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戰(zhàn)略管理競爭性和全球化概念&案件
Competitivenessandglobalization:
Concepts&Cases
ThirdEdition
Hitt,Ireland,Hoskisson
ChapterIStrategicManagementandStrategicCompetitiveness
Chapter2TheExternalEnvironmentOpportunities,Threats,Indust
CompetitionandCompetitorAnalysis
Chapter3TheinternalEnvironment:Resources,Capabilitiesand
CoreCompetencies
Chapter4Business-LevelStrategy
Chapter5CompetitiveDynamics
Chapter6CorporateLevelStrategy
Chapter7AcquisitionsandRestructuring
Chapter8InternationalStrategy
Chapter9CooperativeStrategies
Chapter10CorporateGovernance
Chapter11OrganizationalStructureandControl
Chapter12StrategicLeadership
Chapter13CorporateEntrepreneurshipandinnovation
CHAPTER1
STRATEGY&STRATEGICCOMPETITIVENESS
LearningObjectives:
1.Understandthe
1.Definestrategiccompetitiveness,competitiveadvantageandabove-a
veragereturns.
2.Discussthechallengeofstrategicmanagement.
3.Describethenewcompetitivelandscapeandhowitisbeingshape
dbyglobaland
technologicalchanges.
4.Usetheindustrialorganization(I/O)modeltoexplainbowfirmsc
anearnabove-average
returns.
5.Usetheresourcesbasedmodeltoexplainhowfirmscanearnabo
veaverage-returns.
6.Describestrategicintentandstrategicmissionanddiscusstheirval
uetothestrategic
managementprocess.
7.Definestakeholdersanddescribethethreeprimarystakeholdergro
ups'abilitytoinfluence
organizations.
8.Describetheworkofstrategists.
9.Explainthestrategicmanagementprocess.
ChapterOutlines
1.StrategyandStrategicManagement
TheChallengeofStrategicManagement:
Theglobaleconomyandglobalization,
Technologicalchangeanddiffusion,
Theinformationageandincreasingknowledgeintensity
3.TheI/OModelofAbove-AverageReturns
TheResource-basedModelofAbove-AverageReturns
StrategicIntentandStrategicMission
Stakeholders
OrganizationalStrategists
ReviewQuestions
TeachingFocus:Itmaybeverygoodtobeginthislecturewithage
neralcommentthat
ChapterIprovidesanoverviewofthestrategicmanagementprocess.
InthisChapter,the
Authorsintroducesanumberoftermsandmodelsthatstudentswill
studyinmoredetailin
Chapters2through13.Stresstheimportanceofstudentspayingcar
efulattentiontothe
conceptsintroducedinthisChaptersothattheyarewellgroundedin
thestrategic
managementconceptbeforeproceedingfurther.
industryandtheeffectsofthesechangesontheindustry'scompetitiv
elandscape.
TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionvotedtoallowforeigncom
paniesincreasedaccesstotheU.S.market.
AWorldTradeOrganizationAgreementsaw69countriesagreetoop
entheir
previouslyprotectedfranchisesarenowopentoforeignanddomestic
competition.
Theabilityoffirmstocompetesuccessfullyinthisnewcompetitive
landscape,willbe
AsimpliedbytheChaptertitle-strategicManagementandStrategic
Competitivenessand
primarypurposeofthestrategicmanagementprocessistoenablefir
mstoachievestrategic
competitivenessandearnabove-averagereturns.Anin-depthdiscussio
nofinternational(global)
strategieswillbefoundinChapter8.
Definitions:
strategy
Strategiccompetitivenessisachievedwhenafirmsuccessfullyformul
atesandimplementsavalue-creatingstrategy.Byimplementingavalue-cr
eatingstrategythatcurrentandpotentialcompetitorsarenotsimultaneous1
yimplementingandthatcompetitorsareunabletoduplicatethebenefits
of,afirmachievesasustainedorsustainablecompetitiveadvantage.
