business hunter vs prey

Hunters

-They take oppotunities

-Compete stratigically and aggresively

-detect threats and act before others

Prey

-react to competetors (lose track of market)

-focus on protecting what they already have

-get overtaken easily

Market competition

High competetiveness = hunters

Low conpetetiveness = prey

Industry culture

-tech + startup reward hunter behavior

-traditional industries reward stability (prey)

Economic conditions

-recessions force companies to become more aggresive + defensive depending on resorces

Leader expectations

-leaders who reward initiative create hunters

-leaders who punish mistakes create prey

Peer pressure + team norms

-team proactive = follow

-team play safe = follow

Short term - hunter pov

-rapid growth

-competetive advantage

-high innovation

-higher risk of failure

-potential burnout

-crdate internal pressure + conflict

Short term - prey pov

-stability and predictability

-lower immidiate risk

-fewer internal conflict

-slow response to threats

-missed opportunities

-vulnerability to aggresive players

Long term - hunter pov

-strong market position

-long term innovation capability

-ability to shape industry trends

-risk of overextension

-potential culture of stress

-mismanaged = strategic mistakes

Short term - prey pov

-sustianable poerations if enviroment is stable

-strong internal processes

-decline due to distruption

-loss of market share

-difficulty adapting to change

-get replaced easier