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The Concept of Strategy

A DEFINITION.
a plan that integrates an organizations goals, policies and actions into a cohesive whole. A well formulated strategy helps to
marshal and allocate resources into a unique and viable posture based on internal relative competencies and shortcomings; anticipated changes in the environment; and a contingent moves by competitors
Quinn, 1980

GOALS
Vision Mission Values Objectives

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Market Industry P.E.S.T Environmental

PLANS DECISIONS ACTIONS

RESOURCES Factors Capabilities Ideas Innovations

The Basic Dynamics of Strategy


McGee, Thomas, Wilson 2005

The Strategy Formulation Process

Vision/mission of the business


Business scope Competitive ambition
Identity product markets

Internal assessment
Success factors Competitive position Basic strengths and weaknesses

External assessment
Success factors Industry attractiveness Industry opportunities and threats

Formulation of the business strategy


Set of multi-year broad action programs

Definition and evaluation of specific action programs


Base case

Scenarios Contingencies

Resources allocated and definition of performance measurements for control Budgeting


Strategic investments Operating budgets

Deliberate strategy

Intended strategy

Realized strategy

Unrealized strategy

Emergent strategy

Intended and emergent strategies

Vision, Mission and Goals


Vision - an ideal state or situation that an organization wants to attain Mission - organizations reason for existing
What is the organizations core ACTIVITY? What service does the organization deliver? Who are the end-users/BENEFICIARIES of the service? How does the organization deliver such service? In what way is the organizations MANNER OF DELIVERING ITS different from other organizations offering the same service?

Goals what is to be achieved and when

Resources
Strategists can mobilize resources which, if unique enough, can bring huge rewards to the organization. The firm is a collection of competencies
Hard to imitate Provides access to a wide variety of markets Contributes to customer benefits of end-product

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