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The Nature of Strategic Management Strategic Management: Concepts & Cases 13th Edition Fred David Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -1 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management –Defined Art & science of formulating...

The Nature of Strategic Management Strategic Management: Concepts & Cases 13th Edition Fred David Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -1 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management –Defined Art & science of formulating, implementing, and evaluating, cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -2 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management In essence, the strategic plan is a company’s game plan Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -3 Publishing as Prentice Hall 3 Stages of the Strategic Management Process Strategy formulation Strategy implementation Strategy evaluation Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -4 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategy Formulation Vision & Mission External Opportunities & Threats Internal Strengths & Weaknesses Long-Term Objectives Alternative Strategies Strategy Selection Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -5 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategy Implementation Annual Objectives Policies Employee Motivation Resource Allocation Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -6 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategy Evaluation Internal Review External Review Performance Measurement Corrective Action Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -7 Publishing as Prentice Hall Key Terms in Strategic Management Competitive advantage Strategists Vision and mission statements External opportunities and threats Internal strengths and weaknesses Long-term objectives Strategies Annual objectives Policies Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -8 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management is Gaining and Maintaining Competitive Advantage Anything that a firm does especially well compared to rival firms Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -9 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategists Gather Information Analyze Information Organize Information Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -10 Publishing as Prentice Hall Vision and Mission Statements Vision Statement – What do we want to become? Mission Statement – What is our business? Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -11 Publishing as Prentice Hall External Opportunities and Threats Analysis of Trends  Economic  Social  Cultural  Demographic/Environmental  Political, Legal, Governmental  Technological  Competitors Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -12 Publishing as Prentice Hall External Opportunities and Threats Basic Tenet of Strategic Management Take Takeadvantage advantageof of External ExternalOpportunities Opportunities Strategy Formulation Avoid/minimize Avoid/minimizeimpact impactof of External ExternalThreats Threats Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -13 Publishing as Prentice Hall Internal Strengths and Weaknesses  Controllable activities performed especially well or poorly  Determined relative to competitors Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -14 Publishing as Prentice Hall Internal Strengths and Weaknesses Typically located in functional areas of the firm  Management  Marketing  Finance/Accounting  Production/Operations  Research & Development  Management Information Systems Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -15 Publishing as Prentice Hall Internal Strengths and Weaknesses Assessing the Internal Environment Financial Ratios Performance Measures Internal Factors Industry Averages Survey Data Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -16 Publishing as Prentice Hall Long-Term Objectives  Specific results that an organization seeks to achieve in pursuing its basic mission  Long-term means more than one year Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -17 Publishing as Prentice Hall Long-Term Objectives Essential for ensuring the firm’s success  Provide direction  Aid in evaluation  Create synergy  Reveal priorities  Focus coordination  Provide basis for planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -18 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategies Means by which long-term objectives are achieved Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -19 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategies Examples  Geographic expansion  Diversification  Acquisition  Product development  Market penetration  Retrenchment  Divestiture  Liquidation  Joint venture Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -20 Publishing as Prentice Hall Annual Objectives Short-term milestones that firms must achieve to reach long-term objectives Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -21 Publishing as Prentice Hall Policies Means by which annual objectives will be achieved Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -22 Publishing as Prentice Hall Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -23 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management Model  StrategicManagement Process  Dynamic & continuous  More formal in larger organizations Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -24 Publishing as Prentice Hall Strategic Management Communication is a key to successful strategic management Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -25 Publishing as Prentice Hall Benefits of Strategic Management Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -26 Publishing as Prentice Hall Benefits of Strategic Management Nonfinancial Benefits  Enhanced awareness of threats  Improved understanding of competitors’ strategies  Increased employee productivity  Reduced resistance to change  Clearer understanding of performance-reward relationship  Enhanced problem-prevention capabilities Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -27 Publishing as Prentice Hall Why Some Firms Do No Strategic Planning Lack of knowledge of strategic planning Poor reward structures Fire fighting Waste of time Too expensive Laziness Content with success Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -28 Publishing as Prentice Hall Why Some Firms Do No Strategic Planning (continued) Fear of failure Overconfidence Prior bad experience Self-interest Fear of the unknown Honest difference of opinion Suspicion Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Ch 1 -29 Publishing as Prentice Hall