Strategic Management B O S
Today’s Agenda Porter’s Five Forces Porter’s 4 Generic Strategies Attractive vs. Unattractive industries Porter’s 4 Generic Strategies Differentiation Cost-Leadership Focused Differentiation Focused Cost-leadership Class Activity Review
Entering the Rubber Ducky Market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSaGuNCUCWs
Industry Model Industry Competition: Intensity of rivalry among firms in the industry Suppliers: Bargaining power of suppliers Substitute Products: Threats of substitute products or services Customers: Bargaining power of buyers New Entrants: Threat of potential new competitors
“Is this an attractive industry or not?”
Attractive vs. Unattractive
How broad or narrow is your market or target market? Source of competitive advantage Will you compete for competitive advantage by lower price or by product uniqueness? “How can we best compete for customers in this industry?” How broad or narrow is your market or target market? Market scope
Porter’s Generic Strategies
Differentiation
Cost-Leadership
Focused Differentiation
Focused cost-leadership
Activity: 1) For companies such as Coke and Pepsi, which of the 4 strategies have their companies used to gain a competitive advantage over their rivals?
Activity: 2) What is the difference between unattractive and attractive industry?
3) How many forces are there?
4) What is a market scope?
5) What are the 4 different strategies?
6) If a company wants to be more cost effective, which strategy should they use?
7) What are the two main factors to consider before implementing strategies?