Business Strategy - Mind Map

Mind Maps have been produced to introduce topics and give students an overview of key topics being studied. The maps can be viewed as a whole page or, for those who prefer a more linear approach, as a text version.

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• Corporate Culture
  • Beliefs/ideals
  • Mission Statements
  • Vision
  • Leadership
  • Team work
  • Logos
  • Image
  • Flexibility/adaptability
  • Change management
• Types of Strategy
  • Competitive Advantage
  • Cost Advantage
  • Market Dominance
    • Internal growth
    • Acquisitions
  • New Product Development
  • Contraction/Diversification
  • Price Leadership
  • Global
  • Reengineering
  • Downsizing
  • Delayering
  • Restructuring
• Evaluation
  • Share Price
  • Sales
  • Profit
  • Productivity
  • Volumes
  • Earnings
  • Benchmarking
  • Environmental/social audits
  • ROCE
• Analysis
  • Core Competencies
  • Core Business
  • Required Inputs
    • Land
    • Labour
    • Capital
  • SWOT
    • Strengths
    • Weaknesses
    • Opportunities
    • Threats
  • PEST
    • Political
    • Economic
    • Social
    • Technological
  • Five-Forces
    • Strength of Barriers to Entry
    • Extent of rivalry between firms
    • Supplier power
    • Buyer power
    • Threat from substitutes
• Strategic Planning
  • Vision (See also: Analysis, Evaluation, Development)
  • Goals
  • Aims/Objectives
  • Analysis
  • Development
  • Evaluation (See also: Vision)
• Strategic Intents
• Futures Thinking