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- Michael Porter?s Five Forces Model
- An industry?s profit potential is largely determined by the intensity of competitive, intensity of competitive rivalry within that industry. This article discusses the concept of porter five-force model. It explains that there are five forces that determine industry attractiveness and long-run industry profitability. These five "competitive forces" are threat of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Sophisticated Growth Of Insurance Industry
- However, the World Trade Center WTC disaster, as the industry’s first super-CAT, has illuminated the risk management landscape and has challenged all parties to revisit many long held assumptions about catastrophe and enterprise risk management. While it will take years to reconcile the full impact of the WTC event on...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Specialty Industries Spotlight : Bottled Water Industry
- The bottled water industry has seen significant mergers and acquisition activity in the last four years. While industry revenues grew by more than 13% last year, consolidation of small and midsize bottled water companies continues to increase the margin pressures now felt by regional firms. The premium valuations currently being...
- White papers 2001-01-01
- Bank Mergers and Banking Structure in the United States: 1980–98
- Mergers in any industry are of interest for various reasons. One important reason, especially from the viewpoint of public policy, is that mergers have the potential to fundamentally restructure an industry such that there are fewer firms and industry output may be increasingly concentrated in a smaller number of larger...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- ISO chief says P&C industry is 'really hurting.' (Fred R. Marcon of Insurance Services Office)
- The property and casualty industry is "really hurting" and no financial turnaround is in sight, said an industry leader. Plagued by static profitability, low premium growth and lackluster results in major lines of business, the industry s The property and casualty industry is "really...
- Research articles 1992-04-20
- Drivers Ed
- Private-fleet industry’s reputation is always at stake, as it has to make sure that the materials reach their destination safe and sound. If a truck carrying hazardous material meets with an accident, then it will probably come under intense public scrutiny. Thus, private-fleet industry must make sure that the drivers...
- White papers 2001-02-01
- Flight For Survival: A New Business Model For Airline Industry
- In this article, we examine the significant downside of business complexity and provide a formula that would allow the airlines to simplify their operations, cut expenses, and compete with their low-cost competitors. It’s not incremental change, but a fundamental overhaul. The first traditional airline to apply a fundamentally new business...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Gaining A Competitive Edge From Strategic Outsourcing
- From the executive summary: ‘Outsourcing has been a useful tactic in the pharmaceutical industry for containing costs and meeting surges in product demand. Recently, volumes have grown rapidly for outsourcers, exceeding the industry’s growth rate. More significant than volume growth is the change in how companies are viewing and using...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Syndication Networks and the Spatial Distribution of Venture Capital Investments
- The article states that sociological investigations of economic exchange reveal how institutions and social structures shape transaction patterns among economic actors. This article explores how interfirm networks in the U.S. venture capital VC market affect spatial patterns of exchange. Evidence suggests that information about potential investment opportunities generally circulates within...
- White papers 2001-05-01
- GENERAL MOTORS CORP - GM June Sales.
- GM Reports 558,092 Deliveries in June, Up 41 Percent Best Sales Since September 1986 Truck Deliveries Up 68 Percent, Setting All-Time Industry Record Full-Size Pickups and Sport Utilities Establish New Industry Sales ...
- Research articles 2005-07-04
- P-C ins. rate of return lags behind Fortune 500.(Insurance Services Office Inc. report on the property and casualty insurance industry)
- The property-casualty insurance industry achieved an after-tax net income of $20.1 billion in 1995, but the industry's 8.2 percent return on average net worth still trailed the Fortune 500 companies' estimated 14.8 percent median return, an industry, sThe property-casualty insurance industry achieved an after-tax net income...
- Research articles 1996-07-01
- One Hundred Minutes Of Terror That Changed The Global Insurance Industry Forever
- The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 produced insured losses larger than any natural or manufactured event in history. Total life and non-life insurance losses are expected to reach at least $40 billion. The losses sustained by the insurance industry were unprecedented in virtually every respect, producing catastrophic losses not...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Taxing Issues With Privatization : A Checklist
- The paper talks about privatization which has been a popular strategy for improving efficiency in both market and transition economies. The literature on privatization includes broad discussions of pricing techniques but overlooks tax issues. In reality, a state-owned company loses its privilege of paying no taxes once it is privatized....
- White papers 2000-05-01
- Firms blast EA red tape.(Environment Agency limits bottled water industry)(Brief Article)
- Bottled water suppliers warn they could be forced out of business by red tape. The Environment Agency has started putting a time limit on all the water abstraction licences it issues to protect supplies. The bottled water industry says the plan ...
- Research articles 2001-06-09
- The Life Sciences Industry - Surviving The Toughest Of Times Through Venture Funding And Strategic Alliances
- The object of this article is to address the capital that and, in particular, from what sources this capital is available and on what terms and conditions it can be secured. To accomplish this objective, one must first have an understanding and as this article will provide an overview of...
- White papers 2003-09-19
- The Crisis in Life Insurance-ii
- The paper uses data derived from traditional life insurance industry sources to rebut agent association arguments against bank insurance sales. It presents the insurance industry’s concerns over the cost and inefficiencies of traditional agency distribution and proves that, in 1995, more than half of Americans lived in states or locations...
- White papers 1995-01-01
- S&C Electric buys Siemens power-quality business. (News of the Electrical Industry).(Brief Article)
- In a move that would give it the broadest selection of large-scale power-quality products in the industry, S&C Electric Co. announced it has purchased the large-scale power-quality business products unit from Siemens Power Transmission and Dist In a move that would give it the...
- Research articles 2002-02-01
- Suing Your Customers: A Winning Business Strategy?
- The recording industry has a pricing problem. People do not want to pay $15-20 for a compact disc when they can download the same music for free over the Internet. The industry’s solution appears as novel as the technology that is giving it such headaches: launch hundreds of lawsuits against...
- White papers 2003-10-22
- IRAN, RENAULT-NISSAN ACCORD TO CATAPULT DOMESTIC CAR INDUSTRY.
- TEHRAN, Oct 31 Asia Pulse - Deputy Head of Iran Development and Renovation Organization IDRO Reza Danesh Fahim said here Wednesday that an agreement signed between Iran and French car giant Renault-Nissan is in line with the industry`s objective o TEHRAN, Oct 31 Asia Pulse...
- Research articles 2003-10-31
- Insurance Industry Posts Strong Q1 Gains How Real Are They?
- The Strategic Equity Investors maintained average allocations to the equity market, but earned among the highest returns on their stock market investments. With high equity returns and average bond returns, they achieved enviable success. The Home Run Hitters achieved success by earning high returns on both bond and stock portfolios....
- White papers 2002-05-13
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