Strategy formulation and
implementation
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
Strategic
management
Set of decisions and actions used to
implement strategies
Questions to ask
• What changes and trends are occurring?
• Who are our customers?
• What products or services should we
• How can we offer these products or
services most efficiently?
University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
Thinking strategically
Answer to the following define an overall direction
for the organization’s grand strategy
Where is the organization now?
Where does the organization want to be?
What changes are among competitors?
What courses of action will help us achieve our
goals?
University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
Grand strategy
 General plan of major
action to achieve long-
term goals
 Fall in the three general
categories
1. Growth
2. Stability
3. Crisis
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Global Corporate Strategies
Need for National Responsiveness High
Low
Low
High Transnational
Strategy
• Seeks to balance global
efficiencies and local
responsiveness
• Combines standardization
and customization for
product/advertising
strategies
Globalization
Strategy
• Treats world as a single
global market
• Standardizes global
products/advertising
strategies
Multi-domestic Strategy
• Handles markets
independently for each
country
• Adapts product/advertising
to local tastes and needs
Need
for
Global
Integration
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
Global
strategy
Globalization – product design and
advertising strategies are
standardized around the world
Multi-domestic – adapt product and
promotion for each country
Transnational – combine global
coordination with flexibility to meet
specific needs in various country
University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
Purpose of strategy
The plan of action that prescribes resource allocation and
other activities that help the organization achieve its goals
Strategies focus on
Core competencies
Develop synergy
Create value for customers
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Three Levels of Strategy
in Organizations
Corporate-Level Strategy: What business are we in?
Corporation
Business-Level Strategy: How do we compete?
Textiles Unit Chemicals Unit Auto Parts Unit
Functional-Level Strategy:
How do we support the business-level strategy?
Finance R&D Manufacturing Marketing
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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Checklist for Analyzing
Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses
Sources: Based on Howard H. Stevenson, “ Defining Corporate Strengths and Weaknesses,” Sloan Management Review 17 (spring 1976), 51-68; and M.L.Kastens,
Long-Range Planning for Your Business (New York: American Management Association, 1976).
Management and Organization
Management quality
Degree of centralization
Organization charts
Planning, information,
control systems
Finance
Profit margin
Debt-equity ratio
Inventory ratio
Return on investment
Credit rating
Marketing
Distribution channels
Market share
Advertising efficiency
Customer satisfaction
Product quality
Service reputation
Sales force turnover
Production
Plant location
Machinery obsolescence
Purchasing system
Quality control
Productivity/efficiency
Human Resources
Employee experience,
education
Union status
Turnover, absenteeism
Work satisfaction
Grievances
Research and Development
Basic applied research
Laboratory capabilities
Research programs
New-product innovations
Technology innovations
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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Portfolio Strategy
• Mix of business units
and product lines that
fit together in a logical
way to provide synergy
and competitive
advantage
BGG Matrix
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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The Five Forces Affecting Industry Competition
Source: Based on Michael E. Porter, Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors (New York: Free Press, 1980).
•Internet reduces barriers
to entry
•Internet expands market
size, but creates new
substitution threats
•Internet tends to increase the
bargaining power of suppliers
•Internet shifts
greater power to end
consumers
Internet blurs
differences
among
competitors in
an industry
Threats of new entrants
Bargaining power of buyers
Bargaining power of suppliers
Threat of substitute products
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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Competitive Edge Through
Competitive Strategies
• Differentiation…involves an attempt to distinguish a
firms products or services.
• Cost leadership…aggressively seeks efficient
facilities, pursues cost reductions, and uses tight cost
controls in an attempt to be more efficient than
competitors.
• Focus…concentrates on a specific regional market or
buyer.
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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Continuum of Partnership Strategies
Organizational Combination
Strategic
Alliances
Preferred Supplier Arrangements
Strategic Business Partnering
Mergers
Acquisitions
Low High
Joint Ventures
Degree of Collaboration
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Brikene Dionizi
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Implementing
Strategy Tools
• Leadership
• Structural design
• Information and control systems
• Human resources
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
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Tools for Putting Strategy into Action
Environment
Organization
Strategy
Performance
Leadership
 Persuasion
 Motivation
 Culture/values
Structural Design
 Organization Chart
 Teams
 Centralization/decentralization
 Facilities, task design
Human Resources
 Recruitment/selection
 Transfers/promotions/training
 Layoffs/recalls
Source: Adapted from Jay R. Galbraith and Robert K. Kazanjian, strategy Implementation: Structure, Systems and Process, 2d ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1986), 115,
Used with permission.
