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BA 466 Midterm Exam Essay Question Domain GUARANTEE GRQDE ‘A’ ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT

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Question 1 The financial crisis of 2008-2010 has been described as a “perfect storm” of unfavorable industry forces. a) Concisely describe the mortgage-backed security industry before the finan... cial crisis using Porter’s 5 forces model. (Mortgage-backed securities were created and sold by investment banks, like Bear Sterns & Goldman Sachs.) b) Describe the 6 of the 7 characteristics of the general environment of the mortgage-backed security industry and give specific examples of how 4 of them shaped the industry before the crisis. Example: Home prices were increasing and homeowners were using the increase in price to take out more mortgages. Question 2 Analyzing the Music Recording Industry. By music recording industry, I am referring to businesses that own the property rights to popular music. Competitors in this industry include EMI Music Publishing (http://www.emimusicpub.com), Sony Music (http://www.sonymusic.com), Harmonized Records (http://www.harmonizedrecords.com), and Sub-Pop Records (http://www.subpop.com/). a. Identify 6 of the 7 segments of the general business environment that we discussed in class. Use specific examples from the music recording business to illustrate each segment. b. Briefly describe Porter’s 5 forces model and identify each force. Use specific examples from the music recording industry to illustrate each force. Question 4 a) Identify Wal-Mart’s generic, business-level strategy (See Ch. 4) Question 5 The Value Net identifies ways that a firm can alter their industry environment to gain competitive advantage. a) Identify four ways firms can coordinate with competitors in order to gain advantage. Give a specific example of each. [Show More]

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