Market Entry Strategy Essays (Examples)

GM's Chevy Volt and its all-electric design, as well as diesel-electric and conventional gas-electric hybrids could and must replace the image of the 'old' GM in the public's imagination. The company has shed the Hummer stigma, now it must create a new image for itself in the future, not just domestically, but internationally.

orks Cited

Gas-free cars future priority. (2009, April 20). China Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2009

http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Auto/200904/20/t20090420_18857964.shtml

General Motors. (2009). Company history. Updated August 4, 2009. The New York Times.

Retrieved August 6, 2009.

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/general_motors_corporation/index.html

Hu, Lei. (2008). GM's joint venture is China's top-selling brand in 2007. Edmunds.

Retrieved August 6, 2009.

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=124379

Jason. (2004). The global hybrid race: Is Europe catching the fever. GreenHybrid. Retrieved August 6, 2009 at http://www.greenhybrid.com/wiki/index.php/The_Global_Hybrid_Race:_Is_Europe_Catching_The_Fever%3F

ald, Matthew. (200, August 5) $2 million in grants to speed up electric car manufacturing.

The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2009.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/business/06battery.html?scp=2&sq=GM%20China&st=cse

Ying, Tina &…

Works Cited

Gas-free cars future priority. (2009, April 20). China Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2009

 http://en.ce.cn/Industries/Auto/200904/20/t20090420_18857964.shtml 

General Motors. (2009). Company history. Updated August 4, 2009. The New York Times.

Retrieved August 6, 2009.

Stategic Planning fo Maket Enty

Baies to Enty

Maket Challenges

Tade Baies

Standads

EU Regulations

Confomity Assessment

Poduct Cetification

Acceditation

Maket Enty Stategy Selection

Fanchising

Joint Ventues/Licensing

Licensing

Agents, Distibutos and Tading Houses Agents

Distibution and Sales Channels

E-Commece

Gemany

EU Regulations

Stategic Alliances, Licensing and Fanchising

Joint Ventues

Foeign Diect Investment

Finding the Right Patne

Negotiating a Patneship Ageement

The Ageement Checklist

Have the salient points of the ageement been ageed upon in pinciple?

Paticipants and thei Roles

Negotiation Baselines

Section 10: Managing Intenational Business Opeations

Exit Stategies

Conclusion

Intoduction

In this wok, the case study of Tesla Motos has been taken as an example to undestand the stategies of intenational businesses with paticula attention to Gemany. The wok begins with exploation of stategies pevasive in intenational makets with close attention to enty issues. The vaious foms of foeign investments and business like Geenfield, acquisitions, meges, and Joint Ventues…

references

Alon, I. (2012). Global franchising operations management: cases in international and emerging markets operations. Upper Saddle River, N.J, Financial Times.

Aswathappa, K. (2010). International business. New Delhi, Tata McGraw Hill Education.

Baron, R.A., & Shane, S.A. (2008). Entrepreneurship: a process perspective. Mason (OH), Thomson/South-Western.

Benjamin Levi, K.J. (2006). Market entry strategies of foreign Telecom companies in India. Wiesbaden, Dt. Univ.-Verl.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9453-6 .

Growth Strategy

Market Entry Strategy

There are a number of different options for the market entry strategy. These include licensing, joint venture and direct investment. For Target there are a number of considerations to make. First, the company just utilized the direct investment strategy in Canada, buying the real estate assets of a large chain of discount stores that went under. This move gave Target a large real estate footprint with which to work. Theoretically, that should have helped the company with things like economies of scale, but instead it was too big for Target to manage and the company suffered massive stockouts that may have set it back in that country years (Shaw, 2014). Target can view this one of two ways -- either it learned something from the experience and can enter the UK market most effectively via direct investment, or it should avoid direct investment and find…

References

Bermingham, F. (2014). Supermarket price war killing British food producers. International Business Times. Retrieved November 29, 2014 from  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/supermarket-price-war-killing-british-food-producers-1476283 

QuickMBA. (2010). Foreign market entry modes. QuickMBA. Retrieved November 29, 2014 from  

Optimal Foreign Entry Strategy for Jaypee Brothers

Established in 1969, Jaypee Brothers is the largest health sciences publisher in India with offices in the United Kingdom, the United States and Panama. Jaypee Brothers currently publishes more than 350 health science books and journals each year (About Us 2015). The company is currently seeking to develop its presence in other markets including the Middle East and Africa. This paper reviews the relevant literature to provide a brief overview of Jaypee Brothers and to identify a professional entry strategy for the company to enter these new markets. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning an optimal professional entry strategy for Jaypee Brothers are provided in the conclusion.

eview and Discussion

Company Overview

With its headquarters in New Delhi, India, Jaypee Brothers (hereinafter alternatively "Jaypee" or "the company") is a global publishing company with collection centers in the United Kingdom,…

References

'About Us.' (2015). Jaypee Brothers. [online] available: http://www.jpmedpub.com/aboutus.

aspx.

'Arabic Publishers Directory' (2015). Publishers Global. [online] available: http://www.

publishersglobal.com/directory/language/arabic-publishers/2/.

Strategy Development

A directional strategy is a strategy to take the organization in a specific direction. For example Pepsi bought a ussian diary as part of its strategy to create a $20 billion nutrition business. This is not related to market conditions as such, just a focus on growing an area of business. In contrast, an adaptive strategy is one where the company needs a strategy to adjust to some sort of change in the marketplace. An example of this would be an old-school grocery store adding more organic foods to its shelves in response to that market trend.

A market entry strategy is a strategy used to enter a market. There are several of these: exporting, licensing, joint venture, and direct investment (QuickMBA, 2010). These work for entering new domestic markets as well. New products or changes to existing products would also qualify, perhaps, as entering a new market.…

References

QuickMBA. (2010). Foreign market entry modes. QuickMBA.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014 from  

Company International Expansion

Potential Countries for Expansion

Canada

United Kingdom

China

Country for Expansion

Expansion Advice

Potential Countries for Expansion

In this case, we will discuss the potential for the expansion of XYZ company, based in the U.S., to another country for business. At the beginning, we choose three possible countries where the business can set up expansion projects and then compare the various business, economic, political and legal aspects to choose the best destination for expansion. In the second part, we would also weight the possible modes of market entry and subsequent expansion. For the first part, we choose three potential countries for expansion -- Canada, the United Kingdom, and China.

Canada

There has been a modest growth in the overall apparel market since the dollar value was unfavorable and the market was affected by retail competition. Expanding online options also gave rise to price wars. There has been…

References

Euromonitor.com. (2016). Apparel and Footwear in Canada. [online] Available at:  http://www.euromonitor.com/apparel-and-footwear-in-canada/report  [Accessed 11 Mar. 2016].

Euromonitor.com. (2016). Apparel and Footwear in China. [online] Available at:  http://www.euromonitor.com/apparel-and-footwear-in-china/report  [Accessed 11 Mar. 2016].

Retail sales value monthly in textile, c. (2016). Clothing retail store sales value Great Britain 2013-2015 -- Statistic. [online] Statista. Available at:  http://www.statista.com/statistics/288014/retail-sales-value-monthly-for-clothing-footwear-textile-stores-great-britain  / [Accessed 11 Mar. 2016].

