Reference no: EM132861833
AFI Paper 4: Internal Analysis, ARC (Assets, Resources, Capabilities) and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
[JP Morgan Chase bank financial service]
Looking at your firm try to identify the most important, the most salient, ARC items possessed by your firm. These ARC items should be the source of a firm's competitive advantage (if the firm has one).
Resource/Capability #1 [Enter a description of what you see to be your most important ARC item. Describe a specific instance of how this ARC item creates value and or reduces cost]
Resource/Capability #2 [Enter a description of what you see to be your second most important ARC item. Describe a specific instance of how this ARC item creates value and or reduces cost]
Resource/Capability #3 [Enter a description of what you see to be your third most important ARC item. Describe a specific instance of how this ARC item creates value and or reduces cost]
Analyze your three most salient resources/core competencies using the VRIO framework (below).
Valuable
Rare
Inimitable
Organized
Advantage?
ARC #1
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Advantage?
ARC #2
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Advantage?
ARC #3
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Yes/No and why
Advantage?