Business Strategy Notes VRIO Framework1 The VRIO Framework and the Resource-Based View2 In the last three weeks we have looked at how firms can get a competitive advantage. Today we focus primarily on the sustainability of a firm’s competitive advantage. That is‚ what determines whether a firm’s competitive advantage will be short-lived or whether it will endure a long time? We will consider this question within Barney’s VRIO framework (outlined below) within the resource-based view. Under the resourced-based
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THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT [pic] STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES Strategic capabilities are the resources and competencies Vodafone need to survive and prosper. (Johnson‚ Scholes & Whittington 2006‚ p.119) Why do we need to understand Vodafone’s Capabilities.... Vodafone’s capabilities will allow Vodafone to achieve competitive advantage over others because Vodafone has something that a competitor doesn’t have‚ or has difficulty getting. |
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I. Firm Performance and Competitive Advantage A. The ultimate objective of the strategic management process is to enable a firm to choose and implement a strategy that generates a competitive advantage. B. Competitive Advantage – when a firm is able to create more economic value than rival firms. 1. Whenever a firm has a performance advantage over its competition‚ it is said to enjoy a competitive advantage. This can be by higher perceived value by the customer or by lowering costs.
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possible success or failure of particular strategies. Scenarios are detailed and plausible views of how the environment of an organization might develop in the future based on key drivers of changes about which there is a high level of uncertainty. Porter’s five Forces Framework Porter’s five forces theory analyses the competition that surrounds a company‚ measuring its intensity and helping this same company finding solutions to adapt its strategy depending on the type of existing competition
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Is there any link between Corporate Social Responsibility‚ Blue Ocean Strategy & Competing for the Future? Discuss. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Companies have a lot of power in the community and in the national economy. They control
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as an administrative function and ignore the need and opportunity to align it with its strategic plans. The irony with HR being left out of strategy planning is that by its nature‚ HR is about people‚ which is the core of an organization and its strategic plan. It is hard to measure HR success and thus it is considered “soft” and not important in the strategy development. In contrast to the HR administrative function‚ strategic HR practices are more contemporary concepts. A definition of strategic
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Gender received a lot of attention in the marketing environment. Genders had been always linked to consumer behavior and inclinations towards products / services‚ and to different needs and represent an important factor in online advertisement environment. As well‚ age of Internet users was found to be influential factors on user’s acceptance of online advertising. Incomes also have been identified as key factors that control the rate of expenditure on Internet. A weak Internet skill makes it
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The Important of Business Strategy And Policy 1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study Many firms are formed each and every day‚ and some of them do not make it to achieve their goals and end up shutting down or filing for bankruptcy before their expected tenor is reached. In the recent past‚ the global economy has experienced numerous downturns and the damage that accrues from this is the collapsing of firms as well as the collateral damage is the loss of thousands of jobs. This
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WORLD BANKThe World Bank provides financial and technical assistance to emerging market countries. The World Bank is not actually a bank in the common sense. Instead‚ it consists of two development institutions -- the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)-- owned by 186 member countries. It’s a sister institution to the IMF. The members of the international monetary fund are also the membersof the world bank. As of 1986‚ world
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1. Business strategy analysis Strategy analysis enables the analyst to understand the underlying economics of the firm and the industry in which the firm competes. Involves 3 key steps: 1. Industry analysis What economic factors drive the industry choice? Impact on profitability? 2. Competitive strategy How has the company positioned itself in the industry? 3. Corporate strategy Can the company create value across the range of its business? (Ability to exploit synergies‚ minimisation
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