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SECOND EDITION
Robert E. Hoskisson
Arizona State University
Michael A. Hitt
Texas A&M University
R. Duane Ireland
Texas A&M University
Jerey S. Harrison
University of Richmond
Robert E. Hoskisson
Robert E. Hoskisson is the W. P. Carey Chair and Professor of Management in the
W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of CaliforniaIrvine. Professor Hoskissons research topics focus on corporate
governance, acquisitions and divestitures, international diversification, privatization, and
cooperative strategy. Professor Hoskisson has served on several editorial boards for such
publications as the Academy of Management Journal (consulting editor and guest editor
of a special issue), Strategic Management Journal (currently associate editor), Journal of
Management (associate editor), Journal of International Business Studies (currently consulting
editor), Journal of Management Studies (guest editor of a special issue), and Organization
Science.
He has co-authored several books including Strategic Management: Competitiveness and
Globalization, 8th edition (forthcoming from Thomson/South-Western), Understanding
Business Strategy (Thomson/South-Western), and Downscoping: How to Tame the Diversified
Form (Oxford University Press). He is also a consulting editor for a series of graduate-level
texts on strategic management topics for Oxford University Press. Professor Hoskissons
research has appeared in numerous publications including the Academy of Management
Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science,
Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Executive,
and California Management Review.
Professor Hoskisson is a Fellow of the Academy of Management and a charter member
of the Academy of Management Journals Hall of Fame. In 1998, he received an award for
Outstanding Academic Contributions to Competitiveness from the American Society for
Competitiveness. He also received the William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award given
at the Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University. He recently completed
three years of service as a representative at large on the Board of Governors of the Academy
of Management and currently is on the Board of Directors of the Strategic Management
Society.
Michael A. Hitt
Michael A. Hitt is a Distinguished Professor of Management and holds the Joe B. Foster
Chair in Business Leadership at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. from the
University of Colorado. He has authored or co-authored several books and book chapters.
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R. Duane Ireland
R. Duane Ireland holds the Foreman R. and Ruby S. Bennett Chair in Business and is a
Professor of Management in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, where he
previously served as head of the management department. He received his Ph.D. from Texas
Tech University. Prior to joining Texas A&M University, he held positions at University of
Richmond, Baylor University, and Oklahoma State University.
He is interested in research questions related to both the entrepreneurship and strategic
management disciplines. He is co-author of nearly a dozen books, including Strategic
Management: Competitiveness and Globalization (8th edition, forthcoming), Entrepreneurship:
Successfully Launching New Ventures (2nd edition), and Understanding Business Strategy. His
work has been published in a range of journals, including Academy of Management Review,
Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Strategic Management
Journal, Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Management, Journal of Management
Studies, Decision Sciences, Human Relations, Business Horizons, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice. Working with
colleagues, he has served as a guest editor for special issues of Academy of Management
Review, Academy of Management Executive, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business
Venturing, and Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. He has also served in
various editorial capacities including terms as a member of the editorial review boards for
Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management
Executive, Journal of Management, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship: Theory
& Practice. Additionally, he previously completed terms as an associate editor for Academy
of Management Executive, as consulting editor for Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice, and
as an associate editor for Academy of Management Journal. Currently, he is the editor elect
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jeffrey S. Harrison
Jeffrey S. Harrison is the W. David Robbins Chair of Strategic Management in the Robins
School of Business at the University of Richmond. Prior to his current appointment, he
served as the Fred G. Peelen Professor of Global Hospitality Strategy at Cornell University.
He has served on several review boards, including the Academy of Management Journal and
the Academy of Management Executive.
Dr. Harrisons research interests include strategic management and business ethics,
with particular expertise in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, diversification, strategic
alliances, and stakeholder management. Much of his work has been published in prestigious
academic journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal,
and Journal of Business Ethics. He has authored or co-authored numerous books, including
Foundations of Strategic Management (4th edition), Strategic Management of Organizations
and Stakeholders, and Mergers and Acquisitions: A Guide to Creating Value for Stakeholders.
Dr. Harrison has also provided consulting and executive training services to many companies
on a wide range of strategic, entrepreneurial, and other business issues.
