Porter's 5 Forces in Business Competitiveness
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Porter's 5 Forces in Business Competitiveness

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What is the primary purpose of Porter's 5 Forces analytical framework?

  • To analyze the external environment of a business
  • To prioritize products or services based on their market attractiveness and business strength
  • To evaluate the product life cycle of a business
  • To assess the competitiveness of a business (correct)
  • Which of the following is a factor in the PEST analysis?

  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Competitive rivalry among existing competitors
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Technological advancements (correct)
  • What is the primary characteristic of the Introduction stage of the Product Life Cycle?

  • Stabilized sales and market saturation
  • Decreasing sales and market contraction
  • Product launch and high investment (correct)
  • High sales and market expansion
  • Which quadrant of the ADL Matrix is characterized by high market attractiveness and high business strength?

    <p>Stars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Porter's 5 Forces, what is a factor that affects the Threat of New Entrants?

    <p>Government policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the PEST analysis?

    <p>To analyze the external environment of a business</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary characteristic of the Maturity stage of the Product Life Cycle?

    <p>Stabilized sales and market saturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a factor in the PEST analysis?

    <p>Competitive rivalry among existing competitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Business Competitiveness Management

    Porter's 5 Forces

    • Analytical framework to assess the competitiveness of a business
    • 5 forces that shape the industry:
      1. Threat of New Entrants: Barrier to entry, economies of scale, and government policies
      2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers: Dependence on suppliers, switching costs, and supplier concentration
      3. Bargaining Power of Buyers: Buyer concentration, buyer switching costs, and buyer information
      4. Threat of Substitute Products or Services: Substitute availability, switching costs, and buyer willingness
      5. Competitive Rivalry Among Existing Competitors: Number of competitors, industry growth rate, and fixed costs

    PEST Analysis

    • Framework to analyze the external environment of a business
    • 4 factors that affect the business:
      1. Political: Government policies, regulations, and political stability
      2. Economic: Economic growth, inflation, and interest rates
      3. Social: Demographics, consumer behavior, and cultural trends
      4. Technological: Technological advancements, innovation, and research and development

    Product Life Cycle

    • Stages a product goes through from introduction to withdrawal
    • 4 stages:
      1. Introduction: Product launch, high investment, and low sales
      2. Growth: Increasing sales, market expansion, and competition
      3. Maturity: Stabilized sales, market saturation, and intense competition
      4. Decline: Decreasing sales, market contraction, and product withdrawal

    ADL Matrix

    • Tool to analyze and prioritize products or services based on their market attractiveness and business strength
    • 4 quadrants:
      1. Stars: High market attractiveness, high business strength (invest and grow)
      2. Cash Cows: Low market attractiveness, high business strength (milk and maintain)
      3. Question Marks: High market attractiveness, low business strength (invest and analyze)
      4. Dogs: Low market attractiveness, low business strength (divest or eliminate)

    Management Function according to H. Fayol

    • 5 primary functions of management:
      1. Planning: Setting goals, objectives, and strategies
      2. Organizing: Allocating resources, assigning tasks, and structuring the organization
      3. Commanding: Directing, motivating, and influencing employees
      4. Coordinating: Integrating and aligning activities and resources
      5. Controlling: Monitoring, evaluating, and correcting performance

    Business Competitiveness Management

    Porter's 5 Forces

    • Analyze competitiveness of a business using 5 forces that shape the industry
    • Threat of New Entrants: barrier to entry, economies of scale, and government policies affect new entrants
    • Bargaining Power of Suppliers: dependence on suppliers, switching costs, and supplier concentration impact supplier power
    • Bargaining Power of Buyers: buyer concentration, buyer switching costs, and buyer information influence buyer power
    • Threat of Substitute Products or Services: substitute availability, switching costs, and buyer willingness to substitutes affect competitors
    • Competitive Rivalry Among Existing Competitors: number of competitors, industry growth rate, and fixed costs impact competition

    PEST Analysis

    • Analyze external environment of a business using 4 factors
    • Political: government policies, regulations, and political stability affect business
    • Economic: economic growth, inflation, and interest rates impact business
    • Social: demographics, consumer behavior, and cultural trends influence business
    • Technological: technological advancements, innovation, and research and development affect business

    Product Life Cycle

    • Product goes through 4 stages from introduction to withdrawal
    • Introduction: product launch, high investment, and low sales
    • Growth: increasing sales, market expansion, and competition
    • Maturity: stabilized sales, market saturation, and intense competition
    • Decline: decreasing sales, market contraction, and product withdrawal

    ADL Matrix

    • Analyze and prioritize products or services based on market attractiveness and business strength
    • Stars: high market attractiveness, high business strength (invest and grow)
    • Cash Cows: low market attractiveness, high business strength (milk and maintain)
    • Question Marks: high market attractiveness, low business strength (invest and analyze)
    • Dogs: low market attractiveness, low business strength (divest or eliminate)

    Management Function according to H.Fayol

    • 5 primary functions of management
    • Planning: setting goals, objectives, and strategies
    • Organizing: allocating resources, assigning tasks, and structuring the organization
    • Commanding: directing, motivating, and influencing employees
    • Coordinating: integrating and aligning activities and resources
    • Controlling: monitoring, evaluating, and correcting performance

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    Assess the competitiveness of a business with Porter's 5 Forces analytical framework, including threat of new entrants, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining power of buyers, threat of substitutes, and competitive rivalry.

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