Q2 - Discuss the topic of internal
analysis. What is it? Where is it
centred? How do you do it?
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(Q2) Business Strategy Mapa Mental sobre Q2 - Discuss the topic of internal
analysis. What is it? Where is it
centred? How do you do it?, creado por edcashell el 23/04/2013.
The capabilities of an organisation which contribute to it's long term survival or competitive advantage
Rescources
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The assets an organisation can call on from partners or suppliers
Threshold
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The minimum required resources needed by an organisation to operate in a market - these are important but will not give a competitive edge or allow for superior performance
Distinctive
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The resources required to give competitive advantage
Competences
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the way the assets are used or deployed effectively (there's no point having all the cool gear if you can't \ don't \ won't use it to it's fullest potential)
Core Competences
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linked set of skills, activities and resources, that combined, give customer value, differentiate business and can be extended or developed
Dynamic Capabilities
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The ability of an organisation to renew and re-create it's strategic capabilities to meet the needs of a changing environment.
VRIN
Value
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SC are of value if they provide potential competitive advantage in a market at a cost that allows the organisation to realise an acceptable level of returns
Rarity
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Those possessed uniquely by one organisation or by few others; meets customer demands and be sustainable
Inimitability
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something that competitors find difficult to imitate or obtain
Non-substitutability
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capabilities that are not easily substituted - e.g. parcel delivery
Organisational knowledge
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Organisational knowledge is the collective intelligence, specific to an organisation, accumulated through both formal systems and the shared experience
of people in that organisation
Tacit knowledge
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more personal, context-specific and hard to formalise and communicate – so it is difficult to imitate, for example, the knowledge and relationships in a top
R&D team.
Explicit knowledge
Communities of practice
Benchmarking
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Benchmarking is a means of understanding how an organisation compares with others – typically competitors.
Industry \ Sector
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comparing performance against other organisations in the same industry/sector against a
set of performance indicators.
Best-In-Class
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comparing an organisation’s performance or capabilities against ‘best-in-class’ performance – wherever that is found even in a very different industry.