Download or read book Strategic Groups and the Analysis of Market Structure and Industry Dynamics written by John McGee and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Market Management written by David A. Aaker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for all business students studying strategy and marketing courses in the UK and in Europe, this text also looks at important issues such as the financial aspects of marketing.
Download or read book Competitive Dynamics in the Global Insurance Industry written by Markus Schimmer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis investigates the competitive dynamics in the global insurance industry from 1999 to 2008. After reviewing the current state of the academic debate on interfirm rivalry, it derives a research agenda spanning different levels of analysis and phenomena of interest. Specifically, the thesis explores (1) how and why firms continuously adjust their strategic profiles in the presence of an industry's strategic group structure, (2) whether market shocks (namely 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina) temporarily change the decision-logic underlying competitive choices, and (3) whether stock markets respond differently to competitive moves that follow a clearly stated strategic rationale.
Download or read book The Strategy Process in Dynamic Markets written by Katja Kanngiesser and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-12-08 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diploma Thesis from the year 2006 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,7, European Business School, language: English, abstract: This paper is picking up a combination of three perspectives on strategy that are trying to perform a shift of paradigm towards a new way of strategic thinking serving as the basis for a strategy process in dynamic markets. The combination of these three perspectives has been termed the complexity theory of strategy by Davis and Eisenhardt. This theory combines Austrian economic thinking, the dynamic capabilities view, and complexity theory. Austrian economics perceive markets as a rapid flow of heterogeneous and surprising opportunities that need to be captured by strategic managers. The dynamic capabilities perspective perceives organizational resources as simple capabilities that enable quick, flexible, and creative improvisation to respond effectively to this rapid flow of opportunities. Complexity theory perceives organizations and the economy as simple systems, which produce complex and adaptive responses to environmental change. The complexity theory of strategy, in general, focuses on “[...] simple rules in guiding improvisational actions in the effective execution of a series of often fleeting opportunities.” The three particular theories contribute to strategic management thinking to overcome the shortcomings of traditional strategic management thinking in dynamic markets. The purpose of this paper is to create a strategy process from the perspective of the complexity theory of strategy which meets the requirements of dynamic markets. How do the three underlying theoretical approaches from this theory contribute to form a strategy process for dynamic markets? In order to answer this question, elements from the three theories will be analyzed and assembled in a new framework for creating strategy which is more adequate in dynamic markets than classical process models. The major result of this paper is that there cannot be a process model of sequenced steps for creating strategy because it would be too rigid to consider critical features for creating strategy in dynamic markets. Rather, the result is a loose framework for creating strategy in dynamic markets that is formed out of elements from the complexity theory of strategy. The framework does not rely on a single strategic process sequence nor is it completely reactive. Rather than ignoring change it helps creating a relentless pace of change and, thus, may be able to meet the requirements of dynamic markets.
Download or read book Patterns of Intra industry Competition written by William Craig Bogner and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic group research has progressed over the last two decades to the point where the creation of intra-industry groupings is no longer a significant contribution to management in and of itself. The research to date has not, however addressed questions of why these structures emerge in the first place or of how they change over time. Closely related to this omission is the failure of group researchers to systematically test theories which underlie different views of strategic management. Identification of processes which created grouping would provide strong evidence in support of corresponding organization theories. This research systematically looks at the prior research in strategic groups, and presents a series of research questions to be addressed. The analysis is conducted using a qualitative analysis of competition in the U.S. pharmaceutical market. This analysis includes industry wide and firm specific discussions. A competitive grouping analysis is done and the research questions are discussed in light of these results. The study then conducts a statistical analysis of the same industry over a twenty year period. This analysis uses clustering techniques consistent with found in other strategic group research. The results of this statistical analysis are compared with the preceding qualitative analysis and a further discussion of the research questions is presented. The study concludes that strategic group literature and research is still essentially driven from an Industrial Organization Economics' view rather than a Strategic Management view. An alternative view is proposed which recast strategic groups as competitive groups and addresses intra-industry homogeneity from the perspective of the individual firm and its asset base.