Sun, B. (2010). Concerns of Enterprises' Expansion. IJBA, 1(1).

However, that the company is using estern management techniques bodes well for its ability to behave ethically, specifically with respect to its desire to avoid bribery and corruption. It would have bribed its way to that deal, but instead chose not to, even though ultimately the deal was blocked.

Leadership is in short supply in Chinese business, so Coca-Cola has relied on foreign managers, even those from Taiwan or Hong Kong, to bring expertise. This has proven to be a challenge anyway, as the chlorine issue highlights, as there is a lack of experience at the plant level and problems like that occur. Thankfully, the company has enough foreign talent in place to ensure that issues like that are dealt with quickly and effectively. It is necessary to ensure that the company has some of its top people in the country, given that it expects China to be its largest…

Works Cited:

Abrams. S. (2012). Coke faces a huge creditability problem in China. Business Insider. Retrieved November 24, 2012 from http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-05-02/news/31527493_1_coca-cola-coke-chlorine-levels

Coca-Cola Company. (2012). Website, various pages Retrieved November 24, 2012 from  http://www.coca-colacompany.com/our-company/leading-the-industry-refreshing-the-world-responsibly 

Trefis. (2012). Coca-Cola pushes into Brazil and China. Forbes. Retrieved November 24, 2012 fromhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/04/10/coca-cola-pours-into-brazil-and-china-pushes-pepsico-aside-in-the-u-s/

China Daily. (2007). Coca-cola aims to make China its largest market. China Daily. Retrieved November 24, 2012 from  http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-08/07/content_6015222.htm

Amazon's Strategy In India

Amazon has one of the most successful strategies that has developed in the last couple generations of contemporary business models. Their use of a "customer-centric" perspective, new distribution channels, and technology as core competencies have fueled an impressive growth rate in many new niches. Yet, despite many successful strategies initiatives that Amazon has developed thus far, the international sphere as a channel of expansion has produced mixed results. The case presents an overview of Amazon's efforts to enter the Indian market and the factors that are within the country and the culture that the company will have to navigate in order to overcome many challenges related to these circumstances.

For example, organized retail only represents a small portion of India's total retail market and therefore, for Amazon's strategy to work, the company will have to develop this market segment while simultaneously positioning itself at the center…

Works Cited

D'Onfro, J. (2015, February 4). The biggest mystery about Amazon's business right now. Retrieved from Business Insider:  http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-international-growth-2015-2 

Reuters. (2014, June 10). Crumbling infrastructure? E-tailers like Flipkart, Amazon & eBay are widening logistics networks in India . Retrieved from The Economic Times:  http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/retail/crumbling-infrastructure-e-tailers-like-flipkart-amazon-ebay-are-widening-logistics-networks-in-india/articleshow/36320147.cms

For this type of customers, Diesel should create a special line of clothing items, different from the one for the primary target customers. For the primary target customers the central piece is the jeans. For the secondary target customers Diesel designers should combine jeans with other clothing items that are best suitable for 25-35 aged customers, that have good jobs and that are present in high social circles. For the secondary target customers the price should be significantly higher than the price for the primary target customers. The secondary target customers are trying to buy a certain status together with the clothing items they buy, so the higher the price of the clothes, the higher the status they are achieving. Other than this, the price should reflect the work invested in creating these clothing items, which require extra care for the secondary target customers.

As mentioned above, the communication strategy…

Reference List

Nordas, H.K. (2004). The Global Textile and Clothing Industry post the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. World Trade Organization. Retrieved July 8, 2007 at  http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers5_e.pdf .

Diesel History (2007). Diesel Clothing. Retrieved July 8, 2007 at  http://www.diesel.com/#/dieselinfoandpress/ .

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2007 at  http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html .

Consumer Buying Behavior Notes. Retrieved July 8, 2007 at  http://www.udel.edu/alex/chapt6.html#personal .

These new customers of the optimal industry are looking for their own long-term competitive advantage through better alignment and direction of their own resources.

Differences between competitors are significant and aligned more on quality and customization of products than on price or aggressive discounting and the use of promotions. As a result, price elasticity is a permanent factor of the market and also signals the use of more effective means of differentiation, including the delivery of exceptional levels of service and greater levels of product customization expertise.

Supplier Power

In the optimal industry there are also an abundance of suppliers, each with highly differentiated and highly efficient supply chains of their own, all ensuring perfectly filled orders. The supply chain then is the greatest competitive differentiator of the industry from the manufacturing and fulfillment perspective.

The highly unique approach to service that is provided by suppliers also focuses on the…

References

Porter (1990) - Competitive Advantage of Nations. Harvard Business Review. March, April, 1990 Edition of Harvard Business Review. Dr. Michael Porter.

Figure 1:

Porters' Five Forces Model

Strategic Management Health Care

I will use AIDSCAP Nepal as my organization. AIDSCAP has a mission to reduce the incidence of AIDS/HIV among Nepalese sex workers. The organization is not competitive in nature -- it is not a corporate but a not-for-profit entity. It is funded by USAID, so there might be some element of competition for funding that demand it show results for its efforts, but ultimately there is not much competitive posture for AIDSCAP at all.

Strategic thinking is essential to successful performance of any organization (Goldman, 2007), so the leaders of the organization must set a strategy that takes into account the external and internal environments. This is the case even when the organization is not engaged in active competitive, something that AIDSCAP as a not-for-profit entity does not engage in.

An adaptive strategy is defined as one that deals with the environment and its challenges by…

References

Goldman, E. (2007). Strategic thinking at the top. MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved November 16, 2014 from  http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/strategic-thinking-at-the-top/ 

Hawthorne, M. (2014). The purpose of mission and vision statements in strategic planning. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2014 from  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/purpose-mission-vision-statements-strategic-planning-13161.html 

Martin, R. (2014). Adaptive strategy is a cop-out. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 16, 2014 from  https://hbr.org/2014/05/adaptive-strategy-is-a-cop-out 

Poister, T. (no date). Strategic planning and decision making in state departments of transportation. Transportation Research Board.

From the place or distribution standpoint, Cincom relies on a direct sales force for the majority of its sales. This translates into the sales force for Cincom visiting the companies who are interested in purchasing their solutions and providing conference room pilots or demos of their software. Cincom also concentrates on creating demos that match to the needs of their customers exactly, by first evaluating the process workflows and procedures that are most in need of improvement within a customers' business. Cincom will model a customers' entire business to provide insights into how their software can streamline the overall production process.

Finally on the promotional aspect of their marketing mix for CONTOL, Cincom relies primarily on customer references and a series of videos of customers sharing how the EP system has helped to streamline their overall operations. There is also a series of brochures and data sheets, and self-running demos…

References

Cincom acquires a foothold in China. (1998, July). Asia Computer Weekly,1.

Tony Baer. (2002, March). Apps vendors take sides. MSI, 20(3), 16-19.

Geert Hofstede, & Robert R. McCrae. (2004). Personality and Culture Revisited: Linking Traits and Dimensions of Culture. Cross - Cultural Research, 38(1), 52-88.

Don Klaiss. (2008, May). Open source ERP. Industrial Distribution, 97(5), 20.

