Business Policy Chapter 11 Video – COVID-19 & Small Businesses
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Answer Question: Do you think the problems in the case study can be solved with business solutions and strategies? Why or why not?
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Chapter 5: environmental scanning and Industry Analysis
internal scanning: Organizational Analysis NAL ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
Capabilities refer to a corporation’s ability to exploit its resources
A competency is a cross-functional integration and coordination of capabilities.
Core competency is a collection of competencies that crosses divisional boundaries, is widespread within the corporation, and is something that the corporation can do exceedingly well.
When core competencies are superior to those of the competition, they are called distinctive competencies
What is the core competency?
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What is the core competency?
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VRIO frame work of analysis
Value: Does it provide customer value and competitive advantage?
Rareness: Do no other competitors possess it?
Imitability: Is it costly for others to imitate?
Organization: Is the firm organized to exploit the resource?
Business structures
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Simple structure has no functional or product categories and is appropriate for a small, entrepreneur-dominated company with one or two product lines that operates in a reasonably small, easily identifiable market niche.
Functional structure is appropriate for a medium-sized firm with several product lines in one industry.
Divisional structure is appropriate for a large corporation with many product lines in several related industries
Business structures
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Business models
A business model is a company’s method for making money in the current business environment
Customer solutions model
Profit pyramid model
Multi-component system/installed base model
Advertising model
Switchboard mode
Time model
Efficiency model
Blockbuster model
Profit multiplier model
Entrepreneurial model
De Facto industry standard model
Strategic issues
Strategic Marketing Issues
Strategic Financial Issues
Strategic Research & Development Issues
Strategic Human Resource Issues
Strategic Operations Issues
Strategic Information Systems Issues
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What was the strategic issue?
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What was the strategic issue?
What was the strategic issue?
In the liquidation filing, Toys R Us blamed its poor holiday performance on Walmart, Target, and Amazon pricing their toys low enough that it couldn't compete and make a profit.
The sales of toys are declining in general, and the professors pointed to the shift to digital as the main reason.
He said the stores were too big, jammed full of inventory, poorly merchandised, and customer service was virtually nonexistent. A poor shopping experience won’t entice busy consumers who would rather grab a toy from Target while they fill their carts with groceries, school supplies and the rest of life’s necessities.
Product life cycle
the Product Life Cycle is a graph showing time plotted against the monetary sales of a product as it moves from introduction through growth and maturity to decline.
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