Introduction to Strategic Management Lecture 8: Strategy Formulation: Corporate Level Strategy Reference: Henry “Understanding Strategic Management”‚ Chapter 8 Lecturer: Mathew Teale Facilitator: Michelle Thong Learning Objectives After studying this topic you should be able to: • Explain what is meant by corporate strategy; • Assess the effectiveness of different growth strategies • Evaluate related and unrelated diversification strategies • Assess the use of portfolio analysis • Explain
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MARKETING IN THE 21ST CENTURY COMMENTARY Implementation Strategies in the Market-Driven Strategy Era David W. Cravens Texas Christian University The very insightful analysis of marketing strategy implementation by Piercy (1998 [this issue]) points to several key issues concerning the role of marketing in the 21st century. Perhaps most compelling is his assessment of the potential threats to the role of marketing in the organization and implementation in particular. He examines several important
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STRATEGY DYNAMICS & GLOBAL BUSINESS Module code: EDPSDGN Group Assignment due date: 15 August 2013 Lecturer: Prof Peet Venter ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Carry out a research on Bidvest Group and analyse its corporate strategy. Further analyse its approach to international/global business. Maximum length: 15 A4 pages‚ Times Roman 1‚5 spacing‚ 12 pt font Table of Contents 1. Executive summary 2. Introduction 3. Bidvest’s Key Success Factors a) Leadership of original creator
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Management‚ International Islamic University‚ Malaysia MGT 6263 – Management Policy and Corporate Strategy AirAsia AirAsia Can Sustain Its Low Cost Strategy in the Long Run? Can Sustain Its Low Cost Strategy in the Long Run? Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 History 3 Vision 3 Mission 4 Values 4 The Management Team 4 Achievements 5 Main Challenges 6 Strategy Study 7 PEST Analysis 7 SWOT Analysis 8 Marketing mix 11 Competitive Analysis 13
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Market Penetration One growth strategy in business is market penetration. A small company uses a market penetration strategy when it decides to market existing products within the same market it has been using. The only way to grow using existing products and markets is to increase market share‚ according to the article "Growth Strategies" at gaebler.com. Market share is the percent of unit and dollar sales a company holds within a certain market vs. all other competitors. One way to increase market
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MANAGEMENT The important chapters including Service Drivers and Productivity‚ Location Strategy‚ Layout Strategy and Human resources and Job Design are covered. However‚ in this paper‚ I will mention two of these issues: Location Strategy and Layout Strategy. Instead of giving many examples as those discussed in the previous paper‚ I will concentrate on China IKEA case to analysis Location Strategy and Layout Strategy deeply. I. The Introduction of IKEA IKEA is an internationally known home
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BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY MANAGEMENT Kingfisher Airline Crisis & Strategy for Sustenance Table of Contents ABSTRACT 2 AIRLINE INDUSTRY IN INDIA 3 KINGFISHER AIRLINES 4 STRATEGIC ISSUES WITH KFA 6 WHAT WENT AGAINST KINGFISHER AIRLINES? 8 AVIATION INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 10 Five forces in Aviation Industry in India 10 KINGFISHER AIRLINES’ ANALYSIS 11 SWOT Analysis 11 Financial Analysis 12 Kingfisher’s Acquisition of Deccan: Game Theory 14 COMPETITOR ANALYSIS 16 Competitive
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Exploring Corporate Strategy CLASSIC CASE STUDIES Nokia: The Consumer Electronics Business Martin Lindell and Leif Melin The case describes the entry of the Finnish company‚ Nokia‚ into the consumer electronics market – resulting in a significant reorientation of the company. It describes the internationalisation of the Nokia Group from a Finnish company‚ to a Nordic company‚ to a European company and finally to a global player in world markets. The case raises three main questions. Why and how
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Strategy & Society The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility The Idea in Brief Many firms’ corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts are counterproductive‚ for two reasons: They pit business against society‚ when the two are actually interdependent. And they pressure companies to think of CSR in generic ways‚ instead of crafting social initiatives appropriate to their individual strategies. CSR can be much more than just a cost‚ constraint‚ or charitable
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References: Kim‚ W. Chan‚ & Mauborgne‚ Renee. (2004‚ October). Blue Ocean Strategy. Harvard Business Review Freire‚ Adriano Freire‚ Adriano‚ Strategic Management - Class Handouts‚ The Lisbon MBA Part-Time‚ 2013 Apresentação
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