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Brief Contents
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8. Corporate-Level Strategy
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Contents
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Strategic Thinking, 18
The Strategic Management Process, 20
Summary, 22
Ethics Questions, 23
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Scanning, 70
Monitoring, 70
Forecasting, 71
Assessing, 71
Segments of the General Environment, 71
Strategic Groups, 87
Understanding Competitors and Their Intentions, 88
Summary, 90
Ethics Questions, 91
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Resources, 102
Capabilities, 104
Core Competencies, 106
Building Core Competencies, 107
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CONTENTS
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Downsizing, 257
Downscoping, 257
Leveraged Buyouts, 258
Outcomes from Restructuring, 258
Summary, 260
Ethics Questions, 261
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Exporting, 281
Licensing, 282
Strategic Alliances, 283
Acquisitions, 284
New Wholly Owned Subsidiary, 285
Dynamics of Mode of Entry, 285
Strategic Competitiveness Outcomes, 286
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CONTENTS
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Innovation, 335
Entrepreneurs, 336
International Entrepreneurship, 337
Internal Innovation, 339
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Preface
PREFACE
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PREFACE
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Summary
This book oers comprehensive yet concise coverage of the core concepts in strategic management as well as an explanation of the strategic management process that professional
managers and those pursuing an MBA or EMBA degree will nd useful. The book is comprehensive in that it examines traditional strategic management topics (e.g., industry analysis) along with other important topics (e.g., corporate governance, strategic leadership,
competitive rivalry and competitive dynamics, strategic entrepreneurship, and real options)
to help prepare students for a successful managerial career. The books four themesStrategic Thinking, Strategic Analysis, Creating Competitive Advantage, and Monitoring and
Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunitiesare the foundation for providing readers with
an integrated traditional and contemporary analysis of an eective strategic management
process. We hope that all readersinstructors, students, and managerswill nd the
book helpful in understanding and successfully using strategic management concepts. We
wish you well with your careers and with your use of the strategic management process.
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PREFACE
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to the team at Thomson for working diligently on this project and to our
students and colleagues (including many reviewers) who have provided valuable insights
helping us to improve the overall quality of the book. We are especially appreciative of our
families for giving us support and encouragement and to our academic institutions for allowing us to pursue this and other book projects. We would be remiss if we did not also
thank the many hundreds of authors we have cited in this volume for adding so much to
the eld through their thoughtful observations and rigorous research. In particular, we
are grateful to Je rey Reuer for his insights on real options. This book reects the work
of numerous scholars with a common purpose of discovering and disseminating valuable
research ndings that help foster understanding and improve the strategic management
process. We sincerely hope that we have presented the material in a way that is useful to
graduate business students and others who are interested in learning how to help a rm
Compete for Advantage.
Robert E. Hoskisson
Michael A. Hitt
R. Duane Ireland
Jerey S. Harrison
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SECOND EDITION
Robert E. Hoskisson
Arizona State University
Michael A. Hitt
Texas A&M University
R. Duane Ireland
Texas A&M University
Jerey S. Harrison
University of Richmond
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Company Index
AT&T, 5, 256
Austrian Airlines, 185
Aviall, 150
Bain & Co., 173
BASF, 279, 280
Bausch & Lomb, 279
Bayer Schering Pharma, 188
Benco Pet Foods, 158
Berkshire Hathaway, 314
Beverly Enterprises, 311
Bharti Enterprises, 198
Big Dog Motorcycles, 147
Big Lots Capital, 137
Big Lots Furniture, 137
Big Lots Inc., 137
Big Lots Wholesale, 137
Blackstone Private Equity Group,
227
BMW, 4, 195
Boeing, 44, 84, 85, 88, 183, 184,
187
Borders, 102
Bose, 140
Boston Consulting Group, 7, 269
Brasca Homes, 273
Bridgestone, 271
Brinker International, 231
British Petroleum (BP), 7, 105,
198, 313
Broadcom, 317
Bucyrus International, 283
Buick, 132
Burger King, 162163
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Corp., 246
405
406
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408
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Subject Index
Asia
competitive response alliances
in, 193194
cross-border acquisitions and,
247
international entrepreneurship
in, 338
international strategies and,
269
Assessing, 69, 71
Associations, 188, 193, 195196
Attacks, and competitive rivalry,
166170
