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The Focus of Part 1: 
The Strategic Position 
 How to analyse an organisation’s position in the 
external environment 
 How to analyse the determinants of strategic 
capability 
 How to understand an organisation’s purposes, 
taking into account corporate governance, 
stakeholder expects and business ethics 
 How to address the role of history and culture in 
determining an organisation’s position 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-1
The Strategic Position 
2: The Environment
Learning Outcomes (1) 
Analyse the broad macro-environment of 
organisations in terms of political, 
economic, social, technological, 
environmental and legal factors 
Identify key drivers in this macro-environment 
and use these key drivers to 
construct alternative scenarios with regard 
to environmental change 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-3
Learning Outcomes (2) 
Use five forces analysis in order to define 
the attractiveness of industries and sectors 
for investment and to identify their 
potential for change 
Identify strategic groups, market 
segments, and critical success factors, 
and use them in order to recognise 
strategic gaps and opportunities in the 
market 
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Exhibit 2.1 Layers of the 
business environment 
The 
Organisation 
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The Macro-Environment 
PESTEL 
Scenarios 
Key 
drivers 
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PESTEL Framework 
Political Economic 
Technological 
Social 
Environmental Legal 
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The PESTEL Framework 
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What Are Key Drivers for Change? 
Key drivers for change are 
environmental factors that are likely 
to have a high impact on the success 
or failure of strategy. 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-9
What is a Scenario? 
Scenarios are detailed and plausible 
views of how the business 
environment of an organisation might 
develop in the future based on key 
drivers for change about which there 
is a high level of uncertainty. 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-10
Industries and Sectors 
Competitive 
forces 
Competitive 
cycles 
Industry 
life cycle 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-11
Exhibit 2.2 The Five Forces Framework 
Potential 
entrants 
Competitive 
rivalry 
Buyers 
Substitutes 
Suppliers 
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The Threat of Entry: Barriers to Entry 
Scale and experience 
Access to supply and distribution channels 
Expected retaliation 
Legislation or government action 
Differentiation 
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Why Are Substitutes a Threat? 
Substitutes can reduce demand 
for a particular class of products as 
customers switch to alternatives. 
• Price/performance ratio 
• Extra-industry effects 
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The Power of Buyers 
Are buyers concentrated? 
What are the costs of switching? 
Does backward vertical integration exist? 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-15
The Power of Suppliers 
Are suppliers concentrated? 
What are the costs of switching? 
Does forward vertical integration exist? 
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Degree of Competitive Rivalry 
Competitor balance 
Industry growth rate 
High fixed costs 
High exit barriers 
Low differentiation 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-17
Managerial Implications 
Which industries should we enter or 
leave? 
What influence can we exert? 
How are competitors differently affected? 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-18
Other Issues in a 
Five Forces Analysis 
Define the ‘right’ industry 
Determine whether industries are 
converging 
Identify complementary products 
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Exhibit 2.3 The Industry 
Life Cycle 
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Exhibit 2.4 Cycles of Competition 
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What is Hypercompetition? 
Hypercompetition occurs where the 
frequency, boldness and 
aggressiveness of dynamic 
movements by competitors 
accelerate to create a condition of 
constant disequilibrium and change. 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-22
Exhibit 2.5 Comparative Industry 
Structure Analysis 
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Competitors and Markets 
Strategic 
groups 
Strategic 
customers 
Market 
segments 
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What are 
Strategic Groups? 
Strategic groups are 
organisations within an industry 
with similar strategic 
characteristics, following similar 
strategies or competing on 
similar bases. 
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Characteristics for Identifying 
Strategic Groups 
Scope of activities 
 Extent of product 
diversity 
 Extent of geographic 
coverage 
 Number of segments 
served 
 Distribution channels 
Resource commitment 
 Extent of branding 
 Marketing effort 
 Extent of vertical 
integration 
 Product quality 
 Technological 
leadership 
 Organisational size 
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Benefits of Identifying 
Strategic Groups 
Understanding competition 
Analysis of strategic opportunities 
Analysis of mobility barriers 
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What is a Market Segment? 
A market segment is a group of 
customers who have similar needs 
that are different from customer 
needs in other parts of the market. 
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Exhibit 2.7 Some Bases of 
Market Segmentation 
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Managerial Issues in 
Market Segmentation 
How do customer needs vary by 
market? 
What is the relative market share 
within market segments? 
How can market segments be 
identified and ‘serviced’? 
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What is a Strategic Customer? 
A strategic customer is the 
person(s) at whom the strategy is 
primarily addressed because they 
have the most influence over which 
goods or services are purchased. 
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What are Critical Success Factors? 
Critical success factors (CSFs) are 
those product features with which a 
organisation must outperform the 
competition because they are 
particularly valued by a group of 
customers. 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-32
Types of Opportunity 
In substitute 
industries 
In other strategic 
groups 
In targeting 
buyers 
For complementary 
products 
In new market 
segments Over time 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-33
Case Example: The European 
Brewing Industry 
 Complete a PESTEL analysis of the 
European brewing industry. 
 Complete a five forces analysis for 
the industry. 
Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-34

