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Ch 1 -1
Chapter Objectives
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Describe the strategic-management process. Explain the need for integrating analysis and intuition in strategic management. Define and give examples of key terms in strategic management. Discuss the nature of strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation activities.
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Strategy formulation
Strategy
implementation
Strategy evaluation
Strategy Formulation
Vision & Mission External Opportunities & Threats Internal Strengths & Weaknesses Long-Term Objectives Alternative Strategies
Strategy Selection
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Strategy Formulation
Deciding what new businesses to enter, What businesses to abandon, How to allocate resources, Whether to expand operations or
diversify, Whether to enter international markets, Whether to merge or form a joint venture, How to avoid a hostile takeover.
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Strategy Implementation
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Strategy Evaluation
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3 Types of Strategy
Corporate strategy
Business strategy
Functional strategy
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Corporate-Level Managers
Corporate Strategy
Two-Way Influence
Business-Level Managers
Business Strategies
Two-Way Influence
Functional Managers
Functional Strategies
Two-Way Influence
Operating Managers
Operating Strategies
Corporate Strategy
Stability Growth Retrenchment
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Business Strategy
Competitive strategies Cooperative and Complementary strategies
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Functional Strategy
Technological leadership Technological followership
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SWOT
Strengths identifying existing
organisational strengths Weaknesses identifying existing organisational weaknesses Opportunities what market opportunities might there be for the organisation to exploit? Threats where might the threats to the future success come from?
PEST
Political: local, national and international political developments how will they affect the organisation and in what way/s? Economic: what are the main economic issues both nationally and internationally that might affect the organisation? Social: what are the developing social trends that may impact on how the organisation operates and what will they mean for future planning? Technological: changing technology can impact on competitive advantage very quickly!
PEST
Examples:
Growth of China and India as manufacturing centres Concern over treatment of workers and the environment in less
developed countries who may be suppliers The future direction of the interest rate, consumer spending, etc. The changing age structure of the population The popularity of fads like the Atkins Diet The move towards greater political regulation of business The effect of more bureaucracy in the labour market
Adapting to Change
The second-largest bookstore chain in the
United States, Borders Group, declared bankruptcy in 2011 as the firm had not adapted well to changes in book retailing from traditional bookstore shopping to customers buying online, preferring digital books to hard copies Borders was on the brink of financial collapse before being acquired in July 2011 by Direct Brands
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Competitive
advantage
anything that a firm does especially well compared to rival firms
Strategists
the individuals who are most responsible for the success or failure of an organization
Vision statement
answers the question What do we want to become? often considered the first step in strategic planning
Mission statements
enduring statements of purpose that distinguish one business from other similar firms identifies the scope of a firms operations in product and market terms addresses the basic question that faces all strategists: What is our business?
Environmental Variables
Objectives
specific results that an organization seeks to achieve in pursuing its basic mission long-term means more than one year should be challenging, measurable, consistent, reasonable, and clear
Strategies
the means by which long-term objectives will be achieved may include geographic expansion, diversification, acquisition, product development, market penetration, retrenchment, divestiture, liquidation, and joint ventures
Types of Strategy
Competitive Advantage something which
gives the organisation some advantage over its rivals Cost advantage A strategy to seek out and secure a cost advantage of some kind - lower average costs, lower labour costs, etc.
Types of Strategy
Market Dominance:
Achieved through:
Internal growth Acquisitions mergers and takeovers
Types of Strategy
Price Leadership through dominating the
industry others follow your price lead Global seeking to expand global operations Reengineering thinking outside the box looking at news ways of doing things to leverage the organisations performance
Types of Strategy
Downsizing selling off unwanted parts of the
business similar to contraction Delayering flattening the management structure, removing bureaucracy, speed up decision making Restructuring complete re-think of the way the business is organised
Internal business level strategies
Annual objectives
short-term milestones that organizations must achieve to reach long-term objectives should be measurable, quantitative, challenging, realistic, consistent, and prioritized should be established at the corporate, divisional, and functional levels in a large organization
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Policies
the means by which annual objectives will be achieved include guidelines, rules, and procedures established to support efforts to achieve stated objectives guides to decision making and address repetitive or recurring situations
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Financial Benefits
Businesses using strategic-management
concepts show significant improvement in sales, profitability, and productivity compared to firms without systematic planning activities High-performing firms seem to make more informed decisions with good anticipation of both short- and long-term consequences
Nonfinancial Benefits
It allows for identification, prioritization,
and exploitation of opportunities. It provides an objective view of management problems. It represents a framework for improved coordination and control of activities. It minimizes the effects of adverse conditions and changes.
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Nonfinancial Benefits
It allows major decisions to better support
established objectives. It allows more effective allocation of time and resources to identified opportunities. It allows fewer resources and less time to be devoted to correcting erroneous or ad hoc decisions. It creates a framework for internal communication among personnel.
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