- The basic thrust of strategic decision making in the process of strategic management is to make a choice regarding the courses of action to adopt which is primary task of the senior management.
- This is so because the basic concern in strategic management is to seek answers to questions.
- What is our business?
- What will it be?
- And what should it be?
Levels of Strategy: Where It All Begins
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Corporate Strategy (Top-level)
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Focuses on: “What business should we be in?”
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Relevant for: Multi-business firms (like Tata Group, Reliance)
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Includes: Parenting Strategy, Portfolio Management, Directional Strategy
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Business Strategy
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Focuses on: “How should we compete in a given business?”
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Porter’s Generic Strategies apply here: Cost Leadership, Differentiation, Focus
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Functional Strategy
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Focuses on: “How do we implement business strategy at the department level?”
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Includes: Marketing strategy, HR strategy, operations strategy, etc.
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