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Strategies in
Action
Chapter Five
Chapter Objectives
1. Discuss the value of establishing long-term objectives.
2. Identify 16 types of business strategies.
3. Identify numerous examples of organizations pursuing
different types of strategies.
4. Discuss guidelines when particular strategies are most
appropriate to pursue.
5. Discuss Porter’s five generic strategies.
6. Describe strategic management in nonprofit,
governmental, and small organizations.
7. Discuss joint ventures as a way to enter the Russian
market.
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Chapter Objectives (cont.)
8. Discuss the Balanced Scorecard.
9. Compare and contrast financial with strategic
objectives.
10. Discuss the levels of strategies in large versus
small firms.
11. Explain the First Mover Advantages concept.
12. Discuss recent trends in outsourcing.
13. Discuss strategies for competing in turbulent,
high-velocity markets.
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The Nature of Long-Term
Objectives
 Long-term objectives represent the results
expected from pursuing certain strategies.
 Strategies represent the actions to be taken to
accomplish long-term objectives.
 The time frame for objectives and strategies should
be consistent, usually from two to five years.
 Long-term objectives are needed at the corporate,
divisional, and functional levels of an organization.
They are an important measure of managerial
performance.
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The Benefits of Having Clear
Objectives
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Varying Performance Measures
by Organizational Level
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The Desired Characteristics
of Objectives
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Financial versus Strategic
Objectives
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Two types of objectives are especially common in
organizations: financial and strategic objectives.
Financial objectives include those associated with:
Growth in revenues
Growth in earnings
Higher dividends
Larger profit margins
Greater return on investment
Higher earnings per share
A rising stock price
Improved cash flow, and so on
Financial versus Strategic
Objectives
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Strategic objectives include things such as:
 A larger market share
 Quicker on-time delivery than rivals
 Shorter design-to-market times than rivals
 Lower costs than rivals
 Higher product quality than rivals
 Wider geographic coverage than rivals
 Achieving technological leadership, consistently
 Getting new or improved products to market ahead of
rivals, and so on
Not Managing by Objectives
Managing by Extrapolation
Managing by Crisis
Managing by Subjectives
Managing by Hope
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Not Managing by Objectives
 Managing by Extrapolation keep on doing about
the same things in the same ways because things
are going well.
 Managing by Crisis—based on the belief that the
true measure of a really good strategist is the
ability to solve problems. Strategists ought to bring
their time and creative energy to bear on solving
the most pressing problems of the day. Managing
by crisis is a form of reacting rather than acting and
of letting events dictate the what and when of
management decisions.
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Not Managing by Objectives
 Managing by Subjective—built on the idea that
there is no general plan for which way to go and
what to do; just do the best you can to accomplish
what you think should be done.
 Managing by Hope—based on the fact that the
future is laden with great uncertainty and that if we
try and do not succeed, then we hope our second
(or third) attempt will succeed. Decisions are
predicated on the hope that they will work
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The Balanced Scorecard
Balanced Scorecard
 derives its name from the perceived need of
firms to “balance” financial measures that are
oftentimes used exclusively in strategy
evaluation and control with nonfinancial
measures such as product quality and
customer service
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A Comprehensive Strategic-
Management Model
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Types of Strategies
Alternative strategies that an enterprise could
pursue can be categorized into 4 categories:
1. Integration strategies: forward integration,
backward integration, horizontal integration.
2. Intensive strategies: market penetration,
market development, product development.
3. Diversification strategies: related
diversification, unrelated diversification.
4. Defensive strategies: retrenchment,
divestiture and liquidation.
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Types of Strategies
 Most organizations simultaneously pursue a
combination of two or more strategies, but a
combination strategy can be exceptionally
risky if carried too far.
 No organization can afford to pursue all the
strategies that might benefit the firm.
 Difficult decisions must be made and
priorities must be established.
