Strategic Management Session 4
Strategic Management Session 4
Strategic Management Session 4
Objectives
• Low profit
• Low growth
• Poor strategic fit
• Lack of managerial bandwidth
• Needs investment beyond capacity
• ROI/ ROTI
Outsource
• Secondary activities on the Value Chain
• Focus on Strategic Activities to transform business
Summary
The diversification strategy is often opted for by
companies that have established a reputation
domestically & want to expand having been
established
Diversification makes sense when single business
strategies have a number of advantages
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Self - Assessment Questions
Q2. Concentric Diversification is-
Select the correct option.
A. This method introduces widely related
products to the existing market
B. Ensures sufficient availability of funds
C. This method introduces closely related
products to the existing market
D. None of the above
Reference List
• Taylor, The Principles of Scientific Management, Harper
& Brothers
• Drucker, The Practice of Management, Harper &
Brothers
• McGregor, The Human Side of Enterprise, McGraw-Hill
• Porter, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining
Superior Performance
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