1) Strategic Management Deals with strategic decisions that decide the long-term health of an enterprise.

It is a
comprehensive plan of action designed to meet certain specific goals. Business Policy offers guidelines for
managers to take appropriate decisions. 2) Strategic Management is a means of putting a policy into effect within
certain time limits. Business Policy is a general course of action with no defined time limits. 3) Strategic
Management deals with those decisions which have not been encountered before in quite the same form, for which
no predetermined and explicit set or ordered responses exist in the organization and which are important in terms
of the resources committed or the precedents set. Business Policy a guide to action in areas of repetitive activity. 4)
Strategic Management deals with crucial decisions, whose implementation requires constant attention of top
management. Business Policy decisions once formulated can be delegated and implemented by others
independently. 5) Strategies are specific actions suggested to achieve the objectives.

The central difference between strategic management and business policies is that strategic management is a
system that helps guide and direct a firm, while policies, on the other hand, are merely rules to be followed.
Business policies alone are not enough to provide guidance for a firm, they merely tell members of the
organization what to do. Policies are static and unchanging so they cannot help a firm in a changing environment,
while strategic management is able to adapt to changes.

Comparison Chart

BASIS FOR
STRATEGY POLICY
COMPARISON

Meaning Strategy is a comprehensive plan, made Policy is the guiding principle that
to accomplish the organizational goals. helps the organization to take
logical decisions.

What is it? Action plan Action principle

Nature Flexible Fixed, but they allow exceptional

situations

Related to Organizational moves and decisions for Organizational rules for the
the situations which have not been activities which are repetitive in
encountered previously. nature.

Orientation Action Thought and Decision

Formulation Top Level Management and Middle Top Level Management

Level Management

Approach Extroverted Introverted

Describes Methodology used to achieve the What should be done and

target. what should not be done.
 2. It is implementing Market development strategy since market development strategy happens when a firm decides
to sell its existing products into new geographical markets or new market segments. RVU is an already existing
institution expanding their services now in new geographical area by implementing market development strategy.

3.