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Market analysis, strategy diagnosis and opportunity recognition in toy industry

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  • Datis Khajeheian

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The Iranian toy market has been identified as a niche market with lots of unexploited opportunities. Nonetheless, the Iranian toy industry has shown inefficiency in exploiting those opportunities and to meet market demands. This exploratory research aims at understanding the reasons of such poor performance. The research made use of two phases of survey with samples from customers, influencers and in-depth interview with industry practitioners. The survey identified and prioritised existing opportunities that satisfy the purchasers' demands. The interview analysis revealed the key point that the firms are highly focused on manufacturing, whereas the industry has a substantial competitive advantage in design and marketing. The major reasons for this misdirection were that the Iranian toy industry lacked a traditional structure, a strategic perspective and also absence of international cooperation. This research suggests that the Iranian toy industries need to move its focus from manufacturing, where the country has no competitive advantage, toward toy design and marketing channels.

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  • Datis Khajeheian, 2018. "Market analysis, strategy diagnosis and opportunity recognition in toy industry," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 33(2), pages 220-240.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:33:y:2018:i:2:p:220-240
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    Cited by:

    1. Amir Emami & Datis Khajeheian, 2018. "Social Norms and Entrepreneurial Action: The Mediating Role of Opportunity Confidence," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-18, December.
    2. Fatemeh Hamidi & Naser Shams Gharneh & Datis Khajeheian, 2019. "A Conceptual Framework for Value Co-Creation in Service Enterprises (Case of Tourism Agencies)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-21, December.

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