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Strategic ManageMent

A n I n t e g r A t e d A p p r o A c h

t h e o r y & c A s e s

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University of Washington – Foster School of Business

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PART ONE iNTROducTiON TO sTRATEgic mANAgEmENT

1 strategic Leadership: Managing the strategy-Making process 2 for competitive Advantage

2 external Analysis: the Identification of opportunities and threats 42

PART TwO THE NATuRE OF cOmPETiTiVE AdVANTAgE

3 Internal Analysis: resources and competitive Advantage 78 4 competitive Advantage through Functional-Level strategies 109

PART THREE sTRATEgiEs

5 Business-Level strategy 146 6 Business-Level strategy and the Industry environment 170 7 strategy and technology 202 8 strategy in the global environment 239 9 corporate-Level strategy: horizontal Integration, Vertical 279

Integration, and strategic outsourcing 10 corporate-Level strategy: related and Unrelated diversification 308

PART FOuR imPLEmENTiNg sTRATEgY

11 corporate governance, social responsibility, and ethics 348 12 Implementing strategy through organization 384

PART FiVE cAsEs iN sTRATEgic mANAgEmENT c-1

glossary g-1 Index I-1

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preface xiv Acknowledgments xviii dedication xxi

PART ONE iNTROducTiON TO sTRATEgic mANAgEmENT

chapter 1 strategic Leadership: Managing the strategy-Making process for competitive Advantage 2 opening case: the rise of Lululemon 2 overview 4 strategic Leadership, competitive Advantage, and superior performance 5

Superior Performance 5 Competitive Advantage and a Company’s Business Model 7 Industry Differences in Performance 8 Performance in Nonprofit Enterprises 9

strategic Managers 10 Corporate-Level Managers 11 Business-Level Managers 12 Functional-Level Managers 12

the strategy-Making process 13 A Model of the Strategic Planning Process 13 Mission Statement 15

Major goals 17 External Analysis 18

strategy in Action 1.1: strategic Analysis at time Inc. 19 Internal Analysis 20 SWOT Analysis and the Business Model 20 Strategy Implementation 21 The Feedback Loop 22

strategy as an emergent process 22 Strategy Making in an Unpredictable World 22 Autonomous Action: Strategy Making by Lower-Level Managers 23 Serendipity and Strategy 24 Intended and Emergent Strategies 24

strategy in Action 1.2: A strategic shift at charles schwab 25 strategic planning in practice 27

Scenario Planning 27 Decentralized Planning 29

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strategic decision Making 29 Cognitive Biases and Strategic Decision Making 30 Techniques for Improving Decision Making 31

strategic Leadership 31 Vision, Eloquence, and Consistency 32 Articulation of the Business Model 32 Commitment 33 Being Well Informed 33 Willingness to Delegate and Empower 33 The Astute Use of Power 34 Emotional Intelligence 34

chapter 2 external Analysis: the Identification of opportunities and threats 42 opening case: competition in the U.s. Market for Wireless telecommunications 42 overview 44 defining an Industry 44 porter’s competitive Forces Model 45

Risk of Entry by Potential Competitors 46 Rivalry Among Established Companies 48

strategy in Action 2.1: circumventing entry Barriers into the soft drink Industry 49 strategy in Action 2.2: price Wars in the Breakfast cereal Industry 52

The Bargaining Power of Buyers 53 The Bargaining Power of Suppliers 54 Substitute Products 55 Complementors 55 Summary: Why Industry Analysis Matters 56

strategic groups Within Industries 57 Implications of Strategic Groups 59 The Role of Mobility Barriers 59

Industry Life-cycle Analysis 60 Embryonic Industries 60 Growth Industries 61 Industry Shakeout 62 Mature Industries 63 Declining Industries 63 Summary 64

Limitations of Models for Industry Analysis 64 Life-Cycle Issues 64 Innovation and Change 65 Company Differences 66

the Macroenvironment 67 Macroeconomic Forces 68 Global Forces 69

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Technological Forces 69 Demographic Forces 69 Social Forces 70 Political and Legal Forces 70

PART TwO THE NATuRE OF cOmPETiTiVE AdVANTAgE

chapter 3 Internal Analysis: resources and competitive Advantage 78 opening case: southwest Airlines 78 overview 80 competitive Advantage 80

Distinctive Competencies 81 Resources 81 Resource Quality: The VRIO Framework 83 Resources and Sustained Competitive Advantage 84

Value creation and profitability 87 the Value chain 90

Primary Activities 91 Support Activities 92

strategy in Action 3.1: Value creation at Burberry 93 strategy in Action 3.2: competitive Advantage at Zara 94

