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REDHAT: Identifying Competitive Advantage and Revenue Streams. Key Issues. Definition of “industry” Definition of “product” Source of revenues Liability of newness and small size Rivalry vs. commensalistic co-existance. Financial Highlights. RHAT Stock Price. $150. $20. Aug 1999.
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REDHAT:Identifying Competitive Advantage and Revenue Streams
Key Issues • Definition of “industry” • Definition of “product” • Source of revenues • Liability of newness and small size • Rivalry vs. commensalistic co-existance
RHAT Stock Price $150 $20 Aug 1999 Sept. 2000
Opportunities: Threats: External Analysis
General Environmental Forces • Social • Political • Technological • Global • Legal • Economic • NET EFFECT?
Competitive Environment Threat of New Entrants Threat of New Entrants Rivalry Among Competing Firms in Industry Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining Power of Buyers Threat of Substitute Products
Strengths: Weaknesses: Internal Analysis
Where is Revenue Stream? Firm Infrastructure Human Resource Management MARGIN Technological Development Procurement Service Inbound Logistics Marketing & Sales Outbound Logistics Operations
Market for Fragmented “Product” Programmer- Customers Mainstream Customers
Market for Fragmented “Product” Programmer- Customers Mainstream Customers
Market Maker Programmer- Customers REDHAT Mainstream Customers
Network Centrality as Advantage Programmer- Customers Debian REDHAT Mainstream Customers Applications Vendors
Mission and Goals • Mission/vision: • Define industry, values, customers, etc. • Overall strategic approach • Goals: • Financial • Strategic
Source of Competitive Advantage Cost Uniqueness Cost Leadership Broad Target Market Different. Breadth of Competitive Scope Focused Different. Focused Low Cost Narrow Target Market
Strategic Recommendations • Do XX • Value chain activity ‘a’ • Value chain activity ‘b’ • Result: Eliminates vulnerability to SWOT • Do YY • Value chain activity ‘a’ • Value chain activity ‘c’ • Result: Establishes differentiated competence and revenue stream