Introduction----- The diamond model is an economics model developed by Michael Porter in his book The Competitive Advantage of Nations. In the mid-1980s, Professor Michael Porter of Harvard Business School developed the model to assess the competitiveness of regions, states and nations. It’s a model that attempts to explain the competitive advantage some nations or groups have due to certain factors available to them. Porter used a diamond shaped diagram to illustrate the determinants of national
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Surveys of entrepreneurs throughout the world reveal that the two biggest problem areas are marketing and finance. The problems in finance include obtaining start-up capital, financing growth, cash flow management, and financial control. Of these, it is particularly difficult for the entrepreneur to obtain the initial funding needed to build a prototype or start initial production of the product. The second problem area particularly marketing is separate and yet tied to the financial problem. It
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Firm Rivalry This part of the diamond focuses on the affect that competition has on rival firms in a relevant industry. Firms identify their strengths and capabilities to build on their market position and use a variety of strategies to remain competitive. True rivalry exists between firms that are comparable in size, power, product or service offering and their actions induce a response from their closest competitor. There are many strategies that firms engage in their attempt to gain a leadership
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Part 1: Porters National Diamond Analysis 1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to evaluate the attractiveness of Peruvian wine industry. In this report, we will discover the overall competitiveness and investment attractiveness of Peruvian wine industry. Porter’s National Diamond Analysis will be used as a tool to identify the opportunities and threats of Peruvian wine industry. Two-market entry strategy will be identified and recommended. The advantages and limitations of both strategies
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1999 as a Delaware corporation, Blue Nile Inc.is the leading online retailer of high quality diamonds and fine jewelry. Blue Nile offers its products for sale through the bluenile.com website in over 40 countries and territories throughout the world. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and employs 206 employees as of December 2012. The objective of Blue Nile is to offer high-quality diamonds and fine jewelry at competitively attractive prices and at the same time providing useful information
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Analysis of Argyle Diamonds (SWOT) 4 3.2. Analysis of Argyle’s Marketing and Sales Strategy 5 3.2.1. Key Objectives 5 3.2.2. Strategies and Tactics (Value Chain Analysis) 6 4 Conclusion 8 5 Recommendations 9 5.2 Brown Diamond Sales Strategy 9 5.3 Other Recommendations and Sales Strategies 10 6 References 12 7 Appendices 13 Appendix A 13 Appendix B 14 Appendix C 15 Appendix D 16 Appendix E 17 Appendix F 18 1. Executive Summary The diamond industry is a burgeoning
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT ON ANALYSIS OF THE SECTOR USING PORTERS DOUBLE DIAMOND MODEL ON INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Submitted To Prof. A. K. Kher Submitted By Rameez Bagban 03 Shahanawaz Mujawar 11 For the academic year 2014-15 INTRODUCTION: The Indian automobile industry is one of the key drivers of industrial growth and employment, which will gain rapid importance. In order to accelerate and sustain growth in the automotive sector, a roadmap is needed
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sheet…………………………………………………………… page 63 References…………………………………………………………………………. Page 64 Executive Summary Blue Nile is a publicly traded company. The company was established in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA and is one of leading online retailers of diamonds and fine jewelry. In addition to serving the U.S. market, Blue Nile offers products to selected countries through its Canadian and UK websites. 70% of their sales are from engagement rings and wedding bands and they are known for being a high-end
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代。如果钻石没有那传统浪漫的形象，它可能一点儿都不值钱。 Diamonds are not such high in value and rare in amount. On the contrary, diamond mine are one of the common minerals. In fact, in European and American areas, there are even more cut- diamonds than vehicles. They are valuable, however, they could not be exchanged freely like other products as the prices for second-hand diamonds are far below its origin. Besides, the natural diamonds can now be replaced by rhinestones. Actually, diamond might be worthless without its
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century all known diamonds came from the Golconda region near Hyderabad in India. Pliny wrote an incredible account of how diamonds were found in an inaccessible valley. The locals threw meat into the valley and the diamonds stuck to it. Eagles carried off the meat to their nests from which the diamonds were recovered. At their peak the Golconda diamond fields probably supported many thousands of workers but were practically exhausted by the late seventeenth century. In 1844 diamonds were discovered
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