PPT-Positioning for Competitive Advantage

  Copyright Texas Education Agency 2011 All rights reserved Copyright and Terms of Service Copyright Texas Education Agency The materials found on this website are copyrighted and trademarked as the property of the Texas Education Agency and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the Texas Education Agency except under the following conditions . McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright © 2013 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. .. LO 4-1. Distinguish among a firm’s resources, capabilities, core competencies, and firm activities.. Chapter 2. 2. six major roles and goals of IT. 1. Increase employee productivity by reducing time, errors and costs using. 2. Enhance decision making. 3. Improve team collaboration. 4. Create business partnerships and alliances. Jason C. H. Chen, Ph.D.. Professor of MIS. School of Business Administration. Gonzaga University. Spokane, WA 99258. chen@jepson.gonzaga.edu. Learning Objectives. Understand how to strive for business competitive advantage from the perspective of project management. uncertainty. . In order to produce offspring and thus contribute to a genetic pool of surviving individuals, we have to marry since marriage is tied to important outcomes for the stability of partnerships and well–being of children.. Chapter 4. LEARNING OBJECTIVES. By the time you have completed this topic you will be able to :. understand the meaning of the term ‘competitive advantage’ and identify the circumstances in which a firm can create a competitive advantage over a rival;. Chapter 3. “Give Me Real Data, I Want Solid Grounding.”. Copyright 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. for Prentice Hall. Competitive strategy: To provide absolute lowest, rock-bottom prices on everything we sell. Andrea Brandt. Vanessa Gomez. Rachele Reagan. Allison Schmidt. Chapter 4: The Nature & Sources of Competitive Advantage. Competitive advantage. Competitive advantage- . when 2 or more firms compete within the same market, one firms posses a competitive advantage over its rival when it earns or has the potential to earn a persistently higher rate of profit. Five competitive forces shape fate of firm. Traditional competitors. Competitors in market space continuously devise new products, new efficiencies, switching costs.. New market entrants. Some industries have low barriers to entry:. Resources, Capabilities, and Core Competencies. ChapterCase. 4. Nike’s Core Competency: . The . Risky Business of Fairy Tales. Nike,. . a . company created by Bill . Bowerman. and Phil Knight in 1964, today has . Strategy!. A high . level plan to achieve . a goal. . under conditions of uncertainty. .. (Wikipedia). A desired outcome. Gaining market share. Outperform competitors . Cost, quality and time to market. Learning Objectives. Upon successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:. Define the productivity paradox and explain the current thinking on this topic.. Evaluate . Carr’s. argument in “Does IT Matter?”. JIMI TEWE. Career Success Catalyst. Lagos, Nigeria. DEMOGRAPHIC REALITIES. Over 7 Billion People on earth. Youth constitute about 18 percent of the world’s population*. The reality of a ‘Global Village’ is making Youth employment more of a challenge as it has increased the competition for available opportunities among youth. Learning Objectives. Develop a strategy for accessing the key resources and capabilities needed to launch the business idea . Appreciate . the importance of public relations and entrepreneurial stakeholder networks to a small business . Customer-Driven Services Marketing Strategy. Customer-Driven Services Marketing Strategy. 3 C’s. :. Customer . analysis. Overall examination of market characteristics. Customer needs and related characteristics and .