Aboveaveragereturnsrepresentreturnsthatexceedreturnsthatinves
torsexpecttoearnfromotherinvestmentswithsimilarlevelsofrisk(in
vestoruncertaintyabouttheeconomicgainsorlossesthatwillresultfrom
aparticularinvestment).Inotherwords,aboveaverage-returnsexceedin
vestors'expectedlevelsofreturnforgivenlevelsofrisk..Solongasaf
irmcansustain(ormaintain)acompetitiveadvantage,investorswillearn
above-averagereturns.
Teachingsuggestion:Pointoutthat,inthelongrun,firmsmustearn
atleastaveragereturns
andprovideinvestorswithaveragereturnsiftheyaretosurvive.If
afirmearnsbelowaverage
returnsandprovidesinvestorswithbelow-averagereturns,investorsw
illwithdrawtheirfunds
andplacethemininvestmentsthatearnatleastaveragereturns.
StrategicManagementProcessisaframeworkthatcanassistfirmsin
theirquestforstrategiccompetitiveness,itisthefullsetofcommitment
s,decisionsandactionsrequiredforafirmtosystematicallyachievestrat
egiccompetitivenessandearnabove-averagereturns-Thisprocessisillust
ratedinFigure1-1.
Thedynamicnatureofthestrategicmanagementprocessisindicated
byfeedbacklinkages
amongthethreeprimaryelements:strategicinputs,strategicactionsa
ndstrategicoutcomes.
Strategicinputs,intheformofinformationgainedbyscrutinizingthe
internalenvironment
andscanningtheexternalenvironmentareusedtodevelopthefirm's
strategicintentand
strategicmission.
Strategicactionsareguidedbythefirm'sstrategicintentandstrateg
icmission,andarerepresentedbystrategiesthatareformulatedordevelo
pedandsubsequentlyimplementedorputintoaction.
Strategicoutcomeistheresultofafirm'sstrategyimplemented.A
desiredstrategicoutcomestrategiccompetitivenessandabove-averageretu
msresultwhenafirmisabletosuccessfullyformulateandimplementv
alue-creatingstrategiesthatothersareunabletoduplicate.
Feedbacklinkstheelementsofthestrategicmanagementprocesstoge
therandhelpsfirms
continuouslyadjustorrevisestrategicinputsandstrategicactionsin
ordertoachievedesired
strategicoutcomes.
ThisChapteralsowilldiscusstwoapproachestothestrategicmanag
ementprocess.Thefirst,
theindustrialorganizationmodel,suggeststhattheexternalenvironme
ntshouldbeconsideredastheprimarydeterminantofafirm'sstrategica
ctions.Thesecondistheresource-basedmodel,
whichperceivesthefirm'sresourcesandcapabilities(theinternalen
vironment)ascriticallinks
tostrategiccompetitiveness.FollowingthediscussioninthisChapter,
aswellasinChapters2
and3,studentsshouldseethatthesemodelsmustbeintegratedtoa
chievestrategicCompetitiveness.
THECHALLENGEOFSTRATEGICMANAGEMENT
Asnotedinearliercomments,allfirms—andmanagers—arechallenged
toachievestrategic
competitivenessandearnabove-averagereturns.And,thechallengeca
nbeformidable.A
primarychallengefacingmanagerstodayistheneedtorecognize—as
illustratedbythecomments
onsuchfirmsasIBM,UnionPacific,HondaandTheLimited—thatt
hestrategicmanagement
processandthestrivingforstrategiccompetitivenesstakesplaceina
dynamicglobaleconomy.
Asaresultofthisongoingstruggle,successtodaydoesnotnecessari
lyequatewithsuccess
tomorrow.
Hondahashadtomakemajorchangestosurviveintheglobalauto
mobilemarket.Inits
attempttomakeitsflagshipAccordmoresporty,itfoundthattheca
rwastoosmalltosatisfythe
expectationsandnotsportyenoughtosatisfyJapanesebuyers.Asa
result,ithasdesignedthe
Accordarounda''worldcar"designwithalterationstomeetdifferen
tmarketexpectations.Its
U.S.Accordisnowlarger,theJapanesemodelissmallerandcontai
nsmoreofthehigh-
technologyfeaturesdesiredbyJapanesebuyersandasmallerEuropea
nversionhasbeen
introduced.
