Harvard Business Review - What is Strategy - Michael E Porter potx

... concerned with how each part of the business is organised to deliver the corporate and business- unit level strategic direction. Operational strategy therefore focuses on issues of resources, ... (environment)? * What are the values and expectations of those who have power in and around the business? (stakeholders) Strategy at Different Levels of a Business Strategies exist at several levels in ... technical competence, facilities) are required in order to be able to compete? (resources)? * What external, environmental factors affect the businesses' ability to compete? (environment)?...

... long term. WHAT IS STRATEGY? 64 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW November-December 1996II. Strategy Rests on Unique ActivitiesCompetitive strategy is about being different. Itmeans deliberately choosing ... toinclude dishwashers. However, conventional wis- HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW November-December 199675V. Rediscovering Strategy tems. Some activities may never catch up to thevacillating strategy. ... employees inmaking choices that arise because of trade-offs in their individual activities and in day-to-daydecisions. WHAT IS STRATEGY? HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW November-December 199677At general...