St. mgt. chapter 3
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The document discusses tools and techniques for performing an external assessment and industry analysis. It describes conducting an external audit to identify opportunities and threats in the external environment. A key part of the analysis is Michael Porter's five forces model which examines the level of competition in an industry based on factors like rivalry among existing firms, potential for new entrants, and bargaining power of suppliers and consumers. The document also outlines using matrices like the EFE and CPM to evaluate a firm's external factors and compare its strengths against major competitors.
St. mgt. chapter 3
- 1. 1 Ch 3 -1 Chapter 3The External Assessment Ch 3 -2 Ch 3 -3 “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” –Charles Darwin External Assessment “Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.” –Wayne Calloway, Former CEO, PepsiCo Ch 3 -4 External Strategic Management Audit –Environmental Scanning –Industry Analysis Ch 3 -5 Identify & evaluate factors beyond the control of a single firm Increased foreign competition Population shifts Aging society Fear of traveling Stock market volatility External Strategic Management Audit Ch 3 -6 Purpose of an External Audit Develop a finite list of opportunities that could benefit a firm threats that should be avoided External Strategic Management Audit
- 2. 2 Ch 3 -7 Ch 3 -8 Gather competitive intelligence Assimilate information Evaluate Resulting in a list of the most important key external factors External Audit Ch 3 -9 Performing External Audit External Factors Measurable Long-term Orientation Applicable to Competing Firms Hierarchical Ch 3 -10 Industrial Organization (I/O) View Industry factors are more important than internal factors Performance determined by industry forces Ch 3 -11 Economies of Scale Industry Properties Barriers to Market Entry Product Differentiation The Economy I/O Perspective Firm Performance Level of Competitiveness Ch 3 -12 Economic Forces GDP Trends in the dollar’s value Unemployment rates
- 3. 3 Ch 3 -13 Ch 3 -14 Social, Cultural, Demographic, and Natural Environmental Forces Major Impact – •Products •Services •Markets •Customers Ch 3 -15 Social, Cultural, Demographic, and Natural Environmental Forces US Facts Aging population Less White Widening gap between rich & poor 2025 = 18.5% population > 65 years 2075 = no ethnic or racial majority Ch 3 -16 Social, Cultural, Demographic, and Natural Environmental Forces Facts World population 7 billion World population = 8 billion by 2028 World population = 9 billion by 2054 U.S. population > 310 million Ch 3 -17 Trends More American households with people living alone Aging Americans – affects all organizations Social, Cultural, Demographic, and Natural Environmental Forces Ch 3 -18 Political, Governmental, and Legal Forces Key opportunities & threats Antitrust legislation Tax rates Lobbying activities Patent laws Government Regulation
- 4. 4 Ch 3 -19 Political, Governmental, and Legal Forces Protectionist policies Governments taking equity stakes in companies Ch 3 -20 Technological Forces Major Impact – •Internet Ch 3 -21 Technological Forces Significance of IT •Chief Information Officer (CIO) •Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Ch 3 -22 Technological Forces Essential for nearly every strategic decision Ch 3 -23 Competitive Forces Collection & evaluation of data on competitors is essential for successful strategy formulation Ch 3 -24 Competitive Forces •Strengths •Weaknesses •Capabilities •Opportunities •Threats •Objectives •Strategies Identify Rival Firms’
- 5. 5 Ch 3 -25 Competitive Forces Competition in virtually all industries can be described as intense Ch 3 -26 Key Questions Concerning Competitors Their strengths Their weaknesses Their objectives and strategies Their responses to external variables Their vulnerability to our alternative strategies Our vulnerability to strategic counterattack Ch 3 -27 Key Questions Concerning Competitors Our product/service positioning Entry and exit of firms in the industry Key factors for our current position in industry Sales/profit ranking of competitors over time Nature of supplier and distributor relationships The threat of substitute products/services Ch 3 -28 Competitive Forces 7 characteristics of most competitive firms Market share matters Understanding what business you are in Broke or not, fix it Innovate or evaporate Acquisition is essential to growth People make a difference No substitute for quality Ch 3 -29 Competitive Intelligence A systematic and ethical process for gathering and analyzing information about the competition’s activities and general business trends to further a business’s own goals Ch 3 -30 Sources of Competitive Intelligence Internet Employees Managers Suppliers Distributors Customers Creditors Consultants Trade journals Want ads Newspaper articles Government filings Competitors
