Sustainability/Appropriability Archives

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Purpose – The Heart of Business

Elements of Purpose: Principle: The “Purpose” model by Hubert Joly is guided by the principle that purpose-driven organizations are more successful and resilient in the long run. It emphasizes the…

Complexity/Turbulence Environment External Framework Risk Strategy Priority Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Assessing Environmental Turbulence

Elements of Assessing Environmental Turbulence: Elements of risk and turbulence Principle: Measuring the challenges facing the firm Issues: Market or environment driven strategy determined by turbulence Applications: Evaluating scale of…

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

Casual Loop Modelling

Elements of Casual Loop Modelling: Example of cause and effect elements Principle: Shows how various parts relates – cause and effect Issues: Management Applications: To simulate and debate strategic thinking…

Framework Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Priority Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Mastering Hyper Competition

Elements of Mastering Hyper Competition: Four strategies Hypercompetition strategies Principle: Mastering dynamic position and repositioning Issues: Industry competition level Applications: To create rapid movement – to create, erode, destroy and…

Framework Risk Strategy Choice Strategy Direction Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Sustainability/Appropriability

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS – External Growth and Synergy

Elements of MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS – External Growth and Synergy: List of possible synergies in M&A situations Principle: Improving strategic position by acquiring another company’s assets Issues: 50% success rate…

Framework Risk Strategy Direction Strategy Priority Strategy Subjects Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

Planning Gap

Elements of Planning Gap: Time and Value graph with growth initiatives Principle: Addresses where we want to go and where we can go realistically Issues: Risk increasing when closing gap…

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 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…

Framework News Strategy Tools Strategy Validation Sustainability/Appropriability

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…

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