Strategic Management and Business Policy

  1. Strategy Formulation: Corporate-Level Strategy
    1. Directional Strategies
      1. Growth Strategies
        1. Concentration Strategies
          1. Market Penetration
            1. Market Development
              1. Product Development
                1. Innovation-Based Growth
                2. Integration Strategies
                  1. Vertical Integration
                    1. Forward Integration
                      1. Backward Integration
                        1. Benefits and Risks
                        2. Horizontal Integration
                          1. Mergers with Competitors
                            1. Acquisitions in the Same Industry
                              1. Market Consolidation
                            2. Diversification Strategies
                              1. Unrelated Diversification
                                1. Risk Reduction
                                  1. Financial Synergies
                                    1. Portfolio Management
                                    2. Diversification Methods
                                      1. Internal Development
                                        1. Acquisitions
                                          1. Joint Ventures
                                      2. Stability Strategies
                                        1. Maintaining Current Operations
                                          1. Pause and Proceed Strategy
                                            1. No-Change Strategy
                                              1. Profit Strategy
                                              2. Retrenchment Strategies
                                                1. Turnaround Strategies
                                                  1. Revenue Generation
                                                    1. Cost Cutting
                                                      1. Asset Reduction
                                                        1. Operational Restructuring
                                                        2. Divestment Strategies
                                                          1. Selling Business Units
                                                            1. Spin-offs
                                                              1. Management Buyouts
                                                              2. Liquidation Strategies
                                                                1. Voluntary Liquidation
                                                                  1. Bankruptcy Proceedings
                                                              3. Portfolio Analysis and Management
                                                                1. Purpose of Portfolio Analysis
                                                                  1. Portfolio Planning Models
                                                                    1. BCG Growth-Share Matrix
                                                                      1. Stars
                                                                        1. Question Marks
                                                                          1. Cash Cows
                                                                            1. Dogs
                                                                              1. Strategic Implications
                                                                                1. Resource Allocation Decisions
                                                                                2. GE/McKinsey Nine-Cell Matrix
                                                                                  1. Industry Attractiveness Factors
                                                                                    1. Business Unit Strength Factors
                                                                                      1. Strategic Recommendations
                                                                                        1. Investment Priorities
                                                                                        2. Product Life Cycle Portfolio Matrix
                                                                                          1. Directional Policy Matrix
                                                                                          2. Portfolio Balance and Synergy
                                                                                            1. Resource Allocation Across Business Units
                                                                                            2. Mergers and Acquisitions
                                                                                              1. Types of Mergers
                                                                                                1. Horizontal Mergers
                                                                                                  1. Vertical Mergers
                                                                                                    1. Conglomerate Mergers
                                                                                                    2. Motives for M&A
                                                                                                      1. Growth and Market Power
                                                                                                        1. Synergy Creation
                                                                                                          1. Resource Acquisition
                                                                                                            1. Risk Diversification
                                                                                                            2. M&A Process
                                                                                                              1. Target Identification
                                                                                                                1. Due Diligence
                                                                                                                  1. Valuation Methods
                                                                                                                    1. Negotiation and Deal Structure
                                                                                                                      1. Integration Planning
                                                                                                                      2. M&A Success Factors
                                                                                                                        1. Challenges and Risks in M&A
                                                                                                                          1. Cultural Integration
                                                                                                                            1. Overvaluation
                                                                                                                              1. Integration Difficulties
                                                                                                                              2. Post-Merger Integration
                                                                                                                              3. Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
                                                                                                                                1. Types of Strategic Alliances
                                                                                                                                  1. Joint Ventures
                                                                                                                                    1. Licensing Agreements
                                                                                                                                      1. Franchising
                                                                                                                                        1. Strategic Partnerships
                                                                                                                                        2. Alliance Motivations
                                                                                                                                          1. Resource Sharing
                                                                                                                                            1. Risk Sharing
                                                                                                                                              1. Market Access
                                                                                                                                                1. Learning and Knowledge Transfer
                                                                                                                                                2. Alliance Formation Process
                                                                                                                                                  1. Alliance Management
                                                                                                                                                    1. Governance Structures
                                                                                                                                                      1. Performance Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                        1. Conflict Resolution
                                                                                                                                                        2. Alliance Success Factors
                                                                                                                                                          1. Alliance Termination

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                                                                                                                                                        7. Strategy Formulation: Business-Level Strategy