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Alternative Strategies Defined
and Exemplified
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Alternative Strategies Defined
and Exemplified
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Levels of Strategies With Persons
Most Responsible
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Integration Strategies
 Forward integration
 involves gaining ownership or increased
control over distributors or retailers
 Backward integration
 strategy of seeking ownership or increased
control of a firm’s suppliers
 Horizontal integration
 a strategy of seeking ownership of or increased
control over a firm’s competitors
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Forward Integration Guidelines
 When an organization’s present distributors
are especially expensive
 When the availability of quality distributors is
so limited as to offer a competitive
advantage
 When an organization competes in an
industry that is growing
 When present distributors or retailers have
high profit margins
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Backward Integration Guidelines
 When an organization’s present suppliers
are especially expensive or unreliable
 When the number of suppliers is small and
the number of competitors is large
 When the advantages of stable prices are
particularly important
 When an organization needs to quickly
acquire a needed resource
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Horizontal Integration Guidelines
 When an organization can gain monopolistic
characteristics in a particular area or region
without being challenged by the federal
government
 When an organization competes in a growing
industry
 When increased economies of scale provide
major competitive advantages
 When competitors are faltering due to a lack of
managerial expertise
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Intensive Strategies
 Market penetration strategy
 seeks to increase market share for present
products or services in present markets
through greater marketing efforts
 Market development
 involves introducing present products or
services into new geographic areas
 Product development strategy
 seeks increased sales by improving or
modifying present products or services
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Market Penetration Guidelines
 When current markets are not saturated with a
particular product or service
 When the usage rate of present customers
could be increased significantly
 When the market shares of major competitors
have been declining while total industry sales
have been increasing
 When increased economies of scale provide
major competitive advantages
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Market Development Guidelines
 When new channels of distribution are
available that are reliable, inexpensive, and of
good quality
 When an organization is very successful at
what it does
 When new untapped or unsaturated markets
exist
 When an organization has excess production
capacity
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Product Development Guidelines
 When an organization has successful products
that are in the maturity stage of the product life
cycle
 When an organization competes in an industry
that is characterized by rapid technological
developments
 When major competitors offer better-quality
products at comparable prices
 When an organization competes in a high-
growth industry
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Diversification Strategies
Related
diversification
 value chains
possess
competitively
valuable cross-
business strategic
fits
Unrelated
diversification
 value chains are
so dissimilar that
no competitively
valuable cross-
business
relationships exist
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Synergies of Related
Diversification
 Transferring competitively valuable
expertise, technological know-how, or other
capabilities from one business to another
 Combining the related activities of separate
businesses into a single operation to
achieve lower costs
 Exploiting common use of a well-known
brand name
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Related Diversification Guidelines
 When an organization competes in a no-
growth or a slow-growth industry
 When adding new, but related, products
would significantly enhance the sales of
current products
 When new, but related, products could be
offered at highly competitive prices
 When an organization has a strong
management team
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Unrelated Diversification
Guidelines
 When revenues derived from an organization’s
current products would increase significantly by
adding the new, unrelated products
 When an organization’s present channels of
distribution can be used to market the new
products to current customers
 When an organization’s basic industry is
experiencing declining annual sales and profits
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Unrelated Diversification
Guidelines (cont.)
 When an organization has the opportunity to
purchase an unrelated business that is an
attractive investment opportunity
 When existing markets for an organization’s
present products are saturated
 When antitrust action could be charged
against an organization that historically has
concentrated on a single industry
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Defensive Strategies
Retrenchment
 occurs when an organization regroups
through cost and asset reduction to reverse
declining sales and profits
 also called a turnaround or reorganizational
strategy
 designed to fortify an organization’s basic
distinctive competence
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Retrenchment Guidelines
 When an organization is one of the weaker
competitors in a given industry
 When an organization is plagued by
inefficiency, low profitability, and poor
employee morale
 When an organization has grown so large so
quickly that major internal reorganization is
needed
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Defensive Strategies
Divestiture
 Selling a division or part of an organization
 often used to raise capital for further strategic
acquisitions or investments
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Divestiture Guidelines
 When an organization has pursued a
retrenchment strategy and failed to accomplish
needed improvements
 When a division needs more resources to be
competitive than the company can provide
 When a division is responsible for an
