MBA 661 R4: Global Economic Competitiveness
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You must read the requirements first:
1. Please make sure you use your own words and provide detailed answers .
· For questions that are worth 10 points: aim your answers to around half page.
· For questions that are worth 15-20 points: aim your answers to around half page to one page.
· For questions that are worth 30 points: aim your answers to at least one page.
· For any question: it is okay to provide longer answers, but remember to manage your time well.
· You do not need to provide definitions, unless a question explicitly asks you to do so. Your answers must be specific for the question right away!
· Unless otherwise specified and required, your answers must be based on the case only.
· Never simply say a yes or not, but provide your reasons.
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· You do not need to cite the case, but other sources should be cited and follow APA style.
Read PayPal: The Next Chapter and answer the questions:
Please note that your answers need to be based on the case only and the time of the case. You do not need to include any new development in the industry after the case unless the question specifically requires you to do so.
1. Let’s first look at the Digital Payment Ecosystem, use your own words to discuss PayPal’s four types of digital financial services. (10 points)
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2. Let’s conduct an industry structure analysis of the Digital Payment Ecosystem, based on your discussion of PayPal’s business in the last question, discuss the threat of new entrance, the threat of substitutes, and the rivalry of the industry. (20 points)
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3. Let’s continue the industry structure analysis of the Digital Payment Ecosystem, based on your discussion of PayPal’s business in question 11, discuss the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers (merchants and consumers). You must first identify key suppliers and key customers and then discuss their relative bargaining power. (20 points)
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4. Now consider PayPal’s positioning within the digital payment industry and PayPal’s determination to serve the underserved customer segments. Does PayPal have an authentic social purpose? If so, does this purpose adequately define PayPal’s competitive position and strategy? If not, how does it fall short? (15 points)
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5. Does PayPal’s pursuit of “stakeholder capitalism†contribute to PayPal’s success? If so, in what ways? Is the company making trade-offs between stakeholder benefits and shareholder value? (15 points)
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6. How did PayPal respond to the pandemic? Has PayPal responded to the pandemic differently than other companies? If so, how and why is their response different? (10 points)
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7. What are the roles of government and chance (except the pandemic) in the development of the industry and PayPal? (10 points)
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8. After reading and discussing the PayPal case, discuss 3 things you have learned about running companies that will benefit your managerial career or start-up journey in the future. (15 points)
Hint: I am looking for genuine answers and discussions on what you have learned in terms of running businesses – this should not be just knowledge or facts learned.
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Read Disruption in Detroit: Ford, Silicon Valley, and Beyond and answer the questions:
9. Read the section “Ford Motor Company†up to the end of the “Turnaround†paragraph. Summarize the situation and changes of factor condition, demand condition, and Rivalry of the Diamond and discuss the innovation Ford has achieved to stay competitive throughout the time. (15 points)
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10. Use your own words to describe what is “disruptive innovationâ€. If you consider the industry structure (i.e., the 5 forces), is disruption innovation considered as the threat of new entrance, threat of substitutes, or Rivalry among existing competitors and why? Please list five (5) disruptive innovations in other industries (not automobile or related industries, as we will discuss the industry in detail later) (15 points)
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11. Now let’s focus on the auto industry and conduct the industry structure analysis. Read the sections “Disruptive Influencesâ€, “We are Going to Disrupt Ourselvesâ€, and the “Competitive Landscape†and discuss the threat of new entrance and the threat of substitutes to the auto industry and how Ford has responded. (20 points)
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12. Now let’s focus on the auto industry and conduct the industry structure analysis. Read the sections “Disruptive Influencesâ€, “We are Going to Disrupt Ourselvesâ€, and the “Competitive Landscape†and discuss rivalry among existing competitors in the auto industry and how Ford has responded. (10 points)
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13. Read the sections “Disruptive Influencesâ€, “We are Going to Disrupt Ourselvesâ€, and the “Competitive Landscape†and discuss the bargaining power of suppliers and factor conditions in the auto industry and how Ford has responded. (20 points)
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14. Read the sections “Disruptive Influencesâ€, “We are Going to Disrupt Ourselvesâ€, and the “Competitive Landscape†and discuss the bargaining power of customers and demand conditions (i.e. in what ways are consumer preferences changing) in the auto industry and how Ford has responded. (20 points)
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15. Based on your analyses of the Diamond and industry structure, which R&D initiatives should the company bet on as a response to each of the five disruptions? How aggressively should it invest to build new capacity? (20 points)
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16. What kinds of partnership should Ford initiate to acquire technologies that it cannot or does not want to build in-house? (10 points)
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17. Does the concept of “disruption†provide a helpful model for understanding Ford’s dilemmas? Why or why not? Based on the case, are there other challenges that impact Ford’s competitiveness? (10 points)
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18. After reading and discussing the Ford case, discuss 3 things you have learned about running established companies in a changing world that will benefit your managerial career or start-up journey in the future. (15 points)
Note: I am looking for genuine answers and discussions on what you have learned in terms of running businesses – this should not be just knowledge or facts learned.
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19. Both Ford and PayPal are in traditional industries with key disruptive innovations. What are the suggestions you would give to companies in the traditional industries to stay competitive in an ever-changing market? (15 points)
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Read Zoom Video Communications: Flash in the Pandemic or Enduring Success and answer the questions:
20. Read the section “Evolution of the Videoconferencing Industryâ€: based on the information of the section, discuss the favorable factor conditions, demand conditions, and related & supporting industries that drove the evolution and growth of the videoconferencing industry and the unfavorable conditions that hindered the industry’s growth. (15 points)
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21. Read the sections of “Yuan and Zoom†and “The COVID Pandemic and Zoom†and Exhibits 2 & 3: discuss Zoom’s competitive advantage at the beginning of COVID and how Zoom developed its product features and market to maintain its advantages. (10 points)
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22. Based on the case, consider the four types of industry positioning: (1) cost leadership, (2) differentiation, (3) cost focus, and (4) differentiation focus, what strategies did Zoom pursue? Has Zoom’s positioning changed and if so, how? Please explain your answers. (10 points)
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23. Let’s conduct the industry structure analysis of the videoconferencing industry: based on the case, describe the t hreats of the new entrance, threats of substitutes, and rivalry among the existing competitors. Discuss how Zoom should respond to these threats and keep its competitiveness. (20 points)
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24. Let’s conduct the industry structure analysis of the videoconferencing industry: based on the case, describe the bargaining power of suppliers and bargaining power of customers. Discuss how Zoom should respond to the powers of suppliers and/or customers and keep its competitiveness. (20 points)
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25. In Lecture 4 we discussed the company’s global competition strategies: (1) international strategy, (2) multi-domestic strategy, (3) global strategy, and (4) trans-national strategy. In your opinion, which strategy does Zoom use to compete in the global market? In your opinion, has Zoom achieved success and competitiveness in the global market? Please explain your answers. (15 points)
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26. After reading and discussing the Zoom case, discuss 3 things you have learned about running companies that will benefit your managerial career or start-up journey in the future. (15 points)
Hint: I am looking for genuine answers and discussions on what you have learned in terms of running businesses – this should not be just knowledge or facts learned.
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