Geely Car Entry into AU Market

Entry Strategy to Australia's Automobile Market

Demographic/Product Market

Australia's automobile market is among the most developed in the world and would make an ideal market for Geely to target given the relative proximity from the company's headquarters in Hangzhou and Australia. The company moved its headquarters there in 2003 to strategically position for international exports (Jiacai, 2002). However, there are many regulations that exist in Australia that are not present in the Chinese market that Geely will have to adapt to. Australian Design Rules (ADRs) are national standards for vehicle safety, anti-theft and emissions (Department of Infrastructure and Transport, 2012). It's recommended that they pursue a low cost entrant strategy in the urban markets.

Regulations and Incentives

Australia is one of the few countries that are yet to offer incentives for efficiency in vehicles. However, they are many regulations for safety. For example, the…

Works Cited

Department of Infrastructure and Transport. (2012, July 20). Third Edition Australian Design Rules. Retrieved from Australian Governement:  http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/motor/design/adr_online.aspx 

Dowling, N. (2011, January 5). Geely MK now Australia's cheapest car. Retrieved from Cars Guide:  http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and-reviews/car-news/geelymk_australias_cheapest_car 

Hammerton, R. (2011, February 8). China's Geely confirms new hatch to replace $12k MK launched just last month. Retrieved from Go Auto:  http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/565BF5B198295B55CA257831001FCCE0 

Hammerton, R. (2012, October 26). Lack of ESC, auto transmission skittle east coast launch for Geely's pioneering MK. Retrieved from Go Auto:  http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/10051F9F0107A45BCA2577C800176A38

Recommend how the company should take advantage of or respond to each of the marketing environment force examples (political, legal, and regulatory; technological; social; and competitive and economic forces).

To respond to the different regulatory changes, the company would have to follow the provisions that are stipulated in the new law. This would means increased legal consultants and procedures in place to ensure compliance. To respond to the changes in technology, the company can begin building a following for the discount stores on Face book and Twitter. They can also offer special discounts to those who are shopping online through their I Phones or lack erries. The social networking would help to create a core group of die hard Nordstrom consumers, similar to what Apple has, which would address various social issues.

Assume the company is planning to open stores in a new foreign market area, Mexico. Recommend an overall…

Bibliography

Nordstrom. (2010). Retrieved May 20, 2010 from Yahoo Finance website:

 http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=JWN+Profile 

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website:  http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10004648/nordstroms-twilight-signals-mass-move-to-recovery/

Merger, Acquisition, And International Strategies

Google, Inc.:

From a humble beginning in 1998 of responding to about 10,000 queries by offering search engine services, Google, Inc. has grown to a gigantic multinational corporation providing immense and widely used, actually over 30, services with a search engine capacity that responds to more than 200 million queries daily.

Using a combination of personal logging information and other information gathered from its spectrum of services and Google cookies, it is capable of building large dossiers of pertinent information of its individual users. In this essay I wish to examine Google's three most popular and innovative services namely: Ad Sense, Gmail and Google Search in order to show how the huge amount of data gathered from these three services are used to create incredibly big profiles of all its individual users. I will not, however, underestimate the important role its other services like Google…

Bibliography

Bhatia, A., Deep, G., & Sachdeva, A. (2012). Strategic analysis of search engine giant: A case study of googleinc. International Journal of Computing and Business Research. Retrieved from  http://www.researchmanuscripts.com/isociety2012/55.pdf 

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Dess, L.E.(2012). Corporate level strategy. Retrieved from International Strategic Management:  http://brianhenderschiedtbsad428.blogspot.ca/2012/03/walmart-corporate-level-strategy.html 

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Thus, despite the high per-capita incomes in Scandinavia, consumers are value-conscious. Unlike Germany, Scandinavians are willing to pay more for wine, and recognize quality differences.

Netherlands

Like Scandinavia, the Netherlands is open to wine imports. With historical connections to Spain and Portugal, and without alliances with Italy or France, Dutch wine drinkers are friendly to imports and to the Spanish character found in Chilean wines. Like Scandinavians, the Dutch have high per-capita incomes are willing to spend for super-premium wines. They are unwilling to 'overpay' for quality, however, and are likely to compare the quality of an 8 pound Chilean wine to similarly-priced products from Australia, the U.S. And other major wine exporting countries.

Chilean Wine Promotion in Europe

Chile is not alone in wanting to increase wine exports to Europe. Australia and the United States have developed significant market share and see growing exports to European markets. The Wine…

Bibliography

Alcyon. "China and Chile Sign Wine Agreement." Wine Marketing. 2007.  http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:Tk-70Aey3zEJ:winemarketing.blogs.com/wine_marketing/veille/page/2/+chile+wine+marketing+europe&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us  (Accessed November 24, 2007).

Anderson, K. The World's Wine Markets: Globalization at Work. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2004.

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INTECONTINENTAL HOTEL GOUP'S ENTY INTO CHINA

Organizational Background

The International Hotels Group (IHG) is a British multinational hotel chain. The history of IHG dates back to 1777 when William Bass founded the company originally as a beer brewing company in England, called the Bass Beer PLC. After nearly two centuries predominantly in the beer industry, Bass entered the hospitality industry in 1970 by purchasing hotel assets. Three decades later, Bass sold all of his beer assets to focus completely on the hospitality industry, renaming the company to Six Continents PLC. To focus even more completely on the hospitality industry, the company demerged is hotel and soft drink assets and rebranded itself to International Hotels Group PLC in 2003.

Keen on making the IHG brand the first choice for travellers and hotel owners, the chain has become one of the largest hotel chains worldwide. Through management contracts, franchise agreements, and direct…

Reference

Enz, C. (2010). Hospitality strategic management: concepts and cases. 2nd ed. Hoboken: John & Sons.

Pharmaceutical industries have to operate in an environment that is highly competitive and subject to a wide variety of internal and external constraints. In recent times, there has been an increasing trend to reduce the cost of operation while competing with other companies that manufacture products that treat similar afflictions and ailments. The complexities in drug research and development and regulations have created an industry that is subject to intense pressure to perform. The amount of capital investment investments required to get a drug from conception, through clinical trials and into the market is enormous. The already high-strung pharmaceutical industry is increasingly investing greater amounts of resources in search of the next "blockbuster" drug that can help them gain market position and profits. Laws, regulations and patents are important to the industry while spending billions of dollars in ensuring the copyright of their products.

It is the intention of this…

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Miley Cyrus

Strengths

Strong brand

High popularity

Great publicity machine

Pretty and young

String of top hits

International success, including non-English-speaking markets

Weaknesses

Somewhat narrow demographic appeal

Lukewarm critical reception

Some controversy surrounding drugs, twerking, etc.

Opportunities

Many opportunities in pop, and if she wants in country

Acting

Growing up in sound/growing with fans

Overseas growth

Internal brand building (new fans)

Threats

Competition

Controversy

Changing musical tastes

Miley Cyrus has been immensely successful for the past several years and in 2013 has actually improved on her past record. Her new album Bangerz has been commercially successful, outselling her previous release Can't Be Tamed. Cyrus has seemingly transitioned into more adult material successfully. The aggressive marketing of Cyrus has turned off critics, but not fans, which is likely the objective. For future strategies, now that Cyrus has the attention of fans, the marketing machine needs to keep the pressure for six…

References:

5.6 Formulating organizational and personal strategy with the strategy diamond. Web Books.com. Retrieved November 4, 2013 from  http://www.web-books.com/eLibrary/NC/B0/B58/035MB58.html 

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Strategic Advantage

Introduction and Description of the Problem

Tesco is the market leader in the UK supermarket industry, with a share of 28.8% as of the summer 2014 (Statista 2014). Other major firms in the industry are Asda, Sainsburys and Morrisons, but the industry overall is highly fragmented. Most firms in the industry compete in the mainstream segment of the market, including Tesco. Few major players operate with a premium platform. The industry has recently been characterized by the rise of discounters, including new market entrants from the continent in Aldi and Lidl, both of which compete in the discount segment, along with incumbent discounter Iceland.