organization’s overall poor performance
 When a division is a misfit with the rest of an
organization
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Defensive Strategies
Liquidation
 selling all of a company’s assets, in parts, for
their tangible worth
 can be an emotionally difficult strategy
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Liquidation Guidelines
 When an organization has pursued both a
retrenchment strategy and a divestiture
strategy, and neither has been successful
 When an organization’s only alternative is
bankruptcy
 When the stockholders of a firm can
minimize their losses by selling the
organization’s assets
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Porter’s Five Generic Strategies
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Michael Porter’s Five
Generic Strategies
Cost leadership
 emphasizes producing standardized products
at a very low per-unit cost for consumers who
are price-sensitive
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Michael Porter’s Five
Generic Strategies
Type 1
 low-cost strategy
that offers
products or
services to a wide
range of
customers at the
lowest price
available on the
market
Type 2
 best-value
strategy that offers
products or
services to a wide
range of
customers at the
best price-value
available on the
market
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Michael Porter’s Five
Generic Strategies
Differentiation
 strategy aimed at producing products and
services considered unique industry-wide
and directed at consumers who are relatively
price-insensitive
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Michael Porter’s Five
Generic Strategies
Type 4
 low-cost focus
strategy that offers
products or
services to a niche
group of
customers at the
lowest price
available on the
market
Type 5
 best-value focus
strategy that offers
products or
services to a small
range of
customers at the
best price-value
available on the
market
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Cost Leadership Strategies
To employ a cost leadership strategy
successfully, a firm must ensure that its
total costs across its overall value chain
are lower than competitors’ total costs
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Cost Leadership Strategies
Two ways:
1.Perform value chain activities more
efficiently than rivals and control the factors
that drive the costs of value chain activities
2.Revamp the firm’s overall value chain to
eliminate or bypass some cost-producing
activities
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Cost Leadership Guidelines
 When price competition among rival sellers is
especially vigorous
 When there are few ways to achieve product
differentiation that have value to buyers
 When most buyers use the product in the same
ways
 When buyers incur low costs in switching their
purchases from one seller to another
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Differentiation Strategies
Differentiation strategy should be pursued
only after a careful study of buyers’ needs
and preferences to determine the
feasibility of incorporating one or more
differentiating features into a unique
product that features the desired
attributes
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Differentiation
When there are many ways to
differentiate the product
When buyer needs and uses are diverse
When few rival firms are following a
similar differentiation approach
When technological change is fast paced
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Focus Strategies
Successful focus strategy depends on an
industry segment that is of sufficient size,
has good growth potential, and is not
crucial to the success of other major
competitors
Most effective when consumers have
distinctive preferences
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Focus Strategy Guidelines
 When the target market niche is large,
profitable, and growing
 When industry leaders do not consider the
niche to be crucial to their own success
 When the industry has many different niches
and segments
 When few, if any, other rivals are attempting to
specialize in the same target segment
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Means for Achieving Strategies
Cooperation Among Competitors
Joint Venture/Partnering
Merger/Acquisition
Private-Equity Acquisitions
First Mover Advantages
Outsourcing
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Key Reasons Why Many Mergers
and Acquisitions Fail
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Potential Benefits of Merging With
or Acquiring Another Firm
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Benefits of a Firm Being
the First Mover
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ch 5.ppt

  • 2. Chapter Objectives 1. Discuss the value of establishing long-term objectives. 2. Identify 16 types of business strategies. 3. Identify numerous examples of organizations pursuing different types of strategies. 4. Discuss guidelines when particular strategies are most appropriate to pursue. 5. Discuss Porter’s five generic strategies. 6. Describe strategic management in nonprofit, governmental, and small organizations. 7. Discuss joint ventures as a way to enter the Russian market. 5-2 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 3. Chapter Objectives (cont.) 8. Discuss the Balanced Scorecard. 9. Compare and contrast financial with strategic objectives. 10. Discuss the levels of strategies in large versus small firms. 11. Explain the First Mover Advantages concept. 12. Discuss recent trends in outsourcing. 13. Discuss strategies for competing in turbulent, high-velocity markets. 5-3 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 4. The Nature of Long-Term Objectives  Long-term objectives represent the results expected from pursuing certain strategies.  Strategies represent the actions to be taken to accomplish long-term objectives.  The time frame for objectives and strategies should be consistent, usually from two to five years.  Long-term objectives are needed at the corporate, divisional, and functional levels of an organization. They are an important measure of managerial performance. 5-4 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 5. The Benefits of Having Clear Objectives 5-5 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 6. Varying Performance Measures by Organizational Level 5-6 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 7. The Desired Characteristics of Objectives 5-7 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 8. Financial versus Strategic Objectives 5-8 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Two types of objectives are especially common in organizations: financial and strategic objectives. Financial objectives include those associated with: Growth in revenues Growth in earnings Higher dividends Larger profit margins Greater return on investment Higher earnings per share A rising stock price Improved cash flow, and so on
