The fundamental purpose of strategic management is to keep the firm in tune (strategic fit) with its unstable, unpredictable, and competitive business environment. Any form of change in the firm’s external environment, including technological change, is a problem for established firms because these firms find difficulties in coping with it. The reason for this is […]
Why do companies engage in innovation? The main reason for this is companies in search of competitive advantage cause them to invest in innovation. However, the answer to this question also depends on how these companies are strategically oriented. Not all strategic types of firms engage in innovation, but there are two general types known […]
The external environment of emerging and technology-based industries will tend to be more uncertain as the world moves further into the twenty-first century. Any changes in an innovation firm’s external environment that are driven by the forces of technology, economics, and other influences impede the ability of strategic managers to make strategic decisions to keep […]
The primary purpose of a strategic management system is to maximize the overall performance of the firm. However, a survey of Fortune 500 companies revealed that poor implementation has been the primary cause of strategic failures. Over time, portfolio management has gradually entered the strategic management system to become an essential part of it to […]
Strategy implementation is the most difficult part of the strategy. Hrebiniak states that “Making strategy work-executing or implementing it through the organization is even more difficult. Without effective implementation, no business strategy can succeed.” [1] Prior to this work, Henry Mintzberg introduced intended and realized strategy to help clarify this implementation challenge. According to him, […]
The terms strategic planning (strategy formulation) and strategic management are synonymous and interchangeably used in the business world; however, both have different meanings. Strategic management encompasses strategic planning-in other words, strategic planning is a subset of strategic management. Strategic management evolved from strategic planning. Fundamentally, strategic planning incorporates environmental scanning and strategy formulation whereas strategic […]
The concept of competitive advantage is embedded in the key components of the strategic management process. Strategic management is about gaining and sustaining a competitive advantage. From environmental scanning to vision statement to strategy formulation (strategic planning) and implementation—all these components have been successfully used to develop a competitive advantage. Business leaders make strategic decisions […]
During an economic boom, when the market demand exceeds the industry capacity, it is easier for firms to grow, remain profitable and create value. There is not much of a need to understand what a competitive advantage is and where and how value is created. Firms can easily create value without a competitive advantage. In […]
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