...What Business Model Advantage Differs from Competitive Advantage: A Case Study of 7-Eleven Japan Yuwei Shi, Ph.D. Fisher Graduate School of International Business Monterey Institute of International Studies 460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 Phone: (831) 647 6682 E-mail: yuwei.shi@miis.edu Keywords: Business model, strategic management, competitive strategy 2 Abstract This paper introduces a business model framework based on a synthesis of a wide array of diverse business model definitions and related arguments. The intention is to make the theory discussions on business model more useful to the design, development and analysis of actual business models. The synthesis follows the mainstream strategic management theories of profit under competition. The business model framework includes four interrelated component models: the exchange model, the organizational model, the resource model, and the financial model, each with its own strategic logics. Together these component models and their strategic logics describe a comprehensive business model, which enables more meaningful strategic analysis. In order to demonstrate the use of this framework, particularly in comparison with the more traditional competitive analysis, this paper also applies the framework to analyzing the business model of 7-Eleven Japan. It states the additional insights drawn from the comparative analyses, and draws implications for the managerial task of business model design...
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...The Analysis of Strategy Planning in Facilitating Intelligent Shop (I-shop) through Innovative Information Communication Technology Applications Paul T.Y. Tseng, Department of MIS, Tatung University, Taiwan Chen-Yen Yao, Technology and innovation Management, National Chengchi University, Taiwan ABSTRACT This research discusses the strategy of Information Communication Technology (ICT) innovation that applies to traditional convenient store and commercial presence for value creation and business model transformation in experienced economy era. This study aims to promote the ICT facilitating the sales of retail service industries and physical stores. Adopting the information technology in the shop and store where the end users do the physical trade. It provides the brand-new consuming experience for consumers, improves consumption quality, and stimulates consumption will and expending of the business. We conduct case study approach to analyze the purpose to implement innovation of intelligence shop and the design of the ICT applications, and how to adopt the ICT in the site of commerce presentation at present. Then sum up the innovative strategy applies the ICT to Intelligent Shop (I-shop).These can help retail business the basic decision of business strategy and business plan to improve the added value and innovation capability in this information age. Keyword: Intelligent Shop, Service Innovation, Information Communication Technology (ICT) INTRODUCTION In the era that the...
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... An Association Between Media and Sleep Patterns Tasha Benn Towson University July 1, 2013 An Association Between Media and Sleep Patterns The Effect of Presleep Video-Game Playing on Adolescent Sleep journal article suggests that playing a video game before bedtime has a small effect on the sleep of older male teens. The study involved thirteen male participants between the ages of 14 and 18 who were good sleepers, which was defined as falling asleep in less than 15 minutes. They were “evening types” who did not have excessive daytime sleepiness and had no identifiable sleep disorders (Weaver, Gradisar, Dohnt, Lovato & Douglas, 2010). Participants completed a seven-day sleep diary for the week prior to their initial testing night. This information was used for the testing conditions so that participants attempted to sleep at their typical bedtime. The study was conducted at Flinders University Sleep Research Laboratory. There, participants sat in a bed beneath the covers with electrodes attached and lights dimmed for both testing conditions: active video gaming and passive DVD watching. During the experimental condition, the participants played a Sony PlayStation 3 video game called “Call of Duty 4: Modern Welfare” for either 50 or 150 minutes on two different nights. During the control condition, the participants spent the same amount of time watching a documentary called “March of the Penguins”. Data showed that eleven adolescents took longer to fall...
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...7 – Eleven | | External analysisTeam members: Number of characters (including spaces, footnotes, end notes and text boxes): _22,999_Signatures of all the participating group/team members:_____________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ ____________________________ | | Project no.: 1 Class and group number: Table of Contents Introduction 2 INTRODUCING 7-ELEVEN 3 Marketing mix 3 Product 3 Place 4 Price & Promotion 4 People 4 Process 4 Physical environment 4 Mission 5 Vision 5 Values 5 Objectives 6 Macro environment – PESTLE analysis 6 Political 7 Economical 7 Socio cultural 7 Technological 7 Environmental 8 Legal 8 Porters five forces analysis 8 Competitive analysis 11 Conclusion 12 List of sources: 13 Introduction The retail industry in Denmark had a very good performance in 2012, after continued stagnation over the review period. In general, the retail industry is sensitive to any economic fluctuations and therefore it was very much affected by the financial crisis which occurred 3 years ago. The crisis “shattered consumer confidence dragging out through 2009-2010.” Last year, in 2012, the reduction in unemployment, growth in incomes and prospects of economic recovery all “contributed to growing value sales in the majority of retail channels. “ Despite the growth...
