Review | January 2008 | hbr.org STRATEGY STRATEGY by Michael E. Porter Peter Crowther SHAPE THE FIVE COMPETITIVE FORCES THAT Editor’s Note: In 1979‚ Harvard Business Review published “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy” by a young economist and associate professor‚ Michael E. Porter. It was his first HBR article‚ and it started a revolution in the strategy field. In subsequent decades‚ Porter has brought his signature economic rigor to the study of competitive strategy for
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Porter Analysis “Starbucks Case” I. Threats of Competitors Now a day‚ Starbucks is very well known in the market‚ so with this competitors are arising rampantly. Small coffee retail outlets are growing rapidly in America and it seems to be multiplying. Based on the study of the Ivey Management‚ there are more than 3485 competitors in the market. All are coffee retailing or even café or with carts. In US‚ they have low barrier to entry in the retail specialty coffee market. This has resulted
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Porter Five Forces – Degree of Competition The UK banking industry is made up of three distinct types of competition which include the following (OFT‚ 2010): · Retail banks - Accept deposits and use these funds to make loans as well as offering other financial products to consumers and firms. Lloyds Banking Group‚ Virgin Money‚ Metro Bank‚ · Universal banks which not only offer retail banking services but also offer wholesale and investment banking services. For example: Barclays‚ HSBC
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Porter analysis of Zara Zara fashion chain‚ with 546 stores in 30 countries today from which 340 are outside Spain- and 2914‚3 millions of total sales in 2002‚ is undoubtedly the group’s locomotive (Inditex‚ 2003). In 2002 it represented 33% of the group’s total stores‚ accounted for 72% of the group’s total sales and contributed to the holding’s total profits for 540.4 millions (Inditex FY2002 Results Presentation‚ 2003). Moreover‚ Zara with 75-90 new stores within 2003 takes the lion’s share
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added value through product improvements. Vodafone must feed this back into its product strategy. Vodafone’s goal is to grow its revenue and improve its profit margin by adding value to its products and services thus earning more from each product sold. The ‘Vodafone live!’ service enables customers to use picture messaging and to download polyphonic ring tones‚ colour‚ games‚ images and information‚ through an icon-driven menu. Another service is the Vodafone Mobile Connect Card‚ which enables customers
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Diamond in the Data Mine by Gary Loveman The approach that Loveman used was highly effective outlining the importance of providing an exceptional customer service in today’s service industry through deep data mining. This article discussed 2 main points: * How Harrah’s Entertainment used information technologies to gather data about its customers and market effectively to them‚ in turn increasing their revenues in a competitive market.
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According to Michael Porter‚ an industry is affected by certain forces‚ which enable them to attain different levels of profitability. These five forces help managers analyze the industry to gain a better understanding and develop a more effective business strategy. In the discount retailing industry‚ it is important to consider the following when considering entry: Threat of New Entrants: Four major competitors‚ WalMart‚ Kmart‚ Target and Costco Wholesale dominate the discount retail industry
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Porter five forces. Potential new entrants. The home furnishing market is a big market with many players. IKEA is one of the biggest players in the market especially in Europe. The threats of new entrants is reduced by the tremendous amount of money needed to start up a home furnishing shop. IKEA has a big advantage to other home furnishing shops‚ they don’t just sell furnish but also kitchen and home accessories. But IKEA doesn’t reach small town and villages‚ here is a change for new entrants
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“Miss Porter” (2006)‚ directed by an Australian director Chris Noonan‚ is a biopic film of Beatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger)‚ the English best-selling children’s author and illustrator. In addition to providing glimpses of realistic highlighted stories of Beatrix’s life‚ the movie represents successfully panoramic views of the stunning British topography‚ notably the idyllic rural area. The movie opens with magnificent shots of the panorama of the renowned Lake District in North-western England. This
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Porter Five Forces Analysis of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Assignment Presented to: Date: 29/08/2013 Introduction The Porter’s Five Forces is a simple tools and powerful tool that make you understand that where the actual power lies in the industry. It makes you understand the weight of industry’s current position and the future strength and position of that industry. If you have clear understanding of industry that where the power lies you can get good
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