Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Strategic Management PowerPoint Slides Anthony F. Chelte Western New England College Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 1 Strategic Management Defined: Set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the longrun performance of a firm. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 2 Business Policy Defined: General management orientation that looks inward for properly integrating the firm’s functional activities. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 3 Four Phases of Strategic Management • • • • Basic financial planning Forecast-based planning Externally-oriented planning (strategic) Strategic management Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 4 Strategic Management Highly Rated Benefits: • Clearer sense of strategic vision for the firm • Sharper focus on what is strategically important • Improved understanding of a rapidly changing environment Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 5 Strategic Management Not always a formal process: • Where is the organization now? (Not where do we hope it is!) • If no changes are made, where will the organization be in 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? • What specific actions should management undertake? What are the risks and payoffs involved? Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 6 Challenges to Strategic Management Globalization – Internationalization of markets and corporations • Global (worldwide) markets rather than national markets Electronic Commerce – Use of the Internet to conduct business transactions • Basis for competition on a more strategic level rather than traditional focus on product features and costs Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 7 Global Issues • European Union (EU) – Economic integration of 15 member countries • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – Improved trade among 3 member countries • Mercosur – Free-trade area among Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay • Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Attempting to link members into a borderless economic zone Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 8 E-Commerce 7 Trends: – Internet forcing companies to transform themselves – Market access and branding are changing, causing disintermediation of traditional distribution channels – Balance of power shifting to the consumer – Competition is changing Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 9 7 Trends (continued) • Pace of business increasing drastically • Internet purchasing corporations out of their traditional boundaries • Knowledge becoming a key asset and source of competitive advantage Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 10 Organizational Adaptation How organizations obtain “fit” within their environment: – Theory of population ecology – Institution theory – Strategic choice perspective – Organizational learning theory Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 11 Adaptation to Changing Environmental Conditions Strategic flexibility: – Demands a long-term commitment to the development and nurturing of critical resources – Demands that the firm become a learning organization Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 12 Learning Organizations Defined: An organization skilled at creating, acquiring, and transferring knowledge and at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 13 Learning Organizations Four Main Activities: • Solving problems systematically • Experimenting with new approaches • Learning from their won experiences and that of others • Transferring knowledge quickly and efficiently throughout the organization Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 14 Strategic Management Model Environmental Strategy Formulation Scanning External Societal Environment General Forces Strategy Implementation Evaluation and Control and Control Mission Reason for existence Task Environment Industry Analysis Internal Structure Chain of Command Objectives What results to accomplish by when Strategies Plan to achieve the mission & objectives Policies Broad guidelines for decision making Culture Beliefs, Expectations, Values Programs Activities needed to accomplish a plan Resources Assets, Skills Competencies, Knowledge Process to monitor performance and take corrective action Budgets Cost of the programs Procedures Sequence of steps needed to do the job Performance Feedback/Learning Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 15 Basic Model of Strategic Management Four Basic Elements Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 16 Environmental Scanning Defined: The monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating of information from the external and internal environments to key people within the firm. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 17 Environmental Scanning Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 18 Environmental Scanning Identify strategic factors – SWOT Analysis – Strengths, Weaknesses – Opportunities, Threats – Internal Environment • Strengths & Weaknesses – Within the organization but not subject to short-run control of management – External Environment • Opportunities & Threats – External to the organization but not subject to shortrun control of management Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 19 Strategy Formulation Defined: Development of long-range plans for the effective management of environmental opportunities and threats in light of corporate strengths and weaknesses. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 20 Strategy Formulation Mission Statement – Purpose or reason for the organization’s existence – Promotes shared expectations among employees – Communicates public image important to stakeholders – Who we are, what we do, what we’d like to become Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 21 Strategy Formulation Maytag Corporation Mission Statement To improve the quality of home life by designing, building, marketing, and servicing the best appliances in the world. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 22 Strategy Formulation Objectives – The end results of planned activity • What is to be accomplished • Time in which to accomplish it • Quantified when possible Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 23 Strategy Formulation Goals vs. Objectives A goal is an open-ended statement of what one wants to accomplish with no quantification of what is to be achieved and no time criteria for completion. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 24 Goals & Objectives Corporate goals and objectives include: – – – – Profitability (net profits) Growth (increase in total assets, etc.) Utilization of resources (ROE or ROI) Market leadership (market share) Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 25 Strategies Defined: A strategy of a corporation forms a comprehensive master plan stating how the corporation will achieve its mission and objectives. It maximizes competitive advantage and minimizes competitive disadvantage. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 26 Strategies 3 Types of Strategy – Corporate strategy – Business strategy – Functional strategy Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 27 Strategies Corporate Strategy –Stability –Growth –Retrenchment Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 28 Strategies Business Strategy – Competitive strategies – Cooperative strategies Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 29 Strategies Functional Strategy –Technological leadership –Technological followership Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 30 Hierarchy of Strategy Corporate Strategy Business (Division Level) Strategy Functional Strategy Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 31 Policies Defined: Broad guidelines for decision making that link the formulation of strategy with its implementation. Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 32 Strategy Implementation Programs Strategy Implementation Budgets Procedures Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 33 Initiation of Strategy •New CEO •External intervention Triggering event •Threat of change in ownership Stimulus for change in strategy •Performance gap •Strategic inflection point Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 34 Strategic Decision Making Strategic Decisions – Rare – Consequential – Directive Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 35 Strategic Decision Making Mintzberg’s Modes – Entrepreneurial mode – Adaptive mode – Planning mode – Logical incrementalism Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 36 Strategic Decision Making Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 37 Strategic Decision Making Prentice Hall, 2004 Chapter 1 Wheelen/Hunger 38