Identify all of Cirque du Soleil’s main resources and capabilities based on the case notes and further research. Complete the analysis by (a) identifying and (b) rating its strategic assets and its distinctive capabilities.
The table below offers an analysis of Cirque’s basic and distinctive resources and capabilities.
the assessments are necessarily subjective and it is challenging to distinguish the exact
significance of the criteria of rarity, (non) imitability and (non) substitutability. With that caveat, one
concludes that Cirque’s most significant strategic assets are its repertoire (A rated) and its
brand/reputation (AB). Iits most significant capabilities are in design innovation (A), performer
contracting skills (A) and new product investment capacity (AB). Time will tell if the latter pair are
genuinely advantage-conferring skills or simply the consequence of its current brand strength.
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