PLAKADO STRATMAN Flashcards
STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS
achieved
achieved when a firm successfully implementing and formulates value-creating strategy
STRATEGY
coordinated set
coordinated set of commitments and actions to design exploit core competencies and gain competitive advantage
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
implements strategy
implements strategy to create superior value for customers
ABOVE-AVERAGE RETURNS
returns in excess of what an investors expect to earn from other investment
RISK
investor’s uncertainty
investor’s uncertainty about economic gain or losses
AVERAGE RETURNS
returns equal to investors expect to earn from other investments
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESS
full set
full set of commitment, decisions and actions
involve analysis, strategy and performance
HYPERCOMPETITVE
competition that
competition that is excessive to create inherent instability
result from dynamic strategic maneuvering
GLOBAL ECONOMY
move freely
reflect to realities
goods, services, people, skills & ideas are move freely
reflects to realities of hypercompetitive business environment
GLOBALIZATION
interdependence
led to
increasing economic interdependence among countries
led to higher performance standards
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED TRENDS AND CONDITIONS CAN BE PLACED INTO
Technology diffusion and disruptive technologies
The information age
Increasing knowledge intensity
RATE OF TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
speed
speed of new technologies become available and used
PERPETUAL INNOVATION
rapidly
shorter
rapidly and consistently new
shorter product life cycle
THE INFORMATION AGE
source
important source of competitive advantage
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
destroy
destroy the value of existing technologies
STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY
set of capabilities
set of capabilities used to respond for various demands and opportunities
INCREASING KNOWLEDGE INTENSITY
basis of
gained through
knowledge is basis of technology and its application
gained through experience, observation, and inference
intangible source
I/O MODEL OF ABOVE-AVERAGE RETURNS
explains external environment’s
find most attractive
explains external environment’s dominants influence on firm’s strategic actions
find most attractive industry in which to compete
RESOURCE-BASED MODEL OF ABOVE-AVEERAGE RETURNS
organization is collection
organization is collection of unique resources and capabilities
CAPABILITY
capacity for a set
capacity for a set of resources to perform a task in integrative manner
CORE COMPETENCIES
capabilities that serve
capabilities that serve as a sources of competitive advantage for a firm
VISION
VISION STATEMENT
picture of what the firm wants to be
short and concise