The emergence of the discounters is a major strategic problem for Tesco. The discounters, well-financed and operationally sophisticated, have been able win market share in the UK with their low prices, and at this point are stealing share away from the more established companies.…

Works Cited

BBC. 2014. Economy tracker: Unemployment. British Broadcasting Corporation. Accessed November 16, 2014 from  http://www.bbc.com/news/10604117 

Kirka, D. 2013. Tesco will put out of U.S., sell Fresh & Easy. USA Today. Accessed November 16, 2014 from  http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/17/tesco-exits-usa/2090801/ 

Matthyssens, P.; Vandenbempt, K. And Berghman, L. 2008

Value Innovation in the Functional Foods Industry: Deviations from the Industry Recipe

Market Audit

The first point that has to be looked into is the health of the company, Colorado Australia. The company is passing through a bad phase and this is not the time for a product launch as generally no new introduction can make money for a period of time after launch. When the company launching the product is itself in a relatively poor condition of finances, then it is less likely to take risks that will be required for the successful development of the new product. Here the situation is likely to be of a new brand in a new market, rather than a totally fresh launch. The company is already exporting substantial quantities and it is possible even the same item is being exported for sale by another organization under a different brand name. It may be possible that expansion of sale of quantities under that arrangement may…

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Market Behavior

One industry that has seen a shift in the market model is the smartphone industry. During the mid-2000s, this industry was an oligopoly, populated basically by two firms that emerged from the old PDA market. Palm and RIM (Blackberry) operated as a duopoly, catering primarily to business customers with early smartphones. Apple joined the industry with the iPhone, and was quickly followed by a number of other players. The organization of the industry is somewhat unique, as some firms are vertically integrated providers with operating systems and hardware integrated (Blackberry, Apple) and other firms have a number of hardware manufacturers working in conjunction with operating systems makers. Thus in operating systems there remains almost an oligopoly with two or three major firms and a couple of other minor ones, whereas on the hardware side the industry is fully in a state of monopolistic competition.

Short Run and Long…

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Strategy & Decision Making

Vision

Wal-Mart has become a global corporation. The company's primary vision focuses on a more global presence and promotion of the organization's ethical culture across global stakeholders. The company's concept of a vision statement focusing on a culture of ethics is vital in globalization. The company has embraced diversity and culture in their global operations thus leading to a competitive advantage and good reputation. By promoting a culture of ethics, Sam Walton has assisted stakeholders and customers to make informed decisions thus doing the right thing (Griffin, 2012).

Wal-Mart's mission statement focuses on quality customer service, striving for excellence and respect for individuals. Therefore, based on their core beliefs and values, the mission of the company emphasizes on the provision of daily low prices and exceptional services to customers. The company has managed to uphold their business for long because the top executives and managers work…

References

Griffin, R.W. (2012). Fundamentals of management. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage

Learning

Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D., & Hoskisson, R.E. (2009). Strategic management: Competitiveness and globalization. Mason, OH: South-Western

Husted, B., & Allen, D.B. (2011). Corporate social strategy: Stakeholder engagement and competitive advantage. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Market Society and the Public Sphere

My journal text comes to illustrate the utmost significance of globalization viewed as the force molding and shaping the current world. It describes the multidimensional aspect of globalization that influences and encompasses all facets of life through an integrated network. Currently, globalization is the buzzword in media articles, daily talks of media people and talks of politicians. There is no aspect of life that is not influenced or affected by globalization (Tober, 2006, 33). However, many people find it difficult to reflect on this phenomenon. This is because the term is applied in so many aspects leading to its ambiguity in defining it according to my text.

Numerous volumes of work have written about globalization in numerous fields such as political, science, business, economics, sociology and many more. This has made the term globalization lack a precise cogent theory and definition. This is seen…

References

Barnet, R. & Cavanagh, J. (2004). Global dreams: imperial corporations and the new world order. New York: Simon & Schuster

Hass, R. (2003). The corporation without boundaries. The new paradigm in business: emerging strategies for leadership and organizational change. New York: Tarcher/Perigee.

Kapstein, B. (2004). Governing the global economy: international finance and the state.

Cambridge. MA: Harvard University Press

Market Efficient espect Set Information Impossible Makes Abnormal Profits

Market Efficient

In his work, Fama argued that given the massive use of resources by the brokerage firm to conduct studies on trends in the industry, the effects of changes in interest rates on corporate balance sheets and expectations of managers and/or political analysts of the companies should be able to systematically beat a generic portfolio with the same risk characteristics.

Since, according to Fama, professional in every situation, the analyst has a fifty percent chance of beating the market; although its specific capabilities did not exist he would beat a lot of the market. The analyst did "help" the market to be efficient if all the investors, in fact, would hold portfolios composed of stock indices, would open up significant opportunities for professional traders to take advantage of the situation. But the movement of traders to that "new market" would…

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Arrow, K.J., 1959. 'Toward a theory of price adjustment', in M. Abramovitz (ed.), The Allocation of Economic Resources, and Stanford: Stanford University Press, pp. 41 -- 51.

Aumann, R.J., 1964. "Markets with a Continuum of Traders," Econometrica, Vol. 32, No. 1/2, Jan. - Apr., pp. 39 -- 50.

Clifton, J.A., 1977. "Competition and the evolution of the capitalist mode of production," Cambridge Journal of Economics, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 137 -- 151.

Frank, R., 2008. Microeconomics and Behavior 7th ed. (McGraw-Hill) ISBN 978-007-126349-8.

It revealed the fact that customers were willing to buy chocolate in order to be in fashion.

The government, which is a communist one, has imposed chocolate importers to mark the country of origin in order to provide the customers with the accurate information about the products they offer.

Size, number, and financial strength of competitors. If we take into consideration the report mentioned above, the main competitors are: Dove (38.61%), Cadbury, Le Conte, Nestle, Hershey's, Golden Monkey, Ferrero Rocher, M&M's, Tresor Dore and Shenfeng. These ten producers account for 90% of the chocolate market, while the first three cover about two thirds of the market share. However, among these ten best companies we can only depict two internal brands. These are Golden Monkey (2.94%) and Shenfeng (1.58%). Due to the new regulations regarding the percentages and quality of the ingredients used, many national producers may not be able to…

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This system has the ease of being used in any lighthouse irrespective of its current lighting and power systems. Due to this, Vega is the sole company in the world having such advanced technological and optical competencies. Through the system, all the beacons installed can be monitored from a central location, thereby reducing the quantity of false call outs and identifying faults which require manual attention.

