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What is one of the primary purposes of long-term objectives in a company?
What is one of the primary purposes of long-term objectives in a company?
Which characteristic of objectives ensures that they can be measured?
Which characteristic of objectives ensures that they can be measured?
Which of the following best describes an obtainable objective?
Which of the following best describes an obtainable objective?
Which of the following is NOT considered a financial objective?
Which of the following is NOT considered a financial objective?
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Which characteristic of objectives encourages everyone in an organization to align their efforts?
Which characteristic of objectives encourages everyone in an organization to align their efforts?
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What strategy involves adding unrelated products to a company's offerings?
What strategy involves adding unrelated products to a company's offerings?
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Which approach focuses on reducing costs and assets to counteract declining sales?
Which approach focuses on reducing costs and assets to counteract declining sales?
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What does divestiture entail in a business context?
What does divestiture entail in a business context?
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What is the term for the complete sale of a company's assets when it ceases operations?
What is the term for the complete sale of a company's assets when it ceases operations?
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What could be an example of a company implementing retrenchment?
What could be an example of a company implementing retrenchment?
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Flashcards
Direction
Direction
Objectives provide a clear direction for the organization, ensuring everyone is working towards the same goal.
Synergy
Synergy
Objectives help different departments and individuals work together effectively, avoiding duplication of effort and maximizing efficiency.
Evaluation
Evaluation
Objectives provide a clear framework for evaluating progress and performance, allowing for continuous improvement and adjustments.
Priorities
Priorities
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Reduce uncertainty
Reduce uncertainty
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Diversification
Diversification
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Retrenchment
Retrenchment
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Divestiture
Divestiture
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Liquidation
Liquidation
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Strategy Identification and Justification
Strategy Identification and Justification
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Study Notes
Chapter 5: Strategies in Action
- This chapter covers various strategic management concepts and cases, focusing on strategies in action.
- Learning objectives outlined in the chapter include identifying and discussing characteristics and benefits of clear objectives, defining and exemplifying diverse strategy types, analyzing integration strategies, providing guidelines for specific strategies (market penetration, market development, and product development), explaining diversification effectiveness, outlining guidelines for retrenchment, divestiture, and liquidation, analyzing Porter's five generic strategies, comparing various cooperation methods, and discussing strategic planning differences across different organizations (for-profit, not-for-profit, and small firms).
- A comprehensive strategic-management model is presented, linking various chapters and their topics together. This diagram visually illustrates the interrelationships between various aspects of strategic management. This model emphasizes the interconnectedness of external and internal assessments, strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation.
- Long-term objectives are defined as the results expected from pursuing certain strategies, spanning a 2-to-5 year timeframe. They often inform and guide short-term objectives.
- Key characteristics of long-term objectives include providing direction, fostering synergy, assisting evaluation, establishing priorities, reducing uncertainties, minimizing conflicts, stimulating resource exertion, and supporting both allocation of resources and job designs.
- Table 5.1 details five key characteristics of effective objectives: quantitative, understandable, challenging, compatible, and obtainable.
- Financial objectives focus on revenue growth, earnings improvement, higher dividends, improved profit margins, and returns on investment.
- Strategic objectives aim for greater market share, faster delivery than competitors, quicker design-to-market time, lower costs, higher product quality, wider geographic coverage, and achieving technological leadership.
- Additional strategies include managing by crisis, managing by hope, managing by extrapolation, and managing by mystery.
- Combinations of strategies are commonplace, but these combinations can be risky.
- Alternative strategies discussed include forward integration, backward integration, horizontal integration, market penetration, market development, product development, related diversification, unrelated diversification, retrenchment, divestiture, and liquidation. Examples are provided for each strategy.
- Guidelines are provided for various strategies, including integration strategies, market penetration, market development, product development, diversification, and defensive strategies (retrenchment, divestiture, and liquidation).
- Value chain analysis and benchmarking are detailed in the chapter.
- Value chain analysis involves analyzing the value of each activity in a firm's operations, from raw materials to marketing.
- Benchmarking compares a company's value chain activities to those of industry-leading firms. The aim is to identify best practices.
- The book also provides a figure illustrating the value chain and a series of examples showing value chain activities in a typical manufacturing firm.
- The chapter concludes by explaining how value chain analysis leads to sustained competitive advantages.
Strategic Management in Nonprofit and Small Firms
- Two key differences exist between nonprofit and for-profit organizations: tax obligations and structure of capital funding. Nonprofits do not pay taxes and do not have shareholders to provide capital.
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This quiz explores Chapter 5 of strategic management, focusing on actionable strategies and their benefits. You'll learn about various strategy types, integration strategies, and the effectiveness of diversification. The chapter also discusses cooperation methods and the strategic planning variations among different types of organizations.
