UNDERSTANDING AND LEVERAGING THE COMPETITIVE BATTLE FIELD Case Solution And Analysis, HBR Case Study Solution & Analysis of Harvard Case Studies

This note describes a step by step loom to 1) identify and review the competitive-formula choices a firm has: how it may form its activities both to best leverage the features of its industry sector and to place itself successfully -a-vis its competition. 2) Understanding the competitive dynamics of the industry sector, i.e., how other players have configured their company procedures, which strategies they pursue, which alternative strategies may be developed, and what their various key success factors are. This note also includes at the end a glossary of the key concepts used in business and competition investigation, with their definitions.

Some of these notions belong to the approach proposed in the note. Some do not, but are referred to in everyday business language, often without fully comprehending their significance, and we clarify how they differ from the former. Learning objectives: This note could be used as a pre-reading or as an associated record of a session designed to introduce practicing managers to the foundations of strategic thinking, i.e., business and competition investigation. Typically, a case might be assigned and discussed of the overall strategy and to illustrate the utilization of the primary theories. This note can be utilized in conjunction with the note "What is your strategy?" (IMD-32177) to offer a whole action-learning package on industry and competition analysis and strategic thinking.

UNDERSTANDING AND LEVERAGING THE COMPETITIVE BATTLE FIELD Case Study Solution

PUBLICATION DATE: December 31, 2013 PRODUCT #: IMD626-HCB-ENG

This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE