Very simply‚ the term competitive advantage means the positioning a firm takes in relation to other firms in its industry. According to Michael Porter‚ there are three different way to sustain a competitive advantage. These three different strategies are cost leadership‚ differentiation‚ and focus. The term cost leadership describes when a firm provides the same or similar services or products as other firms but does so at a lower price. The term differentiation means a firm offers a superior
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Advantages and disadvantages of Factory There are advantages and disadvantages of having a factory near or within the urbanize city. The important thing is you have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of having such factory in the city or a place where there are lot of people live. Having a factory near the place is good for the people around because it generates job for the people. Aside from that they don ’t need to commute and spend a sum of money for the transportation. Indeed a lot
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The Advantages of Stupidity Most people say being stupid will lead no where. They claim that it is the worst possible condition in which to spend one’s life‚ and if possible‚ it should be completely avoided. They would even suggest if the symptoms of stupidity are caught in the early stages‚ it could easily be treated by a surgeon. The most effective method used to do this is the chainsaw technique‚ later described in volume two. Yet‚ perhaps if people took a closer look at some of the
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Assignment 1: Comparative Advantage Eco 305 – International Economics David Ricardo introduced the law of comparative advantage. This theory proposed that even if one nation is less efficient than the other nation in the production of both commodities; there is still a basis for mutually beneficial trade. This is as long as the absolute disadvantage that the first nation has with respect to the second is not in the same proportion in both commodities
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Advantages of teaching children Language acquisition‚ the ability to understand and use language‚ is a product of dynamic‚ repetitive and multifaceted learning. This key feature distinguishes humans from other organisms. Understand language isn’t in genetic code or nor acquired by magic‚ language is learned. Learning a language affords wondrous opportunities for growth and development in young children‚ and it also provides an extraordinary way to communicate. Some evidence suggests multilingualism
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The most famous one is facebook that is increasing so much account members‚ it will reach 1 billion members. Many people out there who spend most of their time on facebook. There are many advantages of using facebook that it’s good for keep in touch and convenient at business ways. The first advantage of facebook is that it’s good for keep in touch. Facebook is free and it’s one of medium for communication. Using facebook can connect to and type pf people from anywhere in the world. Moreover
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INFLUENCES ON STRATEGIC DECISION EFFECTIVENESS: DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL SAID ELBANNA1 and JOHN CHILD2 * College of Business and Economics‚ United Arab Emirates University‚ Al Ain‚ United Arab Emirates 2 Birmingham Business School‚ University of Birmingham‚ Birmingham‚ U.K. 1 This paper draws upon three broad perspectives on the strategic decision-making process in order to develop a more completely specified model of strategic decision effectiveness in a different context‚ namely
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1 Sustainable Competitive Advantage Resources are the assets‚ capabilities‚ processes‚ information‚ and knowledge that an organization controls. Firms use their resources to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Resources are critical to organizational strategy because they can help companies create and sustain an advantage over competitors.3 Organizations can achieve a competitive advantage by using their resources to provide greater value for customers than competitors can. For
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greatest inventions in 20 th century. The Internet is like a network of networks where any computer can link up to information stored within it. I strongly believe that internet is an integral part of the development of society. There are many advantages to using the internet. First of all‚ Internet is a great mean of communication. Distance is no longer a matter of concern when we can send mails within a few seconds or make cheap internet phone call. We can also update ourselves with the latest
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viable and knowledgeable workforce. Training plays an important role in improving organizational effectiveness. It is much needed in the private sector in today’s competitive environment‚ especially after liberalization and globalization. In order to make the training more effective in improving organizational as well as individual performance‚ it is important that the perception regarding effectiveness of training must be made positive. Creating good learning environment‚ by providing encouragement
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