John Sohn, Author at JOHNSOHN.dk

Management Managing Finances Models Risk Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Strategies for Declining Industries

Elements of Strategies for Declining Industries: Leadership Selective investment / Turnaround; Invest as appropriate to give real competitive advantage.Idea: Become one of the strongest in declining industry – low-cost or…

Models News Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation

Strategy Evaluation – Selection Criteria

Elements of Strategy Evaluation – Selection Criteria: Appropriateness, Feasibility, Desirability Principle: Factors influencing effectiveness of strategy A – start left & end right F – start up & end down…

Models Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools

The Distruptive Innovation Model

Elements of The Distruptive Innovation Model: Relationship between level of product performance developed in an industry over time and the performance levels different customer levels are willing to pay for.…

Models Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools

Development Strategies

Elements of Development Strategies: Basic Strategies – Alternative Directions – Alternative Methods Principle: Tree main types of strategic choices management has to take Issues: Simplification of strategic choices Exit/growth direction…

Capabilities Environment Internal Models Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools

The Value Chain

Elements of The Value Chain: Identification of key activities, and their relation Principle: Arise of competitive advantage – one or more processes or sub processes Issues: To determine most critical…

Models Strategy Priority Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

The Growth Challenge

Elements of The Growth Challenge: Products and Services Output & Customers and Markets Demand Principle: To illustrate challenges in matching output and demand Issues: Potential synergy from internal/external linkages and…

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Strategy Evaluation SFA -analysis

Source: JOHNSON, G., and SCHOLES, K. (1997). Exploring Corporate Strategy, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, New York. A useful way of looking at evaluation criteria is to view them as falling…

Aligning the Internal Organisation Business Transformation Framework Management Managing People Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Sustainability/Appropriability

Classifying Organisation Structures in relation to Structure, Environment and Strategy

Elements of Classifying Organisation Structures: STRUCTURAL DIMENSIONS Simple Structure Machine Bureaudracy Organic Divisionalised Powercentralisation All at the top CEO and designers of workflow Scientistis, technocrats and middle managers Divisional Executives…

Management Managing Finances Models Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Feasibility of recovery

Elements of Feasibility of recovery: Slatter (1984); Four types of recovery Realistically non-recoverable Initially successful retrenchment but not sustained turnaround Sustaines survival Sustained recovery Principle: In a crisis stage change…

Complexity/Turbulence Management Risk Strategic Financial Analysis Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Symptoms of Decline

Elements of Symptoms of Decline: Decline in: Profitability, dividends, sales, debt, liquidity, market share, Raise of: Manager turnover Lack or delay of: Strategic thinking, Publishing financial results, Problem solving Principle:…

Author: John Sohn