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Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015
Vision
and Mission
Analysis
Chapter Five
5-1
Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the nature and role of vision and mission
statements in strategic management.
2. Discuss why the process of developing a mission
statement is as important as the resulting document.
3. Identify the components of mission statements.
4. Discuss how clear vision and mission statements can
benefit other strategic-management activities.
5. Evaluate mission statements of different organizations.
6. Write good vision and mission statements.
5-2
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WHAT DO WE WANT TO BECOME?
► A vision statement should answer the basic
question, “What do we want to become?”
5-3
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WHAT DO WE WANT TO BECOME?
► The vision statement should be short,
preferably one sentence, and as many
managers as possible should have input into
developing the statement.
5-4
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VISION STATEMENT EXAMPLES
5-5
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WHAT IS OUR BUSINESS?
► Mission statement
► a declaration of an organization’s “reason for
being.”
► answers the pivotal question “What is our
business?”
► essential for effectively establishing objectives
and formulating strategies
5-6
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MISSION STATEMENT
► Mission statement
► reveals what an organization wants to be and
whom it wants to serve
► Also called a creed statement, a statement of
purpose, a statement of philosophy, a statement
of beliefs, and a statement of business principles
5-7
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A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC-
MANAGEMENT MODEL
5-8
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VISION VERSUS MISSION
► Shared vision creates a commonality of
interests that can lift workers out of the
monotony of daily work and put them into a
new world of opportunity and challenge.
5-9
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THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING VISION
AND MISSION STATEMENTS
► Select several articles about these
statements and ask all managers to read
these as background information.
► Ask managers themselves to prepare a
vision and mission statement for the
organization.
5-10
.
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THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING VISION
AND MISSION STATEMENTS
► Merge these statements into a single
document and distribute the draft statements
to all managers
► Process should create an “emotional bond”
and “sense of mission” between the
organization and its employees
5-11
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IMPORTANCE OF VISION AND
MISSION STATEMENTS
1. To ensure unanimity of purpose within the
organization
2. To provide a basis, or standard, for
allocating organizational resources
3. To establish a general tone or organizational
climate
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IMPORTANCE OF VISION AND
MISSION STATEMENTS
4. To serve as a focal point for individuals to
identify with the organization’s purpose and
direction
5. To facilitate the translation of objectives into
a work structure
6. To specify organizational purposes
5-13
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BENEFITS OF HAVING A CLEAR MISSION
AND VISION
5-14
.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION
STATEMENT
► First, a good mission statement allows for
the generation and consideration of a range
of feasible alternative objectives and
strategies without unduly stifling
management creativity.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION
STATEMENT
► Second, a mission statement needs to be
broad to reconcile differences effectively
among, and appeal to, an organization’s
diverse stakeholders
5-16
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION
STATEMENT
► Stakeholders
► include employees, managers, stockholders,
boards of directors, customers, suppliers,
distributors, creditors, governments (local, state,
federal, and foreign), unions, competitors,
environmental groups, and the general public.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF A
MISSION STATEMENT
5-18
.
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A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
A mission statement should:
►define what the organization is and what the
organization aspires to be
►be limited enough to exclude some ventures
and broad enough to allow for creative growth
►distinguish a given organization from all
others
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A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
A mission statement should also:
►serve as a framework for evaluating both
current and prospective activities
►be stated in terms sufficiently clear to be
widely understood throughout the organization
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A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
► A good mission statement reflects the
anticipations of customers.
► The operating philosophy of organizations
should be to identify customers’ needs and
then provide a product or service to fulfill
those needs.
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MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS
1. Customers—Who are the firm’s customers?
2. Products or services—What are the firm’s
major products or services?
3. Markets—Geographically, where does the
firm compete?
4. Technology—Is the firm technologically
current?
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MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS
5. Concern for survival, growth, and
profitability—Is the firm committed to
growth and financial soundness?
6. Philosophy—What are the basic beliefs,
values, aspirations, and ethical priorities of
the firm?
7. Self-concept—What is the firm’s distinctive
competence or major competitive
advantage?
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MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS
8. Concern for public image—Is the firm
responsive to social, community, and
environmental concerns?
9. Concern for employees—Are employees a
valuable asset of the firm?
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS
► Fleetwood Enterprises will lead the recreational vehicle and
manufactured housing industries (2, 7) in providing quality
products, with a passion for customer-driven innovation (1).
