innovation aids in comfort‚ convenience‚ and efficiency in everyday life. In business and economics‚ innovation is the catalyst to growth. With rapid advancements in transportation and communications over the past few decades‚ the old world concepts of factor endowments and comparative advantage which focused on an area’s unique inputs are outmoded for today’s global economy. Now‚ as Harvard economist Michael Porter points out competitive advantage‚ or the productive use of any inputs‚ which requires continual
Premium Innovation
Key factors that influence success of NIKE If a company is able to establish brand awareness‚ they will have a significant advantage in grabbing consumer’s attention and‚ therefore‚ market share. In today’s society where consumers have significantly less time to shop and compare‚ brand awareness is critical. If an established brand name effectively conveys the messages of quality and dependability‚ consumers will automatically go to that brand relying on the image that has been created when they
Premium
Study of Indian Food Processing Industry [pic] Submitted By: Avaneet Dwivedi (Roll No. 09) Preface India is the world ’s 2nd largest producer of food next to China‚ and has the potential of being the biggest with the food and agricultural sector. With India ’s food production likely to double in the next decade‚ there is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing technologies‚ skills and equipment‚ especially in areas of Canning‚ Dairy and Food Processing‚ Specialty
Premium Food processing Food Food industry
total retail turnover grew by 15‚9% y-o-y in real terms in 2012‚ reflecting buoyant domestic demand and rising wages. Moreover‚ organized retail trade represented by hypermarkets‚ supermarkets‚ discounters and other modern formats‚ increased by 13‚7% y-o-y. Based on statistics‚ the average per capita food spending is $380-390 monthly. However‚ Ukraine still lags behind global markets on this measure‚ being six times lower than the average of $2380 (in 2011) observed across major retail markets
Premium Sales Retailing Shopping mall
Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings against Standard & Poor’s concerning securities identification numbers The European Commission has decided to open formal proceedings with respect to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) behaviour towards end users of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs)‚ for possible breaches of the EC Treaty’s rules on abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82). The Commission believes that S&P may abuse its monopoly position as the
Premium European Union European Commission European Parliament
researchandmarkets.com/reports/585710/ Retail Industry in India - Porter’s Five Forces Strategy Analysis Description: Huge population‚ increasing per-capita income and changing consumer habits - all these developments have culminated in the booming of the retail sector in India. The majority of retail sales take place through the unorganized sector‚ which is stores that are popularly known as the kirana‚ or the mom-and-pop-up stores. The organized retail sector that constitutes highly organized
Premium Porter five forces analysis Credit card Strategic management
Analysis and Industry Attractiveness 14 2.1 Porter’s Five Forces 14 2.2 Overall Macro-Environmental Pest Factors 21 2.3 Key Driving Forces Affecting the Industry 22 2.4 External Factor Evaluation (EFE) 23 3. Company and Competitor Analysis 25 3.1 Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) 25 4. Micro-Environmental Analysis and Internal Company Resources 26 4.1 Core Competencies 26 4.2 Value Chain 27 4.3 Strategic Cost Management Process 30 4.4 Internal Factor Evaluation
Premium Food Power Nando's
Firstly‚ having an education is ESSENTIAL for obtaining a desirable job. An article called “Australian Social Trends” released by the Australian Bureau of statistics states that within Australia‚ year 12 attainment is regarded as a key factor in the formal development of an individual’s skills and knowledge. This contributes to the development of a skilled workforce‚ and in turn‚ to ongoing economic development and improved living conditions. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
Premium Higher education Academic degree
What are the Key success factors of Zara? “The ability to respond to customer requirements on a timely basis has always been a fundamental element of the marketing concept.” Martin Christopher et.al. Hence‚ it is important being proactive in a market such as the fast-fashion industry which Zara is operating in‚ time is always a crucial factor. The fast-fashion market‚ amongst other things‚ is characterized by short lifecycles‚ high volatility‚ low predictability‚ and high-impulse purchases. Therefore
Premium Marketing Pricing Price
Motivation: The key to success. Motivation is the desire to do something and achieve the many goals in life‚ no matter how many obstacles you have to go through. To many people‚ it is the essential element that pushes them towards what they want to be. From setting goals‚ to working hard to achieve them‚ and finally accomplishing them. There is several motivation theories like: Incentive theory of motivation‚ which suggests that people are motivated to do things because of external rewards
Premium Motivation Maslow's hierarchy of needs