MANAGING STRATEGY QUESTION 1 The Porter’s generic strategies and the Strategy Clock have a common purpose; they both focus on how a firm can create competitive advantage over its competitors. The purpose of the models is to create a common understanding about position of the current strategies and options for the new strategies if need be. These strategies can be used by companies to analyse its competitive position in comparison to the offerings of competitors
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Business‚ HR and Staffing Strategy shaping the Recruitment and Selection Process Organizations are combinations of financial physical and human resources. Human resources refer to the skill‚ knowledge‚ and ability of individuals‚ and their inspiration to apply them on the job (Fitz-enz‚ 2000). The workforce of an organization is the human resource team acquired‚ deployed‚ and retained in the pursuit of organizational results such as market share profitability and customer satisfaction (Bowen
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Process Design Matrix Process Management is a group of activities that involves planning‚ monitoring and‚ results of the process. It is a skill that includes techniques‚ knowledge‚ and report and improves processes in order to meet customer service goals and requirements‚ in turn for a profit. Table 1A describes the product flow matrix. ”There are three main approaches to delivering services; they include the production-line approach‚ the self-service approach‚ and the personal-attention approach”
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What was the source of IKEA’s success in Sweden early on (50s and 60s)? In 1943‚ IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad at his home town‚ selling mainly pencils‚ postcards and other merchandise. From late 40s to early 50s‚ manufacturing furniture was introduced as a complement to general merchandise. This enabled Kamprad to step in the furniture business and exploring situation and finding new opportunities. The business had gain massive success in the domestic market for the since opening and the key
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Week 5 Assignment Deliver the Value: IKEA Case Study IKEA is a Swedish-owned global business founded in 1943. The business generates annual revenues of 27 billion euros and employs 139‚000 people in 298 stores and 26 countries. The values and design philosophy of the founder continue to underpin the brand. These values might be summed up as frugal‚ democratic‚ environmentally aware‚ and design oriented. IKEA has become synonymous with Swedish lifestyle. The stores are virtually identical across
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1. How does IKEA generate customer loyalty? a) Low price As the case said “IKEA achieved this level of success by offering a unique value proposition to consumers: leading-edge Scandinavian design at extremely low prices” and IKEA’s vision is “to create a better everyday life for the many people.” “People have very thin wallets. We should take care of their interests.” While IKEA overarching strategy is focused on offering customers everyday low prices‚ the loyalty program is one of the ways
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The next option is a broad differentiation strategy providing products or services that offer benefits different from those of competitors and that are widely valued by buyers. The aim is to achieve competitive advantage by offering better products or services at the same price or enhancing margins by pricing slightly higher. Differentiation may be achieved in a number of ways. The product may incorporate a more innovative design‚ may be produced using advanced materials or quality processes
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organization ends up developing its own nature and model of strategic planning‚ often by selecting a model and modifying it as they go along in developing their own planning process. The following models provide a range of alternatives from which organizations might select an approach and begin to develop their own strategic planning process. Note that an organization might choose to integrate the models‚ e.g.‚ using a scenario model to creatively identify strategic issues and goals‚ and then an issues-based
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can be self-defeating. Behind this concept is the idea of supply chain management‚ which is the network of organizations and individuals who are involved in producing and delivering products to the end users. Thus‚ a home furnishing company such as IKEA is a part of a supply chain that includes the suppliers of raw materials‚ component manufacturers‚ transporters‚ retail stores and end customers. In the past it was often the case that the relationship with the suppliers was competitive rather than
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Financial Accounting 1) Purpose of Financial Accounting is to provide financial information to a) Shareholders b) Board Of Directors c) Tax Authorities d) All Of these. 2) According to the Money Measurement concept‚the following will be recorded in the books of accounts a) Quality Control in Business b) Commission Payable to salesmen c) Extra profits made due to introduction of Budgetory Control System d) All of these. 3) A provision is a a) General Reserve b) pecific Reserve c) Capital Reserve d)
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