CHAPTER 8 ECONOMICS OF STRATEGY: CREATING AND CAPTURING VALUE CHAPTER SUMMARY This chapter is the first of two chapters on strategy. It concentrates on the basic ways firms can create and capture value. Chapter 9 uses game theory to study strategic interactions among a small number of identifiable rival firms. Chapter 8 presents a framework for discussing how firms create value. It also discusses the conditions under which a firm can capture value (either by having market power or‚ in certain
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Types of Strategies Three Kinds of Business Strategy Figure [ 1 ]: Three Kinds of Strategy There are at least three basic kinds of strategy with which people must concern themselves in the world of business: (1) just plain strategy or strategy in general‚ (2) corporate strategy‚ and (3) competitive strategy (see Figure 1). The purposes of this post are to clarify the differences between and among these three kinds of strategy and to provide some questions useful in thinking about all three
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Grand Strategies Grand strategies are also called strategic thrusts. They provide basic direction for specific strategic actions and functional tactics. Some grand strategies are used together and reinforce each other and some are usually employed singly. Grand Strategy General plan of major action to achieve longterm goals Falls into three general categories 1. Growth 2. Stability A separate grand strategy can be 3. Retrenchment defined for global operations Grand Strategy:
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according to Technomic‚ but No. 2 Chick-fil-A saw a 14.1% increase to $4.62 billion during the same time frame‚ despite having less than half the number of locations. KFC’s teaser spot shows a man about to enter a store just as a staffer is locking up. When the staffer tells him the store is closing‚ he says "I’ll wait." He’s then seen standing patiently in front of the KFC until the next day. "This is about reinventing our core‚ our base business‚" said Shindy Hodack‚ calendar director at KFC. In
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Marketing Strategies – Midterm 1. The five types of customer needs are: Stated needs‚ Real needs‚ Unstated needs‚ Delight needs and Secret needs. Define each and give an example for each. Stated needs are wants that are expressed by the customer while shopping for a product or service. An example of a stated need is when a customer wants to buy a two-bedroom condo. Real needs are the underlying needs of those that are stated. In the case of the customer that wants to buy a two-bedroom
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which challenges are created for the organization. * Is the manner in which single strategic issues are dealt with. * Is not comprehensive‚ anticipative long term planning. FACTORS INFLUENCING STRATEGIC CHOICE DECISIONS 1. Role of Past strategy. 2. Degree of firm’s external dependence. 3. Attitude towards risk.. 4. Internal political consideration & the CEO. 5. Timing. 6. Competitive reaction. SUCESSFUL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT MEANS : * Resolving tension‚ which arises out
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STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION I. What is strategy? * Defined from atleast 2 perspectives: 1. From the perspective of what an organization intends to do * The broad program for defining and achieving an organization’s objectives and implementing its missions 2. Pattern of the organization’s responses to the environment over time * Every organization has a relationship with its environment that can be examined and described * This view includes managers who are reactive—who respond
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This proposal seeks to address that challenge and highlight a few recommendations to enhance retention strategies and the expected benefits to be derived. Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Atlantic)‚ a liquefied natural gas (LNG) operating company located in south Trinidad‚ will be used as an example in this proposal. Atlantic has developed Human Resource (HR) strategies to achieve one of its strategic goals‚ which is the capability growth and development of their employees.
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY‚ MARKETING PERFORMANCE AND MARKETING SUSTAINABILITY: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF ISO 14000 BUSINESSES IN THAILAND Srisunan Prasertsang‚ Mahasarakham Business School‚ Mahasarakham University‚ Thailand Phapruke Ussahawanitchakit‚ Mahasarakham Business School‚ Mahasarakham University‚ Thailand ABSTRACT This study examines the impacts of six dimensions of corporate social responsibility strategy on marketing sustainability through mediating influences of marketing
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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