Apply Porter’s following five forces study in chapter 1 to the
air courier industry. –Rivalry among...
Apply Porter’s following five forces study in chapter 1 to the
air courier industry. –Rivalry among Existing Firms –Threat of New
Entrants –Threat of Substitutes –Buyer Power -Supplier Power
1. Explain how each of the Porter’s Five Forces apply to the
fast food industry (Rivalry amongst existing firms, Threat of new
entrants, Threat of substitutes, Buyer Power, and Supplier Power).
Fast food companies are those such as McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger
King, etc. State if the competition is high, moderate, or low and
explain your answers
Choose a major company and apply the five forces of Porter’s
five force model. Assess the attractiveness of the industry that
the firm is in and the firm’s opportunities and threats to its
sustainability.
The Book Publishing industry in Australia20% of books are sold via independent retailers that tend to
specialize in a particular genre or prefer unusual (not mainstream)
books70% of books are sold via large retail chains that only deal in
mainstream books published by large or long-established publishers
who also provide promotional dollars to support their books10% of books are sold via the internet (e.g. Amazon) and this
is expected to dramatically increase as they increasingly capture
the time-poor or budget-conscious...
In the five-forces analysis, factors which one of the following
increases competitive rivalry in an industry?a. Large number of competitorsb. High switching costs for customersc. Rapid market growthd. High levels of product differentiation
According to Porter, Rivalry among existing competitors is one
of the five forces determining the attractiveness of an industry.
Assess the strength of this force for the restaurant industry. Make
sure to discuss all factors that have an effect on the strength of
rivalry. Be specific and provide relevant examples to support your
arguments.
Put together an Industry Analysis of the U.S. passenger airline
industry using Porter’s Five Forces model and Seeger’s Economic
Ratio approach. After your analysis, conclude with
reasons why this industry is a good bet for an investment or
not.
NOTE: While you do not
have data on the Economic ratios, you will use your judgement, and
business acumen to make reasonable judgements about the potential
range of values of the ratios (for example, relatively high or
relatively low) based on...
If structural change within an industry happens to be very
rapid, then Porter’s five forces model of competition has limited
predictability. How can fast-pace industry firms - such as
technology-driven or e-commerce firms - predict their
competition?