Considering the Total Cost of Ownership -- TCO Vega's product offer a low TCO as their IT products recover the average cost of $30,000 for installation since it reduces the $1,250 per hour helicopter-assisted maintenance. The computer-managed systems have to be fail-proof as any type of false call could cost up to $3,500. This system manufactured by Vega uses the interactive technology capable of permitting technicians to switch lights on or off from a remote location. Vega enjoys economies of scale as it has…

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Vega Industries Ltd.: A History" (May, 2004)

Case Study- Given by client

The segmentation recommended in this marketing plan includes the following:

Ensure that locals (there is an advantage to the restaurant's site) become regulars.

Differentiate the "Italian" notion for those who want something different from "standard," "middle of the road" Italian fare.

Come up with very targeted marketing which ensures focus on the three target customer groups:

Those living/working within a well-defined radius

Those who may know the restaurant from other experiences in Australia

Spur-of-the-moment tourists who see the restaurant and walk in.

Cost structure of industry (especially whether variable cost is a small or large proportion of the normal selling price, and whether there are significant economies of scale of production, importance of transportation costs etc.),

The relative margins earned by restaurants vary from zero to 10% of total sales. Price discounts may be attractive to customers, but can have a dramatic impact on the bottom line if not properly…

Market Entry Strategy

FedEx

FedEx's market entry strategy is what is described as a 'frontal-assault strategy.' FedEx's strategy is aggressive, high cost and Americanized.

The first thing noted is that their strategy in China is exactly the same as in any location. As the executive vice president of FedEx is quoted as saying "we've got a pretty good formula for attacking any market...whether its China or Japan or Germany, it really doesn't make any difference."

Market entry strategies will normally take into account the environment of the market to be entered and develop a strategy that best suits that market. Considering the high cost of entry into the Chinese market adopting an American approach without considering whether it is the best approach could be concerning.

At the same time having the same approach in all locations is easier and more cost-effective for FedEx with it being known that "standardization can…

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Sunrise Medical

Market growth in wheelchairs is favorable for a few reasons. The growth in the industry is concentrated in higher-priced segments, with 12-15% each. This means that the relevance of the standard wheelchair is declining, despite that segment remaining the highest volume wheelchair at around 208,000 units or 61.3% by volume and 31.4% of dollar sales. Projecting current growth rates out five years, the industry will looks as follows:

1998 Wheelchair Market

1998 unit share

1998 $ share

Standard

Lightweight

Ultralight

Power

total

Standard wheelchairs are going to lose unit share and are going to decline significantly in dollar share as well. The other three categories are going to increase in importance, so it is important for firms to capture a share of these markets. ight now, the power market is not served by Sunrise, so the company is essentially competing for what will be 38-39% of the total…

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Exporting apparel to France would reveal a slightly similar difference. As integrant part of the European Union, France has removed numerous financial barriers in relationship to other EU member states. It has however intensified its barriers relative to product quality and sanitary standards. In terms of the direct relationship between France and the United States, this is generally a positive one, revealing mutual gains and lack of controversy. Efforts are currently being made to reduce the trade barriers between the United States and the EU as a whole (Buy USA, 2009).

4.2. Franchising

A franchising entry strategy would reveal numerous benefits for Miana Fashion, such as reduced risks and shared responsibilities, but would also imply shared financial results. In France nevertheless, such a strategy would stand increased chances of success, supported by all political, economic, cultural and legal backgrounds. France is the leading franchising country of the European Union, with…

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Dickson, D.M., August 13, 2009, Trade Panel Hits China's Import Barriers, Washington Times

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Cooperative Strategy

The criteria for successful Alliances in Emerging Country Economies

Economic shifts and globalization caused by the development of emerging economies and the recent financial crisis have affected various industries. Firms must adapt appropriately to the new standard where time to market is shortened even with their shrinking capital bases and growing global competition. At a period when alliances and partnerships are fundamental, particular emerging economies are subject to become critical partners. This paper seeks to give a theoretical foundation for analyzing the prevalence, the nature, and the location of global strategic alliances of firms in emerging economies. The focus will be on the criteria for alliances in these economies compared to alliances in developed countries. Propositions will be posted with respect to Small Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs).

Emerging economies previously used for contract manufacturing are evolving at a rapid speed. In a number of industries propelled by local…

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Arogyaswamy, B. (2008). The Asian miracle, myth, and mirage: The economic slowdown is here to stay. Westport, Conn: Quorum Books.

Chang, S.-J. (2013). Multinational firms in china: Entry strategies, competition, and firm performance. S.l.: Oxford University Press.

Corbo, V., Krueger, A.O., & Ossa, F.J. (2010). Export-oriented development strategies: The success of five newly industrializing countries. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press.

Dalal-Clayton, D.B., Swiderska, K., Bass, S., & Aguilar, A. (2012). Stakeholder dialogues on sustainable development strategies: Lessons, opportunities and developing country case studies. London: International Institute for Environment and Development.

Marketing Strategies

Competing in today's economy, demands that a business find ways to break out a commodity status to meet customer needs more than competing firms do. A sound marketing strategy requires effective planning; this helps a business to capitalize the opportunities present in the market and leverage their strengths. Service businesses and firms encounter a number of unique cost considerations that need to be addressed when formulating service pricing strategy. Service pricing is not often finalized until after provision of the service; hence the consumer faces a lot of price uncertainty. Product line pricing tends to be more complicated. The opportunity for illegal pricing is greater in services than in goods.

The overall profitability of a business can be assed by examining change and firm or business profitability. An enterprise gross margin can be used to measure the contribution of the enterprise to a business. The sum of business…

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Ferell, O.M. (2010). Marketing Strategy. Atlanta: Cengage.

LUIS, E.D. (2011). Contemporary Business. New York: Wiley and Sons.

Equilibrium and Barriers

Barriers to Entry and Long-Term Equilibrium in Monopolistic Markets: Strategy and Market Forces

Introduction Marginal Equilibrium

Barriers to entry can arise out of natural market forces as well as through careful strategic creation or enhancement by incumbent organizations that have a great deal of control over a given market and/or industry. When a specific organization has established a monopolistic or near-monopolistic control over its market and enjoys a great deal of stability and equilibrium with some price flexibility as well, it can be very much in its interest to erect or encourage barriers to entry that thwart the possibility of other entrants into the market, disrupting this equilibrium. As mentioned, many of these barriers to entry arise on their own out of market forces, but they can also be encouraged by strategic decisions within incumbent organizations that influence the market generally and at times explicitly.

Before examining…

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Arping, S. & Dlaw, K. (2007). Sunk costs, entry deterrence, and financial constraints. International Journal of Industrial Organizations 26(2), pp. 490-501.

Baumol, W. & Blinder, A. (2008). Microeconomics: Principles and policy. Mason, OH: Cengage.

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McNutt, P. (2008). Signaling, strategy, and management type. Donegal & Dublin.

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This is significant because it shows how some critics of contrarian investing will often point to the various instances of speculation and assume that it is contrarian investing. In some cases the psychology of consumers can become so extreme, that the definition of what is speculative expands greatly. As a result, using contrarian investing in conjunction with other indicators / tools can help prudent investors and traders, be able to identify when the market condition are becoming more extreme.