Automobile industry
competitive landscape of, 3 4
competitive rivalry in, 85
cooperative strategies and, 184
internal analysis and, 98
outsourcing and, 113
suppliers bargaining power, 83
tactical actions in, 166
transnational strategy and, 278
Autonomous strategic behavior, 340
Autonomy, 47
Awareness, 164
Balanced scorecard, 5354, 54
Barriers to entry
acquisitions and, 247248
cost-leadership strategy and,
138
differentiation strategy and,
143
industrial organization model
and, 10
type of, 80 82
409
Buyers
bargaining power of, 83, 137,
141, 143
competitive rivalry and, 85
See also Customers
Buyouts, leveraged buyouts, 258,
259, 259260
CanadaMexico partnership,
272273
Capabilities
acquisitions and, 249
core competencies as strategic
capabilities, 107110,
108
defined, 13, 104105
examples of, 105, 106
industrial organization model
and, 11
resource-based model and,
1213, 18
strategic leadership and, 3132,
32
strategic management and, 8
Capital
barriers to entry and, 81
corporate governance and, 305
human capital, 45 46, 49, 105
return on invested capital,
83, 85
social capital, 51, 104, 345
Capital market allocation,
226227
Capital market stakeholders, 15,
16, 116, 116117
Capital requirements, 81
Causally ambiguous links, 109
Celler-Kefauver Act, 230
Centralization, 138, 220221
CEOs
accountability of, 311
boards of directors and, 314
CEO duality, 3839
ethical behavior and, 323
executive succession processes
and, 39 41, 41
functional structure and, 134
in German corporate governance, 320
hubris and, 35
leadership style and, 3233
product diversification and,
212
R&D investment curtailment
and, 115
responsibilities of, 41, 48, 48,
49
410
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of international strategies,
288289
Competitive rivalry
business-level strategies and,
159160
competitive dynamics and, 159,
159, 172
competitor analysis and,
162164
cost-leadership strategy and,
137
defined, 159, 165
differentiation strategy and,
141
factors influencing, 158
industry environment and,
84 86
information technology and, 6
likelihood of attack and,
166170
likelihood of response,
170172
model of, 160161, 161
organizational characteristics
and, 168169
strategic groups and, 87 88
strategic management process
and, 21, 21
Competitive speed, 45
Competitor analysis
analysis of competitor environment, 68, 8790
components of, 88, 89
ethical behavior and, 8890
framework of, 163, 164
market commonality and,
162163
resource similarity and,
163164
Competitor environment, 68,
8790
Competitor intelligence, 8890
Competitors
competitive dynamics and,
159, 159
creating more value than, 2
defined, 158
intentions of, 8890
numerous or equally balanced
competitors, 84
Complementary assets, and acquisitions, 255
Complementary strategic alliances, 189191, 190
Complementors, 86
Complexity, and internal analysis,
99, 99
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411
Cost-leadership strategy
competitive risks of, 139140
execution of, 135, 137138
focus strategies and, 145146
functional structure and, 138
139, 139
integrated cost-leadership/
differentiation strategy,
147151
international business-level
strategies and, 279
value creation and, 135, 136
Costly-to-imitate capabilities,
108109
Cost minimization, 202
Costs
acquisitions and, 248
cooperative strategies reducing,
189193
fixed costs, 84 85
storage costs, 85
transaction costs, 251252
Counterfeiting, 145
Cross-border acquisitions, 247,
284285
Cross-border strategic alliances,
197198
Cross-functional product development teams, 342343
Culture, organizational. See Organizational culture
Cumulative volatility, 366,
366367
Customer relationship management (CRM), 150
Customers
balanced scorecard and, 53
business-level strategies and,
129, 131133
cost-leadership strategy and,
137
differentiation strategy and,
141, 143
firm performance and, 115
value creation and, 101
Debt
acquisitions and, 252253, 256
restructuring and, 258, 260
Decision biases, 3336
Decision trees, 375380, 376
Demand conditions, as determinants of national advantage,
280, 280
Demographic segment, of general
environment, 68, 7273
Deterministic perspective, 9, 10
Differentiation
competitive rivalry and, 85
cooperative strategies and,
189193
See also Product differentiation
Differentiation strategy
competitive risks of, 144145
execution of, 140141, 143
focus strategies and, 146147
functional structure and, 143
144, 144
integrated cost-leadership/
differentiation strategy,
147151
value creation and, 142
Differentiators
competitive advantage and, 129
strategic leadership and, 43,
44
Diffuse ownership, 310
Direct competitors, analysis of,
8790
Distinctive competencies approach, 1112
Distributed alliance networks,
198199, 199
Distribution channels, access
to, 81
Diversification
acquisitions and, 243, 248
249, 253254
cooperative strategies and,
196197
corporate governance and,
307308, 308
corporate-level strategies and,
211, 212218
firm performance and, 214,
214, 231, 234, 243
levels of, 212215, 213
multidivisional structure and,
134, 217218
reasons for, 215, 215217
related diversification, 213,
218225, 249, 253
unrelated diversification, 214,
216, 217, 225229, 228,
249, 253
value-creating, 215, 215
value-neutral, 215, 215,
229232
value-reducing, 215, 216,
232234
See also International
diversification
Diversifying strategic alliances,
196197
412
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Fast-cycle markets
