The company has used its competitive strength to generate nice returns for shareholders.
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One is that sources of competitive strength are never constant for long making the ability to adapt to such changes a crucial talent.
One competitive strength for the company, it says, is safety.
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"We're taking these actions to better control retirement plan expenses, position the company for business growth and competitive strength, and preserve employees' earned retirement benefits, " Randy MacDonald, an IBM human resources official explained.
If the United States truly wants to secure its global leadership in technology innovation, we must, as a nation, commit to a strategy for innovation excellence--a set of initiatives and policies that will provide the foundation for American competitive strength in the years ahead.
Second, the UK has a currency that adjusts to the competitive strength or weakness of the UK economy alone, whereas - arguably - the exporting businesses of Spain and Italy are forced to sell overseas at higher prices than they would ideally like because the euro's value is determined by the perceived robustness of Germany's formidable manufacturing capacity.
There is no question that Asia will be able to match the West in economic strength and competitive power in the coming millennium.
He writes that checks find Q4 seasonal strength, with competitive pressure from rival pre-paid carriers stabilizing.
It believes that independent agency system is its core strength and most important competitive advantage.
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"This tour has given me the type of problems any coach wants - strength in depth with competitive players who all have ambition - and players with quality too, " Jenkins added.
China is pursuing a classic competitive strategy designed to focus areas of Chinese strength against areas of U.S. weakness.
The 4-1 defeat of the Valiants was enough to end Lee Sinnott's reign as Vale manager, and despite the relative lack of competitive football between the two clubs, added further strength to the chain that links them together.
For other economies in Europe, particularly those on the struggling fringes such as Spain and Greece, euro strength threatens to negate their efforts to make their economies more competitive.
It also plays to the strength of the online competition, and opens the door to a competitive counterpunch where online stores can credibly claim to offer both lower prices and better shopping experiences.
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He also discussed the need for his agency to remain flexible, its strength in sourcing ideas globally and why creativity is the last frontier of competitive advantage for agencies.
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With the increasing strength in its core business of analog semiconductors, the exit from the highly competitive wireless market and shifting focus on embedded processors, we believe that TI can witness a revival in its business 2013 onward.
With the ability to be competitive in the China market with innovative as well as low-cost products, there is the strength to compete in global markets.
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