Executive summary Vodafone AirTouch‚ one of the world’s leading international mobile telecommunications companies‚ was considering launching a formal hostile bid for Mannesmann‚ a German telecommunications company which is also among the largest telecommunications companies in Europe. If this come true‚ it will become the largest hostile takeover in the world. But now we are facing one of the biggest problems during this process---valuation of Mannesmann. After our discussion‚ we decide to use
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FINAL DISSERTATION TO EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF INNOVATION ON MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY – A COMPETITIVE CASE STUDY OF VODAFONE AND O2 SUBMITTED BY HAMMAD RAZA BITE ID: 40907 Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the MBA Innovative Management In collaboration with Coventry University and the British Institute of Technology & E-commerce August 2011 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL August 15‚ 2011 Dr. Hasan Gilani Project Supervisor Coventry University Dear Sir:
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A Porter’s Five Forces Analysis explores five principal industry factors to determine the attractive of a given industry in a given market. In this P5F exercise‚ we look at the automobile industry in India. This is independent of any manufacturer. As such‚ it applies to every Indian car manufacturer. In any P5F analysis‚ one must examine the following: 1. The threat of new entrants 2. The bargaining power of buyers/customers 3. The threat of substitute products 4. The amount of bargaining
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COURSEWORK TITLE: INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY OF THE VODAFONE GROUP PLC Contents page 1. Introduction 2.Company Background 3.Evaluation of the internal and external environment of the company 4.Analyse the motivation of the company for international expansion 5.Analyze the reasons for operating in a particular region or country 6.Evaluate its market entry strategy in a particularly region or a country 7.Conclusion/recommendation 8.Bibliography 9.Appendix 1. Introduction
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1.0 Introduction In a dynamic business environment‚ companies enter industries whenever they see growth or profit potential or exit when they see a decline. As such‚ companies have to consistently practice an internal and external check or analysis on the company to see where they stand in the industry they operate in. The Boston-Consulting Group’s Growth model‚ among all other models provides one of the best guides to analyzing a company’s marketing performance and its potentials.
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PORTER Analysis Competitive rivalry: In United States as in Sweden‚ we can observe there are some companies operating in the furniture industry and there are many on the market retailers like Home Depot‚ Wal-Mart‚ Costco‚ Euromarket‚ etc... The import of products from China for all these companies allows them to sell at low cost. These elements therefore tell us that the furniture industry is very competitive. There is an analysis of the rivalry of IKEA in this sector: IKEA works in a highly
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Michael Porter published the Value Chain Analysis in 1985 as a response to criticism that his Five Forces framework lacked an implementation methodology that bridged the gap between internal capabilities and opportunities in the competitive landscape. This framework focused on industry attractiveness as a determinant of the profit potential of all companies within that particular industry. However‚ significant differences in performance exist between companies operating within the same industry that
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US Airline Industry – Porter’s Five Forces The year 2011 was another dismal one for US airlines in terms of financial performance. Despite an increase in both passenger numbers and revenues for the year‚ profits were down on 2010. In total‚ US airlines earned net profits of about $0.4 billion‚ representing a net margin of less than 1%. The dire financial state of the industry was underlined by AMR (the parent of American Airlines) entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2011. This ended AMR’s
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Porter’s Five Force Model Analysis For Indian Cigarette Industry 1. Threats of New Entrants=LOW •New Product differentiation Very Tough – already cigarettes at different price points‚ flavors‚ brand images • Access to distribution channel is tough – big & established players are present (e.g. ITC) • Capital requirement is very high for a pan India launching; • Local launch can not catch up scale – Can’t use Economies of scale • Government policy – high tax‚ no TV/Radio Ads
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from them. 4. The key factors that determine success for the companies in regional airline industry are securing a partnership with a major airline‚ expansion of partnerships to include new routes and additional departures‚ and increasing its range. 5. SkyWest is employing a focused differentiation strategy and has been seeking to fulfill customer satisfaction through valuable and reliable flights. It is trying to achieve greater levels of customer satisfaction than its competition. 6. SkyWest’s
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