Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Leadership

Contingencies of Leadership

  • Leader
  • Relation or task orientation

  • Follower
  • Ability and willingness

  • Task
  • Structured or unstructured

Leadership





Motivation




What is happening in this picture?

What is the goal?

What is required to reach the goal?


Human Resources

Employees are the most important resources a company has.

Functions of HR
  • Recruiting
  • Selecting
  • Training and Development
  • Performance Appraisals
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • Separation

Teams

Strategy Types

CORPORATE STRATEGIES

Grand Strategies
  • Growth
  • Stability
  • Retrenchment/recovery


Portfolio Strategies
  • Related diversification
  • Unrelated diversification


INDUSTRY LEVEL STRATEGY

Porter's Five Force Model
Method for determining the attractiveness of the industry
Attractiveness is determined by the ability to earn above average profits

  • Character of rivalry
  • Threat of substitute products
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Bargaining power of suppliers
  • Bargaining power of buyers

FIRM LEVEL STRATEGY

Porter's Generic Strategies or Positioning Strategies
How a firm competes.

Competitive Scope - Target Market
  • Broad or Narrow
Competitive Advantage - How we provide value to customer
  • Cost or Uniqueness
Strategies a firm can use
  • Cost leadership
  • Differentiation
  • Focus cost leadership
  • Focus Differentiation
  • Best Cost
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4

Activity

Strategy

Strategy researchers recognize two different approaches to setting strategy.

I/O Model
Focuses on the industry and selecting an industry where a company can earn above average profits.
External foucs


Resource Based Model
Focuses on the resources and capabilities within a company.
Internal focus


Situation analysis provides method for looking at both internal and external issues.

SWOT analysis
Internal - Core capabilities and distinctive competence VRIN
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses


External - Environmental issues
  • Opportunities
  • Threats

Step 1
Make lists for each of these categories
Step 2
Make a list of alternative actions

Activity