The document discusses various corporate strategies that firms can pursue, including: 1) Formulating strategies around cost leadership, differentiation, or focus as proposed by Michael Porter. 2) Pursuing differentiation and low cost simultaneously through a "Blue Ocean Strategy" as suggested by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne. 3) Competing differently in the 21st century through strategies like bringing new products to market quickly, using new technologies, diversifying product lines, and combining online and physical sales.

1. A.A.MOHAMED FAISAL Corporate strategy

7. 1. What businesses should the corporation/enterprise be in? 2. How should the corporate/G.O. office manage the array of business units (GBU’s/SBU’s/ Wholly owed subsidiaries) Corporate Strategy is what makes the corporate whole add up to more than the sum of its business unit parts Key Questions of Corporate/Firm-level Strategies

8. 21 st Century Organization Strategies for Growth and Profitability Multi-International: One Consumer Products Company (Corporate Level) Driving Growth (8) Funding Growth (5) Creating the Best Place To Work (10) Global Scope Consumer Promotion 360 0 Marketing Superior Knowledge of Customers/Consumers Strong Alliances/ Partnerships with Customers Coverage of Trade Acquisitions/JV’s Focus on Product Quality Innovative New Products/Services Vision Direction : Guiding Core Values, Philosophies, Principles, Mission, & Others Regionalization With Local Control Lean & Flat Structures Shared Leadership, Coaching & Feedback Horizontal, Structures, Systems, & Processes: Integration/communication/coordination Empower People Stimulating Careers Streamline and obtain A Seamless Supply Chain/ Demand Side (Value Chain) Integration Use of Technologies to create Cost Savings IS/SAP/ Consolidated Partnership Move to “Global” And “Local” Regional Business HPWS Community Involvement Recognition & Financial Rewards Demand Side Strategies: Supply Chain Strategies: Source: Barry A. Macy, Successful Strategic Change, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, CA (forthcoming)

12. Concentration Customers Product(s) Product-Market Exploitation Product Development Market Focused Development Product/Market Diversification

13. Another Possible Way for Growth

15. Another Way: Diversification Related Diversification Product Similarities Distribution Channels Value Chain Capabilities/ Core Competencies Customer Use Similar Technology

16. Levels and Types of Diversification Low Levels of Diversification Moderate to High Levels of Diversification Very High Levels of Diversification Related linked (mixed) < 70% of revenues from dominant business, and only limited links exist A B C Single business > 95% of revenues from a single business unit A Dominant business Between 70% and 95% of revenues from a single business unit B A Unrelated-Diversified Business units not closely related A B C < 70% of revenues from dominant business; all businesses share product, technological and distribution linkages Related constrained A B C