TABLE1-1TopTenWealthCreators
AsshowninTable1-1,Coca-ColaandGeneralElectriccontinueto1
eadtheleastofwealth
creatorsforthesecondconsecutiveyearstheyhavecreatedmorewea
1th(measuredbymarket
valueadded)thanotherU.S.firms.However,Thebalanceofthelisti
ngindicatestheshifting
natureofsuccessfortheotherfirms.
Since1992,Microsofthasimprovedfromnumber14tonumberthre
eonthelist.
Whiletheotherchangesinthelisthavenotbeenasdramaticastho
sereportedforMicrosoft
resultedinashufflingofpositionsfortheotherfirmsonthelist.
Thetransientnatureofstrategiccompetitivenessispointedouteven
moreclearlywhenone
Realizethatonly2ofthe25largestU.S.industrialcorporationsin1
900remaincompetitivein
the1990sandthatfourmembersof1997'stoptenwerenotamong
thetoptenin1992
theyhaveinthepastiftheyhopetoachievelong-termstrategiccom
petitiveness.Onekeyto
successwillbewhichfirms'strategieswillrepresentthebestfitbet
weenthedemandsofthe
externalenvironmentandtheresourcesandcapabilitiesintheirrespec
tiveinternalenvironments.
THENEWCOMPETITIVELANDSCAPE
Thisnewcompetitivelandscapecanbedescribedasoneinwhichth
efundamentalnatureof
competitionischanginginanumberoftheworld'sindustries.And,t
heboundariesofindustries
arebecomingblurredandmoredifficulttodefine.
Considerchangesthathavetakenplaceintheentertainmentandcom
municationsindustries:
Traditionalbroadcastnetworks—ABC,NBCandCBS—nowmustcomp
etewithcablenetworkssuchasESPN,A&E,HBOandShowtimeaswel
1aswithcablesystems.
RupertMurdoch'sNewsCorp,(owneroftheFoxNetwork)formeda
strategicalliancewith
Disney's1996purchaseofCapCities/ABChasresultedinamedian
etworkthatincludesa
broadcastnetwork(ABC),acablestation(TheDisneyChannel)asw
ellasmotionpicture
productionanddistribution,newspapers,magazinesandthemeparks.
InnovativecompaniessuchasAT&T,SonyandMicrosofthaveindica
tedthattheyare
interestedinparticipatinginthisnewentertainment-communicationsin
dustry.
Thenewcompetitivelandscapethusimpliesthattraditionalsourceso
fcompetitiveadvantage
economiesofscaleandlargeadvertisingbudgets-maynotasimport
antinthefutureasthey
wereinthepast.Therapidandunpredictabletechnologicalchangeth
atcharacterizesthisnew
competitivelandscapeimpliesthatmanagersmustadoptnewwaysof
thinking.Thenew
competitivemindsetmustvalueflexibility,speed,innovationandinte
gration.
Atermoftenusedtodescribethenewrealitiesofcompetitionishyp
ercompetition,acondition
thatresultsfromthedynamicsofstrategicmovesandcountermoves
amonginnovative,global
firms:aconditionofrapidlyescalatingcompetitionthatisbasedon
price-qualitypositioning.
battlestoachievefirst-moveradvantageandbattlestoprotectortoi
nvadeestablishedproductor
geographicmarkets(thatwillbediscussedinmoredetailinChapter
5).
Teachingsuggestion;Twoprimarydriversofthenewcompetitivelan
dscapeareillustratedin
Figure1-2
TheNewCompetitiveLandscape
1.Technologyandtechnologicalchange
Technologyischangingrapidly
Technologydiffusesrapidly,notonlyacrosscompanyboundariesbut
alsoacrossnationalborders.
