zymbaclass@hotmail.comChapter6Corporate-LevelStrategyzymbaclass@hotmail.comHowtocreatevalueforthecorporationasawhole2.Corporate-LevelStrategy(CompanywideStrategy)-lowcost-differentiation-integratedlowcost/differentiation-focusedlowcost-focuseddifferentiationHowtocreatecompetitiveadvantageineachbusinessinwhichthecompanycompetes1.Business-LevelStrategy(CompetitiveStrategy)ADiversifiedCompanyHasTwoLevelsofStrategyzymbaclass@hotmail.com1.Whatbusinessesshouldthecorporationbein?2.Howshouldthecorporateofficemanagethearrayofbusinessunits?CorporateStrategyiswhatmakesthecorporatewholeadduptomorethanthesumofitsbusinessunitparts(2+2=5)KeyQuestionsofCorporateStrategyLevelsandTypesofDiversificationLowLevelsofDiversificationModeratetoHighLevelsofDiversificationVeryHighLevelsofDiversificationRelatedlinked(mixed)70%ofrevenuesfromdominantbusiness,andonlylimitedlinksexistABCSinglebusiness95%ofrevenuesfromasinglebusinessunitADominantbusinessBetween70%and95%ofrevenuesfromasinglebusinessunitBAUnrelated-DiversifiedBusinessunitsnotcloselyrelatedABC70%ofrevenuesfromdominantbusiness;allbusinessesshareproduct,technologicalanddistributionlinkagesRelatedconstrainedABCzymbaclass@hotmail.comMotives,Incentives,andResourcesforDiversificationMotivestoEnhanceStrategicCompetitivenessEconomiesofScopeMarketPowerFinancialEconomiesResourcesManagerialMotivesIncentiveszymbaclass@hotmail.comIncentivesandResourceswithNeutralEffectsofStrategicCompetitivenessAnti-TrustRegulationTaxLawsLowPerformanceUncertainFutureCashFlowsFirmRiskReductionTangibleResourcesIntangibleResourcesManagerialMotivesResourcesIncentivesMotives,Incentives,andResourcesforDiversificationzymbaclass@hotmail.comManagerialMotivesCausingValueReductionDiversifyingManagerialEmploymentRiskIncreasingManagerialCompensationManagerialMotivesResourcesIncentivesMotives,Incentives,andResourcesforDiversificationzymbaclass@hotmail.comSummaryModeloftheRelationshipBetweenFirmPerformanceandDiversificationDiversificationStrategyManagerialMotivesResourcesIncentiveszymbaclass@hotmail.comAddingValuebyDiversificationDiversificationmosteffectivelyaddsvaluebyeitheroftwomechanisms:BydevelopingeconomiesofscopebetweenbusinessunitsinthefirmswhichleadstosynergisticbenefitsBydevelopingmarketpowerwhichleadstogreaterreturnszymbaclass@hotmail.comAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesRelatedDiversificationStrategiesUnrelatedDiversificationStrategiesSharingActivitiesTransferringCoreCompetenciesEfficientInternalCapitalMarketAllocationRestructuringzymbaclass@hotmail.comKeyCharacteristics:Example:UsingacommonphysicaldistributionsystemandsalesforcesuchasProcter&Gamble’sdisposablediaperandpapertoweldivisionsExample:GeneralElectric’scoststoadvertise,sellandservicemajorappliancesarespreadovermanydifferentproductsSharingActivitiesAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesAchieveseconomiesofscaleBoostsefficiencyofutilizationHelpsmovemorerapidlydownLearningCurveSharingActivitiesoftenlowerscostsorraisesdifferentiationSharingActivitiescanlowercostsifit:zymbaclass@hotmail.comExample:Procter&Gamble’ssharingofsalesandphysicaldistributionfordisposablediapersandpapertowelsiseffectivebecausetheseitemsaresobulkyandcostlytoshipKeyCharacteristics:SharingActivitiesAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesSharingActivitiescanenhancepotentialfororreducethecostofdifferentiationMustinvolveactivitiesthatarecrucialtocompetitiveadvantagezymbaclass@hotmail.comAssumptions:SharingActivitiesAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesStrongsenseofcorporateidentityClearcorporatemissionthatemphasizestheimportanceofintegratingbusinessunitsIncentivesystemthatrewardsmorethanjustbusinessunitperformancezymbaclass@hotmail.comAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesRelatedDiversificationStrategiesUnrelatedDiversificationStrategiesSharingActivitiesTransferringCoreCompetenciesEfficientInternalCapitalMarketAllocationRestructuringzymbaclass@hotmail.comKeyCharacteristics:TransferringCoreCompetenciesAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesIdentifyabilitytotransferskillsorexpertiseamongsimilarvaluechainsExploitabilitytotransferactivitiesExploitsInterrelationshipsamongdivisionsStartwithValueChainanalysiszymbaclass@hotmail.comAssumptions:TransferringCoreCompetenciesleadstocompetitiveadvantageonlyifthesimilaritiesamongbusinessunitsmeetthefollowingconditions:ActivitiesinvolvedinthebusinessesaresimilarenoughthatsharingexpertiseismeaningfulTransferofskillsinvolvesactivitieswhichareimportanttocompetitiveadvantageTheskillstransferredrepresentsignificantsourcesofcompetitiveadvantageforthereceivingunitTransferringCoreCompetenciesAlternativeDiversificationStrategieszymbaclass@hotmail.comAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesRelatedDiversificationStrategiesUnrelatedDiversificationStrategiesSharingActivitiesTransferringCoreCompetenciesEfficientInternalCapitalMarketAllocationRestructuringzymbaclass@hotmail.comKeyCharacteristics:Firmspursuingthisstrategyfrequentlydiversifybyacquisition:EfficientInternalCapitalMarketAllocationAlternativeDiversificationStrategiesAcquiresound,attractivecompaniesAcquiringcorpora