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Business level strategy (competitive), (+ examples) (3)
- plan for how a business will compete
- establish a competitive position among forces that determine industry competition
- E.g.: cost leadership, differentiation, focus
Concentration strategy (3)
- type of corporate level strategy that involves focusing on one product or product line
- positives: all strengths focused on one part of business
- negatives: all eggs in one basket
Conceptual skills (3)
- ability to think creatively and in the abstract
- diagnose and analyze different situations (understand whats going on)
- allows managers to anticipate probable outcomes of decisions
contingency planning (2)
- basically a back up plan in case of changing environment
- anticipate potential changes in business and prepare a plan to respond to set change
controlling
- starts with establishing goals
- monitoring the progress towards those goals
- making changes if necessary to meet the goals or maybe re-asses the goals
corporate culture
- the shared stance and way of going about business of an organization
- shared beliefs, norms, experiences and ethical stances of busness
Corporate Level strategy (examples)
- identifies business that the company will take part in, and how any business will relate to others within the company
- Examples: concentration, growth, integration, diversification
Cost leadership (2)
- selling a product for the lowest price in the market
- competitive (business level) strategy
crisis management
- an organizations set plans and methods in place to deal with emergencies
decision-making skills (3 parts)
- define the problems (gather facts and develop alternatives)
- Evaluate alternatives (select the best one)
- implement (follow up and evaluate)
differentiation strategy (2)
- business level strategy
- attempt to set the organization apart from other companies in the industry
diversification (3)
- corporate level strategy
- avoids all eggs in one basket situation
- broadens focus of company into a field that previously it was not involved with
environmental analysis (3)
- analyzing the environment for threats and opportunities
- threats: corporate takeovers
- opportunities: areas to grow
first-line managers (1)
- managers responsible for supervising the work of employees
functional strategies(1)
- basic course of action that a part of the company will follow to achieve the larger goals
geographic expansion
- type of corporate level growth strategy
- expanding business into a new geographic area