Informationtechnologyischangingbothrapidlyanddramatically.
Knowledgeisbecomingincreasinglyimportant
2.Theglobaleconomy
People,goods,servicesandideasmovefreelyacrossgeographicbord
ers
Significantopportunitiesemergeinmultipleglobalmarkets
Marketsandindustriesarebecomingmoreinternalized
TheGlobalEconomy
Aglobaleconomyisoneinwhichgoods,services,people,skillsand
ideasmovefreelyacross
geographicborders.
Also,globalizationisreferredtoastheshifttowardamoreintegrate
dandinterdependentworldeconomy.Globalizationhastwomaincompo
nents:theglobalizationofmarketsandtheglobalizationofproduction.
TheGlobalizationofMarkets
Theglobalizationofmarketsreferstothemergingofhistoricallydist
inctandseparatenationalmarketsintoonehugeglobalmarketplace.
Thetastesandpreferencesofconsumersindifferentnationsarebegi
nningtoconvergeonsomeglobalnorm,therebyhelpingtocreateaglob
almarket.TheglobalacceptanceofconsumerproductssuchasCiticorp
creditcards,Coca-Cola,Levi'sjeans,SonyWalkmans,Nintendogamepla
yers,andMcDonald'shamburgersareallfrequentlyheldupasprototypica
1examplesofthistrend.
Theexpansionofsomehugefirmscreatesaglobalmarket.Firmssu
chasCiticorp,Coca-Cola,McDonald's,andLeviStraussaremorethanju
stbenefactorsofthistrend;theyarealsoinstrumentalinfacilitatingit.
Byofferingastandardizedproductworldwide,theyarehelpingtocreate
aglobalmarket.
Marketsforindustrialgoodsandmaterialsthatserveauniversalneed
theworldoversuchasaluminum,oil,andwheat,themarketsforindust
rialproductssuchasmicroprocessors,DRAMs(computermemorychips),
andcommercialjetaircraft;andthemarketsforfinancialassetsfromUS
TreasuryBillstoeurobondsandfutureshavebecomeglobalmarkets.Mar
ketsforconsumerproductsarestilloftentoactasabrakeonglobalizati
onbecauseofthenationaldifferencesintastesandpreferences.
diversityisreplacedbygreateruniformity,becausesomefirms,espec
iallysomemultinationalcompaniesbringwiththemmanyoftheassetsth
athaveservedthemwellinothernationalmarkets—includingtheirproduc
ts,operatingstrategies,marketingstrategies,andbrandnames-creatingac
ertaindegreeofhomogeneityacrossmarkets.Thus,diversityisreplacedb
ygreateruniformity.Asrivalsfollowrivalsaroundtheworld,thesemult
inationalenterprisesemergeasanimportantdriveroftheconvergenceof
differentnationalmarketsintoasingle,andincreasinglyhomogenous,gio
balmarketplace.Duetosuchdevelopments,inanincreasingnumberof
industriesitisnolongermeaningfultotalkabout"theGermanmarket,"
"theAmericanmarket,""theBrazilianmarket,"or"theJapanesemarket";
formanyfirmsthereisonlytheglobalmarket.
Theemergenceofthisglobaleconomyresultsinanumberofchalle
ngesandopportunities.
Forinstance,manynowconsiderEuropetobetheworld'slargestsin
glemarket(despitethe
difficultiesofadaptingtomultiplenationalculturesandthelackofa
singlecurrency).
IncludingthenationsthatmakeuptheformerSovietUnionandthe
restoftheEasternbloc,the
Europeaneconomyhasagrossdomesticproduct(GDP)of$5trillio
nwith700million
potentialcustomer.Inaddition,Chinaisseenasanemerginggiantth
atisexpectedtohavea
higherGDP(butalowerpercapitaoutput)thanJapanby2015ors
ooner.