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...Studies have shown that a vast majority of music videos today have a negative impact on adolescents. These videos have a large influence on how teens view themes such as sex, drugs, violence and even influence their behaviors like how they see themselves and how they think they should fit in by establishing gender stereotypes. These themes are very dangerous as most of today’s youth get their information from the media. While some music videos are seen as an art form, they force much of today’s teens to hold very unrealistic views of life by skewing what their priorities and goals should be. Today’s music and its videos have a huge influence on many factors of a young adolescent’s life. One aspect in particular is sex. Studies have shown that sexual content appears in more than 75% of the videos being viewed (Ashby, 2005). Needless to say, this is a very high exposure of sexual content in music videos. The dangerous part of this is that young impressionable minds are viewing these videos and getting most of their information about sex and life decisions from the media instead of from parents. The danger is shown in other studies, such as one in which some students were shown some music videos from MTV before taking a survey were much more likely to approve of premarital sex than the other half of the students that did not view the content before the survey (Ashby, 2005). These learned behaviors can lead to terrible consequences such as STD’s and pregnancy. A very real example...
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...Are Franchises that use “Best Practices” in social media more successful compared to those franchises that do not use such practices in social media? Are Franchises that use “Best Practices” in social media more successful compared to those franchises that do not use such practices in social media? Introduction: I am a newbie to this thing called Social Media. I do not have a facebook page, don’t go on YouTube, and I have never tweeted. I was forced to utilize texting on my phone in order to communicate with my two sons during their teenage years. Now they are in college and I text them all the time. If I didn’t then I would have never interacted with them during their late high school and college years. The research paper that follows is my introduction to everything Social Media has to offer. I have tapped into many online resources, se the complete list on Appendix A. The topic of my research paper is, “Are Franchises that use “Best Practices” in social media more successful compared to those franchises that do not use such practices in social media?” What is Social Media? Webster dictionary defines “Social Media as forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and micro blogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, and other content (such as videos).” Everyone in the world has gone crazy over revealing everything about themselves on the internet and want other people to know...
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...With events like “The Miss America Pageant” being nationally televised, movies like “Little Miss Sunshine” being produced, and shows like “Toddlers and Tiara’s” and “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” being watched by millions, children’s beauty pageants are becoming more popular than ever. Today more than 16,000 child pageants are held annually, with an estimated 290,000 contestants (Bowling). Behind the popularity, however, follows the controversy. There are essentially two types of children’s beauty pageants, the “natural” pageants and the “glitz” pageants. In natural pageants, children under a certain age are not allowed to wear make up or fake teeth (flappers), spray tans and big hair are discouraged, and there are specific age appropriate dress guidelines that the contestants must follow. In contrast, at a glitz pageant you will see fake smiles, fake tans, heavy stage make up, and wigs on almost every girl. Advocates of both types of pageants argue that they are a good source of friendly competition and healthy for a child’s self esteem. Critics of child beauty pageants, however, argue that the glitz pageants, more so than the natural pageants, could potentially have damaging effects on the child contestant. One of the most significant reasons parents cite for entering their children into beauty pageants is to boost their child’s self esteem, and to teach poise and confidence. A group of parents interviewed by TODAY contributor Michael Inbar claimed that putting their children...
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...Critically evaluating a business response Introduction Between 2009 and 2011, the Toyota recall crisis has aroused massive attentions, discussions and criticisms in a wide range of media circles (Piotrowski and Gray 2010). This paper will firstly review the whole crisis situation and then evaluate Toyota’s response from three different perspectives. There are many arguments about the deep root problems of Toyota’s poor reactions. This paper will only focus on two perspectives to offer recommendations. One is the corporation’s communication strategy; the other is the corporation’s crisis strategy. Case study overview Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the baggiest car manufactory in the world. It is the car industry leader on both sales and production. The brand name was treated as the synonymous with good quality and safety (Kingston 2010). However, between 2009 and 2011, Toyota was experiencing sequent recalls due to its safety issues. Recalls were mainly triggered by several car accidents in U.S. The first recall was caused by the problems with floor mats that might trap accelerator pedals in November 2009. But the crisis did not end there. Toyota continually conducted more recalls due to wide range reasons. The problems include sticky gas pedals, software glitches, steering control and fuel leakage. Before February 2011, there were nineteen separate recalls and encompassed over twenty million cars in total within different car models (Cole 2011). Toyota’s initial response...
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...A review of evidence supporting the use of Anti-Biotics in the treatment of Acute Otitis Media in children to prevent Mastoiditis. Word count: 1469 Module Leaders Jeshni Amblum & Stuart Rutland Contents Page 1. Front Sheet 2. Contents Page 3. A review of evidence supporting the use of Antibiotics in the treatment of Acute Otitis Media in children to prevent Mastoiditis. 4. Reference List 5. Appendices: i. SECAMB Clinical Management Plan/Patient Group Directive ii. FIGURE 3 - Thompson et al (2009) A review of evidence supporting the use of Antibiotics in the treatment of Acute Otitis Media in children to prevent Mastoiditis. Student no 18830 Rationale The Paramedic Practitioner (PP) role has recently adopted a number of Clinical Management plans and Patient Group Directives (PGD) increasing the scope of practice. One such PGD (Appendix i) allows for the utilisation of antibiotics, namely Amoxicillin and Clarithromycin, for the treatment of Otitis Media (OM). This essay will look at the evidence supporting the use of these antibiotics, their efficacy and if early use prevents OM from developing in to Mastoiditis. Its primary aim is to enhance a PP’s knowledge and support education working towards clinical autonomy. Description Otitis Media literally means inflammation of the middle ear (Merriam-Webster 2011) and is predominantly caused by an effusion with in the middle ear caused by Eustachian tube dysfunction (Dhillon and East, 1994...
