fast-casual Mexican food‚ Chipotle has played an important role in developing this category. Currently‚ Chipotle’s direct competitors include Taco Bell‚ Qdoba Mexican Grill‚ Moe’s Southwest Grill‚ so on. Their competition also includes a variety of locally owned and franchised restaurants. Many of Chipotle’s competitors have more financial resources‚ greater name recognition‚ or are better established in the markets in which their restaurants are located. However‚ Chipotle has their competitive strength
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a) Does Chipotle have any core competencies and‚ if so‚ what are they? Chipotle have their set of core competencies‚ which includes: A focused menu which could be customized by a customer‚ good employee training that results to good customer service‚ being able to utilize fair-trade meats and organic vegetables‚ and creating a restaurant where the kitchen is design for efficient operations and where employees can easily interact with customers. These core competencies have helped Chipotle grow into
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Chipotle Mexican Grill 1 a) Do you think CMG ought to consider an advertising campaign? Why or why not? If so‚ what should be the focus of the ads? Celebrity endorsements‚ the humane treatment of animals in its beef‚ etc…? CMG should consider an advertising campaign in order to increase awareness about the Mexican food industry and about the CMG chain. There is a relatively small market for authentic Mexican food in the United States and CMG can increase this market by having a good marketing
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Strategic Capabilities 2011 Introduction Strategy is all about planning the next moves‚ making decisions - how and where to move forward from the current position. In the past‚ strategy was associated mainly with the military sector‚ the top chiefs of command were making tactical choices in order to defeat their rivals and achieve victory. In the business sector the purpose of strategy is in principle the same‚ planning and building a road or path that will lead us to where ever it is
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Strategic Management Journal Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 21: 1105–1121 (2000) DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES: WHAT ARE THEY? KATHLEEN M. EISENHARDT* and JEFFREY A. MARTIN Department of Management Science and Engineering‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ California‚ U.S.A. This paper focuses on dynamic capabilities and‚ more generally‚ the resource-based view of the firm. We argue that dynamic capabilities are a set of specific and identifiable processes such as product development‚ strategic decision making‚ and
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“An internal capacity for leveraging resources and competences is a prerequisite for creating competitive advantage. Discuss‚ with references to theory and real world organization of your choice”. Strategic management is a multi faced and vast area of study with many theorists presenting differing views as to what is crucial to the successful formulation of strategy. This essay will present an explanation of the internal capacity of leveraging resources and competences and show how they are creating
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Restaurant Case Analysis Problem statement: In order to secure and promote Chipotle’s market share in the restaurant industry‚ kate is in the position of seeking competitive strategies with feasible implementations. Analysis: * External Environment: 1. General environment: Having global economic downturn‚ most of the businesses performed declining. 2. Industry environment: However‚ QSR outperformed and even expanded in USA. Obviously‚ consumers are heading
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What are capabilities? What must firms do to create capabilities? Capability is a capacity for a set of resources to integratively perform a stretch task. It represents the identity of the firm as perceived by both its employees and customers. It is the firm’s ability to perform better than competitors using a distinctive and difficult to replicate set of business attributes. The organization’s capability is comprised of three core assets – physical capital‚ including all tangible assets; technology
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one restaurant. Today‚ I thought it would be a great idea to eat at Chipotle. The choice of food‚ customer service‚ and amount of locations justify why many would choose Chipotle as their go-to fast-food establishment. Chipotle serves nutritional Mexican dishes that cater to people with dietary needs. An individual picks out the food items that make up one’s meal. One can customize the meal to fit a certain lifestyle. “Chipotle offers a menu of burritos‚ tacos‚ burrito bowls (a burrito without the
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Oluyinka Fadahunsi Chipotle Mexican Grill “Food with Integrity” I. Key Problem Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) “Food with Integrity” founded in 1993 with the aim of reinventing Mexican food with a policy of Food with integrity and the commitment to finding the very best ingredients raised with respect for the animals‚ the environment‚ and the farmers. The company witnessed a tremendous growth over the years until October 18‚ 2012 when its stock price suffered a significant decline from a 52-week
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