What are capabilities? What must firms do to create capabilities? Capability is a capacity for a set of resources to integratively perform a stretch task. It represents the identity of the firm as perceived by both its employees and customers. It is the firm’s ability to perform better than competitors using a distinctive and difficult to replicate set of business attributes. The organization’s capability is comprised of three core assets – physical capital‚ including all tangible assets; technology
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innovate is to die” (Freeman‚ 2005‚ p.266). We could define the innovation as “… (innovation) life cycle is an S-shaped logistic curve consisting of three distinct phases: emergence (the development of the product or service‚ its manufacturing capabilities‚ and its place in the market)‚ growth (where the product family pervades the market). and maturity (where the market issaturated and growth slows)” (William G. Howard‚ 1992). The satisfaction of customers are unlimited‚ they always want new products
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Internal Environment Analysis Company Profile * History Founded by Frederick W. Smith‚ FedEx Express was established in 1973 and it has grown rapidly. Smith had the idea of creating a company that would deliver mail all over the United States over night. His idea was to fly mail from one location to another at night because the traffic is better and packages could be sorted‚ distributed and out of its original location faster. Delivering to over 220 countries and territories‚ FedEx today
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Internal Analysis Tangible resources Apple’s tangible resources are extensive and widely documented despite the company’s high level of security in matters of design. The value of analysing the tangible assets of the organisation lies in the determination of the potential for the creation of competitive advantage (Grant 2007). In terms of financial resources‚ the case quotes Apple’s market capitalisation is approximately US $550 billion‚ with sales annually over $100 billion. This makes Apple the
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Southwest Airlines Internal Analysis Introduction This internal business analysis is on Southwest Airlines‚ which was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. The main focus for Southwest Airlines was to provide low cost flights for their customers‚ and also have exceptional customer satisfaction. Southwest is a leading airline company that continues to do well in an industry that has been historically challenging. For instance‚ in the span of two years (2005-2007) five major airlines
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Negative Capability ’The concept of Negative Capability is the ability to contemplate the world without the desire to try and reconcile contradictory aspects or fit it into closed and rational systems.’ Keats was a romantic poet‚ full of intense passion and desire‚ yet shy and reserved. He was a young man with all the determination and melancholy of a teenager on a romantic quest to be among the English poets when he died. He is an inspiration to all of us‚ full of colourful language and imagination
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(technological) change‚ thus internal resources and capabilities form the main basis for competitive advantage and strategic orientation. In line with this resource-based view this essay will analyze the company’s resources and capabilities following Porter’s “Value Chain“ approach. Building on this they will be evaluated in terms of relative importance and strengths in order to conclude the main strengths and weaknesses of Genentech and derive strategic implications. 1. Value Chain Analysis Typically‚
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Internal Analysis Submitted to: Professor Ken Grant Course: BUS 800 Date: October 22‚ 2014 Team Members: Samia Attlassy‚ Peter Burkholder‚ Maria Castellanos‚ Bobby Panesar & Feroze Shah Team #9: Strategy+ Internal Analysis Overall Current Strategy *The following information taken directly from the case* • Grow the store base in North America‚ primarily United States • Open additional stores outside North America • Increase awareness of the lululemon brand and apparel line • Incorporate
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The Company When Yahoo! was founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students‚ David Filo and Jerry Yang‚ it began as their hobby and has evolved into a global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other‚ find and access information‚ and make purchases. Today‚ Yahoo! Inc. is the Internet ’s leading global consumer and business Services Company‚ offering a comprehensive network of essential services for Web users around the globe as well as businesses of all sizes. As the first online
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Internal Analysis of CrossFit Manila (CFMNL) CrossFit Manila (CFMNL) prides itself to be the first company to have brought the “CrossFit method” of fitness from the United States here in the Philippines. It has five branches throughout Manila that provides their three main programs (namely the Workout-of-the-Day or W.O.D.‚ Bootcamp‚ and CrossFit kids) through implementing a strict schedule of classes. Despite being a young contender in the Philippine Fitness Industry‚ CrossFit Manila sees itself
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