The competitive environment of ECCO

Description

  1. Describe the competitive environment of ECCO and determine how well ECCO is positioned
    relative to its competitors to take advantage of changes in the industry?
  2. Analyze ECCO’s global value chain. How well does this configuration match the drivers in the
    industry?
  3. ECCO has a fully integrated vertical value chain. What are the pros and cons of this strategy?
    What economic and strategic factors should be analyzed to answer this question?
  4. Is ECCO following the inside-out or outside-in strategic perspective? What are the implications of
    this choice and how can ECCO increase their sales and marketing efforts?
  5. How is family ownership affecting ECCO? Comment on the corporate ownership structure and its
    implications for strategy-making and implementation. What alternatives exist?