Week 8

List of potential competitors for Islington College

·        NOVA International College

·        Kings College

·        Silver Mountain College

·        British College

·        ISMT College

·        Presedential College

·        Softwarica College

Develop a porter’s five forces model for Islington college:

1. Bargaining power of supplier

We can get International degree from very few colleges here in Nepal, and Islington is one of them. Providing the international degree is not the only thing that students and parents consider, the quality and acceptability of that degree is also very important, which is provided by Islington college through a renowned university “London Metropolitan University” which is in England, London. It is also an oldest college among its competitors. It can  provide international degree in management and IT, which is far better than its competitors because they provide only one degree. Another big factor that gives Islington college an edge over its competitors is it affordability, other colleges offers the degree in high cost when compared to Islington college. Islington college is also certified and approved and recognized by the Nepalese government, whereas there are some colleges who provides international degrees but are not certified and recognized by the Nepalese government.

2. Threat of substitute products

Islington college has got a very strong bargaining power and advantages over its potential competitors  which makes the threat from its potential competitors very rear and small.  All of the advantages that Islington college tends to provide the students like low cost and quality education  makes it more attractive to the students.

3. Competitive rivalry
Existence of differentiation, exit barriers and very few competitors, the chances of rivalry among the colleges remains very small. This gives Islington college an edge to operate smoothly, effectively and efficiently at  its best.

4. Buyers power

Islington college provides a truly international degree at a very low  price, which itself gives it the edge against people giving  Islington college much power than the people. Other than that, it provides scholarships to the deserving and qualified students to help them and encourage them  to study  even more carefully and  seriously.

5. Barriers to entry

It takes a lot of capital, infrastructures, advanced technologies to establish and  operate a college, it is itself a big barrier for the entry of any new colleges. Other barriers can be approval and authorization from the government,  availability of suitable locations, etc.

Hence, because of the advantages like bargaining power, quality education in low cost, existence of very few competitors (colleges)  in the market, and etc that the Islington college has got, it gains a very strong competitive advantage over other colleges which provides international degrees in Nepal.

To which strategic group might Islington College belong?

Islington College belongs to a group with comparatively high price and high quality with higher number of students too.

Can you map the group?

Yes, I can map the group.