Intheeyesofmanyobservers,theU.S.,EuropeandJapanarerelati
velyequalcontendersinthe
racetobethemostcompetitivenationoreconomicblocinthe21st
century.And,exportsare
becominganevenmoreimportantsegmentoftheeconomy,especiall
yintheU.S.,asindicated
bythefollowing:
42%ofU.S.economicgrowthwasbasedonexports
1997,upfrom21%in1991
Thecompetitiveadvantageinglobaltechnologyisexpectedtodrive
continuedexportgrowth
forU.Sfirmsintothe21stcentury
Whilelargefirmsmaycommitresourcestoglobalmarketsmorequic
klythansmallandmid-
sizefirms,in1995,overone-half(50%)ofU.S.midsizecompanies
werecompetingin
marketsoutsideoftheU.S.
U.S.firmsaresuccessfullypenetratingJapan'shigh-tech,automobile,
consumergoodsand
retailingmarkets
In1995,U.S.exportsincreased12%over1994,exceeding$800bill
ion
Exportsareexpectedtoreachthe$1trillionlevelby1998
ThelargestshareofU.S.exportscurrentlygotoEurope,Canadaand
Japan
ThefastestgrowthindemandforU.S.goodsandservicesisprojecte
dtobeinAsianmarkets
(excludingJapan);from1996to2000,expectedannualgrowthis12
%.
TheMarchofGlobalization
Globalizationisthespread(ordiffusion)ofeconomicinnovationsaro
undtheworldandthe
politicalandculturaladjustmentsthataccompanythisdiffusion.
Inessence,globalizationseemstohavegatheredamomentumofits
ownbecauseof
increasedlevelsofinterdependenceamongindustrializednations
theneedsofdevelopingcountries
thecontinuingdisintegrationordroppingoftradebarriers
intensifiedinternationalintegrationofmultiplenationalopportunities
financialcapitalmaybeexportedbetweennationalmarkets
manufacturingequipmentpurchasedinathirdnationmaybeinstalled
inplantsaroundtheworld
rawmaterialsmaybesourcedfromavarietyofnationalmarkets,im
portedintostill
othernationalmarketsforproductionandthenfinishedproductsexpo
rtedalloverthe
globe.
Theinternationalizationorglobalizationofmarketsandindustriesofte
nmakesit
impracticaltoclassifymanyfirmsaspurelydomesticorforeign.Con
siderHonda,amajor
playerintheglobalautomobileindustry,whichrecently.
employedsome14,300peopleintheU.S,
sold660,000unitsintheU.S.(73%wereproducedintheU.S.)
used75%U.S.contentinthecarsmanufacturedintheU.S.
purchased$2.9billionofpartsfromU.S.suppliers
paid$21/2billioninfederalincometaxes
invested$3billiononaU.S.researchanddevelopmentcenter
exported40,000carsmadeintheU.S.toothernationalmarkets,incl
udingJapan
Teachingsuggestion;ThefollowingStrategicFocuscanbeusedtodi
scussthe
dynamicsofglobalizationandthechallengespresentedtofirms.
StrategicFocusTheMarchofGlobalizationWal-Mart,ChinaandBe
yond
Withitsrecentmoves,Wal-Martisextendingitsreachbeyonditsdo
minantpositioninU.S.
retailing,byexportingitsformulaforsuccessintoglobalmarkets.
.Wal-MarthaspurchasedCifraSA,itsformerjointventurepartnerin
Mexicofor$1.2billion
IthasexpandeditstraditionalinternationalfocusbeyondCanadaand
Mexicobyopening
superstoresinArgentina,Brazil,IndonesiaandChina
But,Wal-Martisnottheonlyfirmthatisfollowingthemarchtowar
dglobalization.
Motorolahasinvested$2billiontodevelopafabricationplantinCh
ina
EnronhasenteredintoajointventurewithSingaporePowertodevel
oppowerprojects
throughoutAsia
Citgo,thelargestgasolineretailerintheU.S.,isownedbyPetroleu
mdeVenezuela.
