COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY EQUITY BANK LIMITED By Chege Bernard K. K. A Management Research Project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)‚ School of Business‚ University of Nairobi October 2008 ii DECLARATION This project is my original work and has not been submitted for a degree in any other university. Signed: ____________________________________ Chege Bernard K. K. Regn No: D61/P/8500/04 Date: _______________________________________
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Chapter 5 The Five Generic Competitive Strategies Screen graphics created by: Jana F. Kuzmicki‚ Ph.D. Troy State University-Florida and Western Region 5-1 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 5-2 McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. “Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing to perform activities differently or to perform different activities than rivals to deliver a unique
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1.0 Introduction Strategy is a long term directions for companies. Bennett (1996‚ cited by Cousins 2000) describes strategy as: “The word strategy is used to describe the direction that the organisation chooses to follow in order to fulfil its mission”. Today‚ strategies are vital for businesses‚ in many cases it helps to achieve a competitive advantage. Increasing competition in most sectors and technological development has led to accelerated changes in the global economy. In order to meet
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2/26/04 Art History Fra Carnevale’s Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston contains some of the greatest treasures of the Italian Renaissance‚ and not least among these is Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple‚ painted in 1467 by Bartolomeo d. Giovanni Corradini‚ better known as Fra Carnevale. This Urbinian painter and architect produced some of the greatest architectural paintings of the early Renaissance‚ and his techniques expressed an interest in
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Attributes such as religious authority were portrayed within the skilled‚ meticulous manner in which many paintings and sculptures were produced. A sculpture‚ entitled Virgin and Child‚ created by a follower the Master of the Dangolsheimer Madonna‚ exemplifies the popularity of religiously based artwork of the time‚ particularly of the Virgin Mary and the child Christ‚ as well as the shared techniques of the Northern Renaissance. Although much of the art created within the Northern Renaissance was unclearly
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The Google Case Study – Differentiation in a Commodity Market Posted on September 8‚ 2011 How can a business solve the dilemma to differentiate‚ while also leveraging maximum economies of scale in a commodity market? This case study of Google doesn’t focus on specific innovations‚ but instead looks at how and where Google chooses to innovate. We will explain what defines strategic value chain elements for Google‚ Google’s two strategies of dominating or commoditizing these elements‚ and how this
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described “small innovative technical teams” as the source of virtually all Google’s strategic initiatives. Google tries to maintain an entrepreneurial culture by forming small teams that act like individual startups. The founders believed that the groups tend to become more traditional as they grow larger. Google has 17‚000 employees with about 40% based outside the US. The workforce is multicultural‚ diverse and spread across the globe. “Continuous Innovation” has been the motto of Google and
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Challenger Follower Nicher According to Shaw‚ Eric (2012). Marketing Strategy: From the Origin of the Concept to the Development of a Conceptual Framework. Journal of Historical Research in Marketing.‚ there is a framework for marketing strategies. Market introduction strategies "At introduction‚ the marketing strategist has two principle strategies to choose from: penetration or niche" (47). Market growth strategies "In the early growth stage‚ the marketing manager may choose from two
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its dependent industries‚ it will influence negatively for the Tata Steel. In 2007‚ when Tata Group acquired British based Corus Company‚ it became the 6th largest Steel Producer in the world‚ however it affected very negatively at the time because of U.S economic crisis. As the economy is recovering year by year‚ the Corus Company acquisition is giving tremendous benefits and profit for the Tata Group. Therefore‚ overall today’s economy has a positive effect on Tata Steel. Sociocultural Segment
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CURRENT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRLINES: Similarly‚ the economic issues in the industry are also mostly concerned with deregulation. The evolution of industry structure plays an important role in determining the robustness and stability of lower airfares in unregulated markets (2000). Deregulation also keeps airline fares so low as compared to that of other countries. The reason for this is because despite the failure of most entrants since deregulation‚ investors continue to create
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