Competitive Strategy

  1. Analyzing the External Environment
    1. Industry Analysis Fundamentals
      1. Defining an Industry and Market
        1. Industry Boundaries
          1. Market Segmentation
            1. Industry vs. Market Distinctions
              1. Standard Industrial Classification Systems
              2. Industry Structure Concepts
                1. Concentration Ratios
                  1. Market Share Distribution
                    1. Vertical Integration Patterns
                  2. Porter's Five Forces Framework
                    1. Overview of the Five Forces Model
                      1. Threat of New Entrants
                        1. Barriers to Entry
                          1. Economies of Scale
                            1. Product Differentiation
                              1. Capital Requirements
                                1. Switching Costs
                                  1. Access to Distribution Channels
                                    1. Government Policy and Regulation
                                      1. Cost Disadvantages Independent of Scale
                                      2. Expected Retaliation
                                        1. Entry Deterrence Strategies
                                        2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
                                          1. Factors Increasing Buyer Power
                                            1. Buyer Concentration
                                              1. Volume of Purchases
                                                1. Standardization of Products
                                                  1. Low Switching Costs
                                                    1. Backward Integration Threat
                                                    2. Buyer Price Sensitivity
                                                      1. Buyer Information Access
                                                      2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
                                                        1. Supplier Concentration
                                                          1. Importance of Volume to Supplier
                                                            1. Supplier Switching Costs
                                                              1. Availability of Substitute Inputs
                                                                1. Forward Integration Threat
                                                                  1. Differentiation of Inputs
                                                                  2. Threat of Substitute Products or Services
                                                                    1. Availability of Substitutes
                                                                      1. Price-Performance Trade-off
                                                                        1. Buyer Propensity to Substitute
                                                                          1. Switching Costs to Substitutes
                                                                          2. Intensity of Rivalry Among Existing Competitors
                                                                            1. Industry Growth Rate
                                                                              1. Fixed Costs and Exit Barriers
                                                                                1. Product Differentiation
                                                                                  1. Number and Diversity of Competitors
                                                                                    1. Strategic Stakes
                                                                                      1. Capacity Additions
                                                                                    2. The Role of Complements
                                                                                      1. Definition of Complements
                                                                                        1. Impact on Industry Profitability
                                                                                          1. Managing Complementors
                                                                                            1. Co-opetition Strategies
                                                                                            2. Industry Evolution and Dynamics
                                                                                              1. Industry Life Cycle
                                                                                                1. Introduction Stage
                                                                                                  1. Features and Challenges
                                                                                                    1. Strategic Focus Areas
                                                                                                    2. Growth Stage
                                                                                                      1. Features and Challenges
                                                                                                        1. Competitive Dynamics
                                                                                                        2. Maturity Stage
                                                                                                          1. Features and Challenges
                                                                                                            1. Consolidation Patterns
                                                                                                            2. Decline Stage
                                                                                                              1. Features and Challenges
                                                                                                                1. Exit Strategies
                                                                                                              2. Industry Transformation Drivers
                                                                                                                1. Technological Change
                                                                                                                  1. Regulatory Changes
                                                                                                                    1. Demographic Shifts
                                                                                                                      1. Globalization Effects
                                                                                                                    2. Macro-Environmental Analysis
                                                                                                                      1. PESTEL Framework
                                                                                                                        1. Political Factors
                                                                                                                          1. Economic Factors
                                                                                                                            1. Social Factors
                                                                                                                              1. Technological Factors
                                                                                                                                1. Environmental Factors
                                                                                                                                2. Scenario Planning
                                                                                                                                  1. Developing Alternative Scenarios
                                                                                                                                    1. Assessing Scenario Probabilities
                                                                                                                                      1. Strategic Implications

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