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Business and Information Technology

In five pages this paper explores the many business uses of information technology in a consideration of competitive advantage and...

Internet and Music Sales

In twelve pages the business of selling music on the Internet is examined in a consideration of competitive advantage and a compar...

A SWOT Analysis of the American Express Company

In five pages this paper explores where American Express retains its competitive advantage through internal and external factors a...

Amazon.com, the Internet, and IT

In eight pages this paper examines the information technology uses of Amazon as a way of creating competitive advantage and also c...

Moving forward at SWA

In five pages this paper examines how Southwest Airlines can be finely tweaked for the future while retaining its competitive ad...

Company Recommendations for Biomet

companies are able to spend more dollars on their different research methods. Because of the increasing resources at hand, biotec...

Business and Data Mining

that have already occurred (Nash, 1998). The purpose can be to determine which websites generate the most traffic and where that ...

Case Study on Northeast Date Resources

not the only indicator, but there have also been new competitors that are starting to the market share and reducing overall demand...

BMW Mini Cooper Division Strategy

where it is the sports utility vehicles that are increasing in sales, the revamping and re-launch of a small car was the result of...

Global Strategy of Whirlpool

with different brands emphasised in each market, such as the World washing machine in Asia and the formation of a strategic allian...

Essays on Computer Management

in it (especially on the Internet). The problem is, however, that "privacy" is one of those concepts that is difficult to ...

Examination of Dell Computer Systems

In nineteen pages Dell is discussed in terms of background and competitive advantages in an assessment of the company's informatio...

Analyzing the Works of Michael Porter

Hence, Porter makes a good point in that it is true that even with a superior management paradigm, profitability becomes illusive....

Strategy as Defined by Michael E. Porter

same activities but doing them differently (Porter, 1996). Porter asserts that strategy is the only thing that will help a compan...

Flexible Firms and Lean Firms

not have to wait (Eagles, 2000). This is a simple example of a lean operation. Dell may also be seen as an example, with the way t...

Market Research Designing

project such as this is a success there needs to be more in depth research which cannot be accommodated by quantitative methods. T...

Global Production Patterns and Hardware and Software Industries

the development over countries such as India and China as well as Ireland where companies such as Compaq (now Hewlett Packard) hav...

Case Study of the Carl Zeiss Company

have been an attractive choice, not only due to their knowledge, but also their location in a different part of Europe, benefiting...

Operations Management Concepts

cost leader in either the industry, or just the relevant segment of the industry. In each industry or segment only one company may...

Enhancing Customer Value

paper we will be applying the theory to a supposed service company that is a strategic business unit of a larger company. 3. Anal...

Student Supplied Case Study on PRODEM FFP Banking Services in Bolivia

in the long term, and with the development of equipment that is much lower costing than that of competitors, for example the $18,0...

Internet Banking and Value

third make use of internet banking services. This can be placed in the sector of remote banking, where when added together with te...

Analysis of Nucor Corporation Analysis

as a team (Wall Street Transcript Corp., 2002). Gambardella also commented that one of Nucors strengths is its management team (20...

Summary and Critique of 3 Strategic Formation Articles

Eisenhardt (1999) assesses strategy from the perspective of its being a function of "strategic decision making, especially in a ra...

Tourism Industry and Employee Empowerment

more than likely to have positive things to say about an employee. In one instance, for example, on a cruise ship, a family found ...

Organizational Theory Models and Proctor and Gamble

In four pages this paper discusses organizational theories as they pertain to Proctor and Gamble by answering some questions that ...

Questions on Statistics Topics Answered

79, 78, 50, 80, 98, 88, 79, 71, 57, 81, 41, 65, 50, 71, 91, 75, 60, 79, 79, 71, 65, 85, 64 for the following questions. Mean 71.88...

2000 Home Depot, Inc. in Harvard Case 9 101 117

attention from professional contractors; and reduce operating costs as much as possible. At the end of 2000, the stock market had...

Germany's Competitive Position

for a competitive advantage (Porter, 1980). He argued that there were two sources of competitive advantage; cost and differentiati...

Value Chain Analysis of Papa Geno's Herb Garden

like surveys (2001). On the day this paper was written, the home page is announcing a Free Drawing to win one of 23 prizes. Papa...