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Attempting to gain control over: distributors and retailers. Control of Firm's competitors. Gain monopolistic characteristics w / o federal government challenge.
Attempting to gain control over: distributors and retailers. Control of Firm's competitors. Gain monopolistic characteristics w / o federal government challenge.
Attempting to gain control over: distributors and retailers. Control of Firm's competitors. Gain monopolistic characteristics w / o federal government challenge.
Intensive Strategies Diversification Strategies Defensive Strategies Types of Strategies
Vertical Integration Strategies
Forward Integration Backward Integration Horizontal Integration Forward Integration Strategies Attempts to gain control over: Distributors and Retailers Some guidelines: Current distributors expensive or unreliable Availability of quality distributors limited Firm competing in industry expected to grow markedly Firm has both capital & HR to manage new business of distribution Current distributors have high profit margins Backward Integration Strategies Control of Firms suppliers Guidelines: Current suppliers expensive or unreliable # of suppliers is small; # of competitors is large High growth in industry sector Firm has both capital & HR to manage new business Stable prices are important Current suppliers have high profit margins Horizontal Integration Strategies Control of Firms Competitors Guidelines: Gain monopolistic characteristics w/o federal government challenge Competes in growing industry Increased economies of scale major competitive advantages Faltering due to lack of managerial expertise or need for particular resource Types of Strategies
Intensive Strategies
Market Penetration Market Development Product Development Strategy should be adopted when : Current markets not saturated Rate of present customers can be increased significantly Shares of competitors declining; industry sales increasing Increased economies of scale (increase units of production cause reduction in average cost to produce a unit) provide major competitive advantage Market Penetration Strategies: Increased Market Share of Present products/services or Present markets New channels of distribution reliable, inexpensive, good quality When Firm is successful at what it does Untapped/unsaturated markets Excess production capacity Basic industry rapidly becoming global Strategy should be adopted when : Market Development Strategies: New Markets -- Present products/services to new geographic areas Products in maturity stage of life cycle Industry characterized by rapid technological development Competitors offer better-quality products @ comparable prices Strong R&D capabilities Product Development Strategies: Increased Sales -- Improving present products/services or developing new products/services Types of Strategies
Diversification Strategies
Related Diversification Unrelated Diversification Diversification Related When their value chains posses competitively valuable cross-business strategic fits Unrelated When their value chains are so dissimilar that no competitively valuable cross-business relationships exist Related Diversification Preferred To Capitalize on: Combining the related activities of separate businesses into a single operation to lower costs Cross-business collaboration to create competitively valuable resource strengths and capabilities Related Diversification May be Effective When: An organization competes in a no-growth or a slow growth industry New, but related, products have seasonal sales levels that counterbalance an organizations existing peaks and valleys An organizations products are currently in the declining stage of the products life cycle Unrelated Diversification Favors capitalizing on a portfolio of businesses that are capable of delivering excellent financial performance Entails hunting to acquire companies: Whose assets are undervalued That are financially distressed With high growth potential but are short on investment capital
Unrelated Diversification May be Effective When: An organizations current distribution channels can be used to market new products to existing customers An organization has the capital and managerial talent to compete successfully in a new industry An organizations basic industry is experiencing declining annual sales and profits An organization has the opportunity to purchase an unrelated business as an attractive investment opportunity Types of Strategies
Divesture: Selling a division or part of an organization Liquidation: Sell Companys assets, in parts, for only their tangible worth; not for their copyrights Retrenchment Strategies Guidelines -- Failed to meet objectives & goals consistency; has distinctive competencies Firm is one of weaker competitors Inefficiency, low profitability, poor employee morale, pressure for stockholders Strategic managers have failed Rapid growth in size; major internal reorganization necessary Divestiture Strategies Guidelines -- Retrenchment failed to attain improvements Division needs more resources than are available Division responsible for firms overall poor performance Division is a mis-fit with organization Large amount of cash is needed and cannot be raised through other sources Liquidation Strategies Guidelines -- Retrenchment & divestiture failed Only alternative is bankruptcy Minimize stockholder loss by selling firms assets