  • 9. Financial versus Strategic Objectives 5-9 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic objectives include things such as:  A larger market share  Quicker on-time delivery than rivals  Shorter design-to-market times than rivals  Lower costs than rivals  Higher product quality than rivals  Wider geographic coverage than rivals  Achieving technological leadership, consistently  Getting new or improved products to market ahead of rivals, and so on
  • 10. Not Managing by Objectives Managing by Extrapolation Managing by Crisis Managing by Subjectives Managing by Hope 5-10 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 11. Not Managing by Objectives  Managing by Extrapolation keep on doing about the same things in the same ways because things are going well.  Managing by Crisis—based on the belief that the true measure of a really good strategist is the ability to solve problems. Strategists ought to bring their time and creative energy to bear on solving the most pressing problems of the day. Managing by crisis is a form of reacting rather than acting and of letting events dictate the what and when of management decisions. Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 5-11
  • 12. Not Managing by Objectives  Managing by Subjective—built on the idea that there is no general plan for which way to go and what to do; just do the best you can to accomplish what you think should be done.  Managing by Hope—based on the fact that the future is laden with great uncertainty and that if we try and do not succeed, then we hope our second (or third) attempt will succeed. Decisions are predicated on the hope that they will work Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 5-12
  • 13. The Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard  derives its name from the perceived need of firms to “balance” financial measures that are oftentimes used exclusively in strategy evaluation and control with nonfinancial measures such as product quality and customer service 5-13 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 14. A Comprehensive Strategic- Management Model 5-14 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 15. Types of Strategies Alternative strategies that an enterprise could pursue can be categorized into 4 categories: 1. Integration strategies: forward integration, backward integration, horizontal integration. 2. Intensive strategies: market penetration, market development, product development. 3. Diversification strategies: related diversification, unrelated diversification. 4. Defensive strategies: retrenchment, divestiture and liquidation. 5-15 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 16. Types of Strategies  Most organizations simultaneously pursue a combination of two or more strategies, but a combination strategy can be exceptionally risky if carried too far.  No organization can afford to pursue all the strategies that might benefit the firm.  Difficult decisions must be made and priorities must be established. 5-16 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 17. Alternative Strategies Defined and Exemplified 5-17 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 18. Alternative Strategies Defined and Exemplified 5-18 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 19. Levels of Strategies With Persons Most Responsible 5-19 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 20. Integration Strategies  Forward integration  involves gaining ownership or increased control over distributors or retailers  Backward integration  strategy of seeking ownership or increased control of a firm’s suppliers  Horizontal integration  a strategy of seeking ownership of or increased control over a firm’s competitors 5-20 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 21. Forward Integration Guidelines  When an organization’s present distributors are especially expensive  When the availability of quality distributors is so limited as to offer a competitive advantage  When an organization competes in an industry that is growing  When present distributors or retailers have high profit margins 5-21 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 22. Backward Integration Guidelines  When an organization’s present suppliers are especially expensive or unreliable  When the number of suppliers is small and the number of competitors is large  When the advantages of stable prices are particularly important  When an organization needs to quickly acquire a needed resource 5-22 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 23. Horizontal Integration Guidelines  When an organization can gain monopolistic characteristics in a particular area or region without being challenged by the federal government  When an organization competes in a growing industry  When increased economies of scale provide major competitive advantages  When competitors are faltering due to a lack of managerial expertise 5-23 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 24. Intensive Strategies  Market penetration strategy  seeks to increase market share for present products or services in present markets through greater marketing efforts  Market development  involves introducing present products or services into new geographic areas  Product development strategy  seeks increased sales by improving or modifying present products or services 5-24 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 25. Market Penetration Guidelines  When current markets are not saturated with a particular product or service  When the usage rate of present customers could be increased significantly  When the market shares of major competitors have been declining while total industry sales have been increasing  When increased economies of scale provide major competitive advantages 5-25 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 26. Market Development Guidelines  When new channels of distribution are available that are reliable, inexpensive, and of good quality  When an organization is very successful at what it does  When new untapped or