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What aspect of the organization do economic conditions like interest rates, inflation, and unemployment primarily impact?
What aspect of the organization do economic conditions like interest rates, inflation, and unemployment primarily impact?
In Michael Porter's approach to industry analysis, what does the intensity of competition within an industry depend on?
In Michael Porter's approach to industry analysis, what does the intensity of competition within an industry depend on?
What do new entrants bring to an industry that makes them threats to established corporations?
What do new entrants bring to an industry that makes them threats to established corporations?
Which element of the task environment involves evaluating the impact of environmental issues such as climate change and natural disasters?
Which element of the task environment involves evaluating the impact of environmental issues such as climate change and natural disasters?
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Which individual is considered an authority on competitive strategy?
Which individual is considered an authority on competitive strategy?
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What is the primary focus of a corporation's scanning of the environment in terms of analyzing relevant elements?
What is the primary focus of a corporation's scanning of the environment in terms of analyzing relevant elements?
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What type of barrier is characterized by declines in the unit costs of a product as the absolute volume per period increases?
What type of barrier is characterized by declines in the unit costs of a product as the absolute volume per period increases?
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Which barrier involves financial resources needed for infrastructure, machinery, R&D, and advertising?
Which barrier involves financial resources needed for infrastructure, machinery, R&D, and advertising?
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What makes it hard for entrants to overcome existing company brand identification and customer loyalties?
What makes it hard for entrants to overcome existing company brand identification and customer loyalties?
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Which factor refers to one-time costs faced by buyers when switching from an existing supplier's product to a new entrant?
Which factor refers to one-time costs faced by buyers when switching from an existing supplier's product to a new entrant?
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What could prevent entry to an industry by controlling factors like licensing requirements and access to raw materials?
What could prevent entry to an industry by controlling factors like licensing requirements and access to raw materials?
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Which of the following barriers involves cost advantages that a potential entrant cannot replicate?
Which of the following barriers involves cost advantages that a potential entrant cannot replicate?
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What is the main focus of environmental scanning?
What is the main focus of environmental scanning?
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Which of the following is NOT included in the natural environment?
Which of the following is NOT included in the natural environment?
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What does a STEEP analysis focus on when scanning the societal environment?
What does a STEEP analysis focus on when scanning the societal environment?
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Which environmental force influences our behavior and purchasing decisions?
Which environmental force influences our behavior and purchasing decisions?
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What is the main difference between the societal environment and the task environment in industry analysis?
What is the main difference between the societal environment and the task environment in industry analysis?
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What does industry analysis involve a detailed examination of?
What does industry analysis involve a detailed examination of?
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What is a substitute product?
What is a substitute product?
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In what situation is Buyer Power considered high/strong?
In what situation is Buyer Power considered high/strong?
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What can increase the Bargaining Power of Buyers?
What can increase the Bargaining Power of Buyers?
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What do strategic groups consist of?
What do strategic groups consist of?
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What defines a strategic type of firm?
What defines a strategic type of firm?
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How do Defenders differ from Prospectors?
How do Defenders differ from Prospectors?
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What characterizes the product lines of analyzers?
What characterizes the product lines of analyzers?
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What is a key feature that distinguishes analyzers from reactors?
What is a key feature that distinguishes analyzers from reactors?
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What defines hypercompetition in an industry?
What defines hypercompetition in an industry?
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How does market stability get threatened in hypercompetitive environments?
How does market stability get threatened in hypercompetitive environments?
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What does Richard D’Aveni suggest happens to environments in hypercompetitive situations?
What does Richard D’Aveni suggest happens to environments in hypercompetitive situations?
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What does the term 'reactors' signify in the context of the text?
What does the term 'reactors' signify in the context of the text?
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Study Notes
Substitute Products
- A substitute product is a product that appears to be different but can satisfy the same need as another product.
Bargaining Power of Buyers
- Buyer power is high if: • Buyers are more concentrated than sellers • Buyer switching costs are low • Threat of backward integration is high • Buyer is price sensitive • Buyer is well-educated • Buyer purchases product in high volume • Undifferentiated product • Substitutes are available
Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- Refers to the pressure suppliers can exert on businesses by raising prices, lowering quality, or reducing availability of their products.
Relative Power of Other Stakeholders
- Refers to the pressure exerted by other groups or entities, depending on which factor has the greatest influence.
Strategic Groups
- A set of business units or firms that “pursue similar strategies with similar resources.
- Categorizing firms in any one industry into a set of strategic groups is very useful for understanding the competitive environment.
Strategic Types
- A category of firms based on a common strategic orientation and a combination of structure, culture, and processes consistent with that strategy.
- Examples: • Defenders: focused on improving the efficiency of their existing operations. • Prospectors: focused on product innovation and market opportunities.
Environmental Scanning
- Monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of information from the external and internal environments to key people within the corporation.
Industry Analysis
- An in-depth examination of key factors within a corporation’s task environment.
Task Environment
- Includes those elements or groups that directly affect a corporation and, in turn, are affected by it.
STEEP Analysis
- Sociocultural: social forces that influence attitudes, interests, opinions, and behavior.
- Technological: advances in technology that may affect the organization’s operations, products, or services.
- Economic: economic conditions that may impact the organization’s financial performance.
- Ecological: environmental issues that may impact the organization.
- Political-legal: government policies, regulations, and political stability that may impact the organization.
Hypercompetition
- An industry situation characterized by constant disequilibrium and change due to factors such as: • Short product life cycles • Short product design cycles • New technologies • Frequent entry by unexpected outsiders • Repositioning by incumbents • Tactical redefinitions of market boundaries as diverse industries merge.
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Learn about the role of Socio-cultural, Political-legal, Economic, and Technological forces in environmental scanning and industry analysis. Understand how to identify external environmental variables like the natural environment and other factors influencing corporations.
