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Business Strategy I SLGM 611 1. Introduction to Business Strategy Contributions of leading management gurus & thinkers. Nature of Strategy & Strategic Decisions – Characteristics of Strategic Decisions – Levels of Strategy – Vocabulary of Strategy Strategic Management – The Strategic Position – Strategic Choices – Strategy into Action (2) (J & S 1) 2. Understanding Strategy Development Strategy Development Process – Strategic Planning Systems – Strategic Leadership – Organizational Politics – Logical Incrementalism – The Learning Organization – Imposed Strategy – Multiple Processes of Strategy Development – Intended & Realized Strategies – Strategic Drift – Strategic Management in Uncertain and Complex Conditions (3) (J&S 11) 3. The Strategic Position The Macro environment – PESTEL Framework – Structural Drivers of Change – Differential Impact of Environmental Influences – Scenarios, Industries & Structures – Sources of Competition – 5 Forces Framework – Competition and Hyper Competition – Strategic Groups & Organizational Fields – Markets: Market Segments, Customer Value – Strategic Gaps – SWOT (JSW P 148) 4. Strategic Capability Critical Success factors – Strategic Importance of Resources: Available Resources, Threshold Resources, Unique Resources – Competencies & Core Competencies – Importance of Linkages – Performing Better than competitors – Industry Norms & Standards – Benchmarking (JSW P 144) – Experience Learning Curve 5. Communicating Organizational Purpose Vision, Mission, Objectives (Ch 4 JSW) 6. Strategy Choice Corporate Level Strategy – The Corporate Portfolio – Growth Share Matrix – BCG, GE, Arthur D. Little Business Level Strategy – Forces Influencing Business Strategy – Bases of Competitive Advantage – Price Based Strategies – Added Value or Differentiation Strategy – Hybrid Strategy – Focused Differentiation – Failure Strategies – Differentiation Vs Legitimacy Sustaining Competitive Advantage – Sustaining Low Price Advantage – Sustaining Differentiation Based Advantage – The Delta Model & Lock in. Competition & Collaboration, Game Theory – Simultaneous Games, Sequential Games, Repeated games – Changing the Rules of the Game Competitive Strategy in Hypercompetitive Conditions – Overcoming Traditional Bases of Competitive Advantage – Escalating Basis of Competition – Successful Hypercompetitive Strategies Value Chain Strategy (JSW page 136) Books: 1. Exploring Corporate Strategy (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington) 7 th Edition. Pearson 2. The Economics of Strategy (Besanko, Dranove, Shaley, Schaefer) 3 rd Edition, Wiley

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Business Strategy I

SLGM 611   1. Introduction to Business Strategy 

Contributions of  leading management gurus & thinkers. Nature of Strategy & Strategic Decisions – Characteristics of Strategic Decisions – Levels of Strategy – Vocabulary of Strategy  ‐ Strategic Management – The Strategic Position – Strategic Choices – Strategy into Action (2) (J & S 1)  

2. Understanding Strategy Development Strategy  Development  Process  –  Strategic  Planning  Systems  –  Strategic  Leadership  –  Organizational  Politics  –  Logical Incrementalism – The Learning Organization –  Imposed Strategy – Multiple Processes of Strategy Development –  Intended & Realized Strategies – Strategic Drift – Strategic Management in Uncertain and Complex Conditions (3) (J&S 11)  

3. The Strategic Position The Macro environment – PESTEL Framework – Structural Drivers of Change – Differential Impact of Environmental Influences – Scenarios,  Industries &  Structures –  Sources of Competition – 5  Forces  Framework – Competition and Hyper Competition – Strategic Groups & Organizational Fields – Markets: Market Segments, Customer Value – Strategic Gaps – SWOT (JSW P 148)  

4. Strategic Capability Critical  Success  factors  –  Strategic  Importance of Resources: Available Resources,  Threshold Resources, Unique Resources  – Competencies &  Core  Competencies  –  Importance  of  Linkages  –  Performing  Better  than  competitors  –  Industry  Norms & Standards – Benchmarking (JSW P 144) – Experience Learning Curve  

5. Communicating Organizational Purpose Vision, Mission, Objectives (Ch 4 JSW)  

6. Strategy Choice Corporate Level Strategy – The Corporate Portfolio – Growth Share Matrix – BCG, GE, Arthur D. Little Business  Level  Strategy –  Forces  Influencing Business  Strategy – Bases of Competitive Advantage – Price Based  Strategies – Added Value or Differentiation  Strategy – Hybrid Strategy – Focused Differentiation –  Failure  Strategies – Differentiation Vs Legitimacy Sustaining Competitive Advantage – Sustaining Low Price Advantage – Sustaining Differentiation Based Advantage – The Delta Model & Lock in. Competition & Collaboration, Game Theory – Simultaneous Games, Sequential Games, Repeated games – Changing the Rules of the Game Competitive Strategy  in Hypercompetitive Conditions – Overcoming Traditional Bases of Competitive Advantage – Escalating Basis of Competition – Successful Hypercompetitive Strategies Value Chain Strategy (JSW page 136)  Books: 1. Exploring Corporate Strategy (Johnson, Scholes & Whittington) 7th Edition. Pearson 2. The Economics of Strategy (Besanko, Dranove, Shaley, Schaefer) 3rd Edition, Wiley