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...Learning from Mass Media Campaigns for HIV/AIDS Prevention Reviews of mass media campaigns have a special interest for me. They demonstrate what can be done, and as importantly, what cannot be done, by relying on a 1P approach. I have talked about the 5% Solution before, and noted another review of mass media campaigns for changing health behaviors. This post focuses on the findings from a review of recent campaigns to prevent HIV/AIDS. What is interesting in this report are the comparisons it draws to reviews of earlier campaigns in this area as well as the current state of the art and science. The authors used seven principles to guide their analysis: (1) conducting formative research on and about the target audience; (2) using theory as a conceptual foundation; (3) segmenting one’s audience into meaningful subgroups; (4) using a message design approach that is targeted to the audience segment(s); (5) utilizing effective channels widely viewed by and persuasive with the target audience; (6) conducting process evaluation and ensuring high message exposure; and (7) using a sensitive outcome evaluation design that reduces threats to internal validity and allows causal inferences about campaign impact to be made. The question they explore is: to what extent have recent HIV/AIDS campaigns in the literature adhered to these principles? Noar et al (2009) began with a search of peer-reviewed articles appearing from late 1998 through October 2007. Mass media had to be a central or...
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...Well Read Books Website Proposal Well Read Books is a small family owned and operated new and used bookstore. Established in 1995, Well Read is located in a small close-knit community. It has a small loyal customer base that appreciates older books no longer in print along with the more contemporary books. With a huge variety of genres, Well Read caters to all readers young and old alike. Well Read realizes an online storefront is an excellent opportunity to grow the business, increase the customer base, and to expand its ability to meet the customers need for accessibility to excellent reading material. By expanding online, there are larger competitors to consider, however, by keeping the inventory to used books, and older out of print material, Well Read is certain to have success in the online market. Well Read recognizes the larger online sellers, such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble have more access to publishing companies. These Big Name stores are not the true competition. Three similar stores offer similar shopping experiences as Well Read. Lots O’Books, Read It Again, and Read More are all small community based brick and mortar stores that have an online sales outlet. All three sellers have similar stock and customer base size. Lots O’Books has been in business 10 years with an online store for 2 years. They specialize in Historical Romance and children’s books. Their pricing structure is 75% of publisher price with a flat shipping fee that increases...
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...Appraising Internationality in Spanish Communication Journals ´ david ferna ndez-quijada This article explores how journals published in a language other than English achieve a degree of internationality and can increase our knowledge of scientific publication patterns. This author offers a case study focused on Spanish communication journals from a sample of 1182 articles published from 2007 to 2009. The article examines three variables in this sample: the number of non-Spanish scholars, the use of languages other than Spanish, and how often non-Spanish journals are referred to. The results show that (a) these journals find it difficult to attract foreign scholars, (b) open-language policies have had a limited effect, and (c) internationality is constrained to the Spanish geolinguistic region. Keywords: internationality, local journals, Spanish scholarly journals, journal evaluation, communication sciences introduction The impact of published research is measured by means of well-established tools; one such tool is the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). However, in the field of communication studies — and in fact in all the social sciences — the SSCI does not take account of all the research published; this is particularly visible in cases where research is published in languages other than English. For example, in 2009, only 81 out of the 1585 articles (5.11 per cent) indexed in the Communication category of the SSCI were not written in English. In the context of these...
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...While “[h]istorically, nurses deferred to physicians,” (Hoeve, Jansen, Roodbol, 2013, p. 296), this is still seen as the case within most media, including Harry Potter. For example, during the sixth book of the series, a student suffers an injury, and instead of Madam Pomfrey treating the student, as is her job, another professor who was seen as more competent in regards to the injury, preformed the treatment, before the student was transferred to the books equivalent of a hospital. This instance shows that even though nurses might be recognized as medical professionals, the media still does not promote this fact. Nevertheless, there has been an obvious response to the misinformation on nursing in the media, with nurses collaborating, and speaking up to correct, and dismantle the negative stereotypes that they are subjected...
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...Vol. 5 Iss 2 pp. 11 - 15 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17473610410814102 Downloaded on: 16 September 2015, At: 03:26 (PT) References: this document contains references to 0 other documents. To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight.com The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 2431 times since 2006* Users who downloaded this article also downloaded: Margaret-Anne Lawlor, Andrea Prothero, (2008),"Exploring children's understanding of television advertising – beyond the advertiser's perspective", European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 42 Iss 11/12 pp. 1203-1223 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090560810903646 Chris Preston, (2005),"Advertising to children and social responsibility", Young Consumers, Vol. 6 Iss 4 pp. 61-67 http:// dx.doi.org/10.1108/17473610510701322 Railton M. Hill, (2006),"Advertiser satisfaction with advertising agency creative product", European Journal of Marketing, Vol. 40 Iss 11/12 pp. 1254-1270 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090560610702803 Access to this document was granted through an Emerald subscription provided by emerald-srm:543672 [] For Authors If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com Emerald is a global...
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