Contrarian Indicators and Tools

When using the different contrarian indicators / tools in conjunction with one another, you can begin to see how this strategy can be used, to effectively determine if the market conditions are overbought or oversold. There are number of different tools that can be utilized to indentify major changes that are occurring in the trend of a stock or the market averages. These would include: headlines…

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India is becoming a popular destination for foreign FDI as a result of that country's large and growing economy and economic reforms (Chakraborty & Nunnenkamp, 2006), meaning that capital inflows to India are not likely to meet with major challenges. The country can also be used as a springboard to the rest of Asia, with Indian production going to other Asian nations. Entering the market with a joint venture for both production and sales is important as well because it creates an operating hedge, thereby reducing the amount of foreign exchange risk faced by the company, important given that the rupee is not a hard currency and the derivatives markets for the rupee are relatively illiquid as a result.

Entering the U.S. market is the most straightforward. Hamilton is no more than 90 minutes from the border and the I-90. Shipping westward is also easy, due to the plant's proximity…

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International usiness

Competitive strategy is the bedrock on which companies base business decisions to reach their targets and achieve profitability. Formulating and implementing strategies in international business is much more complicated and difficult task than doing so in home or familiar markets. Competitive strategy deals with the development of abilities by a firm to keep ahead of competitors in the fields in which it operates. Firms develop competitive edge in global markets by possessing certain assets, abilities or characteristics. The primary elements of competitive advantage are the critical offer, the significant operating factors and the firm's strategic resources. (ennett and lythe, 2002) Corporate strategies and international marketing strategies are linked closely and have a bearing on business performance. (rown, 1994)

While some companies focus on a single source of competitive advantage, it is common for many firms to opt for a combination of options to be flexible and attain the…

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Particularly, they share risks and they also capitalize on the market and industry expertise of local economic agents. egarding the specifics of these strategic alliances, the organizational structure would be established by the local partners, whereas the control would be joint.

Finally, a last element which needs to be addressed is constituted by the influence of individualism and collectivism on workers' behavior in the two countries. From this standpoint, it has to be argued that the issues do not raise problems as both the Chinese as well as the Mexican employees are highly disciplined. Additionally, their rights -- compared to the rights of the American worker -- are limited. The importance of individuality in the workplace is barely existent and the unions -- when they are formed -- have limited powers. Additionally, the power of minorities to make a difference or pose a threat is also virtually inexistent. The concepts…

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" Concerning the type of complementary strategic alliance, it is a horizontal one, because it is formed "when partners who agree to combine their resources and skills to create value in the same stage of the value chain," it is focused "on long-term product development and distribution opportunities" and "the partners may become competitors which requires a great deal of trust between the partners."

The answer to the second question is "no," it's not a "competition response strategy" because the two companies are not really competitors, even if the profile for both company is pharmaceutical. Excel research can be consider in this case as an ally, a support for Century Pharmaceuticals, and even as a consultancy company that works for C.P.

The answer to the third question is "yes," it can be an" uncertainty reducing strategy" because if it functions as it is established, it can reduce the uncertainty about…

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Resource/Competitive Positioning

Comparing and Contrasting Resource-Based Strategies with Competitive Positioning Strategies

Resourced-Based Strategies

Competitive Positioning Strategies

Strategies For-Profit in the 21st Century

There are two schools of thought regarding the composition of a competitive strategy. The first is resourced based. This approach identifies key resources and seeks to leverage these in order to provide value to the consumer and achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The next strategy begins with identifying a niche or more general opportunity in the market and aligning resources within the organization to achieve a competitive position in regards to the competition. The former strategy can be generalized as more of a push strategy while the latter is more of a pull strategy. Both have advantages as well as disadvantages and fit certain circumstances better than others. In this research project, a brief literature review of both vantage points will be provided follow by a…

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ARchpru, M., & Alden, D. (2010). Global brand positioning and perceptions. International Journal of Advertising, 37-56.

Berry-Stolzle, T., Altuntas, & M. (2010). A Resource-Based Perspective on Business Strategies of Newly Founded Subsidiaries: The Case of German Pensionsfonds. Risk Management & Insurance Review, 173-193.

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It takes insightful analysis of the key success factors from the customers' perspective while a strong commitment to re-orient internal, back-office systems to support customer-driven criterion. The examples of the e-commerce industry, which is known for increasing returns and being highly differentiated on knowledge, show how quickly the network effect can serve as an accelerator for second movers to gain customer base in a relatively short period of time.

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Maida Napolitano.…

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2.1. Separate Unification - Advantages

A specification has to be made in that this process would commence with the unification of Comsec and its affiliates' websites

In case of success, the websites of other Entrystop subsidiaries would be unified

As such, the unification of Comsec's website offers a prototype

The new website would offer sufficient information as desired by the customers

4.2.1. Separate Unification -- Limitations

Only offers one category of information

Customers may often search to protect themselves against general as well as fire risks, but the sole Comsec website would offer limited data

Lack of an offer for complementary products and services

4.3. No Unification -- Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

No additional risks

No additional costs

Disadvantages

No possibility for improvement

Reduced chances to adapt to the changing needs of the customers

Possibility to lose competitive position

5.1. Proposed Solution

Due to the current state of the company…

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Ultimately the use of multiple forecasting techniques serves to increase the knowledge of a market and minimize market entry risk.

How would you forecast sales force size in a specialized industry, for example, aircraft?

As the demand for aircraft is defined by a select set of customers who have highly specialized information needs, defining the sales force size for aircraft would be easily accomplished by looking at the average sales cycles in this specific industry (which happen to be quite long) combined with the project management skills necessary to ensure a design win. A design win is the event where the aircraft is designed into the broader program of an airline, or in the case of military aircraft, purchased by a branch of the Department of Defense. Taking the average length of sales cycles and the total population of potential customers for the specific aircraft, calculating the size of the…

The process would then need to continue so that the changes that can be seen in the environment can also affect the changes in entry strategies.

Environmental factors, economic factors, political/legal factors, social/cultural factors and also technological factors should all be considered. The legal factors that need to be addressed include issues in employee law, monopolies and mergers legislation, environmental protection laws, and wider issues such as foreign trade regulations. The political factors refer to the stability of the government. The taxation policy, the government spending, the relationship that the government has with other countries, and the industrial policy and all issues should be considered.

The economic factors that need to be addressed refer to inflation, disposable income, unemployment, business cycles, GNP growth rates, interest rates, exchange rates, energy, and the basic prices for raw materials. Factors from cultural and social standpoints include population demographics, the income distribution, what levels…

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Non-Price Barriers to Entry

In the OEM business, ongoing contracts are a strong driver of future sales. Once Larson becomes the battery supplier for a company, it can build a strong relationship with that company. The result will be a non-price barrier to entry as smaller firms find it difficult to break the relationships that Larson forms with its customers. ithout those customers, there will be less room for growth and for market entry for smaller and newer competitors.

