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competitive response
Most recent answer on Jul 15, 2021
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Hi there, This is an intro-level guide - as most are! Competitive Responses are some of the most dynamic cases out there. When you think about it, a competitive response could be a profitability, market entry, M&A ... (read entire answer)
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Response after interviews completion

Big 4 competitive response
Most recent answer on Jan 23, 2021
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Hi there, Does the fact that it is taking that much time a bad sign? Not necessarily. I helped a candidate recently who got an offer from a Tier 2 after 3 weeks. Consulting companies tend to be fast, but also due to ... (read entire answer)
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New product and new market

competitive response Competitor Analysis New Market Entry New product
Most recent answer on Jul 20, 2020
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Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Sorry, could you clarify what you mean with class, bootcamp and website? You mean PrepL? A priori seems okay, but this is only the 1st degree of depth, for sure not enaugh to assess whether would be enaugh or ... (read entire answer)
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Puzzled by pricing in commodities market

competitive response mining pricing
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Hi Clem, assuming that: A and B cannot increase supply, and there are no other possible entrants There is no risk of anticompetitive claim for a higher price the only reason I see not to put a price as P2 ins ... (read entire answer)
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How to structure "How to react" case types

competitive response
Most recent answer on Nov 21, 2019
Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 21, 2019
Hi there, Regardless of how the question is framed (e.g. "how to react") or how an issue is triggered (a sudden event vs. an issue built up overtime), fundamentally it is still the same business question to be addres ... (read entire answer)
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Prepare a client for competitive response to a strategy it launched

Case Interview competitive response
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A good answer would likely be based on a framework that would review the strategy of the clients company, the market, the competitor's capabilities and goals. 1. Client's strategy - understand why they have pursued t ... (read entire answer)
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How to structure this case?

competitive response Framework Structure
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Hi, Before I frame, just want to point out that this case is a PERFECT example of why it's so important to be well-read. If you've been following the news, you'll know that the Marriott has recently announced it's res ... (read entire answer)
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Competitive response cases

Case Interview case study Cases competitive response
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ex-Manager - Natural and challenging teacher - Taylor case solving, no framework
Benjamin
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Hi, this is related to the customer value, weither it's retention of existing customer or attracting new ones. Here is I would proceed : 1. Understand the root cause / trigger of such action Is credit card fee an ... (read entire answer)
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Competitive response

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Recent activity on Jul 11, 2018
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Hi, If you can't find the management with similar capabilities on the market / can't grow internally. But be aware of the possible legal consequences (e.g. Uber case) It means expanding your product line to for th ... (read entire answer)
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How to structure competitive response case prompts?

competitive response Framework
Recent activity on Apr 02, 2018
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EL AZZOUZI gave the best answer on Apr 02, 2018
Hi, If the question is given just like that, I would start by asking questions about what are we responding to and what is the competitive landscape (number of competitors, their concentration and their capabilities a ... (read entire answer)
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Business situation framework

4C Framework business situation competitive response Consumer Psychology expansion Framework growth strategy market entry Market sizing
Recent activity on Mar 27, 2018
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Hi Elisey, I would personally not recommend to use a single framework for all the so-called business situations (M&A, Entry, New product, Operations etc). Although this would help to more easily remember the frame ... (read entire answer)
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Competitive response cases - what factors would you consider to make a decision?

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Recent activity on Jul 25, 2017
Anonymous A gave the best answer on Jul 25, 2017
First ask if the competitor aims to target the same segment(s) that we serve. If so, then: 1- What are the customer segment's needs? 2- What are our comp adv (and link it to #1) 3- What are the competition's com ... (read entire answer)
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Case: How should the client evaluate the entry of new competitors?

competitive analysis competitive response Market sizing
Recent activity on Jun 01, 2017
Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 01, 2017
Here is my take on this: 1) Market size can be calculated by breaking it down into two: Households and Commercial application. We will concentrate on households: Number of households in Europe (Estimated numbers ava ... (read entire answer)
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