Strategic Management: Industry Analysis, Competitive Positioning, and Corporate Strategy
What is Strategy?
Strategic management is a process of decision-making with the intention to cause improvements in the firm’s performance over the long run, relative to an appropriately defined reference group. Strategic decisions are difficult to reverse, affect multiple areas, and consider the behavior of other agents. The core of strategy is a plan to create value. Strategy seeks to explain why some firms perform better over time than others and uncover systematic factors that cause persistent
Read MoreProduct Strategy, Branding, Pricing, Distribution, and Marketing Communications
CH8 Product Strategy
Developing New Products:
1.1 Firms Develop New Products
1.1.1 Changing Customer Needs: Satisfying the changing needs of current and new customers or by keeping customers from getting bored with the current product (e.g., a firm takes a well-known offering and innovates it to make it interesting, like the Dyson vacuum).
1.1.2 Market Saturation: When a market is saturated, without new products or services, the value of the firm will decline (e.g., cars adding new features every year,
Read MoreEconomic Geography, Currency Devaluation, and Venezuela’s Economy
Economic Geography as a Human Science
Economic geography, a branch of geography, particularly human geography, is dedicated to the study of various types of economic activities and their relationship to the exploitation of natural resources throughout the world. In simplistic terms, it is the part of geography dedicated to knowing how people live, their relationships with the spatial distribution of resources, and the production and consumption of goods and services.
Theories of economic geography
Read MoreStrategic Output Decisions in Duopoly and Monopoly Markets
Consider a market for a homogeneous product where the market demand is described by the equation: P = 600 − 3Q, where Q represents the total quantity measured in pounds per day, and P the price per unit for the product measured in dollars. There are two firms — Firm A and Firm B — in this market, and in different scenarios their marginal revenue functions are described by the equations: MR = 600 − 6Q, MRA = 600 − 6QA − 3QB, MRB = 600 − 3QA − 6QB, MRSA = 375 − 3QA, and MRSB = 375
Read MoreInitial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Capital Markets Explained
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the process by which a private company offers its shares to the public for the first time, transforming itself into a publicly traded company. It allows the company to raise capital from public investors by selling equity shares. This marks the company’s debut in the stock market, and its shares can then be traded publicly.
Documents Required for an IPO
- Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP): A preliminary document filed with the securities regulator, outlining key
Indian Financial Institutions and Market Dynamics
Role and Policy Measures Relating to Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) in India
Role of DFIs:
Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) are specialized financial institutions in India that provide long-term finance for the development of various sectors, especially infrastructure, industrial projects, and agriculture. Their primary roles include:
- Funding Long-Term Projects: DFIs are instrumental in financing long-term capital projects that are often beyond the risk appetite of commercial banks.