Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Internal
Structure
Chain of Command
Culture
Beliefs, Expectations,
Values
Strategy
Formulation
Strategy
Implementation
Evaluation
and Control
Mission
Reason for
existence
Objectives
What results
to
accomplish
by when
Strategies
Plan to
achieve the
mission &
objectives
Programs
Activities
needed to
accomplish
a plan
Resources
Assets, Skills
Competencies,
Knowledge
Budgets
Cost of the
programs
Procedures
Sequence
of steps
needed to
do the job
Feedback/Learning
Process
to monitor
performance
and take
corrective
action
Performance
Potential Groups of
Strategies that you can develop are given
in text in 5 groupings:
A)
Integration Strategies
B)
Intensive Strategies
C)
Diversification Strategies
1. Cooperative strategies
2. True Defensive strategies
Vertical Growth
Horizontal Growth
Concentric
Conglomerate (least successful)
80%
50%
35%
27%
B. Intensive Strategies
Old Product
New Product
Old
Market
Penetration
Product
Development
New
Market
Market
Development
Conglomerate
Strategies
Divestiture
Liquidation
Combination
D. Porters Generic
Competitive Strategies:
Cost Leadership (Mass market)
Differentiation (Concentrate on major segment of
market, or major product lines)
Focus Differentiation (Focus on a segment with
customized products)
Cost Focus (Go after niche with lowest prices)
Quick response and flexibility is a strategy that is
recently being used.
Differentiation
Broad Target
Cost Leadership
Differentiation
Narrow Target
Competitive Scope
Competitive Advantage
Cost Focus
Focused
Differentiation
Common Organizational
Skills and Resources
E. Stability Strategies
Pause or Proceed with Caution - strategy used when
industry faces uncertain future, and/or a company
needs to consolidate after a period of growth.
No Change Strategy strategy used when company is
operating in medium attractiveness industry and is an
average firm. Small adjustments are made.
Short-term Profit Strategy strategy to run out profits
of firm for the short-run. This is not a useful longterm strategy.