We will emphasize training, embrace diversity and provide
growth opportunities for our associates and our dealers (9).
We will lead our industries in the application of appropriate
technologies (4). We will operate at the highest levels of
ethics and compliance with a focus on exemplary corporate
governance (6). We will deliver value to our shareholders,
positive operating results and industry-leading earnings (5).
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS
► We aspire to make PepsiCo the world’s (3) premier
consumer products company, focused on
convenient foods and beverages (2). We seek to
produce healthy financial rewards for investors (5)
as we provide opportunities for growth and
enrichment to our employees (9), our business
partners and the communities (8) in which we
operate. And in everything we do, we strive to act
with honesty, openness, fairness and integrity (6).
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENT
► We are loyal to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity and strive for
continuous improvement in everything we
do. We always provide service with a friendly greeting and a
smile (7). We anticipate the needs of our
customers and make all efforts to exceed our customers’
expectations (1). We take ownership of any
problem that is brought to our attention. We engage in
conduct that enhances our corporate reputation
and employee morale (9). We are committed to act in the
highest ethical manner and respect the rights
and dignity of others. (6).
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS
► Dell’s mission is to be the most successful computer
company (2) in the world (3) at delivering the best
customer experience in markets we serve (1). In
doing so, Dell will meet customer expectations of
highest quality; leading technology (4); competitive
pricing; individual and company accountability (6);
best-in-class service and support (7); flexible
customization capability (7); superior corporate
citizenship (8); financial stability (5).
5-28
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS
► Procter & Gamble will provide branded products
and services of superior quality and value (7) that
improve the lives of the world’s (3) consumers. As a
result, consumers (1) will reward us with industry
leadership in sales, profit (5), and value creation,
allowing our people (9), our shareholders, and the
communities (8) in which we live and work to
prosper.
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EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS
► At L’Oreal, we believe that lasting business
success is built upon ethical (6) standards which
guide growth and on a genuine sense of
responsibility to our employees (9), our
consumers, our environment and to the
communities in which we operate (8).
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.

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Vision and Mission Analysis.ppt

  • 1. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 Vision and Mission Analysis Chapter Five 5-1
  • 2. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 CHAPTER OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the nature and role of vision and mission statements in strategic management. 2. Discuss why the process of developing a mission statement is as important as the resulting document. 3. Identify the components of mission statements. 4. Discuss how clear vision and mission statements can benefit other strategic-management activities. 5. Evaluate mission statements of different organizations. 6. Write good vision and mission statements. 5-2
  • 3. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 WHAT DO WE WANT TO BECOME? ► A vision statement should answer the basic question, “What do we want to become?” 5-3
  • 4. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 WHAT DO WE WANT TO BECOME? ► The vision statement should be short, preferably one sentence, and as many managers as possible should have input into developing the statement. 5-4
  • 5. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 VISION STATEMENT EXAMPLES 5-5
  • 6. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 WHAT IS OUR BUSINESS? ► Mission statement ► a declaration of an organization’s “reason for being.” ► answers the pivotal question “What is our business?” ► essential for effectively establishing objectives and formulating strategies 5-6
  • 7. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 MISSION STATEMENT ► Mission statement ► reveals what an organization wants to be and whom it wants to serve ► Also called a creed statement, a statement of purpose, a statement of philosophy, a statement of beliefs, and a statement of business principles 5-7
  • 8. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC- MANAGEMENT MODEL 5-8
  • 9. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 VISION VERSUS MISSION ► Shared vision creates a commonality of interests that can lift workers out of the monotony of daily work and put them into a new world of opportunity and challenge. 5-9
  • 10. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS ► Select several articles about these statements and ask all managers to read these as background information. ► Ask managers themselves to prepare a vision and mission statement for the organization. 5-10 .
  • 11. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS ► Merge these statements into a single document and distribute the draft statements to all managers ► Process should create an “emotional bond” and “sense of mission” between the organization and its employees 5-11
  • 12. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 IMPORTANCE OF VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS 1. To ensure unanimity of purpose within the organization 2. To provide a basis, or standard, for allocating organizational resources 3. To establish a general tone or organizational climate 5-12 .
  • 13. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 IMPORTANCE OF VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS 4. To serve as a focal point for individuals to identify with the organization’s purpose and direction 5. To facilitate the translation of objectives into a work structure 6. To specify organizational purposes 5-13
  • 14. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 BENEFITS OF HAVING A CLEAR MISSION AND VISION 5-14 .
