The External Assessment
Chapter Outline
The Nature of the External Audit
Strategic Management:
Concepts & Cases
10th Edition
Fred David
The Industrial Organization (I/O) View
PowerPoint Slides by
Anthony F. Chelte
Western New England College
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Social, Cultural, Demographic &
Environmental Forces
Ch 3 -1
Chapter Outline (cont’d)
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Ch 3 -2
Chapter Outline (cont’d)
Political, Governmental, and Legal Forces
Porter’s Five-Forces Model
Technological Forces
Sources of External Information
Competitive Forces
Forecasting Tools & Techniques
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Ch 3 -3
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Ch 3 -4
External Assessment
Chapter Outline (cont’d)
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. –
Charles Darwin
Global Challenge
The External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix
Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map. –
Wayne Calloway, Former CEO, PepsiCo
Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM)
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Ch 3 -5
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Ch 3 -6
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External Strategic
Management Audit
External Strategic
Management Audit
Identify & Evaluate factors beyond the control of a single firm
-- Environmental Scanning
Increased foreign competition
Population shifts
Information technology
-- Industry Analysis
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Ch 3 -7
External Strategic
Management Audit
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Ch 3 -8
Key External Forces
•Economic forces
•Social, cultural, demographic & environmental forces
Purpose of External Audit
Identify
•Political, governmental & legal forces
Opportunities
Threats
•Technological forces
•Competitive forces
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Ch 3 -9
Key External Forces & the Organization
Key
External
Forces
Competitors
Suppliers
Distributors
Creditors
Customers
Employees
Communities
Managers