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Presentation on strategic management. Submitted by – vimaljeet kaur MBA 3 rd sem. Overview. Why do some firms succeed while others fail? A central objective of strategic management is to learn why this happens. What is strategy?
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Presentation on strategic management Submitted by –vimaljeetkaur MBA 3rdsem
Overview • Why do some firms succeed while others fail? • A central objective of strategic management is to learn why this happens. • What is strategy? • An action a company takes to attain superior performance. • What is the strategic management process? • The process by which managers choose a set of strategies for the enterprise to pursue its vision.
Strategic Planning • Rational planning by top management? Basic Strategic Planning Model Defining the Mission and Setting Top-Level Goals External Analysis of Opportunities and Threats Internal Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses Selection of Appropriate Strategies Implementation of Chosen Strategies
Mission and Goals • Mission • Sets out why the organization exists and what it should be doing. • Major goals • Specify what the organization hopesto fulfill in the medium to long term. • Secondary goals • Are objectives to be attained that lead to superior performance.
External Analysis • Identify strategic opportunities and threats in the operating environment. Immediate (Industry) Macroenvironment National
Internal Analysis • Identify strengths • Quality and quantity of resources available • Distinctive competencies • Identify weaknesses • Inadequate resources • Managerial and organizational deficiencies .
Strengths and Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats(SWOT Analysis) SWOT and Strategic Choice Strategic ChoiceBusinessFunctionalGlobalCorporate
Business-Level Strategies • Cost leadership • Attaining, then using the lowest total cost basis as a competitive advantage. • Differentiation • Using product features or services to distinguish the firm’s offerings from its competitors. • Market niche focus • Concentrating competitively on a specific market segment. .
Functional-Level Strategies • Focus is on improving the effectiveness of operations within a company. • Manufacturing • Marketing • Materials management • Research and development • Human resources
Global-Level Strategies • Multidomestic • International • Global • Transnational
Corporate-Level Strategies • Vertical integration • Diversification • Strategic alliances • Acquisitions • New ventures • Business portfolio restructuring
Structure Controls Strategy Strategy Implementation • Designing organizational structure • Designing control systems • Market and output controls • Bureaucratic controls • Control through organizational culture • Rewards and incentives • Matching strategy, structure, and controls • Congruence (fit) among strategy, structure, and controls
Corporate Operational Business Functional Managing Strategic Change • The only constant is change. • Success requires adapting strategy and structure to a changing world. • The feedback loop in strategic planning.
Strategic Managers • General managers • Responsible for the overall (strategic) performance and health of the total organization. • Operations managers • Responsible for specific businessfunctions or operations.
Strategic Managers for All Levels FIGURE 1.2
Strategic Leadership • Vision, eloquence, and consistency • Commitment to the vision • Being well informed • Willingness to delegate and empower • Astute use of power • Emotional intelligence .
Strategy as an Emergent Process • Strategy making in an unpredictable world • Creates the necessity for flexible strategic approaches. • Strategy making by lower-level managers • Strategy evolves through autonomous action. • Serendipity and strategy • Accidental discoveries and happenstances can have dramatic effects on strategic direction. • Intended and emergent strategies • Realized strategies are combinations of intended and emergent strategies.
The Strategic Management Process for Intended and Emergent Strategies FIGURE 1.4
Strategic Planning in Practice • Planning under uncertainty • Scenario planning for dynamic environmental change • Ivory tower planning • Lack of contact with operational realities • The importance of involving operating managers • Procedural justice in the decision-making process • Engagement, explanation, and expectations • Planning for the present: Strategic Intent • Recognition of the static nature of the strategic fit model • Strategic intent in focusing the organization on winning by achieving stretch goals