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Page 1 Managing Multi-Unit Organizations Strategic Factors I
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Page 3 Multi-Unit Management Decide scope/reach of the organization – In which businesses or industries does our organization operate or compete? Develop and leverage synergies across differentiated organization units Acme Inc. Product 1Product 2Product 3Product N
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Page 4 Multi-Unit Management Unrelated organization units General Electric Light Bulbs Aircraft Engines Power Generation Equipment Kitchen Appliances
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Page 5 Multi-Unit Management Related organization units Procter & Gamble SoapFoodPaper Products OTC Pharm.
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Page 6 Multi-Unit Management Portfolio focus and rebalancing PEPSI 20% of total sales Carbonated Beverages Juices, Water, Sports drinks Snack Foods Fast Food
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Page 7 Multi-Unit Management COCA-COLA Carbonated Beverages Juices, Water, Sports drinks 80% of total sales Portfolio focus Near-single business organization
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Page 8 Diversification/Growth Examples Pepsi – Acquired Tropicana juice co. – Acquired Quaker Oats Gatorade –Spun-off fast food restaurants (YUM!) – Issued Pepsi Bottling IPO – Reinvest in Frito-Lay FedEx – Acquired Mailboxes Plus! – Acquired Kinko’s Kraft Foods’ acquisition of Cadbury Pfizer acquires Wyeth UKMC acquires Good Samaritan PNC Bank acquires National City Bank
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Page 9 M&A in Hospital Industry During 2000-2009 – 597 mergers and acquisitions – $74.5 billion in deals HCA Community Health Systems Ascension Health Capella Healthcare many more….
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Why Diversify?? Winter Spring Summer Fall Division Sales ($) Industry Growth (%) 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Snowmobile Jet Ski Bulk Chemicals Pharmaceuticals
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Benefits of Diversification Reduce earnings volatility Move organization into attractive markets and market segments Growth Minimize risk Prolong “life” of the organization Improve long-term performance Capture synergies and strategic “fit” between businesses Steer corporate resources
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Types of Organizational Diversification Vertical Horizontal – Related – Unrelated Global
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Page 13 Marathon Oil Oilfield Exploration Oilfield Extraction Transport Refining Wholesaling Retail Stores Gas Stations Installed Oil Shops
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Page 14 Exxon-Mobil Oilfield Exploration Oilfield Extraction Transport Refining Wholesaling Retail Stores Gas Stations Installed Oil Shops
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Page 15 Horizontal Diversification Related Procter & Gamble SoapsPaper Products Food Products Logistics Marketing R&D Mfg. Finance To diversify, or not?
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Page 16 General Electric Aircraft Engines Lighting Products Appliances Finance Horizontal Diversification Unrelated
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Page 17 Geographic Diversification International Markets Cola-Cola USGreeceChina Brand & Some Marketing Finance Brand & Some Marketing Local bottling and distribution
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Page 18 Transformation Through Diversification Enter new businesses – Change business portfolio (Monsanto) Shift from commodity chemicals to agricultural biotechnology Molecular biology GM seed/plant technologies Branded products Total Return 1994 S&P MONSANTO Chemicals (18%) Biotech (38%) Today
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Page 19 Total Return 1993 S&P Nokia Motorola Eriksson Nokia – Founding -1989: Electrical conglomerate – 1993-today: 90% telecommunications 20091989 Transformation Through Diversification
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Strategic Management of Diverse, Multi-Unit Organizations Turnaround – Restore competitiveness to poor performers – New advantages created within portfolio Retrenchment – Narrow scope of portfolio –“Stick to your knitting” Restructuring – Add new businesses / divest poor performers
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Page 21 Disney: Capability Leverager Films Videos Network TV Cable TV Hotels Cruise lines Merchandise Brand licensing Retail Stores Toy Story TV Show Merchandise Food Items Theme Park
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Page 22 Blue Circle Dominant-business Diversified Firm HQ Cement Products Core Competence: Products related to home-building
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Page 23 HQ Cement Products Core Competence: ? Products related to home-building ? BricksGas Stoves Lawn Mowers Blue Circle
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Page 24 Boddingtons Vertically Integrated Firm HQ Beer Brewing Pubs Core Competence : Hospitality, retailing, property management Beer Wholesaling
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Page 25 Boddingtons Related Horizontal Diversified Firm HQ Pubs Restaurants HotelsHealth Clubs Nursing Homes Core Competence : Hospitality, retailing, property management
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Evaluation of Diversified Firms Reveal contextual position of corporate portfolio BCG Growth-share Matrix Industry Growth Rate High Low Relative Market Share 1.0< 1.0> 1.0 Behind Market Leader You are Market Leader
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Evaluation of Diversified Firms BCG Growth-share Matrix Industry Growth Rate High Low Relative Market Share 1.0< 1.0> 1.0 Behind Market Leader You are Market Leader Categorize different organizational units Cash Cows Stars ? Dogs
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Evaluation of Diversified Firms General Electric Industry Growth Rate High Low Relative Market Share 1.0< 1.0> 1.0 Behind Market Leader You are Market Leader Aircraft Engines Light Bulbs Appliances
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Love Your Dogs
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Why? – Dogs are under-appreciated Neglected Same category as “value stocks” Payoffs to investing in and paying greater operational-strategic attention to underperformers better than investing in unproven “stars” – Dogs need nurturing/attention “Feed” them (resources, attention) Have them “fixed” (new strategy) Teach them “new tricks” (innovation) – “Adopt” someone else’s dogs
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Managing Multi-Unit Playing Cards Organizational Units – Suit – Number 3, 4, 7, J Managing Organizational Units for Value Creation Positive Outcomes – Two-, Three-, Four-of-a-kind – Flush – Straight – Full house Page 31 3 4 7 3 J
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Questions…? Page 32
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