Download or read book Dynamic Strategic Analysis written by Sebastian Raisch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While significant insights have been gained, the field of factors underlying firm success is still highly fragmented, often oversimplifies the interrelation between success factors, and remains inherently static in its approach. Sebastian Raisch establishes three models to address these limitations and validates them in a field study of global media enterprises.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Strategy written by David O. Faulkner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-06 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Strategy covers the key subject areas and issues currently under discussion in the field of strategy. It unites a team of contributors who are all authorities on the topic of their chapter. The handbook will be of considerable value to researchers, graduate students, and teachers whose interest in the subject area has advanced beyond that of the traditional textbooks, and to managers and consultants who seek an authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date discussion of the fundamentals of strategy. Chapters examine six key areas: Approaches to Strategy, Strategic Analysis and Formulation, Corporate Strategy; International Strategy; Strategies of Organizational Change; and Strategic Flexibility and Uncertainty.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Strategy written by David Faulkner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume handbook presents an authoritative and up-to-date analysis of how thinking on strategy has evolved and what are the likely developments in the near future. All the contributors are experts in their area, and bring to the topic an understanding informed by many years' experience of research, teaching, and practice. Volume One focuses on two major areas: first, the various different approaches to strategy, and secondly, the development of competitive or business unit strategy, where the pursuit of sustainable competitive advantage is the key objective.
Download or read book Strategic Group Formation and Performance written by Karel O. Cool and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dynamics of Competitive Strategy written by Ken G. Smith and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1992-08-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the actions and reactions of companies as they interact with one another and strive for advantage. Using actual data and case studies from the highly competitive airline, high technology, insurance and banking industries, the authors develop an original communication-information model which provides an effective method to explain, measure and even predict the ways in which firms compete in the marketplace. The theoretical contributions presented are backed up by a wealth of data, case studies, examples and illustrations.
Download or read book Strategic Choice and Performance in the Securities Intermediation Industry written by Kaisa Vikkula and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses industry dynamics and competitive structures in the securities intermediation industry in the four Nordic countries. Identifies competitive strategy types (strategic groups) and predicts future competitive or survival strategies. Includes a survey of 93 firms covering their activities during the period 1987-1992. Statistical tables cover 1975-1991.
Download or read book The Literature on Strategic Groups written by J. Pierre Brunet and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Strategic Positioning in the Consulting Industry written by Kerim Galal and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth analysis of strategic positioning efforts of firms in the German consulting market. In his work, the author applies strategic group theory to the German management consulting industry, and provides an empirical test of the performance effects of alternative positioning strategies of management consulting firms. At the core is its empirical research, specifically the analysis of the “service expositions”, through which consulting firms communicate the nature of their services to clients. In order to ascertain these service expositions, the author conducts content analysis of 233 consulting firms active in the German market. He then uses the findings in order to cluster the firms into distinct strategic groups and tests for associations between the positioning of firms within their respective group and their performance. Overall, the author finds evidence of three distinct strategic groups of consulting firms that operate in the German market, which he describes as “Standardized Solution Providers”, “Functional Specialists” and “Functional Generalists”. “Practitioners and industry observers are going to find this book uniquely helpful as it provides clarity on both the macro- and the micro-strategies of consulting firms active in Germany i. e., the overall service portfolio choices they make (which types of services to offer at all), and the specific communicative positioning of these service offerings vis-à-vis their clients. Strategy scholars will benefit from the in-depth discussion of the strengths and limitations of strategic group theory in general, and of strategic balance theory in particular.” Prof. Ansgar Richter, PhD
Download or read book Hypercompetitive Rivalries written by Richard A. D'aveni and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this pathbreaking book, Richard D'Aveni shows how competitive moves and countermoves escalate with such ferocity today that the traditional sources of competitive advantage can no longer be sustained. D'Aveni argues that a company must fundamentally shift its strategic focus. He constructs a compre-hensive model that shows how firms move up "escalation ladders" as advantage is continually created, eroded, destroyed, and recreated through strategic maneuvering in "four arenas" of competition. Using detailed examples from hypercompetitive industries such as computers, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals, D'Aveni demon-strates how hypercompetitive firms succeed by disrupting the status quo and creating a continuous series of temporary advantages. With its emphasis on real-world experiences of corporate warfare, this abridged paperback edition of D'Aveni's masterwork will be essential reading for scholars and managers alike - a perfect introduction to the battlefield of hypercompetitive rivalries.
Download or read book Strategic Management written by Adrian Haberberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This student-focused text provides an emphasis on skills development. Packed with real-life examples of what can go wrong with even the most well-conceived strategies, there is a focus on realism throughout. With a highly accessible writing style, this text it is an invaluable learning tool for all students in this area.
Download or read book Strategy As Action written by Curtis M. Grimm and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategy as Action presents an action plan for how firms can build, improve, and defend their competitive advantage at every stage of their life cycle. For start-up firms entering a market, it provides a model for exploiting competitive uncertainty and blind spots; for growth firms who have established some market advantages, it provides an action plan for exploiting relative resources; for mature firms, it explains how to exploit market position; finally, for firms that have no decisive resource advantage, it provides an action plan based on firm co-operative reactions.
Download or read book Strategic Marketing in the Global Forest Industries written by Heikki Juslin and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