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  • 1. The Focus of Part 1: The Strategic Position  How to analyse an organisation’s position in the external environment  How to analyse the determinants of strategic capability  How to understand an organisation’s purposes, taking into account corporate governance, stakeholder expects and business ethics  How to address the role of history and culture in determining an organisation’s position Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-1
  • 2. The Strategic Position 2: The Environment
  • 3. Learning Outcomes (1) Analyse the broad macro-environment of organisations in terms of political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal factors Identify key drivers in this macro-environment and use these key drivers to construct alternative scenarios with regard to environmental change Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-3
  • 4. Learning Outcomes (2) Use five forces analysis in order to define the attractiveness of industries and sectors for investment and to identify their potential for change Identify strategic groups, market segments, and critical success factors, and use them in order to recognise strategic gaps and opportunities in the market Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-4
  • 5. Exhibit 2.1 Layers of the business environment The Organisation Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-5
  • 6. The Macro-Environment PESTEL Scenarios Key drivers Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-6
  • 7. PESTEL Framework Political Economic Technological Social Environmental Legal Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-7
  • 8. The PESTEL Framework Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-8
  • 9. What Are Key Drivers for Change? Key drivers for change are environmental factors that are likely to have a high impact on the success or failure of strategy. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-9
  • 10. What is a Scenario? Scenarios are detailed and plausible views of how the business environment of an organisation might develop in the future based on key drivers for change about which there is a high level of uncertainty. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-10
  • 11. Industries and Sectors Competitive forces Competitive cycles Industry life cycle Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-11
  • 12. Exhibit 2.2 The Five Forces Framework Potential entrants Competitive rivalry Buyers Substitutes Suppliers Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-12
  • 13. The Threat of Entry: Barriers to Entry Scale and experience Access to supply and distribution channels Expected retaliation Legislation or government action Differentiation Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-13
  • 14. Why Are Substitutes a Threat? Substitutes can reduce demand for a particular class of products as customers switch to alternatives. • Price/performance ratio • Extra-industry effects Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-14
  • 15. The Power of Buyers Are buyers concentrated? What are the costs of switching? Does backward vertical integration exist? Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-15
  • 16. The Power of Suppliers Are suppliers concentrated? What are the costs of switching? Does forward vertical integration exist? Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-16
  • 17. Degree of Competitive Rivalry Competitor balance Industry growth rate High fixed costs High exit barriers Low differentiation Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-17
  • 18. Managerial Implications Which industries should we enter or leave? What influence can we exert? How are competitors differently affected? Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-18
  • 19. Other Issues in a Five Forces Analysis Define the ‘right’ industry Determine whether industries are converging Identify complementary products Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-19
  • 20. Exhibit 2.3 The Industry Life Cycle Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-20
  • 21. Exhibit 2.4 Cycles of Competition Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-21
  • 22. What is Hypercompetition? Hypercompetition occurs where the frequency, boldness and aggressiveness of dynamic movements by competitors accelerate to create a condition of constant disequilibrium and change. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-22
  • 23. Exhibit 2.5 Comparative Industry Structure Analysis Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-23
  • 24. Competitors and Markets Strategic groups Strategic customers Market segments Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-24
  • 25. What are Strategic Groups? Strategic groups are organisations within an industry with similar strategic characteristics, following similar strategies or competing on similar bases. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-25
  • 26. Characteristics for Identifying Strategic Groups Scope of activities  Extent of product diversity  Extent of geographic coverage  Number of segments served  Distribution channels Resource commitment  Extent of branding  Marketing effort  Extent of vertical integration  Product quality  Technological leadership  Organisational size Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-26
  • 27. Benefits of Identifying Strategic Groups Understanding competition Analysis of strategic opportunities Analysis of mobility barriers Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-27
  • 28. What is a Market Segment? A market segment is a group of customers who have similar needs that are different from customer needs in other parts of the market. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-28
  • 29. Exhibit 2.7 Some Bases of Market Segmentation Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-29
  • 30. Managerial Issues in Market Segmentation How do customer needs vary by market? What is the relative market share within market segments? How can market segments be identified and ‘serviced’? Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-30
  • 31. What is a Strategic Customer? A strategic customer is the person(s) at whom the strategy is primarily addressed because they have the most influence over which goods or services are purchased. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-31
  • 32. What are Critical Success Factors? Critical success factors (CSFs) are those product features with which a organisation must outperform the competition because they are particularly valued by a group of customers. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-32
  • 33. Types of Opportunity In substitute industries In other strategic groups In targeting buyers For complementary products In new market segments Over time Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-33
  • 34. Case Example: The European Brewing Industry  Complete a PESTEL analysis of the European brewing industry.  Complete a five forces analysis for the industry. Exploring Corporate Strategy 8e, © Pearson Education 2008 2-34

Editor's Notes

  1. Insert Video 1 (Kevan Scholes), Section 2 (PESTEL) from 1:20-2:20
  2. Insert clip from Video 2 (Richard Whittington) section on five forces and industry attractiveness beginning at 1:51-3:02 (if a longer clip is desired; begin at 1:23).