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Strategy Test 2
Business Strategy - Icore
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Undergraduate 2
02/28/2012

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Term
Corporate Strategy
Definition
"real life" examples of a diversification decision
Term
Two types of diversification
Definition
Related
Unrelated
Term
Corporate Strategy
Definition
which industries should we be in?
how do we devise advantages across industries
Term
Diversification
Definition
participating in different industries
what's the logic?
should create value through synergy
B1+B2> 2
Term
Horizontal Scope
Definition
which industries should we participate in?
Term
Vertical Scope
Definition
should we backward or forward integrate
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Geographic Scope
Definition
where should we compete
Term
Divestment
Definition
retreating from old businesses
opposite of diversification
Term
Resolution
Definition
Outcomes
Term
Diversification
Definition
done through acquisitions
only approximately 1/3 actually create value and market power
Term
Value Destroyed
Definition
price that drops on announcement of an acquisition
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Related Diversification
Definition
economies of scope
shaping activities
transferring/leveraging core competencies
value chain
Term
3M
Definition
Leveraging core competencies across their company
Term
Related Diversification
Market Power Logic
Definition
a. pooled negotiating power
b. multiple point competition
c. vertical integration
Term
More Market power =
Definition
More influence over 5 forces
Term
Merge
Definition
Strategy through which two firms agree to integrate their operations on a relatively co-equal basis.
Rarely take place due to one firm usually being dominate
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Acquisition
Definition
Strategy through which one fir, buys a controlling interest in another firm, with the intent of making the acquired firm a subsidiary business within its portfolio.
Most common.
Term
Takeover
Definition
Acquisition wherein the target firm does not solicit the acquiring firms bid.
Unfriendly Acquisition.
Term
Reasons for Acquisitions
Definition
Increased Market Power
Overcoming Entry Barriers
Cost of New Product development and increased speed to market
Increased Diversification
Reshaping competitive scope
Learning and Developing new Capabilities
Term
Types of Increased Market Power
Definition
Horizontal Acquisitions
Vertical Acquisitions
Related Acquisitions
Term
Approaches to Achieve Diversification
Definition
Internal Development ( New products, markets, technology)
Mergers of Acquisitions
Pooling resources of other companies with the firms own resource base.
Term
Acquisition
Definition
Strategy through which one fir, buys a controlling interest in another fir, with the intent of making the acquired firm a subsidiary business within its portfolio.
Most common.
Term
Takeover
Definition
Acquisition wherein the target firm does not solicit the acquiring firms bid.
Unfriendly Acquisition.
Term
Reasons for Acquisitions
Definition
Increased Market Power
Overcoming Entry Barriers
Cost of New Product development and increased speed to market
Increased Diversification
Reshaping competitive scope
Learning and Developing new Capabilities
Term
Types of Increased Market Power
Definition
Horizontal Acquisitions
Vertical Acquisitions
Related Acquisitions
Term
Approaches to Achieve Diversification
Definition
Internal Development ( New products, markets, technology)
Mergers of Acquisitions
Pooling resources of other companies with the firms own resource base.
Term
Pitfalls of Acquisitions
Definition
Value creation for synergy must compensate for
1. fall of stock price on announcement
2. The high price of the acquired firm (overbid)
Synergies can be difficult to achieve
Term
Horizontal Acquisitions
Definition
Acquisition of a company competing in the same industry as the acquiring firm.
Increase the firm's market power by exploiting synergies
Term
Vertical Acquisitions
Definition
A firms acquisition of a supplier or distributor of one or more of its goods or services
Leads to increased market power through more control of the value chain.
Term
Related Acquisitions
Definition
Acquisition of a firm in a highly related industry
Firms seek to create value through synergy from combining resources and capabilities
Term
Barriers to Entry
Definition
factors associated with a market of with the firms currently operating in it that increase the expense and difficulty new firms encounter when trying to enter that particular market
Term
Cross Borders Acquisitions
Definition
Acquisitions made between companies headquartered in different countries.
Many believe the next wave of CB Acquisitions may be led out of Asia.
Term
Pitfalls in Acquisition Success
Definition
Integration Difficulties
Inadequate Evaluation of target
Large or Extraordinary Debt
Inability to achieve synergy
Too much Diversification
Managers overly focused on Acquisitions
Too Large
Term
Most fortune 500 companies are in
Definition
2-9 industries
Term
Acquisitions Conclusions
Definition
Large firms continue to operate in multiple industries
Operating in multiple lines of business is associated with inferior performance
Firms that make acquisitions on average suffer negative reactions to their stock price
Diversification reflects agency behaviors on the part of the managers
Term
Focus
Definition
Firms do better when they sell things off and focus on their core competencies
Ex: McDonalds
Term
Alternative to Ownership
Definition
Market transactions
Licensing
Alliances
Equity alliances
Term
Alliance Examples
Definition
3m
Dell and SAP
Eli Lily and Medtronic
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