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Levels of Strategy

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Strategic Management
Levels of Strategy
Module I

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What are level of strategy?

Mona Chaudhary
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Levels of Strategy
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LEVELS OF STRATEGY
 Corporate level
• Determine overall scope of the organisation
• Add value to the different business units
• Meet expectations of stakeholders
 Business level (SBU)
• How to compete successfully in particular markets
 Operational/ Functional Level
• How different parts of organisation deliver strategy
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Definition of strategic business units
The SBUs are the natural ‘grouping’ of part of a corporation.
• The SBU has a range of related products/services which
has similar technologies and production processes.
• The products/services are sold in similar or related market
segments.
• The production/services are sold against a well-defined
set of competitors.
• An SBU is managed by an SBU manager, largely as an
independent unit.
• The SBU has its own set of goals and strategies.
• Each SBU in a particular organization should be able to
operate independently of any other SBU.
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Strategic Business Unit (SBU)

A strategic business unit (SBU) is a part of an


organisation for which there is a distinct external
market for goods or services that is different from
another SBU
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1. level: The corporate level


At this level the fundamental task is to develop a
balanced portfolio of businesses which will achieve the
goals of the corporation and satisfy its stakeholders.
2. level: The strategic business unit level (SBU)
At this level the business, or set of activities is given
and the major task for strategic planner at this level is
for business to succeed against competitors and also
satisfy corporate success criteria.
3. level: The functional level:
At this level the major task is to provide an appropriate
functional strategies ( finance and accounting,
marketing, R+D, production, personnel) for SBU or
corporate level strategy.
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Corporate- Business- Functional


level Plan level Plan level Plan

Goal Corporate Divisional Functional


Setting mission & goals goals goals

Strategy Corporate- Business- Functional-


Formulation level strategy level strategy level strategy

Design of Design of Design of


Corporate Business-unit Functional
Strategy Structure
Structure Structure
Implementation Control
Control Control
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• Corporate level planning is done by top managers.


– Also approve business and functional level plans.
– Top managers should seek input on corporate
level issues from all management levels.
• Business and functional planning is done by
divisional and functional managers.
– Both management levels should also seek
information from other levels.
– Responsibility for specific planning may lie at a
given level, but all managers should be involved.
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