- 6. 6 Ch 3 -31 Objectives of Competitive Intelligence Provide a general understanding of industry and competitors Identify areas where competitors are vulnerable and assess impact of actions on competitors Identify potential moves that a competitor might make Ch 3 -32 Market Commonality The number and significance of markets that a firm competes in with rivals Ch 3 -33 Resource Similarity Extent to which the type and amount of a firm’s internal resources are comparable to a rival Ch 3 -34 The Five-Forces Model of Competition Ch 3 -35 Steps to Determine if an Acceptable Profit Can Be Earned 1. Identify key aspects or elements of each competitive force 2. Evaluate how strong and important each element is for the firm 3. Decide whether the collective strength of the elements is worth the firm entering or staying in the industry Ch 3 -36 The Five-Forces Model Rivalry among competing firms Most powerful of the five forces Focus on competitive advantage of strategies over other firms
- 7. 7 Ch 3 -37 Conditions that Cause High Rivalry Among Competing Firms High number of competing firms Similar size of firms competing Similar capability of firms competing Falling demand for the industry’s products Falling product/service prices in the industry Ch 3 -38 Conditions that Cause High Rivalry Among Competing Firms Consumers can switch brands easily Barriers to leaving the market are high Barriers to entering the market are low Fixed costs are high among firms competing The product is perishable Ch 3 -39 Conditions that Cause High Rivalry Among Competing Firms Rivals have excess capacity Consumer demand is falling Rivals have excess inventory Rivals sell similar products/services Mergers are common in the industry Ch 3 -40 The Five-Forces Model Potential Entry of New Competitors Barriers to entry are important Quality, pricing, and marketing can overcome barriers Ch 3 -41 The Five-Forces Model Potential development of substitute products Pressure increases when: Prices of substitutes decrease Consumers’ switching costs decrease Ch 3 -42 The Five-Forces Model Bargaining Power of Suppliers is increased when there are: Large numbers of suppliers Few substitutes Costs of switching raw materials is high Backward integration is gaining control or ownership of suppliers
- 8. 8 Ch 3 -43 The Five-Forces Model Bargaining power of consumers Customers being concentrated or buying in volume affects intensity of competition Consumer power is higher where products are standard or undifferentiated Ch 3 -44 Conditions Where Consumers GainBargaining Power If buyers can inexpensively switch If buyers are particularly important If sellers are struggling in the face of falling consumer demand If buyers are informed about sellers’ products, prices, and costs If buyers have discretion in whether and when they purchase the product Ch 3 -45 Sources of External Information: Unpublished Sources Customer surveys Market research Speeches at professional or shareholder meetings Television programs Interviews and conversations with stakeholders Ch 3 -46 Sources of External Information: Published Sources Periodicals Journals Reports Government documents Abstracts Books Directories Newspapers Manuals Ch 3 -47 Sources of External Information: Web Sites http://marketwatch.multexinvestor.com http://moneycentral.msn.com http://finance.yahoo.com www.clearstation.com https://us.etrade.com/e/t/invest/markets www.hoovers.com Ch 3 -48 Forecasting Tools and Techniques Forecasts are educated assumptions about future trends and events Quantitative techniques –most appropriate when historical data is available and there is a constant relationship Qualitative techniques
- 9. 9 Ch 3 -49 Assumptions Estimates of future events based upon the best available information in the present Ch 3 -50 Industry Analysis: The External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix Economic Social Cultural Demographic Environmental Political Governmental Technological Competitive Legal Ch 3 -51 EFE Matrix Steps 1. List key external factors 2. Weight from 0 to 1 3. Rate effectiveness of current strategies 4. Multiply weight * rating 5. Sum weighted scores Ch 3 -52 Ch 3 -53 Ch 3 -54 Total weighted score of 4.0 Organization response is outstanding to threats and weaknesses Industry Analysis EFE Total weighted score of 1.0 Firm’s strategies not capitalizing on opportunities or avoiding threats
- 10. 10 Ch 3 -55 Industry Analysis: Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) Identifies firm’s major competitors and their strengths & weaknesses in relation to a sample firm’s strategic positions Critical success factors include internal and external issues Ch 3 -56 Ch 3 -57 Industry Analysis CPM Just because one firm receives a 3.2 rating and another receives a 2.8 rating, it does not follow that the first firm is 20 percent better than the second. Important –