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Lecture 04
Economic Environments of International
Business II: Competitive Environment
Class Outline
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Code
Including:
01-09
Mining
10-14
Construction
15-17
Manufacturing
20-39
Transportation, Communications,
Electricity & Gas
40-49
Wholesale Trade
50-51
Retail Trade
52-59
60-67
Services
70-89
Public Administration
91-99
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Micro-economic Environment:
Market Structure and Concentration
Firm
Market
share
(%)
10
20
30
30
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A Quote
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Global Browser
Market Share
Source: StatCounter
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IE
Firefox
Chrome Safari
Opera
Other
Sep-08
67.16
25.77
1.03
2.86
0.18
Sep-09
58.37
31.34
3.69
3.28
2.62
0.7
Sep-10
49.87
31.5
11.54
4.42
2.03
0.63
Sep-11
41.66
26.79
23.61
5.6
1.72
0.62
Sep-12
32.7
22.4
34.21
7.7
1.61
1.38
Sep-13
27.49
18.9
41.26
8.58
1.18
2.59
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C4
HHI
Industry
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40
80
20
20
20
20
20
40
12
12
12
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Actual data
(US):
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Market Organization
C4
HHI
Pure Monopoly
10,000
5 Equal-sized Firms
0.8
2,000
10 Equal-sized Firms
0.4
1,000
Perfect Competition
Industry
C4
HHI
Breakfast Cereal
0.87
2207
Beer
0.64
1349
Ice Cream
0.26
222
Mens Shirts
0.22
194
Womens Shirts
0.12
80
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# Firms
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Demand curve
Demand: willingness to pay (WTP) sorted in a
descending order
Supply: cost sorted in an ascending order
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100
80
60
AFC
AVC
40
20
0
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Quantity
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What Is Strategy?
What is strategy?
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Positioning
Capabilities
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Industry analysis
Importance of intangible resources (even those not on the
balance sheet)
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It is fluff.
There is no diagnosis.
It is a dogs dinner.
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Monopolistic competition
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Government regulation
Geographic separation
Natural resources
Proprietary technology
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HMG
Within-industry
competition
Suppliers
Bargaining
Entry with
advanced
technology
Consumers
Low price
Better gas
mileage
Better safety
Potential
entrants
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Achieving Competitive
Advantage: Capabilities
Cost leadership
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+40
+36
+7
+10
+5
12
20
20
12
20
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Non-market Strategy
Business and the public: strategy of firms vis-vis the public, activists, and the news media
(CSR, ethics)
Strategy in the political environment: lobbying,
legislation, regulation
Strategy in the legal environment: torts (product
safety), antitrust, intellectual property
Strategy regarding natural environment:
sustainable development
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Firm 1
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Fuel
economy
38
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To Wrap Up
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