8 Strategy Formulation and Implementation

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ChapteRchapteRCHAPTER OUTLINEThinking StrategicallyWhat Is Strategic Management?Grand StrategyGlobal StrategyPurpose of StrategyLevels of StrategyThe Strategic ManagementProcessStrategy Formulation VersusImplementationSituation AnalysisFormulating Corporate-LevelStrategyPortfolio StrategyThe BCG MatrixFormulating Business-LevelStrategyPorter s Competitive Forces andStrategiesPartnership StrategiesFormulating Functional-LevelStrategyStrategy Implementation andControlLeadershipStructural DesignInformation and Control SystemsHuman ResourcesImplementing Global Strategies8StrategyFormulation andImplementationLEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter studying this chapter, you should be able toDefine the components of strategic the strategic planning process and SWOT Grand Strategies for domestic and internationaloperationsDefine corporate-level strategies and explain the business-level strategies, including Porter scompetitive forces and strategies and partnership the major considerations in formulating the organizational dimensions used forimplementing might be the world s most powerfulbrand, but that has not helped much Douglas Daft took over as CEO of theCoca-Cola Company, he inherited a host oftroubles.

Grand strategy is the general plan of major action by which a firm intends to achieve its long-term goals.11 Grand strategies fall into three general cate-gories: growth, stability, and retrenchment. A separate grand strategy can also be defined for global operations. Growth. Growth can be promoted internally by investing in expansion or

  Growth, Strategy