WEEK :8

1. Make a list of competitors for Islington College

Islington College a well known college which provides international degree to the BBA(Bachelors in Business Administration) and IT(International Technology) students existing in the branch located in Nepal. In the context of other college similar to Islington College that provides international degree with the similar course,some of the college are listed below.

• Lord Buddha Education Foundation, Kathmandu.
• Silver Mountain College
• Malpi International College
• Brisitsh College.

2.  Develop a Porter’s 5 Forces Model for Islington College

The Porter's 5 Forces Model is given

• Rivalry among Existing Competitors:

Since, there are other college's representing international degree like Islington College. There is obviously a competition among all these colleges.But due to the publicity and goodwill of Islington College it is at an advantage in attracting the students for better education in the current state. 

• Potential of New Entrants

There are many new college's being established with international degrees to provide. In order to be recognized the government must approve the college in terms of registry. So, until the new college's gets registered the recent college's doesn't get affected.

• Buyer Power

As in this case the students are the buyer of this college, who seeks for better knowledge and facilities. Therefore the buyer power is the increasing part through which the international college exist.

• Supplier Power

Supplier Power is the capacity to satisfy the Buyer needs.For instance in case of this college London Metropolitan is the supplier power of Islington college who has been providing services to the students here.

• Potential of substitute

Substitute means replacing or the available options. So, in the context of Islington college the substitute college are Lord Buddha College etc. So, in order to be not replaced there should be good service so that the students gets satisfied with the college.

3.      To which strategic group might Islington College belong?
Islington College refers to the specialization, cost position, price policy, service, etc group of strategies. Where Islington provides good knowledge to the students with satisfactory facilities and moreover the cost of this college is very high in compared to other colleges.