Information and Control Systems
 Pay, reward system
 Budget allocations
 Information systems
 Rules/procedures
University of Shkoder, Albania
Brikene Dionizi
University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi

Strategy formulation and implementation .pptx

  • 1.
    Strategy formulation and implementation Universityof Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
  • 2.
    Strategic management Set of decisionsand actions used to implement strategies Questions to ask • What changes and trends are occurring? • Who are our customers? • What products or services should we • How can we offer these products or services most efficiently? University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Thinking strategically Answer tothe following define an overall direction for the organization’s grand strategy Where is the organization now? Where does the organization want to be? What changes are among competitors? What courses of action will help us achieve our goals? University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Grand strategy  Generalplan of major action to achieve long- term goals  Fall in the three general categories 1. Growth 2. Stability 3. Crisis University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Global Corporate Strategies Need for National Responsiveness High Low Low High Transnational Strategy • Seeks to balance global efficiencies and local responsiveness • Combines standardization and customization for product/advertising strategies Globalization Strategy • Treats world as a single global market • Standardizes global products/advertising strategies Multi-domestic Strategy • Handles markets independently for each country • Adapts product/advertising to local tastes and needs Need for Global Integration University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Global strategy Globalization – productdesign and advertising strategies are standardized around the world Multi-domestic – adapt product and promotion for each country Transnational – combine global coordination with flexibility to meet specific needs in various country University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Purpose of strategy Theplan of action that prescribes resource allocation and other activities that help the organization achieve its goals Strategies focus on Core competencies Develop synergy Create value for customers University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
  • 8.
    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Three Levels of Strategy in Organizations Corporate-Level Strategy: What business are we in? Corporation Business-Level Strategy: How do we compete? Textiles Unit Chemicals Unit Auto Parts Unit Functional-Level Strategy: How do we support the business-level strategy? Finance R&D Manufacturing Marketing University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Checklist for Analyzing Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses Sources: Based on Howard H. Stevenson, “ Defining Corporate Strengths and Weaknesses,” Sloan Management Review 17 (spring 1976), 51-68; and M.L.Kastens, Long-Range Planning for Your Business (New York: American Management Association, 1976). Management and Organization Management quality Degree of centralization Organization charts Planning, information, control systems Finance Profit margin Debt-equity ratio Inventory ratio Return on investment Credit rating Marketing Distribution channels Market share Advertising efficiency Customer satisfaction Product quality Service reputation Sales force turnover Production Plant location Machinery obsolescence Purchasing system Quality control Productivity/efficiency Human Resources Employee experience, education Union status Turnover, absenteeism Work satisfaction Grievances Research and Development Basic applied research Laboratory capabilities Research programs New-product innovations Technology innovations University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Portfolio Strategy • Mix of business units and product lines that fit together in a logical way to provide synergy and competitive advantage BGG Matrix University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. The Five Forces Affecting Industry Competition Source: Based on Michael E. Porter, Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors (New York: Free Press, 1980). •Internet reduces barriers to entry •Internet expands market size, but creates new substitution threats •Internet tends to increase the bargaining power of suppliers •Internet shifts greater power to end consumers Internet blurs differences among competitors in an industry Threats of new entrants Bargaining power of buyers Bargaining power of suppliers Threat of substitute products University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Competitive Edge Through Competitive Strategies • Differentiation…involves an attempt to distinguish a firms products or services. • Cost leadership…aggressively seeks efficient facilities, pursues cost reductions, and uses tight cost controls in an attempt to be more efficient than competitors. • Focus…concentrates on a specific regional market or buyer. University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Continuum of Partnership Strategies Organizational Combination Strategic Alliances Preferred Supplier Arrangements Strategic Business Partnering Mergers Acquisitions Low High Joint Ventures Degree of Collaboration University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Implementing Strategy Tools • Leadership • Structural design • Information and control systems • Human resources University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    Developed by CoolPictures & MultiMedia Presentations Copyright © 2003 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved. Tools for Putting Strategy into Action Environment Organization Strategy Performance Leadership  Persuasion  Motivation  Culture/values Structural Design  Organization Chart  Teams  Centralization/decentralization  Facilities, task design Human Resources  Recruitment/selection  Transfers/promotions/training  Layoffs/recalls Source: Adapted from Jay R. Galbraith and Robert K. Kazanjian, strategy Implementation: Structure, Systems and Process, 2d ed. (St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1986), 115, Used with permission. Information and Control Systems  Pay, reward system  Budget allocations  Information systems  Rules/procedures University of Shkoder, Albania Brikene Dionizi
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    University of Shkoder,Albania Brikene Dionizi