What is competitive strategy? Consists of business approaches to:
* Attract customers by fulfilling their expectations
* Withstand competitive pressures
* Strengthen market position
* Exploits competitive advantage by finding ways to use resources & capabilities to set firm apart from competitors.
PORTER'S GENERIC COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES
Competitive advantage comes from one of two sources:
* Having the lowest cost in the industry
* Possessing a product or offering a service that is perceived as unique in the industry
Another important factor is the scope of the product-market (broad or narrow)
Mix of these factors provide basis for:
* Cost leadership strategy (low-cost strategy)
* Differentiation strategy
* Focus strategy
Dell faces especially stiff competition from the two Japanese giants. Sony, argues that PC growth is nothing like it used to be, and many of the IT players are diversifying their businesses and looking for new growth areas. Companies like HP and Dell are getting into the consumer electronics space because of audiovisual/IT convergence and entertainment becoming increasingly digital.
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