Hi, I need help with essay on Tesco and the UK Grocery Retail Industry. Paper must be at least 2000 words. Please, no plagiarized work!

As noted in the previous question and also in sync with the case, it has been seen, that the Porter’s Five Forces also influence the companies to enter into the high street stores to a great extent and the below mentioned forces help understand the reasons to a great extent. Firstly, the barriers to entry are very low in this industry. Cost advantages can be minimized by smart outsourcing of production, and doing so can allow new entrants in the market with relatively little capital requirements. As seen in the case there are several small grocery stores that are being opened every single day on the high streets. These form a great threat to the super markets. However, building an appealing brand image is crucial to success, and this is where new entrants may have difficulty. Additionally, acquiring the necessary distribution points may prove challenging as a newcomer, and so some obstacles do exist for newcomers. Secondly, considering the buyer power, the current period has had a number of issues with the buyer power of the nation. This is mainly due to the recession. However in the case of Tesco, the threat is relatively low as the company operates on providing the customers with ‘Everyday Low Prices’. Also, in the current markets, it is the consumers who dictate what will sell and what won’t – ultimately, if they disapprove of the item, then it will not be sold. Next the supplier power, as seen in the case, since there are many suppliers in the industry, and there is little room for forward integration or differentiated inputs as many of these suppliers outsource production to the same or similar factories. In this industry it is the end consumer who must accept the product for it to be successful, and with no shortage of competing brands, the supplier has a limited ability to control the market. In the case of Tesco again this is relatively low as the company does apart from the various brands also manufacture their own brands. Hence this gives them an edge and allows them to be able to cope with the supplier power. Also, the threat of substitutes is relatively low in this industry.

I need some assistance with these assignment. alegent health intervention Thank you in advance for the help! Alegent Health intervention Alegent Health implemented decision accelerators to facilitate development of innovative strategies and contracted Centerfor Effective Organizations to assess effectiveness of the progress.

The assessment implemented surveys and questionnaires for collection of data on effectiveness of the program. Integrating the two data collection methods is one of the strengths. Such an approach helps to optimize benefits of the two methods and to minimize their associated weaknesses towards a higher level of credibility of attained data and derived conclusions on the assessment. The applied data collection methods also identify strengths of the assessment. Researchers’ ability to achieve direct interaction with participants in the assessment exercise allows for verification of offered data and in-depth exploration of data for rich data and informed position on the assessment. The assessment was however subjective and this could limit ability to verify information. The subjective scope could also facilitate bias (Cummings and Worley, 2009).

One of the ways fo improving the assessment is implementing an experimental design instead of a survey design. This would involve identification of two groups and subjecting one group to the intervention while leaving the other group. The two groups would then the evaluated on their ability to develop and implement innovative strategies and the approach would offer a clear basis for evaluating effectiveness of the decision accelerators. Increasing the level of objectivity through pre-developed scales is another way in which the assessment could be improved and this would ensure validity and reliability (Cummings and Worley, 2009).

Even though the subjective approach undermines validity and reliability of generated data and conclusions of the assessment, the in-depth scope of the developed information and the ability of the researchers to verify offered information establish a high level of confidence on the developed lessons for the organization (Cummings and Worley, 2009).

References

Cummings, T. and Worley, C. (2009). Organization development and change. Mason, OH: Cengage Learning.