Essays on Competitive Advantage

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION:  It is important for organizations operating and competing at global level to understand how it fits into the external environment that it operates in. The twenty first century has witnessed frequent fluctuations in these international environment in which businesses operate which in turn has encouraged these businesses to concentrate heavily on…

Through innovation and technological advances, the market shifted from analog transmissions (1 G), to digital mobile communications in 1992 (also known as G), and ultimately to the Wideband Data Communications network (G). With rapid changes in this dynamic marketplace only the most well-funded and well-managed companies have managed to emerge from generation to generation, whilst…

Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning; This essay will illustrate the extent to which effective marketing must incorporate Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning. Marketing effectively differs from one organization to another as each has their own separate goals, which they pursue. To answer how important each of the afore mentioned marketing tools are, one must define what Marketing…

ABSTRACT It has been noted that not all acquisitions succeed with the most numbers failing; this is usually due to overpayment or integration problems. There are five main ways in which resources from the merging companies can incorporate to generate value. Acquisitions are not equally susceptible to the barriers to their success due to exceptional…

PepsiCo, like other companies have their sustainable and competitive advantages, and are judged on their SWOT analysis. I will discuss how PepsiCo does in these areas and how they plan on improving some as well. PepsiCo states that there are three main sustainable advantages that give them a competitive edge as they compete globally with…

PESTLE analysis is a view on external environment companies operates in. There are five external factors that influence life of organizations: Political environment, Economical environment, Socio-cultural environment, Legal environment and Environmental factor. The below PESTLE analysis focuses on CEP companies in European market. Political Environment European region is stable environment that is not affected by…

In this current IT technology driven age, companies whose primary core competency is not technology may have a difficult time operating and maintaining an IT environment that would give them a competitive advantage in the market place. A large company like Hess, whose mission statement is “… A global company devoted to exploring oil, gas…

A Review of ‘Strategy as Stretch and Leverage’ – By Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad This review will focus on the article ‘Strategy as Stretch and Leverage’ by Gary Hamel and C. K. Prahalad (1993). This review will identify the arguments made in the article and then place it within the context of one…

Blockbuster is the the world’s largest video rental company. The past few years have not been good ones for Blockbuster, because they have posted losses in 9 of the past 11 years, closed many stores and lost many customers to Netflix. One of the most important changes that Blockbuster did in order to remain competitive…

On the tracking thread toward understanding the concept and aspects of a sustainable business in this course, the inclusive wide concept of corporate social responsibility is an key approach which feeds sustainable development pattern. This paper aims to look at the CSR concept in relation to business case issue and argue the business case of…