The strategist’s major challenge is to simultaneously manage three critical factors: VALUES, OPPORTUNITIES and CAPABILITIES. VALUES refer to the mission and scope of the organization; how this organization sees and defines itself. One way to analyse a firm’s values or its missions is to look at its mission statements. Most publicly traded companies have these ….  Read More

How does one assess a business strategy? We define strategic analysis as the assessment of an organization’s current competitive position and the identification of valuable competitive positions in the future and how to achieve them.  First, strategic analysis is done from a generalist perspective. By this I mean, we cross the functional boundaries of the ….  Read More

Strategy must be created across 3 major areas in every organization –    The Corporate Level The Business Unit Level The Functional Level THE CORPORATE LEVEL This is the highest and most broad level of strategy in business. This deals with high level concerns such as defining the vision, clarifying objects, and setting goals. Creating and ….  Read More