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Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases
Part I: Strategic Management Inputs
Chapter 2: The External Environment:
Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition
and Competitor Analysis
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The Strategic Management Process
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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Environmental Pressures: Wal-Mart (WM)
Emerged from a small-town in Arkansas, USA Slogan: EVERYDAY LOW PRICES
Based on cost leadership strategy Since 2005 growth formula not as effective
In 2006, U.S. division saw 1.9% gain in same-store sales – worst performance ever
WHY? COMPETITION (Target, Costco, Kroger, Safeway): growing 2 – 5 times faster than WM
WM plagued by many problems including (but not limited to) employee-related, environmentalistsand external gov’t/political entities
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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External Environment: General, Industry and Competitor
Three External Environments include: General Industry Competitor
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External Environment: General, Industry and Competitor (Cont’d)
The General Environment The broader society dimensions that influence an industry
and the firms within it Grouped into 6 dimensions OR ‘environmental segments’
Each segment composed of elements
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The External Environment
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External Environment: General, Industry and Competitor (Cont’d)
Industry Environment Set of factors directly influencing
A firm’s competitive actions/responses Relates to Porter’s 5 Forces – see upcoming slides Competitor analysis: gather and interpret competitor
information
Competitor Environment Gives details about
A firm’s direct and indirect competitors The competitive dynamics expected to impact a firm's
efforts to generate above-average returns
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process
activities (N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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External Environment Analysis
Opportunity General environment condition that, if exploited, helps a
company achieve strategic competitiveness
Threat General environment condition that may hinder a
company's efforts to achieve strategic competitiveness
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External Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
4 components of External Environment Scanning Monitoring Forecasting Assessing
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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Industry Environment Analysis
Industry Definition: Group of firms producing products that are
close substitutes Industry environment, in comparison to the general
environment, has more direct effect of firm’s Strategic competitiveness and Above-average returns
Intensity of industry competition and industry’s profit potential are a function of 5 forces (See next slide)
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The Five Forces of Competition Model
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Industry Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
Porter’s 5 Forces 1/5: New entrants
Can threaten market share of existing competitors May bring additional production capacity Function of two factors
1: Barriers to entry Economies of scale Product differentiation Capital requirements Switching costs Access to distribution channels Cost disadvantages independent of scale Gov’t policy
2: Expected retaliation
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Industry Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
Porter’s 5 Forces 2/5: Bargaining power of suppliers
They are powerful when …1. Few large companies and more concentrated than the
industry to which they sell
2. No substitutes
3. Industry firms not significant customer to supplier gp
4. Supplier’s goods are critical to buyer’s success
5. High switching costs due to effectiveness of supplier’s products
6. Threat of forward integration
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Industry Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
Porter’s 5 Forces 3/5: Bargaining power of buyers
They are powerful when …1. Purchase large portion of industry’s total output
2. Product sales accounts for significant seller annual revenue
3. Low switching costs (to other industry product)
4. Industry products are undifferentiated or standardized and
threat of backward integration
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Industry Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
Porter’s 5 Forces 4/5: Threat of substitute products
Goods or services outside of given industry perform same or similar functions (I.e., sugar vs. sugar substitute such as NutraSweet)
5/5: Intensity of Rivalry Among Competitors Numerous or equally balanced competitors Slow industry growth High fixed costs or high storage costs Lack of differentiation or low switching costs High strategic stakes High exit barriers
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Industry Environment Analysis (Cont’d)
Porter’s 5 Forces 5/5: Intensity of Rivalry Among Competitors
High exit barriers (Cont’d)
1. Specialized assets
2. Fixed costs of exit (i.e., labor agreements)
3. Strategic interrelationships (i.e., one business depends on another)
4. Emotional barriers (i.e., loyalty to employees, etc.)
5. Government and social restrictions
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors and intelligence collection methods
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Strategic Groups
Strategic Groups Set of firms emphasizing similar strategic dimensions
to use a similar strategy Implications
Because firms within a group compete (offer similar products) rivalry can be intense – the greater the rivalry the greater the threat to each firm’s profitability
Strengths of the 5 forces differs across strategic groups The closer the strategic groups, in terms of strategy,
the greater the likelihood of rivalry
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Chapter 2: The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition and Competitor Analysis
Overview: Seven content areas The firm’s external environment General and industry environment External environment analysis process activities
(N=4) General environmental segments (N=6) Porter’s 5 Competitive Forces Strategic groups: Definition and influence Competitors & intelligence collection methods
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Competitor Analysis (Cont’d)
Competitor analysis and organization response: What drives competitors
Shown by organization's future objectives What the competitor is doing and can do
Revealed in organization's current strategy What the competitor believes about the industry
Shown in organization's assumptions What the competitor’s capabilities are
Shown by organization's strengths and weaknesses
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Competitor Analysis Components
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Competitor Analysis (Cont’d)
Competitor intelligence Set of data and information the firm gathers to
better understand and anticipate competitors' objectives, strategies, assumptions, and capabilities
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Intelligence Collection (Cont’d)
Follow ethical practices when gathering competitor intelligence Obtain public information Attend trade fairs and shows and collect brochures,
view exhibits, listen to their discussions
Some practices may be legal, but unethical Unethical tactics can include
Blackmail Trespassing Eavesdropping Stealing drawings, samples or documents