Whileglobalizationseemsanattractivestrategyforcompetinginthe
newcoinpetitive
landscape,therearerisksaswell.Theseincludesuchfactorsas:
Buildingthefirm'sabilitytosuccessfullymanageoperationsinmulti
pieforeign
markets
Thedifficultiesmayaccompanyventuringintotoomanyinternational
markets
tooquickly
Note;Indicatethattherisksthatoftenaccompanyinternationalization
and
strategiesforminimizingtheirimpactonfirmswillbediscussedin
moredetailin
Chapter8.
Becauseofitseconomicbenefits,itis1汰elythatthetrendtowardfu
rtherglobalization
ofindustrieswillbeunstoppable.Forexample,usingtheEurope-U.S.
-JapanTriadasan
example,freetradeisexpectedtopositivelyimpacttheTriadwitha
5to10%increaseinannualeconomicoutputsofmanufacturedgoods
anda
15to20%additionalincreaseineconomicoutputsfromfreetradein
services
Thispotentialforcontinuedeconomicgrowthmeansthatallindustria
lizednationsmust
continuetoseektheexpansionofagreements—suchastheEuropean
Union,NAFTAand
GAAT—thatwilleliminatenationallawsthatimpedefreetradeamong
allnations.
Asaresultofthenewcompetitivelandscape,firmsofallsizesmust
re-thinkhowthey
canachievestrategiccompetitivenessbypositioningthemselvestoask
questionsfroma
moreglobalperspectivetoenablethemto(atleast)meetorexceed
globalstandards:
Whereshouldvalue-addingactivitiesbeperformed?
Wherearethemostcost-effectivemarketsfornewcapital?
Canproductsdesignedinonemarketbesuccessfullyadaptedforsale
inother
markets?
Howcanwedevelopcooperativerelationshipsorjointventureswith
otherfirmsthat
willenableustocapitalizeoninternationalgrowthopportunities?
Companiesofallsizesandinallindustrieswillcontinuetofeelcont
inuingpressure
fromglobalization,especiallyasAsianmarketscontinuetodevelopo
utsideofJapan.Andthecontinuingincreaseofglobalizationandthespre
adofinformationtechnologywilllikelyenableothercountriestodevelop
theirindustrialbasesaswell.
Asaresultofglobalizationandthespreadofinformationtechnology,
competitionwill
becomemoreintense.Forexample,
Customers—evendomesticcustomers—willcontinuetoexpecthighlev
elsofproduct
qualityatcompetitiveprices
Globalcompetitionwillcontinuetopressurecompaniestoshortenpr
oduct
Development—introductiontimeframes
Strategicallycompetitivecompaniessuccessfullyleverageinsightslear
nedbothin
domesticandglobalmarkets,modifyingthemasnecessary
Beforeacompanycanhopetoachieveanymeasureofsuccessingl
obalmarkets,it
mustbestrategicallycompetitiveinitsdomesticmarket
TechnologyandTechnologicalChange
Threetechnologicaltrendsandconditionsaresignificantalteringthe
natureofcompetition:
increasingrateoftechnologicalchangeanddiffesion
theinformationage
increasingknowledgeintensity
IncreasingRateofTechnologicalChangeandDiffusion
Boththerateofchangeandtheintroductionofnewtechnologieshav
eincreasedsignificantoverthelast20years.
Atermthatisusedtodescriberapidandconsistentreplacementofc
urrenttechnologiesbynew,information-intensivetechnologiesisperpetual
innovation.Thisimpliesthatinnovation—tobediscussedinmoredetaili
nChapter13—mustbecontinuousandcarryahighpriorityforallorgan
izations.
Theshorterproductlifecyclesthatresultfromrapiddiffusionofinn
ovationoftenmaymeanthatproductswillbecomeindistinguishablefrom
eachother,placingacompetitivepremiumonafirm'sabilitytorapidlyi
ntroducenewproductsintothemarketplace.Infact,speed-to-marketmay
becomethesolesourceofcompetitiveadvantage.
