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  • 3.7.7 The Competitive Environment
    • Porter's Five Forces Model
      • Power of Suppliers
        • Number of suppliers
        • Costs involved
        • Availablity of substututes
      • Power of Buyers
        • Products are similar
        • High price elastcity of demand
        • Switching suppliers is cheap
      • Threat of Substitutes
        • Prices of substitutes falls
        • Easy for consumers to switch
        • Customers are willing and able to substitute
      • Competitive Rivalry
        • Greater if...
          • Easy to substitute products
          • Competitors are similar size
          • Market growth is stunt
      • Threat of New Entrants
        • Customer loyalty
        • Access to suppliers
        • Barriers to entry
    • Changes in the competitive envirnoment
      • A business's competitive environment is made up of the power of rivals and the potential rivals that the business faces in a battle to win customers and market share, but it also includes its customers and its suppliers and the influence that they wield.
      • Impact of changes in the competitive environment
        • The entry of a new competitors or the emergence of  a dominant business may influence businesses to make stategic decisions to seek new markets or develop new product ranges.
        • Increasing power of buyers - functional decisions such as reducing prices
        • Negotiating favourable deals with smaller rivals
        • Threat of substitute products - heavy investment in R&D
        • May seek alliances or merge with other businesses.
    • Dominant Businesses
      • A dominant business is able to have a substantial influence over market prices
      • They become  a threat for competitors
      • Competitors may have to invest in new products, new marketing campaigns and cut prices to protect their market positions
  • Entry is staight forward
    • Greater if...
      • Easy to substitute products
      • Competitors are similar size
      • Market growth is stunt

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