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Strategy
an introduction
Ajit Prasad
Dean, IIM Raipur
Dec 2012
strategy is about leadership strategy is about winning strategy is about not loosing sight of the end objective the need to look at things differently
This is where strategic thinking comes in
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The Captain of the S Africa team deliberately looses to Zimbabwe in 1999 World Cup Despite sustained losses, Kellogg's Chairman says he will not exit, has a long term perspective for India
The Captain of the SA team decides to win all matches that he plays Kellogg's decides to close down Indian operations after making losses in the 3rd year
purpose of strategy
strategy is about control strategy is about changing the rule of the game strategy is about creating fundamentally new competitive space
apple vs ibm in personal computers enron vs shell in financial instruments akai vs rest of the industry in ctv
The response
Fit between opportunity and risk matching with organizational capabilities
The Proponent
Kenneth A Andrews
The Framework
SWOT
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The response
Have a balanced portfolio based on asynchronous curves and growth in emerging areas.
The response
Achieve and sustain competitiveness in business, constrain into generic strategies.
The Proponents
Bruce Henderson & others
The Proponent
Michael E Porter
The Framework
BCG and other portfolio matrices
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The Framework
Competitive analysis
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The response
Find a way to rationalize business portfolio
The response
Reorganize business by reducing transaction costs and spread risks, unbundling of businesses.
The Proponent
C K Prahalad & Gary Hamel
The Proponents
Hagel, Porter & others
The Framework
Core Competency
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The Framework
Web, clusters etc
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good mission statements must do all the above Mission statements serve a very important purpose.
objective :: quantified dream which has to be achieved goal : short term concrete specification question : is the vision
consistent with the mission ? does it result in consistent objectives and goals ?
vision
where do i want to go ?
strategy
how to get there ? [choice]
Text Books
Parnell, Strategic Management, Biztantra Johnson & Scholes, Exploring Corporate Strategy, Prentice Hall Fitzroy, Strategic Management, Wiley
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