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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User Brooke B Hewitt Course BA 520: Financial Strat/Tech(68796-W15) Test Part 5 Quiz Started 1/13/15 2:46 PM Submitted 1/14/15 2:48 PM Status Completed Attempt Score 75 out of 75 points Time Elapsed 24 hours‚ 1 minute. Instructions Question 1 3 out of 3 points A rapid build-up of inventories normally requires additional financing‚ unless the increase is matched by an equally large decrease in some other asset. Correct Answer: True Question 2 3 out of 3 points As a firm’s sales grow
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brands that have successfully expanded in Asia and the Middle East‚ such as Starbucks. Gap ’s current international expansion strategy of working with local franchisees reduces Gap ’s financial risks. Using franchisees‚ Gap is able to sell its brand and its clothing without the headaches of navigating local real estate markets and hiring armies of store-level employees onto its own payroll. All of Gap ’s existing overseas stores in Britain‚ France‚ and Japan are owned and operated by
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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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AAEE 2012 CONFERENCE Melbourne‚ Australia www.aaee.com.au/conferences/2012/ Analysis of Competitiveness of Batangas State University College of Engineering Using Porter’s Five Competitive Forces Model Tirso A. Ronquillo‚ Ph.D. Batangas State University‚ Philippines taronquillo@yahoo.com BACKGROUND There are a number of models and frameworks used in the analyses of competitiveness of engineering universities in the context of internationalization and globalization. Although much can
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1.3 Conclusion of primary research Analysis of primary research 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Profile of manager and business 2.2 Analysis of questionnaire finding 2.3 Conclusion Theory regarding porters 5 forces framework 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Porters five forces diagram 3.2 Analysis of Porters five forces 3.3 Past analysis of Ryanair 3.4 Conclusion Application of SWOT analysis 4.0 Introduction 4.1 SWOT analysis for Ryanair 4.2 SWOT analysis for Aerlingus 4.3 Conclusion Appendices
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consider and they contribute to an analysis and critique of the hotel industry’s internet strategy. In his Harvard Business Review article of 2001 Porter said “To find the answer we need to look beyond the immediate market signals to the two fundamental factors that determine profitability: Industry structure‚ which determines the profitability of the average competitor and sustainable competitive advantage which allows a company to outperform the average competitor” (Porter‚ 2001). This paper examines
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Introduction To perform the Industry Analysis it is better to follow Michael Porter ’s five forces model. This analysis framework was created so that it helps managers in their task to analyze competitive forces to the company. (Hill & Jones 80) This model is only one of the models that can be used for this task but it is one of the more popular models. The five forces that we will have to look at for this model are (1) the risk of new and potential competitors; (2) the bargaining power of
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5 forces of Porter The 5 forces of Porter are named after Michael E. Porter. This model classifies and examines the competitive forces that characterize every single industry plus it helps to give a clear understanding of what the strengths and weaknesses are of each type of industry. In addition to this‚ the 5 forces of Porter were mainly designed as a response to the famous “SWOT Analysis”. These 5 forces are the following: 1. Competition in the industry 2. Potential of new entrants
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ijcrb.webs.com SEPTEMBER 2011 VOL 3‚ NO 5 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS Porter Five Forces Analysis of Pakistan Mobiles Communication Limited (Mobilink): A Critical Approach Akhtar Munir Retail Sales Officer in Mobilink. Afnan Khan Saddozai Management Trainee Officer in National Bank of Pakistan Dr.Bakhtiar khattak Chairman: Department of Business Administration‚ Gomal University‚ D‚I.Khan Dr.Shumaila Hashim Lecturer: Dept of Bus.Administration‚ Gomal University
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