Value-Chain Analysis: Implications 95 the Building Blocks of competitive Advantage 96

Efficiency 97 Quality as Excellence and Reliability 97 Innovation 99 Customer Responsiveness 99

Analyzing competitive Advantage and profitability 100 Comparing Wal-Mart and Target 102

chapter 4 competitive Advantage through Functional-Level strategies 109 opening case: trouble at Mcdonald’s 109 overview 111 Achieving superior efficiency 111

Efficiency and Economies of Scale 112 Efficiency and Learning Effects 113

strategy in Action 4.1: Learning effects in cardiac surgery 114 Efficiency and the Experience Curve 115 Efficiency, Flexible Production Systems, and Mass Customization 117

strategy in Action 4.2: pandora: Mass customizing Internet radio 119 Marketing and Efficiency 120

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Materials Management, Just-in-time systems, and efficiency 121 Research and Development Strategy and Efficiency 122 Human Resource Strategy and Efficiency 123 Hiring Strategy 123 Employee Training 123 Pay for Performance 124 Information Systems and Efficiency 124 Infrastructure and Efficiency 125 Summary 125

Achieving superior Quality 126 Attaining Superior Reliability 127 Implementing Reliability Improvement Methodologies 127

strategy in Action 4.3: general electric’s six sigma Quality Improvement process 128

Improving Quality as Excellence 130 Achieving superior Innovation 132

The High Failure Rate of Innovation 133 Reducing Innovation Failures 134

Achieving superior cUstoMer responsiveness 136 Focusing on the Customer 136 Demonstrating Leadership 136 Shaping Employee Attitudes 136 Knowing Customer Needs 137 Satisfying Customer Needs 137 Customization 137 Response Time 138

PART THREE sTRATEgiEs

chapter 5 Business-Level strategy 146 opening case: Virgin America 146 overview 148 Low cost and differentiation 148

Lowering Costs 148 Differentiation 149 The Differentiation–Low Cost Tradeoff 151 Value Innovation: Greater Differentiation at a Lower Cost 153

strategy in Action 5.1: IKeA: Value Innovation in Furniture retailing 154 Who Are our customers? Market segmentation 155

Three Approaches to Market Segmentation 155 Market Segmentation, Costs and Revenues 156

Business-Level strategy choices 158

strategy in Action 5.2: Microsoft office Versus google Apps 160 Business-Level strategy, Industry, and competitive Advantage 161

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Implementing Business-Level strategy 162 Lowering Costs Through Functional Strategy and Organization 163 Differentiation Through Functional-Level Strategy and Organization 163

competing differently: Blue ocean strategy 164

chapter 6 Business-Level strategy and the Industry environment 170 opening case: can Best Buy survive the rise of e-commerce? 170 overview 173 strategy in a Fragmented Industry 173

Reasons for Fragmentation 173 Consolidating a Fragmented Industry Through Value Innovation 174 Chaining and Franchising 175 Horizontal Mergers 176

strategies in embryonic and growth Industries 177 The Changing Nature of Market Demand 178 Strategic Implications: Crossing the Chasm 181

strategy in Action 6.1: crossing the chasm in the smartphone Market 182

Strategic Implications of Differences in Market Growth Rates 183 strategy in Mature Industries 185

Strategies to Deter Entry 185 Strategies to Manage Rivalry 188

strategy in Action 6.2: toyota Uses Market development to Become the global Leader 192 strategies in declining Industries 194

The Severity of Decline 194 Choosing a Strategy 195

chapter 7 strategy and technology 202 opening case: Blu-ray Versus hd-dVd and streaming: standards Battles in Video 202 overview 204 technical standards and Format Wars 205

strategy in Action 7.1: “segment Zero”—A serious threat to Microsoft? 206

Examples of Standards 208 Benefits of Standards 209 Establishment of Standards 210 Network Effects, Positive Feedback, and Lockout 211

strategies for Winning a Format War 214 Ensure a Supply of Complements 214 Leverage Killer Applications 215 Aggressive Pricing and Marketing 215 Cooperate with Competitors 216 License the Format 216

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costs in high-technology Industries 217 Comparative Cost Economics 217 Strategic Significance 218

strategy in Action 7.2: Lowering the cost of Ultrasound equipment through digitalization 219 capturing First-Mover Advantages 220

