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L3- Business & Corporate Level Strategy Flashcards

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define business level strategy

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an integrated and coordinated set of commitments a firm uses to gain a competitive advantage by exploiting core competencies in specific product markets

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key questions of business-level strategy

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Who will be served?
What needs do those target customers have?
How can those needs be satisfied?

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3 methods of managing customer r.ships

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  1. reach
  2. richness
  3. affiliation
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define reach (under business-level)

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expanding the quantity and scope of connections

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define richness (under business-level)

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enhancing the quality and depth of two-way information exchange

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define affiliation (under business-level)

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creating meaningful connections by understanding and meeting customer needs
About viewing the world from the perspective of the customer and grasping their needs.

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list consumer markets

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Demographic factors (age, income, sex)
Socioeconomic factors (social class)
Geographic
Psychological
Consumption pattern
Perceptual factors

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define end use segments under industrial markets

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when business marketers figure out how their products will be used in final products, and then they split the market based on these uses.

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product segments

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a group of similar products that share common characteristics and target a specific market.

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how to divide industrial markets (under business level)

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  1. end use segments
  2. product segments
  3. geographic
  4. common buying factor
  5. customer size segments
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common buying factor (under business level, industrial markets)

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things that affect why people buy stuff. these factors are the same no matter product market/ geographic segment.

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customer size segments

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sorting customers by the size of their business or purchasing capacity

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customer demands

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wants for specific products backed by willingness and buying power.

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Customer wants

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the form human needs take, shaped by culture and personality

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Customer needs

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human states of felt deprivation

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generic strategy

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a strategy that can be used by any organization competing in any industry.

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define cost leadership

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Cost Leadership is offering an essentially equivalent product at a lower cost.

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define differentiation

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Differentiation is offering a differentiated product and charging a premium price for it.

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two axis’s in buisness level strategies

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  1. competitive scope (broad/ narrow)
  2. competitive advantage (cost/uniqueness)
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define competitive scope under generic business level strategies

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the extent to which a firm serves a narrow or broad target group

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define competitive advantage

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advantages based on low cost or uniqueness

22
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drivers of cost leadership (5)

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  1. economies of scale
  2. learning curve
  3. economies of scope
  4. production tech.
  5. production design
23
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economies of scale is when…

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Making a lot of something helps spread the fixed costs, so each unit becomes cheaper to produce.

24
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economies of scope is when…

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companies share some resources to make different products which makes everything cost less.

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drivers of differentiation

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  1. premium brand image
  2. customization
  3. unique design/ features
  4. rapid product innovation
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cost leadership x rivalry

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its hard for rivals to compete with low prices

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cost leadership x customers

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they don’t usually try to bargain a lot because it’s already low.
however, if they do it, and the company does discounts, this can make it hard to make profits.

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cost leadership x suppliers

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they’re in a good position to deal with suppliers

29
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cost leadership x threat of new entrants

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difficult for them to beat cost efficiency.

30
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cost leadership x substitute

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cost leadership companies can deal with it by lowering prices more

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risks of cost leadership (3)

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  1. becoming obsolete due to competitor innovations
  2. risk of imitation
  3. not capturing customer perception differentiation
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risks of differentiation

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  1. too much differentiation can mean customers are not into it
  2. affected by changing economic conditions
  3. customers not wanting to pay if there are imitations
33
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differentiation x rivalry

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unique products that create loyalty make it tough for rivals

34
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differentiation x customers

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uniqueness reduces price sensitivity

35
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differentiation x suppliers

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high profit margins protect the company from rising supplier prices.

36
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differentiation x new entrants

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uniqueness acts as a barier

37
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differentiation x substitutes

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if customer loyalty exists, they’re relatively safe.

38
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diversification = ? , and differentiation = ?

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diversification is CORPORATE
differentiation is BUSINESS

39
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corporate level strategy

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selecting and managing a group of different businesses competing in different product markets.
-> parent company structure, which product markets to be in, company structure, how do businesses fit together, entry/ exit decision

40
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three types under value creating diversification

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  1. related linked
  2. related constrained
  3. unrelated
41
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value creating - related linked diversification

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economies of scope
sharing activities, transferring core competencies

42
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value creating- related constrained diversification

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market power -> firm can sell above existing prices
diversifying into a business with some commonalities to create synergy.
multi-point competing in some product or geographic market.

43
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value creating - unrelated diversificaiton

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efficiently allocating resources, or restructuring assets

44
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related linked diversification has (…) relatedness

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corporate

45
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related constrained diversification has (…) relatedness

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operational

46
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value reducing diversification

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usually motivated by executives wanting to increase employment opportunities,
governance mechanisms try to prevent it

47
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there is a curvelinear relationship between:

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  1. diversification
  2. performance
48
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describe the curvelinear r.ship btw performance and diversification

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Good Start: When a company starts diversifying a bit (not too much), it usually sees positive results. This is because it reduces risks and opens up new opportunities.

Perfect Balance: Yet, there’s a sweet spot. When the company diversifies too much, the positive effects slow down. There’s an ideal level of diversification where the company performs its best.

Too Much Can Hurt: If a company goes too far and diversifies excessively, it can end up with more problems than benefits. Things get complicated, and performance might even go down. So, there’s a point where too much diversification is not a good idea.

49
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how does NEC see itself?

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NEC sees itself through carefully chosen core competencies, not just as a collection of business units.

50
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What analogy describes NEC’s structure and core competencies?

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NEC is compared to a tree, with the trunk as core products, branches as business units, and leaves/fruits as end products, while the roots represent core competencies.

51
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Why is concentrating on core competencies beneficial for a company?

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Focusing on core competencies creates a unique, integrated system, aligning various skills, providing a hard-to-copy advantage over competitors.

52
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How can a company foster a core-competency mindset?

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By not seeing business units as rigid, showcasing core competency projects, encouraging collaboration among managers for future competencies, and aligning these efforts with strategic goals.

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