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Complexity/Turbulence / Environment External / Framework / Risk / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 changeability Source of Assessing Environmental...
Entrepreneurship / Management / Models / Strategy Priority / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Elements of Business Development Paths: Path I & II are non Entrepreneurial, as growth not sustained – they fail or stay small as “lifestyle businesses” Path III & IV are proactive Entrepreneurial, they grow trough...
Models / Strategy Direction / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 – To create shared...
Framework / Strategy Choice / Strategy Direction / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 recreate advantage Source of Mastering...
Framework / Risk / Strategy Direction / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 upwards How large a...
Management / Managing Finances / Models / Risk / Strategy Choice / Strategy Direction / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 clear differentiation Segment or...
Models / Strategy Choice / Strategy Direction / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 D – start up & end...
Models / Strategy Priority / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 alliances Diversification/focus dilemma Opportunities...
Framework / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
Source: JOHNSON, G., and SCHOLES, K. (1997). Exploring Corporate Strategy, Fourth Edition, Prentice Hall, New York. [Chapter 8] A useful way of looking at evaluation criteria is to view them as falling into three...
Management / Managing Finances / Models / Strategy Subjects / Strategy Tools / Strategy Validation / Sustainability/Appropriability
by John Sohn · Published 3rd August 2019
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 is essential but might...
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