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Kindly explain the healthy handmade frozen food industry based on Porter's Diamond Model Analysis. ( Proposed country is Singapore ) 1. Factor conditions 2. Demand Conditions 3. Related and supporting industries 4. Firm strategy,structure and rivalry

Fatima is interested to know about the future of Omani SMES post Covid-19. So, she decided to conduct an interview with 5 Omani business owners. Which of the following questions would you suggest her to include in her interview guide? O a. What is the future of your business? O b. How do you see your business effectiveness in the future? O c. Both (a) and (b) O d. None of the above

Based on the existing environment & the situation at John Francois Stores, & as the Consultant hired by the Company Suggest 4 strategies by name that the Company could undertake to maintain a competitive advantage, and provide a brief explanation of what each strategy means.  John Francois Stores Mr. Francois, a very successful businessman is contemplating his next move at the age of 70. As a young man at the age of 16, he dreamt of becoming a “businessman” and would go into stores in the city where he lived and observe how personnel operated. In his exploits, he became very friendly with many of the business owners in the city. As time passed, John Francois obtained four (4) Advanced Level subjects (Mathematics, Geography, English Literature and Spanish). He also enrolled in a Technical Vocational institution and pursued short courses in tiling, plumbing, masonry and electrical maintenance for which he gained certification. Through his qualifications, John was able to secure…

Based on the existing environment & the situation at John Francois Stores, & as the Consultant hired by the Company Suggest 4 strategies by name that the Company could undertake to maintain a competitive advantage, and provide a brief explanation of what each strategy means.  John Francois Stores Mr. Francois, a very successful businessman is contemplating his next move at the age of 70. As a young man at the age of 16, he dreamt of becoming a “businessman” and would go into stores in the city where he lived and observe how personnel operated. In his exploits, he became very friendly with many of the business owners in the city. As time passed, John Francois obtained four (4) Advanced Level subjects (Mathematics, Geography, English Literature and Spanish). He also enrolled in a Technical Vocational institution and pursued short courses in tiling, plumbing, masonry and electrical maintenance for which he gained certification. Through his qualifications, John was able to secure…

2. In this question, we will explore factors that influence growth for a company both growth in sales volume and growth in price. Describe one firm specific strategic factor, one industry specific factor, and one economywide factor that could impact one’s forecast of sales volume. Describe one firm specific strategic factor, one industry specific factor, and one economywide factor that could impact growth in prices as well.

Firm 1 3 نا لیا Nİ 4 5 b) Suppose that you have an industry with 5 firms. Below are the market shares of each firm: Market Share 35 25 15 15 10 Calculate the four-firm concentration ratio (CR4)for this industry. Make an interpretation about your finding. Calculate the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for this industry. Make an interpretation about your finding.

Brinker International operates restaurants in several different segments of the casual dining market. This is a. A relatively high level of diversification b. An example of product diversification c. Unlikely to reduce variability in the firm’s profitability since the restaurants are all in the casual dining category d. An example of related linked diversification

Within the debate as to whether sustainability can be a strategy, which of the following is seen as true? Companies can continue to achieve strategic advantages by adopting sustainability measures that competitors can't easily match. O There is more convergence (and less opportunity to gain a competitive advantage via sustainability) when governance (rather than environmental or social issues) are dominant. O The adoption of common sustainability practices is positively associated with return on capital. O Itis not possible for sustainability to be seen both as a necessity and as a means for a firm to differentiate since these are always mutually exclusive.

In 2013, chat app Mxit a South African social networking platform reported that its monthly active user base was 7.5 million – but this figure dropped to just 1.2 million monthly active users in July 2015. In October 2015, Mxit announced that it was finally shutting down its corporate operations but would still leave the app available for download and use. Yet, a year later in October 2016, the app users couldn’t send and receive anymore. The start-up was founded in 2004. Mxit rode the instant messaging wave before the likes of BlackBerry Messenger and WhatsApp took off with the advent of smartphones and was a popular app of choice among South African teens and twenty-somethings when it entered the pre￾smartphone era in 2005. In 2012, it acquired Motribe - a platform that allowed anyone, anywhere to build, manage and generate revenue from their own social mobile website. 1.When Mxit first launched, they planned to be one of the biggest innovative organisation in the…

