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Session 04 External Envionment - NEW
Session 04 External Envionment - NEW
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Strategic Position
• Strategic position is the understanding the factors that
have to be taken into account at the outset of strategy
development.
Strategic Analysis
(Johnson et al.,2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=J97Q5koJ5WQ
Macro Environment
• This consists of broad environmental factors that
impact to a greater or lesser extent many
organizations, industries and sectors.
(Johnson et al.,2020)
(Johnson et al.,2020)
PESTEL Analysis
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PESTEL Analysis - Implications
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-AJ-o7w3Fo
Key Drivers for change - Implications
Government
policy: Oil
3 4
price
decrease
Building Scenarios - Implications
Source: Adapted and reprinted by permission of Harvard Business Review. From “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy,” by Michael E. Porter,
Harvard Business Review, March/April 1979 © by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved.
Implications of Five Force Analysis
• Converging industries
• Complementary products
Competitors and Markets
• Many industries contain a range of companies, each
of which has different capabilities and competes on
different bases. These competitor differences are
captured by the concept of strategic groups.
(Johnson et al.,2020)
Strategic Group analysis
Benz
High Volvo
P Chrysle
r r
i BMW
c
e Cherry QQ
Low
Maruti
Tata
Hyunda
i
High
Product Quality Low
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Strategic Groups in the Pharmaceutical
Industry
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Strategic Group analysis
American Hawaiian
Delta Alaska
High
P
r
i Sky West Express Jet
c Southwest JetBlue
airlines Envoy
e Low Mesa
Departures
Number of destinations served
High Low
Market Segments