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Competitor analysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - en.wikipedia.org (HTTP)
Competitor analysis is an essential component of corporate strategy.[2] It is argued that most firms do not conduct this type of analysis systematically enough. Instead, many enterprises operate on what is called “informal impressions, conjectures, and intuition gained through the tidbits of information about competitors every manager continually receives.” As a result, traditional environmental scanning places many firms at risk of dangerous competitive blindspots due to a lack of robust competitor analysis.[3] Competitor array[edit] One common and useful technique is constructing a competitor array. This can best be displayed on a two dimensional matrix - competitors along the top and key success factors down the side. In this example competitor #1 is rated higher than competitor #2 on product innovation ability (7 out of 10, compared to 4 out of 10) and distribution networks (6 out of 10), but competitor #2 is rated higher on customer focus (5 out of 10). Competitor profiling[edit]

List of benchmarking methods and software tools - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - en.wikipedia.org (HTTP) Benchmarking requires the use of specific valuation methods. With evaluation is meant the evaluation the level of achieving the target for a particular evaluation item. There are general "methods" respectively approaches as well as IT-supported "software tools" that enable an effective and efficient work. The following is a list of notable methods and benchmarking software tools. Benchmarking methods[edit] There are many benchmarking methods each having different analytical focus. Benchmarking software tools[edit] There are a number software tools that allow the support of different kinds of benchmarking types. References[edit] Jump up ^ Peter Kairies: So analysieren Sie Ihre Konkurrenz. expert Verlag, Renningen 2001, 3-8169-1977-4.Jump up ^ Anette von Ahsen (Hrsg.): Bewertung von Innovationen im Mittelstand. See also[edit]

Mateo Aboy Blog - www.mateoaboy.com (HTTP) 2012/// Filed in: Contract Law (UK) Below are a few relevant principles and leading cases regarding the exclusion of liability for misrepresentation: S Pearons v Dublin Corporation: It is not possible to exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation. Walker v Boyle: The exclusion clause will only be effective if the party seeking to rely on it can prove the clause was reasonable (MA1967 s(2), UCTA 1977). Inntrepreneur Pub Co v East Crown: `Entire Agreement' clauses fall within the scope of s.3 as far as liability for misrepresentation is concerned (i.e., such term has no effect except in so far it satisfies the reasonableness as stated in section 11(1) of the UCTA 1997). Tags: misrepresentation, case law Below are a few relevant principles and leading cases regarding the remedies for misrepresentation:

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The Manager's Handbook: 80+ Open Courseware Collections to Help You Be a Better Leader Remapping your strategic mind-set - McKinsey Quarterly - Strategy - Globalization Senior executives need better mental maps to navigate our unevenly globalized world. Although a wide variety of metrics show that just 10 to 25 percent of economic activity is truly global, executives disproportionately embrace visions of unbounded opportunities in a borderless world, where distances and differences no longer matter. In several articles and books, I’ve tried to describe the true nature of globalization and suggest ways for executives to structure their thinking about distance and difference effects (see sidebar, “Understanding the world and measuring distance”). Rooted maps correct a misperception reinforced by conventional ones: that the world looks the same regardless of the viewer’s vantage point or purpose. They do so by adjusting the sizes or positions of countries in relation to a specific home country, while otherwise maintaining familiar shapes and spatial relationships, which help us fit these maps into our existing mental models. Exhibit 1 Enlarge Exhibit 2

A Manifesto for Agile Strategy: oxymoron or innovation? « Made by Many You can talk and think about stuff for ages and ages before doing something or other. Why not just do something straight away and learn from that? London was basking in unexpected sunshine and Tim Malbon (aka @malbonster) and I were wolfing down some fish and chips in Soho. His off-the-cuff comment stopped me cold – chip halfway to mouth – and in one way or another I have been thinking about it ever since (it was 6 months ago!). ‘Doing over planning‘ might be the simplest way to summarise the Agile philosophy that Made by Many so fervently pursues (a great non-tech articulation of the Agile approach to web apps is Getting Real by 37 Signals). I was further prompted by Stuart's excellent recent post exploring some of the differences between "Agile" the philosophy and "agile" the adjective, in which he concludes: Two of the most interesting questions for me is how is Agile going to scale beyond a team level? My short answer to this, is most definitely. 1. 2. 3. 4. So whaddya think?

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