First-Mover Advantages 221 First-Mover Disadvantages 222 Strategies for Exploiting First-Mover Advantages 223

technological paradigm shifts 226 Paradigm Shifts and the Decline of Established Companies 227 Strategic Implications for Established Companies 231 Strategic Implications for New Entrants 232

chapter 8 strategy in the global environment 239 opening case: the globalization of starbucks 239 overview 241 global and national environments 242

The Globalization of Production and Markets 242 National Competitive Advantage 243

global expansion, profitability, and profit growth 246 Expanding the Market: Leveraging Products 247 Realizing Cost Economies from Global Volume 247 Realizing Location Economies 248 Leveraging the Competencies of Global Subsidiaries 249

cost pressures and pressures for Local responsiveness 250 Pressures for Cost Reductions 251 Pressures for Local Responsiveness 252

strategy in Action 8.1: Local responsiveness at MtV networks 253 choosing a global strategy 255

Global Standardization Strategy 256 Localization Strategy 257 Transnational Strategy 258 International Strategy 259 Changes in Strategy over Time 259

strategy in Action 8.2: the evolving strategy of coca-cola 261 the choice of entry Mode 262

Exporting 262 Licensing 263 Franchising 264 Joint Ventures 265 Wholly Owned Subsidiaries 266 Choosing an Entry Strategy 267

global strategic Alliances 269 Advantages of Strategic Alliances 269

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Disadvantages of Strategic Alliances 270 Making Strategic Alliances Work 271

chapter 9 corporate-Level strategy: horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration, and strategic outsourcing 279 opening case: the proposed Merger of comcast and time Warner cable 279 overview 281 corporate-Level strategy and the Multibusiness Model 281 horizontal Integration: single- Industry corporate strategy 282

Benefits of Horizontal Integration 284

strategy in Action 9.1: Wal-Mart’s expansion into other retail Formats 286

Problems with Horizontal Integration 287 Vertical Integration: entering new Industries to strengthen the “core” Business Model 288

Increasing Profitability Through Vertical Integration 290 Problems with Vertical Integration 293

Alternatives to Vertical Integration: cooperative relationships 294 Short-Term Contracts and Competitive Bidding 295 Strategic Alliances and Long-Term Contracting 295 Building Long-Term Cooperative Relationships 296

strategy in Action 9.2: eBay’s changing commitment to Its sellers 298 strategic outsourcing 299

Benefits of Outsourcing 300 Risks of Outsourcing 302

chapter 10 corporate-Level strategy: related and Unrelated diversification 308 opening case: LVMh: getting Big While staying Beautiful 308 overview 310 Increasing profitability through diversification 310

Transferring Competencies Across Businesses 311 Leveraging Competencies to Create a New Business 312 Sharing Resources and Capabilities 313 Using Product Bundling 314 Utilizing General Organizational Competencies 315

strategy in Action 10.1: United technologies has an “Ace” in Its pocket 317 two types of diversification 319

Related Diversification 319 Unrelated Diversification 320

the Limits and disadvantages of diversification 321 Changes in the Industry or Company 322

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Diversification for the Wrong Reasons 322 The Bureaucratic Costs of Diversification 323

strategy in Action 10.2: how Bureaucratic costs rose then Fell at pfizer 326 choosing a strategy 327

Related Versus Unrelated Diversification 327 The Web of Corporate-Level Strategy 327

entering new Industries: Internal new Ventures 329 The Attractions of Internal New Venturing 329 Pitfalls of New Ventures 329 Guidelines for Successful Internal New Venturing 331

entering new Industries: Acquisitions 332 The Attraction of Acquisitions 332 Acquisition Pitfalls 333 Guidelines for Successful Acquisition 336

entering new Industries: Joint Ventures 337 Restructuring 339 Why Restructure? 339

PART FOuR imPLEmENTiNg sTRATEgY

chapter 11 corporate governance, social responsibility, and ethics 348 opening case: starbucks: taking a stand on social Issues 348 overview 350 stakeholders and corporate performance 350

Stakeholder Impact Analysis 352 The Unique Role of Stockholders 352 Profitability, Profit Growth, and Stakeholder Claims 353

strategy in Action 11.1: price Fixing at sotheby’s and christie’s 356 Agency theory 357

Principal–Agent Relationships 357 The Agency Problem 358

strategy in Action 11.2: self-dealing at hollinger International Inc. 361 governance Mechanisms 362

The Board of Directors 362 Stock-Based Compensation 364 Financial Statements and Auditors 365 The Takeover Constraint 366 Governance Mechanisms Inside a Company 367

ethics and strategy 369 Ethical Issues in Strategy 370 The Roots of Unethical Behavior 373 Behaving Ethically 374

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