EXHIBIT 1 Porter’s 5 Forces: Computer Industry Threat of New Entrants: Medium With the standardization of most of the computer components‚ it becomes easy for customers to change their laptops. This leads to a moderate customer switching cost. The availability of direct-to-customer service and retailers‚ it becomes easy for customers to find their desired product as well as for companies to provide their products in less time and with reduced cost. If any new player wants to enter into the market
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5 Forces Model 1. Threat of New Entrants.( LOW) a. The average person can’t come along and start up a bank‚ but there are services‚ such as internet bill payment‚ on which entrepreneurs can capitalize. Banks are fearful of being squeezed out of the payments business‚ because it is a good source of fee-based revenue. b. Another trend that poses a threat is companies offering other financial services. What would it take for an insurance company to start offering mortgage and loan services? Not
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Analyze Industry Structure In the analysis of the structure of the industry‚ competitive forces in industry analysis can be developed such as: 1. Threat of new entrants. In every industry there are problems for companies to face such as the entry of new competitor in the same industry. This is because it can lessen the market share of the company. These new companies use different approaches to attract the customers like they might offer cheap rates as compared to the well reputed brands for the
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CASE STUDY 1 LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY The question we are asked in this case study is whether or not we would buy shares of stock in Levi Strauss knowing that its managers are willing to trade off some economic efficiency to operate according to their collective view of what is “ethical”. On the surface‚ it appears that Levi Strauss & Co. upholds the highest ethical standards. However‚ what is ethical to some may not necessarily be ethical to others. Like any business‚ Levi Strauss strives to
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by Lau Yee Leong‚ Mike Master of Management‚ Taylors University Lakeside Contents No. | Description | Page Number | | | | 1.0 | Market Assessment | 3 | | | | 2.0 | Internal Rivalry | 4 | | | | 3.0 | Barriers to Entry | 5 | | | | 4.0 | Supplier Power | 6 | | | | 5.0 | Buyer Power | 7 | | | | 6.0 | Substitutes | 9 | | | | 7.0 | Conclusion | 10 | | | | 8.0 | List of References | 11 | | | | 9.0 | Appendices (A to W) | 16 | |
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calculated that of 200 customers who completed the questionnaire at the rock festival‚ the mean age was 23. The age distribution conformed to a curve of normal distribution with a standard deviation of 5. Calculate the number of customers aged 33 and over who featured in Sonia’s survey (33-23)÷5 = 2 2% of 200= 4 Answer= 4 2) With reference to the report on the UK smoothie market (appendix 2) analyse two limitations of using secondary sources as the basis of Sonia’s decision making
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BHS0027: Strategic Management Hong Kong 2013/14 Written Individual report Task Using Porter’s Generis Strategies model‚ critically analyse IKEA’s competitive strategy. You must also recommend a course of action or direction that the organisation should take. Use the case study as a starting point and source relevant company information from their web site and other suitable sources. Style: report Word limit: 2500 words Deadline: 19 August 2013 Approximate weighting of marks and suggested structure:
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MKT 501 CASE STUDY INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING TRIMESTER 1- 2011 TOPIC: THE GLOBAL MARKETING ENVIROMENT LEVIS: AIMING AT THE ECHO BOOMERS NAME: Janice Joytika Kumari ID#: 2009004213 Questions: 1. What actors and forces in Levi Strauss & Company’s microenvironment and macro environment have affected its marketing position? (5marks) Aspects of marketing environment are microenvironment and macro environment: Microenvironment: Actors close to the company e.g. company
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Introduction: This paper deals with the marketing strategies for the Levis Strauss brands to become the top brand in the world in various kinds of jeans and other apparels. Levis Strauss is having the 75% share in the GWG but allowed them to maintain in their own way. The GWG was also the first to produce pre-washed jeans and had a good position in the market. GWG and Levis Strauss Canada were concentrated on the high class people and not much concentrated on the retail market with this one
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Michael Porter’s Factor 1) Threat of New Entrants - The easier it is for new companies to enter the industry‚ the more cut-throat competition there will be. Factors that can limit the threat of new entrants are known as barriers to entry. Some examples include: Existing loyalty to major brands Incentives for using a particular buyer (such as frequent shopper programs) High fixed costs Scarcity of resources Government restrictions or legislation Entry protection (patents‚ rights‚ etc.)
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