MGT 498
January 8, 2014
Environmental Scan Paper
Internal and external environments of two real-world companies should bring further information towards research of an environmental scan. Through the environmental scan the research will bring to sight the reasonable advantages of the companies and plans of use in the company structure. Understanding each company creating value and tolerate competitiveness through business strategy will be written out. Measurements the companies use to validate the strategic effectiveness will show the organizations strategies, and the effectiveness of those strategies.
The research should propose more knowledge of the environmental image when ready to move through the competitive business worldwide or local structure. With the environmental scan you have to know the purpose of a SWOT analysis. The SWOT will give you a better view of your company and gives you a deeper …show more content…
Their competitors are giving them a hard time like Microsoft with the x box or companies that make televisions also. Besides losing its ability to innovate, Sony also has been to slow in answering to the shift of market demand "How Can Sony Regain Its Competitive Advantage?" (2012). Lower-cost manufacturers from South Korea, China and South American companies, are increasingly undercutting Sony making it harder for them to charge a premium for its products. In 2001, Sony went into a combined venture with Swedish telecommunications equipment company Ericsson. There was no stimulus on the part of Sony to create a superior smartphone product which could gather a premium as the Apple iPhone did. If Sony is to recover its competitive advantage, they need to get back to creating innovative products that consumers see as unique and provides value. Consumers have much more choosing power and competition is