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The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/24436 The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG Barnard, Helena upetd@up.ac.za Ranku, Mmenyana UCTD Strategic planning Marketing Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. Research has shown that firms within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector are innovating and launching new products to sustain and enhance market share. For innovation to be successfully launched and supported, however, resources – especially financial resources – are required. This research aimed to establish the relationship between market share and new product launches. Do firms achieve higher market share through new product launches, or is it those firms with an already strong market share that are best positioned to undertake and leverage from innovation? The research was designed as a causal study. Data from four sub-categories within the Personal Care sector in South Africa over a period of five years were obtained from Datamonitor. The unit of analysis was firm per market, and descriptive statistics were used to analyse patterns of market share and new product launches as variables per firm. The results indicated that market share precedes new product launches. In all categories, it was the three existing market leaders that were launching new products, and the market share of each was increasing or at least holding stable. Market leaders are driving innovation within FMCG. However the findings also underlined new product development as a key factor in a firm‟s ability to hold or improve market share. The findings of this research contribute to the literature by enhancing understanding of the practice of innovation as a competitive advantage for businesses within FMCG in survival, sector leadership and attainment of strategic goals. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T17:34:42Z 2010-07-08 2013-09-06T17:34:42Z 2010-04-11 2010-07-08 2010-05-07 Dissertation Ranku, M 2009, The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24436 > G10/357/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24436 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05072010-132457/ © 2009 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Strategic planning Marketing The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title | The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title_full | The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title_short | The relationship between market share and new product launch in FMCG |
| title_sort | relationship between market share and new product launch in fmcg |
| topic | UCTD Strategic planning Marketing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24436 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05072010-132457/ |