Briefly describe the three generic strategies—cost leadership, differentiation, and focus—and discuss the pitfalls associated with each of the three generic strategies. Porter’s (1980) put forward three generic strategies i.e. cost leadership, differentiation and focus which he suggested to be useful …

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Explain the different types of subsidiary-level strategy, and discuss some of the pitfalls associated with each type. Subsidiaries may enjoy an independence of being autonomous or act passively under the directions of the headquarters. Based on this level of independence, …

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Briefly describe the two levels of global strategies. According to Frynas & Mellahi (2015), the two levels of multinational organization are headquarters level strategies and subsidiary level strategies. As the name of these strategies suggest, these strategies are formulated either …

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To what extent can competitive intelligence and benchmarking help a firm’s global strategy? Competitive intelligence and benchmarking both are utilized to enhance competitive advantage. In competitive intelligence, an organization tries to win over competitive advantage by innovatively dealing with and …

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What is the difference between the Resource-based Perspective and the Positioning Perspective? Resource Based perspective and the positioning perspectives both focus on the competitive advantage of a business. The point the both differ at is the variables that contribute to …

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What problems do managers face in conducting a global Five Forces analysis? Global Five force model is a model that is used by managers to conduct a competitive analysis base on five market forces i.e. bargaining power of suppliers, treat …

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