(1) is Walmart's success until 2003 explained by its industry structure? (2) Is Walmart's success until 2003 explained by its individual, firm-level uniqueness? In other words, did Walmart sell the unique products, or provide unique customer service, or did its business in a unique way? (3) How could Walmart protect its uniqueness you identified in question 2 from being imitated by its competitors until 2003? By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the Safe Provide your arguments for each question below: (1) Why did Charles Goodyear fail to profit from the discovery of rubber vulcanization? How would you assess his commercialization efforts? Success or failture? (2) Charles Goodyear decided to be an entrepreneur, instead of being employed by firms? Is this rational? Why or why not? (3) Charles Goodyear decided to license his patented vulcanization process to capture value from his innovation, instead of selling the products on his own. Do you think this is rational? Why or why not? (4) Charles Goodyear decided to diffuse his innovation eagerly, attending international exhibitions. Do you think this is rational? Why or why not? (5) To what extent was the patent system to blame? Is this a case of misguided entrepreneurial decision-making, or failure in the institutions of intellectual property? Provide your arguments for each question below: In this assignment, you focus on what Synergies can be created through PepsiCo's potential diversification. (1) What does California Pizza Kitchens (CPK) add to PepsiCo? (2) Why is CPK unique among the hundreds of casual dining formats? (3) Is CPK merely a passing yuppie fad, or is it a long-term market segment? Does it matter? (4) Should PepsiCo acquire CPK? (5) What does Carts of Colorado (CoC) add to PepsiCo? (6) What are those PODs? Can CoC provide the ability to foreclose competitors like Coke and McDonald's from access to CoC's carts and kiosks? (7) Should PepsiCo acquire CoC? APUS -Marketing text b... MGF 450 Strategic.. MKT 341 Digital Ma. Marketing Research... By applying Build-Borrow-Buy framework in Chapter 9, answer the questions below: For Disney: (1) What is the target resource Disney needs? (2) Can Disney develop the target resource internally? (3) Can Disney borrow the target resource through the market mechanisms? (4) Should Disney work closely to Pixar?(5) Can Disney integrate Pixar easily? Repeat the same analyses for Pixan (1) What is the target resource Pixar needs? (2) Can Pixar develop the target resource internally? (3) Can Pixar borrow the target resource through the market mechanisms? (4) Should Pixar work closely to Disney? (5) Can Pixar integrate Disney easily? After your analysis for both Disney and Pixar, do you think they have to merge each other? When finished, make sure to click Submit Optionally, click Save as Draft to save changes and continue working later, or click Cancel to quit without saving changes. Provide your arguments for each question below: (1) Why was Haier so successful in China? (2) Was Haier's decision to globalize into developed markets early on a good strategy? What are the benefits and costs? (3) Can Haier build on its success in niche products to become a dominant global brand in high-end white good? (4) Is Haier's "three thirds" strategy a viable or wise approach