February 18, 2013
by Dagmar
Comments Off on The Terminology of Strategy – When Leaders Mistake Execution for Strategy
There is an interesting article about the terminology of strategy at strategy + business: How Leaders Mistake Execution for Strategy (and Why That Damages Both) by Ken Favaro. Its subtitle is When leaders substitute visions, missions, purposes, plans, or goals … Continue reading
February 4, 2013
by Dagmar
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I struggled a bit with the heading of this article. More precisely it should read “With which frequency and on which occasions to develop strategic measures”. It is the old dilemma that, ideally, strategic planning should be a continuous process … Continue reading
December 28, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on The characteristics of strategic decisions
In corporate practice it is possible to observe discussions concerning the nature of strategic decisions and strategic activities. In some case terms like “strategic” or “strategy” will be employed to emphasize the long term benefits (in detail) and / or … Continue reading
September 21, 2012
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Deutsche Bank announces “Strategy 2015+â€
Last week, Deutsche Bank announced its new strategy, called “Strategy 2015+â€. It is the first major strategic change under the new top-management team Fitschen and Jain. To start with a brief summary, I will copy some passages from their press … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Porters Generic Strategies During the Current Financial Crisis
Last week I was asked about my opinion about Porters Generic Strategies during the current financial crisis. My first spontaneous thought was: Why ask that question? Is it less important to have a distinctive strategy during a crisis than it … Continue reading
April 26, 2008
by Dagmar
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The international financial crisis claimed another victim among German banks this week. It was the specialised mortgage and public sector lender Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank (Duess Hyp). “The small German bank’s owners have temporarily transferred ownership to the BdB’s depositor guarantee fund, … Continue reading
April 5, 2008
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Blue Ocean Strategy – Or: Latest News?
I know, the headline of this post doesn’t sound very topical. Don’t worry, this will not become a review of a not-so-new management book. However, exactly that is what I found on the website of Financial Times Deutschland last Friday. … Continue reading
October 31, 2007
by Oliver
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Traditionally, strategic planning has been recognized as very important activity to the effective management of the firm. However, according to some recent surveys (from 2006 and 2007), which are related to the organizational practice of strategic planning, “some†survey participants … Continue reading
October 18, 2007
by Oliver
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A couple of days ago I received a question concerning an external growth strategy. The core of that question had three different parts. When might this strategy route be appropriate? What are the conditions for an organization to consider this … Continue reading
May 13, 2007
by Oliver
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Do companies always have a strategy? This is a difficult question, since a variety of definitions for the term strategy exist. Hence I would like to present some major and important definitions for this term: CHANDLER (1962) and ANDREWS (1971) … Continue reading