2. Analyze the situation and answer the following questions. Ed and Barbara Bonneau started their wholesale sunglass distribution firm 30 years ago with $1,000 of their own money and $5,000 borrowed from a country banker in Ed’s hometown. The firm grew quickly, selling sunglasses and reading glasses to such companies as Wal-Mart, Eckerd Drugs, and Phar-Mor. In addition, the Bonneaus enjoyed using the company to do good things. For example, they had a company chaplain, who was available when employees were having family problems, such as a death in the family.Although the company had done well, the market had matured recently and profit margins narrowed significantly. Wal-Mart, for example, was insisting on better terms, which meant significantly lower profits for the Bonneaus. Previously, Ed had set the prices that he needed to make a good return on his investment. Now, the buyers had consolidated, and they had the power. Ed didn’t enjoy running the company as much as he had in the…

If the question of imitability is No: Select one: a. Temporary Competitive Parity b. Temporary Advantadge c. Competitive Parity d. Temporary Competitive Advantage

To protect the survivability of airlines during an economic downturn management needs to first create and activate.....     1)  marketing teams   2)  flight operations teams   3)  financial teams   4)  maintenance and repair teams

Read the case below and then complete the SWOT analysis for each brand: Natural Gourmet and Natural Chef. After completing the SWOT analyses, answer the questions that follow. Natural Grain is a kitchen equipment and accessories company that sells mainly cutting boards, bowls, platters, and mugs. It is not alone in this relatively saturated Industry. As such, it has two brand divisions: Natural Gourmet and Natural Chef. Each brand has its own product lines: Natural Gourmet boasts "one-of-a-kind items that sell at high-price points in high- end retall and specialty shops. Natural Chef boasts high-quality, easily recognizable, mass-produced Items that sell at low- cost in department stores and other mass-merchandise outlets. A recent, company-wide marketing research study revealed that there exists a growing demand for mass-produced products among its Natural Gourmet market and retailers that sell Natural Chef products. Armed with this new information, Natural Grain proceeded to conduct…

Analyze the competitive advantages and disadvantages of each company's offerings and provide recommendations for each company on how they can improve their product and service offerings to remain competitive in the market. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$#@!!@@@#####

1. Why people love nelson franchising and why people love mcdonalds franchising. 2. What is growth potential of nelson franchising and what is growth potential of mcdonalds franchising. 3. Where is specific location of nelson franchising and where is specific location of mcdonals franchising.

Compare Svieden's H\&M and Spain's Inditex/Zara marketshares of their home country markets. Which company has space to grow in its home markets? In other words, a firm with larger marketshare has less space to grow in its home market whereas a firm with smaller marketshare has more space to grow. There is insulficicnt data in the case: Indiox because its marketshare in Spain is lower than HEMs marketshare in Sweden. Inditex because its marketshare in Europe is lower than HEMS marketshare in Europe. H8M because its marketshare in Swede is lower than Inditexs marketshare in Spain. NOTE: PLEASE GIVE THE ANSWER WITHIN 2 HOURS. THANK YOU

1) Explain why competitive advantages in technology are temporary and describe the four methods of identifying cempetitive advantages as well as provide a use case for each method. 2) Define critical success factors (CSFs) and key performance indicator (KPIs) and explain how the administration at a college might use a CSF, such as improving graduation rates, to create a list of KPIs necessary to achieve this goal. 3)Explain why competitive advantages in technology are temporary and describe the four methods of identifying competitive advantages as well as provide a use case for each method.

1. Suppose that a bicycle company wants to grow by diversification. To accomplish this, it will: O a Start up or acquire businesses outside of its current products and markets O b. Introduce modifications to its existing bicycle products O c. Introduce new bicycle models O d. Identify new market segments for its current products 2. Which of the following statements is true? O a. None of the statements is true O b. It is easier and less costly to attract new customers than to keep existing customers of a firm O c. In general, people are more likely to share their satisfactions with other people than their dissatisfactions O d. If a customer is dissatisfied with a product experience, that means the benefits that this customer obtained from using the product exceeded her/his expectations.

1.manufacturers of potato crips face competition from other marketers of potato crisps as well as from marketers of other snack products, such as pretzels and corn chips. A third form of competition comes from the producers of? a) soft drinks b) popcorn c) chocolate bars d) all of the above

3. Compile a list of any three Porter's model's competitive powers. Briefly describe why Amazon should be concerned with online shopping rivals.