  • 15. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION STATEMENT ► First, a good mission statement allows for the generation and consideration of a range of feasible alternative objectives and strategies without unduly stifling management creativity. 5-15
  • 16. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION STATEMENT ► Second, a mission statement needs to be broad to reconcile differences effectively among, and appeal to, an organization’s diverse stakeholders 5-16
  • 17. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION STATEMENT ► Stakeholders ► include employees, managers, stockholders, boards of directors, customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, governments (local, state, federal, and foreign), unions, competitors, environmental groups, and the general public. 5-17
  • 18. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 CHARACTERISTICS OF A MISSION STATEMENT 5-18 .
  • 19. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION A mission statement should: ►define what the organization is and what the organization aspires to be ►be limited enough to exclude some ventures and broad enough to allow for creative growth ►distinguish a given organization from all others 5-19
  • 20. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION A mission statement should also: ►serve as a framework for evaluating both current and prospective activities ►be stated in terms sufficiently clear to be widely understood throughout the organization 5-20 .
  • 21. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 A CUSTOMER ORIENTATION ► A good mission statement reflects the anticipations of customers. ► The operating philosophy of organizations should be to identify customers’ needs and then provide a product or service to fulfill those needs. 5-21
  • 22. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS 1. Customers—Who are the firm’s customers? 2. Products or services—What are the firm’s major products or services? 3. Markets—Geographically, where does the firm compete? 4. Technology—Is the firm technologically current? 5-22
  • 23. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS 5. Concern for survival, growth, and profitability—Is the firm committed to growth and financial soundness? 6. Philosophy—What are the basic beliefs, values, aspirations, and ethical priorities of the firm? 7. Self-concept—What is the firm’s distinctive competence or major competitive advantage? 5-23 .
  • 24. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 MISSION STATEMENT COMPONENTS 8. Concern for public image—Is the firm responsive to social, community, and environmental concerns? 9. Concern for employees—Are employees a valuable asset of the firm? 5-24 C
  • 25. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS ► Fleetwood Enterprises will lead the recreational vehicle and manufactured housing industries (2, 7) in providing quality products, with a passion for customer-driven innovation (1). We will emphasize training, embrace diversity and provide growth opportunities for our associates and our dealers (9). We will lead our industries in the application of appropriate technologies (4). We will operate at the highest levels of ethics and compliance with a focus on exemplary corporate governance (6). We will deliver value to our shareholders, positive operating results and industry-leading earnings (5). 5-25
  • 26. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS ► We aspire to make PepsiCo the world’s (3) premier consumer products company, focused on convenient foods and beverages (2). We seek to produce healthy financial rewards for investors (5) as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees (9), our business partners and the communities (8) in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive to act with honesty, openness, fairness and integrity (6). 5-26
  • 27. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENT ► We are loyal to Royal Caribbean and Celebrity and strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. We always provide service with a friendly greeting and a smile (7). We anticipate the needs of our customers and make all efforts to exceed our customers’ expectations (1). We take ownership of any problem that is brought to our attention. We engage in conduct that enhances our corporate reputation and employee morale (9). We are committed to act in the highest ethical manner and respect the rights and dignity of others. (6). 5-27 x.
  • 28. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS ► Dell’s mission is to be the most successful computer company (2) in the world (3) at delivering the best customer experience in markets we serve (1). In doing so, Dell will meet customer expectations of highest quality; leading technology (4); competitive pricing; individual and company accountability (6); best-in-class service and support (7); flexible customization capability (7); superior corporate citizenship (8); financial stability (5). 5-28 x
  • 29. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS ► Procter & Gamble will provide branded products and services of superior quality and value (7) that improve the lives of the world’s (3) consumers. As a result, consumers (1) will reward us with industry leadership in sales, profit (5), and value creation, allowing our people (9), our shareholders, and the communities (8) in which we live and work to prosper. 5-29 .
  • 30. Copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2015 EXAMPLE MISSION STATEMENTS ► At L’Oreal, we believe that lasting business success is built upon ethical (6) standards which guide growth and on a genuine sense of responsibility to our employees (9), our consumers, our environment and to the communities in which we operate (8). 5-30 .

Editor's Notes

  1. Note: The numbers in parentheses correspond to the nine components listed on page 51; author comments also refer to those components.