ANALYTICAL AND SYNTHETIC PARADIGM Problem Statement: Conflict between people’s right to privacy and government’s right to information to ensure the security of the country. (Case in discussion: RIM’s Blackberry) Problem Description: The Indian government is expressing security concerns over some Blackberry services that cannot be kept under electronic surveillance. The government demands access to tap BlackBerry’s highly encrypted corporate email and messenger services. They have asked the
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Executive Summary Porter Airlines‚ a short-haul commercial airliner established in 2002‚ have enjoyed significant and steady growth since inception. The concern now is to devise a solution that will allow Porter to continue its controlled expansion strategy‚ as it has been so successful and integral to the growth of the company over the past several years. Situation Analysis Porter Airlines operates in a fiercely competitive airline industry‚ where competitors compete based on price‚ service‚ and
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This document is about the economic situation of the Irish building material company CRH plc (Cement Roadstone Holdings). CRH plc is the parent company for an international group of diversified building materials businesses which are engaged in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of building materials and in the operation of builders’ merchanting and "Do-It-Yourself" ("DIY") stores. The company is incorporated and domiciled in the Republic of Ireland where it ranks as the largest Irish company
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Despite operating in one of the most unattractive industries‚ Southwest Airlines has being very successful in its operations. Its operational success can be attributed to the use of a single aircraft type by the airlines targeted at minimizing the maintenance as well as the operational costs (Jackson et al.‚ 2011). The airline also targets the smaller as well as the less congested airports to minimize delays as well as schedule disruptions. The aircrafts are easily turned around easily minimizing
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Porters Five Force Analysis‚ Industry: Casinos The purpose of this analysis is to determine the attractiveness of the Casino industry by investigating five specific forces that have the potential to drive down profitability. The Casino industry is composed of firms operating primarily in providing gambling activities and games to consumers while also supplying hotel services and other commodities. Firms that exclusively operate non gambling resorts were not directly included in this profitability
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis Michael Porter identified five forces that influence an industry. These forces are: (1) degree of rivalry; (2) threat of substitutes; (3) barriers to entry; (4) buyer power; and (5) supplier power. For more on this framework proposed by Porter‚ please see Appendix C. Like other industries operating under free market‚ capitalistic systems‚ viewing the automotive industry through the lens of Porter’s Five Forces can be helpful in understanding the forces at play. Degree
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Porter’s Five Forces The Threat of New Entrants (Low) There is a great amount of economies of learning and scale in the oil industry for Example BP has been searching for oil since 1901. They invest a huge amount in up-to-date technologies making it difficult for new entrants to compete. His obviously requires huge capital investments in R&D as well as start-up cost‚ for example a truck just to carry the oil costs over $1‚000‚000. There is a lot of regulation in the industry especially with
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DIAGEO PLC 1. What do you think about the capital structure policies Diageo has pursued in the past. Do they make sense? How does it compare to Diageo’s competitors’ policies? Which competitors would make for the best comparison? 2. Why is Diageo selling Pillsbury and spinning off Burger King? How might value be created through these transactions? 3. Based on the results of the simulation model‚ what recommendations would you make for Diageo’s capital structure? Does the model capture all of the
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Porter’s Five Forces is a groundwork for industry analysis and business strategy development which was invented by Michael Porter in 1979. Three of Porter’s five forces relates to competition from external sources. The remaining two are internal threats. These five forces include three forces from horizontal competition such as the threat of substitute products or services‚ the threat of established rivals‚ and the threat of new entrants. The two forces from the vertical competition
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Diageo is a UK success story. With a net sales close to £10Bn*‚ Diageo has 25‚000 employees working globally across 180 countries. It is the acknowledged market leader in the global drinks industry and its 370 brands include category leaders and household-name brands such as Smirnoff (vodka)‚ Guinness (beer) and Johnnie Walker (whisky). Great marketing and branding are central to Diageo’s success. Creativity in advertising and promotions in particular is a critical factor. Diageo excels in
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