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Learning Outcomes
Understand where strategy implementation fits into strategic process Understand the role of resource planning in strategic implementation Understand how corporate culture is important to strategy implementation Understand the link between structure and strategy Understand change management
The Process
Strategic Analysis
Strategy Selection
Strategy Implementation
Resource Audit
Used to assess resources for:
Sufficiency Adequacy Availability
Resource Planning
Hand in hand with resource audits are plans to make sure the needs of the strategy are met Includes:
Financial planning (budgeting) Human resource planning Physical resource planning Intellectual resource planning
Product Structure
Market Structure
Geographic Structure
Implementing Strategy
Matrix structure
Value chain activities are grouped by function and by product or project Flat and decentralized Promotes innovation and speed Norms and values based on innovation and product excellence
Implementing Strategy
Product-team structure
Tasks divided along product or project lines Functional specialists are part of permanent cross-functional teams
Matrix Structure
Product-Team Structure
Implementing Strategy
Matrix and Product-team structures are useful in competing in fast-changing, high-tech environments Matrix and Product-team structures are also useful in multi-business companies
Managerialist Approach
Using a variety of managerial approaches to effect change Should include:
Education Communication Negotiation and participation Coercion (maybe)