Business Strategy Exam 1

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industry analysis

a systematic assessment of a firms environment (comp landscape) to determine the areas impacting a firms profit and competitiveness

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whats included in the external analysis?

5 forces

industry life cycle

macro forces/pest

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5 forces model

1. threat of entry

2. power of suppliers: Influence suppliers have on prices and quality.

3. power of buyers: pricing

4. threat of substitutes

5. rivalry among existing competitors

<p>1. threat of entry</p><p>2. power of suppliers: Influence suppliers have on prices and quality.</p><p>3. power of buyers: pricing</p><p>4. threat of substitutes</p><p>5. rivalry among existing competitors</p>
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industry life cycle

1. Introduction

2. Growth: Demand rises, competition increases.

3. Shakeout= weak comp leaves, strong ones dominate

4. Maturity: Market stabilizes, competition peaks.

5. Decline

<p>1. Introduction</p><p>2. Growth: Demand rises, competition increases.</p><p>3. Shakeout= weak comp leaves, strong ones dominate</p><p>4. Maturity: Market stabilizes, competition peaks.</p><p>5. Decline</p>
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why is it important?

knowing where an industry stands in tht lifecycle to help make strategic decision

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S-curve

reps growth patterns within an inudustry

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Macroforces= PEST

political: gov policies, regulations

economic: inflation, unemployment

socio-cultural; social trends, demographic

technology: advancements in tech

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what goes in the internal analysis?

RBV/VRIO

dynamic capabilities

Value chain

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RBV

Idea that resources and capabilities are primary drivers of competitive advantage

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Resources

what you have

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capabilities

knowing how to use those resources

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VRIO analysis

Valuable

Rare

Difficult to Imitate

Organized to capture value= company has the right systems, processes, and structure in place to take full advantage of its valuable, rare, and hard-to-imitate resource

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dynamic capabilities

organization's ability to integrate, build, reconfigure,

and change capabilities to address rapidly changing

environments.

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why is it important

focuses on how an org can adapt to shit

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Value chain

process of activities, sequential activities that adds value.

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2 type of activities in VALUE CHAIN

1. primary activities= core to generating revenue

2. support activities= human activities that does shit

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