What resources and capabilities would you build

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Organisational Resources and Dynamic Capabilities

Part 1

1. Andrew Mason admits that Groupon has many copycats around, yet his assessment is that imitating his company is difficult. Do you agree? And why?

2. Assess the bases of Groupon's resources and capabilities using the VRIO criteria.

3. If you were the new CEO, what resources and capabilities would you build on to give the company a sustainable competitive advantage?

Part 2

1. What type of dynamic capabilities could help mobile phone companies like Apple and Samsung avoid becoming stuck in their old resources and capabilities?

2. Based on your own experience of using mobile phone and smartphones:
a) What are the possible future opportunities in the mobile telephones?
b) How could they possibly be sensed and seized?

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