TheInformationAge
Changesininformationtechnologyhavemaderapidaccesstoin
formationavailabletofirmsallovertheworld,regardlessofsize.Consid
erhowtheincreaseinthenumberofrelativelyinexpensivepersonalcom
puters(PCs),theirlinkagethroughcomputernetworks,cellularphonesand
theabilitytoaccessmassivedatabaseshavecombinedtoincreasethes
peedanddiffusionofinformationandinformationtechnologiesaswellas
toturntheabilitytoaccessanduseinformationintoapotentialsource
ofcompetitiveadvantage:
increaseinthenumberandpower(orcapability)ofPCrmation
-carryinginfrastructureavailabletofirmsworld-widethroughtheInternet
andWorldWideWeb
companiesbeingwiredtolinkthemselvestocustomers,employees,v
endorsandsuppliersaroundtheglobe
tradeconductedontheInternetisexpectedtoincreasedramaticallyfr
om$7.8billionin
1997to$105billionby2000
Thecontinuedrapidintroductionanddiffusionofnewinformationtec
hnologiesalsomayhaveinterestingimplicationsforfirmssuchasAmeric
aOnline(AOL),astheybattletobothunderstandandcreateusers'future
informationaccessanduseneeds.
Tobetterpositionitself,AOLacquireditslargestcompetitor,CompuS
erve,throughanagreementwithWorldCom.Asaresult,AOLhasincreas
editsrevenuesalmost40-fold,from$53millionin1993to$2billionin
1997.
IncreasingKnowledgeintensity.
expertise—maynotonlybeacriticalorganizationalresource,butmay
beasourceof
competitiveadvantage.Asaresult:
Organizationsmustimprovetheirabilitytotransformtheaccumulated
knowledgeofemployeesintoafirmasset
Shareholdervaluecanbepositivelyimpactedbythevalueofafirm'
sintangible
assets,suchasknowledge(Note;Intangibleassetswillbediscussed
morefullyinChapter3.)
Thismeansthat,toachievecompetitiveadvantageinthenew,inform
ation-intensive
competitivelandscape,firmsmustmovebeyondaccessinginformation
toexploitinginformationby:
Embeddingitasorganizationallearning
Diffusingitrapidlythroughouttheorganization
Theimplicationofthisdiscussionisthat,toachievestrategiccompet
itivenessandearnabove-averagereturns,firmsmustdeveloptheabilityto
adaptrapidlytochangeorachievestrategicflexibility.
Strategicflexibilityrepresentsthesetofcapabilitiesinallareasoft
heiroperationsthatfirmsusetorespondtothevariousdemandsando
pportunitiesthatarefoundindynamic,uncertainenvironments.Thisimpli
esthatfirmsmustdevelopcertaincapabilities,including
Organizationalslackswhichaffordsfirmswiththeabilitytorespond
toenvironmentalchanges.
Thecapacitytolearncontinuously,whichprovidethefirmwithnew
skill-sets.
Teachingsuggestion;Usethetext'sexampleofCoca-Cola'sdevelop
mentofaneffectivedistributionsystemandtheestablishmentofanchorb
ottlers—intheirglobalbottlingnetwork-tobuildtheresourcesandexpertis
enecessarythatenableCoca-Colatoenablethestrategicflexibilitythatw
illenablethemtotakeadvantageofopportunitiesacrossabroadrangeof
globalmarkets.
Twomodelsdescribingkeystrategicinputstoafirm'sstrategicactio
nsarenextdiscussed:theIndustrialOrganization(orexternally-focused)
modelandtheResource-based(orinternally-focused)model.
THEI/OMODELOFABOVEARAGERETURNS
Teachingsuggestion;Therecommendedteachingstrategyforthissect
ionistofirstdiscuss
theassumptionsunderlyingtheI/Omodel.Then,useFigure1-3toi
ntroducelinkagesinthe
I/Omodelandprovidethebackgroundforanexpandeddiscussionof
themodelinChapter2.TheI/OorIndustrialOrganizationmodeladopts
anexternalpe
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