According to Hambrick & Fredrickson (2005), which of the following statements might the authors consider to be a strategy?     A goal to always be the first mover.   A multi-national's goal of being first or second in all of the markets it serves.   A set of mutually reinforcing choices.   To be a low-cost provider in a product category.   A commitment by a major newspaper to be America's newspaper of record.   An objective to provide industry leading customer service.   A plan to diversify from defense to industrial applications.   To integrate a set of regional acquisitions.

1. SK Electronics offers a range of home and kitchen appliances targeted towards the economy segment. An analysis of their profit and loss statement has revealed that their profits have declined over the years. Their analysis of the household electronics market and recent market research conducted by the company has pointed out that pursuing the mid-priced and the premium segment could be a way to increase the profitability of the company. a) What type of line stretching strategy would you suggest for the company and why? b) What will be the challenges associated with the type of line stretching that you suggested? Provide suggestions to overcome such challenges? Make appropriate assumptions to answer the question.

All options Dunkin Donuts serves dried pork and seaweed doughnut in China because it is common ingredient there, while it sells mango doughnuts in Thailand. From this example we can conclude that:* O Dunkin Donuts is reaching niches in Thailand and China O Dunkin Donuts is globally diversified O Dunkin Donuts adapts its products to the local markets Dunkin Donuts is narrow focused

The primary means for gaining and sustaining competitive advantages for companies are shifting downstream. Is that also the case in a circular economy? Explain and discuss these statements. Use 2 credible sources

City University is one of the private University in Malaysia, founded in April 1984 by a group of scholars. Its program is accredited by various agencies. Its mission to provide high quality industry and market driven educational courses and programmes with the aim of producing knowledge-based, socially responsible leaders and managers. To produce quality graduates, well-balanced with the employability attributes of professionalism, communication skills, intellectual curiosity, ethical behaviour and lifelong learning.Perform SWOT analysis for City University Malaysia?

Select a category that you believe might be chosen for a strategic category analysis inthe industries listed below. Describe the factors impacting each commodity, using aPorter Five Forces analysis (described earlier in this chapter). Justify why you believethe category is strategic to that industry, and the approach to be used in developing acategory strategy.a. Oil (West Texas intermediate) versus gasoline (discuss differential)b. Metalsc. Chemicalsd. Plastic resinse. Shippingf. Wood products and other production materialsg. Aeronautical equipmenth. Machine toolsi. Telecommunicationsj. Paper

False M2F Inc. is a producer of a wide variety of consumer goods in Brazil. It has successfully captured a huge share of the domestic market and has been able to create a very strong brand. It is now considering a foray into foreign markets. Its board of directors decides to first try out some of its products in the neighboring country of Argentina. Expanding to Argentina is expanding through being country focused. * O True False

Since 1975, Eskimo Joe’s has been a popular watering hole in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Through word of mouth and a popular logo spread via T-shirts, it rapidly became a favorite place to grab a beer for students at Oklahoma State. But what started as a basic beer joint has grown into something much more. When the drinking age changed from 18 to 21 in the 1980s, Eskimo Joe’s had to decide how it would move forward. That challenge helped the company to recognize that its product is much more than just a cold mug of beer. Instead, people flocked to Eskimo Joe’s for the fun atmosphere and customer-friendly service. This realization led to an expansion into different businesses that have now spread the Eskimo Joe’s logo all over the planet. After viewing the video featuring Eskimo Joe’s, answer the following question: What is Eskimo Joe’s value proposition? How does its value proposition relate to its market offering?

Since 1975, Eskimo Joe’s has been a popular watering hole in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Through word of mouth and a popular logo spread via T-shirts, it rapidly became a favorite place to grab a beer for students at Oklahoma State. But what started as a basic beer joint has grown into something much more. When the drinking age changed from 18 to 21 in the 1980s, Eskimo Joe’s had to decide how it would move forward. That challenge helped the company to recognize that its product is much more than just a cold mug of beer. Instead, people flocked to Eskimo Joe’s for the fun atmosphere and customer-friendly service. This realization led to an expansion into different businesses that have now spread the Eskimo Joe’s logo all over the planet. After viewing the video featuring Eskimo Joe’s, answer the following question: How does Eskimo Joe’s build long-term customer relationships?

Provide PESTLE analysis of PLDT Inc. But only the part of SOCIAL and TECHNOLOGICAL. Give thorough explanation like in the example attached. Thank you