Question

Please prepare a competitive analysis of Ducks Unlimited to Implement a better strategy using Porter's Five Model. ( Business Strategy case: 30)

Answer 1

Five forces analysis of Ducks Unlimited to prepare competitive strategy is as follows:

• Threats from new entrants: Threats from new entrants is low in the natural resource conversation industry. It is not a highly profitable industry. Thus, newcomers do not prefer the industry, which is satisfactory for Ducks Unlimited.
• Suppliers bargain power: Suppliers bargain power is low for the company because of the wide availability of suppliers. It does not require much to get from suppliers.
• Buyers' bargain power: Buyers' bargain power is low to medium in the natural resource conservation industry. The natural resource conservation industry is a small industry having three or four high profile competitors. Therefore, the target audience does not have much option that indicates a low to medium bargain power.
• Threats from alternative: Threats from alternative is medium to high because of the increasing availability of NGOs that attempt to save wildlife and wetlands. Moreover, large corporations are attempting various initiatives to protect wetlands and wildlife as corporate social responsibility.
• Threats from existing entrants: Threats from existing entrants is high because of high profile wildlife saving and wetland saving firms like America's Wetland, Wetlands, and Rare company.