fo decades‚ managers have been learning to play by a new set of rules. Companies must be flexible to respond rapidly to compet- itive and market changes. They must benchmark continuously to egy. The quest for productivity‚ quality‚ and speed has spawned a remarkable number of management tools and techniques: total quality management‚ benchmarking‚ time-based competition‚ outsourc- achieve best prac- tice. They must outsource aggres- sively to gain ef- ficiencies. And they must nur- ture
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Strategy is creating fit among organization’s activities. As a whole‚ organization finds its competitive value by positioning and integrating Fit into all its activities. Operation effectiveness and strategy works differently but co-relate with one another to work towards the same company goal – profitability. Yet many organizations are caught up in improving their operational effectiveness or seeking fast and easy growth; that they have forgotten the "value" that they can offer to their
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For the exclusive use of J. CO www.hbr.org What Is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 What Is Strategy? 21 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint 96608 This document is authorized for use only by James Co in Food and Agribusiness Strategic
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Thompson−Strickland−Gamble: Crafting and Executing Strategy: Concepts and Cases‚ 16th Edition I. Concepts and Techniques for Crafting and Executing Strategy 1. What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? chapter one © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2008 1 What Is Strategy and Why Is It Important? Strategy means making clear-cut choices about how to compete. —Jack Welch Former CEO‚ General Electric A strategy is a commitment to undertake one set of actions rather than
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Systems‚ 2002 1. What is the underlying logic behind the global product idea? What are the costs and benefits that are expected? GPC’s logic is to concentrate manufacturing and ultimately other activities – wherever in the world to keep the same standards across the boards. Benefit – Maintain the quality and reputation of the product globally - Existing similar operation model to implement in different regions Cost - Major internal and external strategy shift due to the geographical
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Record: 1 Title: What Is Strategy? Authors: Porter‚ Michael E.1 Source: Harvard Business Review; Nov/Dec96‚ Vol. 74 Issue 6‚ p61-78‚ 18p‚ 1 Black and White Photograph‚ 3 Diagrams‚ 1 Graph Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *STRATEGIC planning *ORGANIZATIONAL effectiveness *MARKET positioning *COMPETITION *BUSINESS planning *INDUSTRIAL management *ORGANIZATIONAL
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taken the place of strategy. As managers push to improve on all fronts‚ they move further away from viable competitive positions. Michael Porter argues that operational effectiveness‚ although necessary to superior performance‚ is not sufficient‚ because its techniques are easy to imitate. In contrast‚ the essence of strategy is choosing a unique and valuable position rooted in systems of activities that are much more difficult to match. In answering the question ‘what is strategy?’‚ some theorists
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Abstract This paper analyzes the: strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and threats (SWOT) for General Electric Corp (GE). A SWOT analysis is an outline for producing strategic alternatives from the study of a company’s situation. The General Electric Growth Council used this form of analysis in the 1980 ’s because it concentrates on the issues that potentially have the most impact on a company. SWOT analyses tend to generalize the circumstances. They are often divided into two categories: Internal
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GE: How Much Are Auditors Paid? 1. Requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley related to nonaudit services such as the design and implementation of financial information system and internal audit affect perceptions of the auditors’ independence for two reasons. The first is because of the potential conflict between these services and the audit work which affect the independent of the auditor. Second‚ because these services increase the revenue of the accounting firm from one client‚ which can make the client
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