competitive dynamics and,
174175, 176
cooperative strategies in, 183
defined, 174
first movers and, 166
strategic alliances in, 185, 185,
186
Financial controls, 218, 222, 253
Financial economies, 225226
Financial options, 356
Firm performance
balancing stakeholder performance and, 118119
board of directors role and, 38
capital market perspective on,
116, 116
corporate governance and, 305
corporate-level strategies and,
211
diversification and, 214, 214,
231, 234, 243
internal analysis and, 97
internal organization and,
114120
measures of, 116, 116117, 118
stakeholder model of, 1518,
17
stakeholder objectives and,
115116
stakeholders and, 114,
115116, 116, 117, 118,
118119
strategic leadership and, 30
sustainable development and,
119120
technology and, 18
Firm size. See Organizational size
Firm strategy, structure, and rivalry, as determinants of national advantage, 280, 281
First movers, 166168
Five forces model of competition,
11, 79, 79 80, 86, 87, 137
Fixed costs, 84 85
Flexible manufacturing systems,
149150
Flexible structure
acquisitions and, 256
competitive rivalry and, 168
integrated cost-leadership/
differentiation strategy
and, 149151
strategic flexibility and, 149,
355
Focus strategies
competitive risks of, 147
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413
414
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International diversification
defined, 267
innovation and, 287288
international strategies and,
268
returns and, 286287, 289
International entrepreneurship,
337339
International entry modes
acquisitions, 282, 284285,
286
choice of, 282
dynamics of, 285286
exporting, 281282
greenfield ventures, 285
licensing, 282283
strategic alliances, 282, 283
284, 285
International strategies
business-level, 271, 279281
competitive risks of, 288289
corporate-level, 272279, 274
defined, 268
economies of scale and, 270
271, 286
incentives for using, 268271
international entry modes,
281286
market size and, 268269, 286
reasons for, selection of, and
outcomes from, 268
resources and, 271
return on investment and,
269270
strategic competitiveness outcomes, 286290
strategic management process
and, 21, 22
Internet, 5, 6, 70, 77, 111, 112,
186, 273, 282
Interorganizational networks,
289
Intraorganizational conflicts, internal analysis, 99, 99
Invention, 336
Investment thresholds, 361362
I/O model. See Industrial organization (I/O) model
Ireland, 337338
Japan
automobile industry in, 3 4,
85, 98, 286287
corporate governance in,
321322
global strategy and, 276
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415
416
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417
Standard-cycle markets
competitive dynamics and,
175177
cooperative strategies in,
183
defined, 175
strategic alliances in, 185, 185,
186187
Stewardship theory, 3839
Stock options, 316
Storage costs, 85
Strategic alliances
complementary, 189191
defined, 183184
in fast-cycle markets, 185, 185,
186
horizontal complementary,
189191, 190
innovation and, 345
international entry modes, 282,
283284, 285
pervasiveness of, 184185
in slow-cycle markets, 185,
185, 186
in standard-cycle markets, 185,
185, 186187
types of, 187188
vertical complementary, 189,
190
Strategic analysis. See External environment; Internal
organization
Strategic assets, 106
Strategic business-unit (SBU)
form, and related link strategy, 221223, 222, 225
Strategic capabilities. See
Capabilities
Strategic center firms, 191192,
192
Strategic controls, 5354, 217
218, 222
Strategic dimensions, 87
Strategic direction, 4952
Strategic entrepreneurship
acquisitions and, 345346
cooperative strategies and,
344345
defined, 334
innovation and, 334, 335339
internal innovation and,
339344
strategic leadership and, 47
strategic management process
and, 22
value creation and, 346347
Strategic flexibility
defined, 7, 354
flexible structure and, 149,
355
uncertainty and, 354355
Strategic groups, 87 88
Strategic intelligence, 16
Strategic intent, 1819
Strategic leadership
defined, 31
economic positioning and,
43 45, 49
establishing controls and,
5354
hierarchy of capabilities, 3132,
32
implementation of strategies,
33, 52
managerial discretion and,
3336, 34
resource management and,
45 48
responsibilities and actions,
4154
risks and, 20, 47, 117
skill levels and, 3136
stakeholder model and, 41, 42,
42, 48, 48, 52
stakeholder relationships and,
48 49
strategic direction and, 4952
strategic management process
and, 20, 42, 42
strategy-creation process and, 3
style of leadership and, 3233
top management teams and,
36 41
Strategic management
competitive advantage and, 2
emergence of, 3, 710
influences on concept of, 89
modern strategic management,
910
real options analysis and, 359
technology and, 6, 7
value creation and, 1018
Strategic management process
activities of, 9
approach of, 2022, 21
competitive advantage and,
23, 20, 21, 96
corporate governance and, 21,
22, 302
defined, 23
strategic leadership and, 20,
42, 42
418
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419
Value-creating diversification,
215, 215
Value creation
acquisitions and, 255
capabilities and, 13
corporate governance and, 22
cost-leadership strategy and,
135, 136
differentiation strategy and,
142
diversification and, 216
industrial organization model
of, 1011
innovation and, 343, 344
internal organization and, 97,
98102
operational relatedness and,
216, 216
420
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