Product Differentiation Recommendations

Pursuing a differentiated strategy for Larson would require that the company actually be able to make the best batteries, which would require significant R&D investment. The company can certainly take steps to improve its branding, as that will not cost much compared with their total product expenditures. However, the best way for Larson to differentiate its batteries is through a cost leadership strategy. Larson's customers are price sensitive…

Works Cited:

McCain, R. (no date). Monopolistic competition. Drexel University. Retrieved May 10, 2010 from  http://faculty.lebow.drexel.edu/McCainR//top/Prin/txt/Imch/MC1.html 

QuickMBA, adapting Porter, M. (2007). Porter's five forces. QuickMBA.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010 from  http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml

Country and Company of Specialty Marketing Strategy

Introduction about Singapore

Introduction of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Background of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Global Macro Environment

Macro Environment Analysis, PEST analysis

Politics, ules and egulations

Economy

Society and culture

Technology

Opportunities and the threats

Opportunities

Threats

Global Competition Analysis

Competition Analysis

Primary competition in the selected market

Secondary competition

Entry Strategies Discussion & Evaluation in the selected country

Entry Strategy Selection and discussion in the selected country

Target market analysis & segmentation

Target market analysis

Target market segmentation

Global Marketing Mix Strategies

Product Strategy

Current product strategy with examples

ecommended product strategy

Price Strategy

Current price strategy with examples

ecommended price strategy

Promotion Strategy

Current promotion strategy with examples 13

ecommended promotion strategy 13

Place strategy 14

Current place strategy with examples 14

ecommended place strategy 14

eferences 14

Synopsis

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., simply referred to as Chipotle, is a…

References

Bogoslaw, D. (2008). Growing Pains for Chipotle. Business Week Online, Retrieved 25 June 2015 from Business Source Premier Database.

Business Week Online. (2007). Chipotle: Fast Food with Integrity. Business Source Premier.

Chew, E. (1991). A History of Singapore. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (2014). 2014 Annual Report. Retrieved 25 June 2015 from:  http://ir.chipotle.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=194775&p=irol-reportsAnnual

P&G

Proctor & Gamble entered foreign markets early in its existence, and relied on semi-autonomous foreign subsidiaries to manufacture market and distribute products that were developed in the United States. This tactic relied on P&G owning the subsidiary, but giving the subsidiary considerable operational leeway, so that the arrangement almost worked more like a licensing deal. This strategy persisted for P&G through the 1980s.

In the 1990s, this strategy became less viable, at least relative to the alternatives. The strategy had arisen and persisted in an era where barriers to trade between nations were high, and by the 1980s these barriers were beginning to fall -- it was the beginning of the modern era of globalization. National markets were becoming regional markets -- for example with the common market in Europe and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. In addition, P&G's retail partners were becoming global in scale, something that demanded…

Marketing Plan

Product / Service Concept

The multifunctional remote device is designed to enhance convenience of most functionalities for electrical/electronic equipments used by consumers. This product offering enables consumers to access and control different electronic devices and equipment through a single remote device. This will facilitate communication with different servers linked to the organization. The benefit of this product is that it will enhance the convergence of technology used within an organization. This is a user-friendly device purposed to increase the level of convenience for end-users. In addition, this will increase the level of consumer satisfaction. The introduction of this product offering offers a substitution to the use of different remotes for different electronic devices. For instance, within the hospitality industry, the multi-function remote device will facilitate different conveniences such as audio and video devices, room temperature controls, lighting, room printers, television, and even bed movements.

Product Mix

Products

The…

Works Cited

Khosrow-Pour, M. (2002). Issues and trends of Information Technology management in contemporary organizations. London: Idea Group Publishing.

Kotler, P. (1997). Marketing management; analysis, planning, implementation and control. United Sates: Pearson education Inc.

Kotler, P., Armstrong, G. (2004). Principles of marketing. United States: Pearson education Inc.

Porter, M. E. (2004). Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. London: New York.

1. Introduction

Whole Food Market Inc. (WFM) is one of America’s largest food products supermarket chain. The company refers to itself as “America’s healthiest grocery store” and submits that its food products are “the finest natural and organic foods available” (WFM, 2017). The foods the company stocks are largely devoid of hydrogenated fats, artificial preservatives, sweeteners, and flavors.

2. Current Strategic Position

2.1 Mission, Vision, and Values

The company’s culture is founded on eight core values. These include:
a. Sale of high quality natural and organic products
b. Satisfaction, delightment, and nourishment of customers
c. Support for team member excellence and happiness
d. Creation of wealth through profits and growth
e. Service and support for the local and global communities
f. Practice and advancement of environmental stewardship
g. Creation of ongoing win-win partnerships with suppliers
h. Promotion of the health of stakeholders through healthy eating education

2.2 Performance

Over the…

Marketing

Distribution strategy is a plan designed by the top management of an organization or a company, which specifies the ways in which the firm intends to move its products to middle traders retailers, and even consumers. After the product has been launched, it should reach the end consumer in the market or any other place. Between the manufacturer and the consumer are other intermediaries who are the brokers, wholesalers, and the retailers. The intermediaries are responsible in the distribution of the product to the end consumer. Sometimes the manufacturer decides to sell the product direct to the consumer. It is when the manufacturer or a business owner is dealing with an impulse purchase or low priced products. Distribution channel strategy allows wholesalers and retailers to reach customers in various geographical areas that the sales team cannot reach. It enables them to cover a large area reaching more customers and…

References

Perreault, W. Cannon, J., and McCarthy, E. (2010). Essentials of Marketing (q2th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Lamb, C. & McDaniel, C. (2011). Essentials of marketing. Cengage Learning

Armstrong, G., & Cunningham, M.H. (2012). Principles of marketing. Pearson Australia.

Marks, M. & O'Connor, A. (2014). Marketing during a Recession: An Illustration of How Economic Principles Guide Marketing Approaches. Journal for Economic Educators, (1), 78-96

Globalization on Firms Expansion in Foreign Markets

The objective of this paper is to advance knowledge on globalization using empirical evidence to present the impact on the expansion of firms on foreign markets. By drawing support from different kinds of literature, the paper argues that the globalization acts as two-edged swords: Globalization is both beneficial and detrimental to firms with reference to the acquisition of foreign markets. Thus, firms are required to design effective business strategies and innovations to enjoy market opportunities from global markets while carefully managing inherent risks and threats associated with globalization. (Amonrat,. & Patriya, 2007).

Impact of Globalization of Firms Market Opportunities

As firms extend their businesses outside their home countries to access markets, well, services and resources across the borders, the negative and positive effects of globalization are increasingly affecting them. Globalization is defined as an ongoing economic, social and political process among nations. (Clougherty,…

Reference

Awuah, G.B. & Amal. M. (2011). The impact of globalization. European Business Review. 23.1 (2011): 120-132.

Amonrat, T . & Patriya, T. (2007). Globalization Effects and Firms Performances. Journal of International Business Research. 6.(2): 43-58.

Brooks, I. Weatherston, & Wilkinson, G.(2012). Globalization, challenges and changes. Pearson Education.

Chetty, S.(2014). Effectuation and Foreign Market entry of Entrepreneurial Firms. European Journal of Marketing, 49 ( 9/10): 1436-1459.

Tesco in Vietnam

Pros

There are a number of pros to entering the Vietnamese market. First, this is a market where there are few competitors. The main competitor, Big C, is a Thai company that entered Vietnam by buying Carrefour's stores as it exited Southeast Asia[footnoteRef:1]. While many other markets in the region have multiple competitors, Vietnam really only has one. With only one major competitor, and an underdeveloped market for modern grocery distribution, Vietnam represents an opportunity to gain early mover advantage in a promising market. The familiarity with Southeast Asia will help the company to work quickly to establish itself in the Vietnamese market. Furthermore, it is easier on the logistics than either of Indonesia or Philippines, the two other major opportunities in Southeast Asia. Those are archipelagos, whereas Vietnam presents an easy market logistically, close to suppliers, and can be served with only a couple of warehouses.…

market structures in detail and analyses the pricing strategies that the firms have to undertake when they operate in different regimes. The case study on Toyota is considered next, which indicates that firms competing in various structures does not only have to focus on price and quantity ceteris paribus, they also have to consider external and internal variables that have a bearing on these decisions.