unsaturated markets exist  When an organization has excess production capacity 5-26 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 27. Product Development Guidelines  When an organization has successful products that are in the maturity stage of the product life cycle  When an organization competes in an industry that is characterized by rapid technological developments  When major competitors offer better-quality products at comparable prices  When an organization competes in a high- growth industry 5-27 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 28. Diversification Strategies Related diversification  value chains possess competitively valuable cross- business strategic fits Unrelated diversification  value chains are so dissimilar that no competitively valuable cross- business relationships exist 5-28 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 29. Synergies of Related Diversification  Transferring competitively valuable expertise, technological know-how, or other capabilities from one business to another  Combining the related activities of separate businesses into a single operation to achieve lower costs  Exploiting common use of a well-known brand name 5-29 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 30. Related Diversification Guidelines  When an organization competes in a no- growth or a slow-growth industry  When adding new, but related, products would significantly enhance the sales of current products  When new, but related, products could be offered at highly competitive prices  When an organization has a strong management team 5-30 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 31. Unrelated Diversification Guidelines  When revenues derived from an organization’s current products would increase significantly by adding the new, unrelated products  When an organization’s present channels of distribution can be used to market the new products to current customers  When an organization’s basic industry is experiencing declining annual sales and profits 5-31 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 32. Unrelated Diversification Guidelines (cont.)  When an organization has the opportunity to purchase an unrelated business that is an attractive investment opportunity  When existing markets for an organization’s present products are saturated  When antitrust action could be charged against an organization that historically has concentrated on a single industry 5-32 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 33. Defensive Strategies Retrenchment  occurs when an organization regroups through cost and asset reduction to reverse declining sales and profits  also called a turnaround or reorganizational strategy  designed to fortify an organization’s basic distinctive competence 5-33 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 34. Retrenchment Guidelines  When an organization is one of the weaker competitors in a given industry  When an organization is plagued by inefficiency, low profitability, and poor employee morale  When an organization has grown so large so quickly that major internal reorganization is needed 5-34 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 35. Defensive Strategies Divestiture  Selling a division or part of an organization  often used to raise capital for further strategic acquisitions or investments 5-35 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 36. Divestiture Guidelines  When an organization has pursued a retrenchment strategy and failed to accomplish needed improvements  When a division needs more resources to be competitive than the company can provide  When a division is responsible for an organization’s overall poor performance  When a division is a misfit with the rest of an organization 5-36 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 37. Defensive Strategies Liquidation  selling all of a company’s assets, in parts, for their tangible worth  can be an emotionally difficult strategy 5-37 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 38. Liquidation Guidelines  When an organization has pursued both a retrenchment strategy and a divestiture strategy, and neither has been successful  When an organization’s only alternative is bankruptcy  When the stockholders of a firm can minimize their losses by selling the organization’s assets 5-38 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 39. Porter’s Five Generic Strategies 5-39 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 40. Michael Porter’s Five Generic Strategies Cost leadership  emphasizes producing standardized products at a very low per-unit cost for consumers who are price-sensitive 5-40 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 41. Michael Porter’s Five Generic Strategies Type 1  low-cost strategy that offers products or services to a wide range of customers at the lowest price available on the market Type 2  best-value strategy that offers products or services to a wide range of customers at the best price-value available on the market 5-41 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 42. Michael Porter’s Five Generic Strategies Differentiation  strategy aimed at producing products and services considered unique industry-wide and directed at consumers who are relatively price-insensitive 5-42 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 43. Michael Porter’s Five Generic Strategies Type 4  low-cost focus strategy that offers products or services to a niche group of customers at the lowest price available on the market Type 5  best-value focus strategy that offers products or services to a small range of customers at the best price-value available on the market 5-43 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 44. Cost Leadership Strategies To employ a cost leadership strategy successfully, a firm must ensure that its total costs across its overall value chain are lower than competitors’ total costs 5-44 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 45. Cost Leadership Strategies Two ways: 1.Perform value chain activities more efficiently than rivals and control the factors that drive the costs of value chain activities 2.Revamp the firm’s overall value chain to eliminate or bypass some cost-producing activities 5-45 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 46. Cost Leadership Guidelines  When price competition among rival sellers is especially vigorous  When there are few ways to achieve product differentiation that have value to buyers  When most buyers