Strategic Management Concepts and Cases Part II Strategic
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Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases Part II: Strategic Actions: Strategy Formulation Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy 1
The Strategic Management Process 2
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification (N=3) n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation: related diversification strategy n Value creation: unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Mgmt motives encouraging firm overdiversification 3
Procter & Gamble’s Diversification Strategy n Purpose of diversification: Use expertise and knowledge gained in one business by diversifying into a business where it can be used in a related way n Builds synergy: value added by corporate office adds up to more than the value if different businesses in the portfolio were separate and independent n Procter & Gamble (P&G) n n Product mix: beauty products targeting women and baby care products 2005: Acquired Gillette (consumer health care products) focused on masculine market 4
Procter & Gamble’s Diversification Strategy n Procter & Gamble (P&G) n (Cont’d) Synergy created with combining toothbrush and toothpaste businesses n n n Had to sell off product lines with Gillette acquisition, lost some prospective market power Good for retailers (shelf space) Although strategy appeared to have potential, it was more difficult to create actual operational relatedness between the products § Comingle employees requiring actual physical re-location/talent exit § Different ways to make business decisions § Conflicting organizational cultures 5
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation: related diversification strategy n Value creation: unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Management motives encouraging firm overdiversification 6
Introduction n Corporate-level strategy: Specifies actions a firm takes to gain a competitive advantage by selecting and managing a group of different businesses competing in different product markets n n Expected to help firm earn above-average returns Value ultimately determined by degree to which “the businesses in the portfolio are worth more under the management of the company then they would be under any other ownership n Product diversification (PD): primary form of corporate-level strategy 7
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification (N=3) n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation: related diversification strategy n Value creation: unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Mgmt motives encouraging firm overdiversification 8
Levels of Diversification (N=3) n 1. Low Levels n Single Business Strategy n n Corporate-level strategy in which the firm generates 95% or more of its sales revenue from its core business area Dominant Business Diversification Strategy n Corporate-level strategy whereby firm generates 70 -95% of total sales revenue within a single business area 9
Levels of Diversification (N=3) (Cont’d) n 2. Moderate to High Levels n Related Constrained Diversification Strategy n n n Less than 70% of revenue comes from the dominant business Direct links (I. e. , share products, technology and distribution linkages) between the firm's businesses Related Linked Diversification Strategy (Mixed related and unrelated) n n Less than 70% of revenue comes from the dominant business Mixed: Linked firms sharing fewer resources and assets among their businesses (compared with related constrained, above), concentrating on the transfer of knowledge and competencies 10 among the businesses
Levels of Diversification (N=3 ) (Cont’d) n 3. Very High Levels: Unrelated n Less than 70% of revenue comes from dominant business n No relationships between businesses 11
Levels and Types of Diversification 12
Reasons for Diversification n A number of reasons exist for diversification including n Value-creating n n Operational relatedness: sharing activities between businesses Corporate relatedness: transferring core competencies into business Value-neutral n Value-reducing n 13
Value-Creating Diversification Strategies: Operational and Corporate Relatedness 14
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification (N=3) n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation: related diversification strategy n Value creation: unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Mgmt motives encouraging firm overdiversification 15
Value-Creating Diversification (VCD): Related Strategies n Purpose: Gain market power relative to competitors n Related diversification wants to develop and exploit economies of scope between its businesses n Economies of scope: Cost savings firm creates by successfully sharing some of its resources and capabilities or transferring one or more corporate-level core competencies that were developed in one of its businesses to another of its businesses n VCD: Composed of ‘related’ diversification strategies including Operational and Corporate relatedness 16
Value-Creating Diversification (VCD): Related Strategies (Cont’d) n 1. Operational Relatedness: Sharing activities n n Can gain economies of scope Share primary or support activities (in value chain) n Risky as ties create links between outcomes Related constrained share activities in order to create value Not easy, often synergies not realized as planned 17
Value-Creating Diversification (VCD): Related Strategies (Cont’d) n 2. Corporate Relatedness: Core competency transfer n n Complex sets of resources and capabilities linking different businesses through managerial and technological knowledge, experience and expertise Two sources of value creation n Expense incurred in first business and knowledge transfer reduces resource allocation for second business Intangible resources difficult for competitors to understand imitate, so immediate competitive advantage over competition Use related-linked diversification strategy 18
Value-Creating Diversification (VCD): Related Strategies (Cont’d) n Market Power n n Exists when a firm is able to sell its products above the existing competitive level, to reduce costs of primary and support activities below the competitive level, or both. Multimarket (or Multipoint) Competition n n Exists when 2 or more diversified firms simultaneously compete in the same product or geographic markets. Related diversification strategy may include n Vertical Integration n Virtual integration 19
Value-Creating Diversification (VCD): Unrelated Strategies n Creates value through two types of financial economies n Cost savings realized through improved allocations of financial resources based on investments inside or outside firm n n Efficient internal capital market allocation Restructuring of acquired assets n Firm A buys firm B and restructures assets so it can operate more profitably, then A sells B for a profit in the external market 20
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation using related diversification strategy n Value creation using unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Mgmt motives encouraging firm overdiversification 21
Value-Neutral Diversification: Incentives and Resources n Incentives to Diversify n Antitrust Regulation and Tax Laws n Low Performance n Uncertain Future Cash Flows n Synergy and Firm Risk Reduction n Resources and Diversification 22
The Curvilinear Relationship between Diversification and Performance 23
Chapter 6: Corporate-Level Strategy n Overview: Seven content areas n Define and discuss corporate-level strategy n Different levels of diversification n Three primary reasons firms diversify n Value creation using related diversification strategy n Value creation using unrelated diversification strategy n Incentives and resources encouraging diversification n Mgmt motives encouraging firm overdiversification 24
Value-Reducing Diversification: Managerial Motives to Diversify n Top-level executives may diversify in order to diversity their own employment risk, as long as profitability does not suffer excessively n n Diversification adds benefits to top-level managers but not shareholders This strategy may be held in check by governance mechanisms or concerns for one’s reputation 25
Summary Model of the Relationship Between Diversification and Firm Performance 26
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