Business Administration

  1. Strategic Management
    1. The Strategic Management Process
      1. Strategic Management Overview
        1. Stages of Strategic Management
          1. Strategy Formulation
            1. Strategy Implementation
              1. Strategy Evaluation
              2. Strategic Planning Process
                1. Stakeholder Analysis
                  1. Identifying Stakeholders
                    1. Stakeholder Interests
                      1. Stakeholder Influence
                    2. Strategic Analysis
                      1. Vision and Mission
                        1. Vision Statements
                          1. Mission Statements
                            1. Core Values
                            2. External Analysis
                              1. Industry Analysis
                                1. Competitive Environment
                                  1. PESTEL Analysis
                                    1. Political Factors
                                      1. Economic Factors
                                        1. Sociocultural Factors
                                          1. Technological Factors
                                            1. Environmental Factors
                                            2. Porter's Five Forces
                                              1. Threat of New Entrants
                                                1. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
                                                  1. Bargaining Power of Buyers
                                                    1. Threat of Substitute Products
                                                      1. Rivalry Among Competitors
                                                    2. Internal Analysis
                                                      1. Resource Analysis
                                                        1. Capability Analysis
                                                          1. VRIO Framework
                                                            1. Value
                                                              1. Rarity
                                                                1. Imitability
                                                                  1. Organization
                                                                  2. Core Competencies
                                                                    1. Identifying Core Competencies
                                                                      1. Leveraging Core Competencies
                                                                      2. Resource-Based View
                                                                        1. Tangible Resources
                                                                          1. Intangible Resources
                                                                            1. Capabilities
                                                                          2. SWOT Analysis
                                                                            1. Strengths
                                                                              1. Weaknesses
                                                                                1. Opportunities
                                                                                  1. Threats
                                                                                    1. SWOT Matrix
                                                                                  2. Strategy Formulation
                                                                                    1. Business-Level Strategy
                                                                                      1. Generic Strategies
                                                                                        1. Cost Leadership
                                                                                          1. Differentiation
                                                                                            1. Focus Strategy
                                                                                            2. Competitive Advantage
                                                                                              1. Value Creation
                                                                                              2. Corporate-Level Strategy
                                                                                                1. Growth Strategies
                                                                                                  1. Market Penetration
                                                                                                    1. Market Development
                                                                                                      1. Product Development
                                                                                                        1. Diversification
                                                                                                          1. Unrelated Diversification
                                                                                                        2. Integration Strategies
                                                                                                          1. Vertical Integration
                                                                                                            1. Horizontal Integration
                                                                                                            2. Mergers and Acquisitions
                                                                                                              1. Types of Mergers
                                                                                                                1. Acquisition Process
                                                                                                                  1. Post-Merger Integration
                                                                                                                  2. Strategic Alliances
                                                                                                                    1. Joint Ventures
                                                                                                                      1. Partnership Agreements
                                                                                                                      2. Stability Strategies
                                                                                                                        1. Retrenchment Strategies
                                                                                                                          1. Turnaround Strategy
                                                                                                                            1. Divestiture
                                                                                                                              1. Liquidation
                                                                                                                          2. Strategy Implementation
                                                                                                                            1. Implementation Framework
                                                                                                                              1. Organizational Structure
                                                                                                                                1. Structure-Strategy Relationship
                                                                                                                                  1. Structural Changes
                                                                                                                                  2. Organizational Culture
                                                                                                                                    1. Culture-Strategy Alignment
                                                                                                                                      1. Cultural Change
                                                                                                                                      2. Leadership and Strategy
                                                                                                                                        1. Strategic Leadership
                                                                                                                                          1. Change Leadership
                                                                                                                                          2. Resource Allocation
                                                                                                                                            1. Financial Resources
                                                                                                                                              1. Human Resources
                                                                                                                                                1. Technological Resources
                                                                                                                                                2. Control Systems
                                                                                                                                                  1. Strategic Control
                                                                                                                                                    1. Operational Control
                                                                                                                                                  2. Strategic Evaluation and Control
                                                                                                                                                    1. Performance Measurement
                                                                                                                                                      1. Financial Measures
                                                                                                                                                        1. Non-Financial Measures
                                                                                                                                                          1. Balanced Scorecard Approach
                                                                                                                                                          2. Strategic Control Systems
                                                                                                                                                            1. Feedback Control
                                                                                                                                                              1. Feedforward Control
                                                                                                                                                              2. Strategic Review Process
                                                                                                                                                                1. Corrective Actions
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Continuous Improvement

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