use the product in the same ways  When buyers incur low costs in switching their purchases from one seller to another 5-46 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 47. Differentiation Strategies Differentiation strategy should be pursued only after a careful study of buyers’ needs and preferences to determine the feasibility of incorporating one or more differentiating features into a unique product that features the desired attributes 5-47 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 48. Differentiation When there are many ways to differentiate the product When buyer needs and uses are diverse When few rival firms are following a similar differentiation approach When technological change is fast paced 5-48 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 49. Focus Strategies Successful focus strategy depends on an industry segment that is of sufficient size, has good growth potential, and is not crucial to the success of other major competitors Most effective when consumers have distinctive preferences 5-49 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 50. Focus Strategy Guidelines  When the target market niche is large, profitable, and growing  When industry leaders do not consider the niche to be crucial to their own success  When the industry has many different niches and segments  When few, if any, other rivals are attempting to specialize in the same target segment 5-50 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 51. Means for Achieving Strategies Cooperation Among Competitors Joint Venture/Partnering Merger/Acquisition Private-Equity Acquisitions First Mover Advantages Outsourcing 5-51 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 52. Key Reasons Why Many Mergers and Acquisitions Fail 5-52 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 53. Potential Benefits of Merging With or Acquiring Another Firm 5-53 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 54. Benefits of a Firm Being the First Mover 5-54 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall
  • 55. 5-55 Copyright ©2013 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall

Editor's Notes

  1. • When an organization’s present distributors are especially expensive, or unreliable, or incapable of meeting the firm’s distribution needs. • When the availability of quality distributors is so limited as to offer a competitive advantage to those firms that integrate forward. • When an organization competes in an industry that is growing and is expected to continue to grow markedly; this is a factor because forward integration reduces an organization’s ability to diversify if its basic industry falters. • When an organization has both the capital and human resources needed to manage the new business of distributing its own products. • When the advantages of stable production are particularly high; this is a consideration because an organization can increase the predictability of the demand for its output through forward integration. • When present distributors or retailers have high profit margins; this situation suggests that a company could profitably distribute its own products and price them more competitively by integrating forward.
  2. • When an organization’s present suppliers are especially expensive, or unreliable, or incapable of meeting the firm’s needs for parts, components, assemblies, or raw materials. • When the number of suppliers is small and the number of competitors is large. • When an organization competes in an industry that is growing rapidly; this is a factor because integrative-type strategies (forward, backward, and horizontal) reduce an organization’s ability to diversify in a declining industry. • When an organization has both capital and human resources to manage the new business of supplying its own raw materials. • When the advantages of stable prices are particularly important; this is a factor because an organization can stabilize the cost of its raw materials and the associated price of its product(s) through backward integration. • When present supplies have high profit margins, which suggests that the business of supplying products or services in the given industry is a worthwhile venture. • When an organization needs to quickly acquire a needed resource.
  3. • When an organization can gain monopolistic characteristics in a particular area or region without being challenged by the federal government for “tending substantially” to reduce competition. • When an organization competes in a growing industry. • When increased economies of scale provide major competitive advantages. • When an organization has both the capital and human talent needed to successfully manage an expanded organization. • When competitors are faltering due to a lack of managerial expertise or a need for particular resources that an organization possesses; note that horizontal integration would not be appropriate if competitors are doing poorly, because in that case overall industry sales are declining.
  4. • When current markets are not saturated with a particular product or service. • When the usage rate of present customers could be increased significantly. • When the market shares of major competitors have been declining while total industry sales have been increasing. • When the correlation between dollar sales and dollar marketing expenditures historically has been high. • When increased economies of scale provide major competitive advantages.
  5. • When new channels of distribution are available that are reliable, inexpensive, and of good quality. • When an organization is very successful at what it does. • When new untapped or unsaturated markets exist. • When an organization has the needed capital and human resources to manage expanded operations. • When an organization has excess production capacity. • When an organization’s basic industry is rapidly becoming global in scope.
  6. • When an organization has successful products that are in the maturity stage of the product life cycle; the idea here is to attract satisfied customers to try new (improved) products as a result of their positive experience with the organization’s present products or services. • When an organization competes in an industry that is characterized by rapid technological developments. • When major competitors offer better-quality products at comparable prices. • When an organization competes in a high-growth industry. • When an organization has especially strong research and development capabilities.