Introduction to Market Structures

Market structures are important parts of economic theory as they model market behavior that can help economists explain activities in industry with ease. Market structures, hence are basically models that define market behavior with respect to certain criteria so that it becomes simpler to compare events in real life to the postulated scenario as described in theory in order to be able to determine casualties and to define optimal strategies that firms operating in different market structures can use.

There are…

References

Bennett, D., Hagiwara, Y., & Kitamura, M. (2011, September 5). Toyota Bets on Japan. Bloomberg Businessweek, pp. 70-73,. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=fbe40510-c02e-4a4c-afc8-b21dbb1445c3%40sessionmgr11&vid=1&hid=10&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=bth&AN=60477158

Cusumano, M.A. (2011). Technology Strategy and Management Reflections on the Toyota Debacle. Communications of the ACM, 54 (1), 33-35.

John Petersen (2011). Bernstein and Ricardo Report: Cheap Will Beat Cool in Vehicle Electrification. Retrieved from http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2011/11/bernstein_and_ricardo_report_cheap_will_beat_cool_in_vehicle_electrification.html

Lipsey, R.G., & Chrystal, K.A. (2007). Economics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from  http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=HgXWV8JMC10C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Economics+lipsey&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qPIuT9DdPM7wrQeQ_LzYDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Economics%20lipsey&f=false

Others feel Five Forces is too cumbersome in its need for data and heavy-duty analysis and does not fit today's rapidly changing, dynamic market.

So where do we go with this thought that some of today's tools may not suffice as the market moves faster and companies need these dynamic, flexible analytical tools to update their strategies?

Where Is the Field of Strategy?

Disruptive Innovation? Four actions framework? Factor conditions? Demand conditions? Preemptive strategies? Five Forces? Ten Schools? Are any of these concepts/theories new and innovative? Do they pave the path toward the future of corporate and competitive strategizing? The answer is probably yes...and no.

It is difficult to find a brand new strategizing tool or model or school that is not just a rehashed version of our current standard, and quite effective, methods to analyze strategies. One innovative strategy to arise out of an existing concept is "lue Ocean."…

Bibliography

Corporate Level Strategy. (2003, January). Retrieved 11-07, 2008, from BNet Business

Network: http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx

Day, G., & Reibstein, D. (1997). Wharton on dynamic competitive strategy. Hoboken,

N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Business Operations in Your Organization: Strategies for Achieving Competitive Advantage

Organization Selected

The company I have chosen to examine is Walmart Stores, Inc. Walmart Store Inc. became originally established in the year 1945 and is in the present day undertaking its operations in retail stores in over twenty seven countries. The company is split into three key segments. These are Walmart International, Walmart United States and Sam's Club. The business undertaken by Walmart as a company encompasses restaurants, superstores, retail stores and also warehouse clubs. The company also undertakes e-commerce through its website Walmart.com. In terms of retail products, the merchandises being sold in Walmart's retail stores include baby products, healthcare products, household goods, electronics, books, automotive products, clothing, furnishings and decor, alcohol, grocery, paper products and so much more. Walmart is a United States global retailing corporation that operates chains of massive discount department and warehouse stores (Walmart Website,…

Google Monopoly

Technology and the internet have brought about many changes in nearly all facets of modern living. As a result, markets and financial systems also have felt the impacts of this massive revolution. Monopolistic trends have been witnessed in the past decade as those organizations who can capitalize on a market, or by creating a brand new market, dominate with product innovation and keen business practices

The purpose of this essays is to exaine Google as company who is exisiting and flourishing in a monopoly market. The serach engine market has produced billions of dollars of revenue for this internet company. This essay will describe the major factors that affect the degree of the competitiveness in this market that Google is currently dominating. The essay will also examine the competitive forces that are trying to vie for business share and competitive advantage in this particular market.

Signs of a…

References

Bort, J. (2013). Steve Ballmer: Google Is a Monopoly and Should Be Investigated by The Governement. Business Insider, 20 Sep 2013. Retrieved from  http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-ballmer-google-is-a-monopoly-2013-9 

Crawford, S. (2012). Is Google A Monopoly? Wrong Question. Bloomberg, 8 July 2012. Retrieved from  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-08/is-google-a-monopoly-wrong-question.html 

Efrati, A. (2013). Google Earnings: Profit Up But Search Ad Prices Drop 6%. The Wall Street Journal, 18 July 2013. Retrieved from  http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324263404578614290220266684 

Goodwin, D. (2013). Google Fails to Gain Search Market Share, Bing Steals From Yahoo. Search Engine Watch, 14 Nov 2013. Retrieved from  http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2307115/Google-Fails-to-Gain-Search-Market-Share-Bing-Steals-From-Yahoo

Mastering Strategy: Art and Science

Whole Foods has been able to stay afloat in a highly competitive industry based upon its niche positioning as a grocer. Whole Foods' positioning as an organic grocer is an intended strategy: the company was founded upon the principle that food quality was important, not simply price. In terms of its realized strategy, the organization has been able to capitalize upon the new interest in foods which are not laden with chemicals or highly processed. However, Whole Foods has also expanded its vision into an emergent strategy: the rise in specialty diets (paleo, gluten-free, vegan, etcetera) has also been a boon for Whole Foods, which stocks a wide range of specialty items. The popularity of these fad diets was not in vogue when the company first began but has since become an equally important part of its appeal.

Whole Foods has also had to position…

References

Richards, D. (2010). At Zappos, culture pays. Strategy + Business. Retrieved from:

 http://www.strategy-business.com/article/10311?gko=c784e

Disabled Employees

Strategies and Best Practices for Supported/Transitional Employment for Individuals with Disabilities

People with disabilities are often deprived of employment opportunities and condemned on grounds of low performance, if any organization tends to offer them jobs. Physical disability is not the measurement of cognitive incompetence hence; there is strong need to focus on promoting these individuals in taskforce. It can help them earn for themselves and play their role in organizational development as well.

Strategies and Best Practices for Supported/Transitional Employment for Individuals with Disabilities

In the 21st century, the importance of human beings is increasing as assets to the organization. It is no exaggeration to mention that many organizations officially state that their employees are their most valuable assets. The employees also confirm that their organization is concerned about their professional as well as personal lives and provides them with many opportunities to enjoy both of them. Furthermore,…

References

Banerjee, B.S. (2007). Corporate Social Responsibility: the good, the bad and the ugly. USA: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

Congress. (1986). Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans. Retrieved from  http://books.google.com.pk/books?id=iQNdO7z9SR8C&q=employment+opportunities+for+disabled&dq=employment+opportunities+for+disabled&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lG4xUcXrFouKhQfsroGIDw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA 

Hindery, L. (2008). Making a difference, Defining Philanthropy and Responsibility. Leaders, 31, 12.

Hunt, H. (1992). New Technologies and the Employment of Disabled Persons, Part 63. USA: ILO.