Strategic Management and Business Policy

  1. External Environmental Analysis
    1. Scanning the Macro-Environment
      1. Purpose of Environmental Scanning
        1. Environmental Scanning Process
          1. PESTEL Analysis
            1. Political Factors
              1. Government Stability
                1. Political Risk
                  1. Taxation Policy
                    1. Trade Regulations
                      1. Labor Laws
                        1. Antitrust Laws
                        2. Economic Factors
                          1. Economic Growth Rates
                            1. Inflation and Interest Rates
                              1. Exchange Rates
                                1. Unemployment Levels
                                  1. Disposable Income
                                    1. Credit Availability
                                    2. Sociocultural Factors
                                      1. Cultural Attitudes and Values
                                        1. Lifestyle Changes
                                          1. Education Levels
                                            1. Health Consciousness
                                              1. Social Mobility
                                              2. Technological Factors
                                                1. Technological Advancements
                                                  1. Innovation and R&D Spending
                                                    1. Technology Adoption Rates
                                                      1. Digital Transformation
                                                        1. Intellectual Property Protection
                                                        2. Environmental Factors
                                                          1. Environmental Regulations
                                                            1. Sustainability Concerns
                                                              1. Climate Change Impact
                                                                1. Resource Scarcity
                                                                  1. Waste Management
                                                                    1. Carbon Footprint Requirements
                                                                  2. Scenario Development
                                                                    1. Environmental Impact Assessment
                                                                    2. Industry and Competitive Analysis
                                                                      1. Defining an Industry
                                                                        1. Industry Boundaries
                                                                          1. Industry Classification Systems
                                                                            1. Industry Life Cycle Stages
                                                                              1. Introduction
                                                                                1. Growth
                                                                                  1. Maturity
                                                                                    1. Decline
                                                                                  2. Porter's Five Forces Model
                                                                                    1. Threat of New Entrants
                                                                                      1. Barriers to Entry
                                                                                        1. Economies of Scale
                                                                                          1. Capital Requirements
                                                                                            1. Brand Loyalty
                                                                                              1. Government Regulations
                                                                                              2. Bargaining Power of Buyers
                                                                                                1. Buyer Concentration
                                                                                                  1. Price Sensitivity
                                                                                                    1. Switching Costs
                                                                                                      1. Backward Integration Threat
                                                                                                      2. Bargaining Power of Suppliers
                                                                                                        1. Supplier Concentration
                                                                                                          1. Switching Costs
                                                                                                            1. Forward Integration Threat
                                                                                                              1. Input Importance
                                                                                                              2. Threat of Substitute Products or Services
                                                                                                                1. Availability of Substitutes
                                                                                                                  1. Price-Performance Trade-offs
                                                                                                                    1. Switching Costs for Customers
                                                                                                                      1. Customer Propensity to Substitute
                                                                                                                      2. Rivalry Among Existing Competitors
                                                                                                                        1. Number and Diversity of Competitors
                                                                                                                          1. Industry Growth Rate
                                                                                                                            1. Fixed Costs
                                                                                                                              1. Exit Barriers
                                                                                                                            2. Strategic Group Mapping
                                                                                                                              1. Identifying Strategic Groups
                                                                                                                                1. Strategic Group Variables
                                                                                                                                  1. Mobility Barriers
                                                                                                                                    1. Implications for Competition
                                                                                                                                    2. Competitor Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Identifying Key Competitors
                                                                                                                                        1. Direct Competitors
                                                                                                                                          1. Indirect Competitors
                                                                                                                                            1. Potential Competitors
                                                                                                                                            2. Competitor Intelligence Gathering
                                                                                                                                              1. Assessing Competitor Strengths and Weaknesses
                                                                                                                                                1. Competitor Strategy Analysis
                                                                                                                                                  1. Predicting Competitor Moves
                                                                                                                                                    1. Competitive Response Analysis
                                                                                                                                                    2. Key Success Factors
                                                                                                                                                      1. Identifying Industry KSFs
                                                                                                                                                        1. Assessing Organizational Performance on KSFs
                                                                                                                                                          1. KSF Evolution Over Time

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                                                                                                                                                      2. Strategic Intent and Direction Setting

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                                                                                                                                                      4. Internal Organizational Analysis