  7. • Transferring competitively valuable expertise, technological know-how, or other capabilities from one business to another. • Combining the related activities of separate businesses into a single operation to achieve lower costs. • Exploiting common use of a well-known brand name. • Cross-business collaboration to create competitively valuable resource strengths and capabilities.
  8. • When an organization competes in a no-growth or a slow-growth industry. • When adding new, but related, products would significantly enhance the sales of current products. • When new, but related, products could be offered at highly competitive prices. • When new, but related, products have seasonal sales levels that counterbalance an organization’s existing peaks and valleys. • When an organization’s products are currently in the declining stage of the product’s life cycle. • When an organization has a strong management team. M05_
  9. • When revenues derived from an organization’s current products or services would increase significantly by adding the new, unrelated products. • When an organization competes in a highly competitive and/or a no-growth industry, as indicated by low industry profit margins and returns. • When an organization’s present channels of distribution can be used to market the new products to current customers. • When the new products have countercyclical sales patterns compared to an organization’s present products. • When an organization’s basic industry is experiencing declining annual sales and profits.
  10. • When an organization has the capital and managerial talent needed to compete successfully in a new industry. • When an organization has the opportunity to purchase an unrelated business that is an attractive investment opportunity. • When there exists financial synergy between the acquired and acquiring firm. (Note that a key difference between related and unrelated diversification is that the former should be based on some commonality in markets, products, or technology, whereas the latter is based more on profit considerations.) • When existing markets for an organization’s present products are saturated. • When antitrust action could be charged against an organization that historically has concentrated on a single industry.
  11. • When an organization has a clearly distinctive competence but has failed consistently to meet its objectives and goals over time. • When an organization is one of the weaker competitors in a given industry. • When an organization is plagued by inefficiency, low profitability, poor employee morale, and pressure from stockholders to improve performance. • When an organization has failed to capitalize on external opportunities, minimize external threats, take advantage of internal strengths, and overcome internal weaknesses over time; that is, when the organization’s strategic managers have failed (and possibly will be replaced by more competent individuals). • When an organization has grown so large so quickly that major internal reorganization is needed.
  12. • When an organization has pursued a retrenchment strategy and failed to accomplish needed improvements. • When a division needs more resources to be competitive than the company can provide. • When a division is responsible for an organization’s overall poor performance. • When a division is a misfit with the rest of an organization; this can result from radically different markets, customers, managers, employees, values, or needs. • When a large amount of cash is needed quickly and cannot be obtained reasonably from other sources. • When government antitrust action threatens an organization.
  13. • When an organization has pursued both a retrenchment strategy and a divestitute strategy, and neither has been successful. • When an organization’s only alternative is bankruptcy. Liquidation represents an orderly and planned means of obtaining the greatest possible cash for an organization’s assets. A company can legally declare bankruptcy first and then liquidate various divisions to raise needed capital. • When the stockholders of a firm can minimize their losses by selling the organization’s assets.
  14. 1. When price competition among rival sellers is especially vigorous. 2. When the products of rival sellers are essentially identical and supplies are readily available from any of several eager sellers. 3. When there are few ways to achieve product differentiation that have value to buyers. 4. When most buyers use the product in the same ways. 5. When buyers incur low costs in switching their purchases from one seller to another. 6. When buyers are large and have significant power to bargain down prices. 7. When industry newcomers use introductory low prices to attract buyers and build a customer base.
  15. 1. When there are many ways to differentiate the product or service and many buyers perceive these differences as having value. 2. When buyer needs and uses are diverse. 3. When few rival firms are following a similar differentiation approach. 4. When technological change is fast paced and competition revolves around rapidly evolving product features.
  16. 1. When the target market niche is large, profitable, and growing. 2. When industry leaders do not consider the niche to be crucial to their own success. 3. When industry leaders consider it too costly or difficult to meet the specialized needs of the target market niche while taking care of their mainstream customers. 4. When the industry has many different niches and segments, thereby allowing a focuser to pick a competitively attractive niche suited to its own resources. 5. When few, if any, other rivals are attempting to specialize in the same target segment.