For this week's discussion, the focus will be on examining Porter's Five Forces as a tool for looking at the pressures on profits. Specifically, how does Porter's analysis examine the stress on profits from all directions and all dimensions of a firm's environment? You will be applying this tool by specifically looking at the market structure in which a firm competes. You will need to be able to distinguish an oligopoly from a monopolistic competitive market structure. Choose one of the following groups and use Porter's Five Forces to analyze the pressures on profits for your chosen group's firms. Group 1: Firms in the retail sector (e.g., Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Sears, Macy's). For each group determine and explain whether the group is monopolistic competitive or an oligopoly. Be specific in which market structures the firms operate. Choose one of the firms from one group. Using Porter's analysis, what are the threats to profitability faced by the firm? This would be a great time to expand your research skills by checking out the firm's investor relations page or by using some of the material from the vast collection of business databases at the Strayer Library. (Walmart).

For this week's discussion, the focus will be on examining Porter's Five Forces as a tool for looking at the pressures on profits. Specifically, how does Porter's analysis examine the stress on profits from all directions and all dimensions of a firm's environment? You will be applying this tool by specifically looking at the market structure in which a firm competes. You will need to be able to distinguish an oligopoly from a monopolistic competitive market structure. Choose one of the following groups and use Porter's Five Forces to analyze the pressures on profits for your chosen group's firms. Group 1: Firms in the retail sector (e.g., Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohl's, Sears, Macy's). For each group determine and explain whether the group is monopolistic competitive or an oligopoly. Be specific in which market structures the firms operate. Choose one of the firms from one group. Using Porter's analysis, what are the threats to profitability faced by the firm? This would be a great time to expand your research skills by checking out the firm's investor relations page or by using some of the material from the vast collection of business databases at the Strayer Library. (Walmart).

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ISBN:9780357033791

Author:Pride, William M

Publisher:Pride, William M

Chapter2: Planning, Implementing, And Evaluating Marketing Strategies

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