Carpenter Strategy Toolbox



Industry AND External AnalysisQuestionAnswerCATEGORY (Class Cases)100What are Porter's Five Forces?What are Porter's Five ForcesBUYERS, SUPPLIERS, ENTRANTS, SUBSTITUTES, INTERNAL RIVALRY200What primary factor influences whether there will be entry into the market or not?BTE.300What two global trends have impacted multiple industries over the past 20 years.TRADE, INTERNET, DISPERSING VALUE CHAIN, RISE OF DEMOCRACY400It is composed of factors such as economics, demographics, and political issuesMACRO-ENVIRONMENT500Name four stages of the industry life cycle.START, GROWTH, SHAKE-OUT, MATURITY, DECLINE600The name of the JV between Nestle and General MillsCEREAL PARTNERS WORLD-WIDEFirm Level AnalysisCATEGORY (Strategic Management Tools)100What are the three generic strategies?What are the three generic strategies?LOW COST/HIGH VOL.; NICHE; DIFFERENTIATION200What four criteria determine if resources provide a competitive advantage?VALUABLE, RARE, IMITABLE, SUSBSTITUTABLE300Name two benefits from being a first-mover into a market.SET TECH STANDARD, SET HIGHER PRICES400Name four primary activities in a firm's value chain.LOGISTICS, R&D, MANUFACTURING, SALES & SERVICE, MARKETING500Name five of the seven S's.STRATEGY, STRUCTURE, SYSTEMS, SHARED VALUES, SKILLS, STYLE, STAFF600Name three of the four global strategies involving cost vs. local responsivenessGLOBAL, INTERNATIONAL, TRANS-NATIONAL, MULTI-DOMESTICCasesCATEGORY (Applying Course Concepts)100What is Wal-Mart's generic strategy?LOW/COST HIGH VOLUME200Name a company with a differentiation strategy.SATURN, COCA-COLA300Who is the head of Walt Disney Company?MICHAEL EISNER400Tyco's purchase of companies different from itself is an example of?UNRELATED DIVERSIFICATION500What was the primary lesson from Domino's Pizza International?MIX OF GLOBAL AND LOCAL VIA FRANCHISE600Why is the PC industry considered unattractive in the late 1990s. (3 REASONS)LOW BTE, HIGH BUYER & SUPPLIER POWER, HIGH RIVALRY, MANY SUBSTITUTESBefore AND AfterBefore and After100Can teach you to make an ornament from frosting AND a small mouseMartha Stewart Little200A 'force' relating to the intensity of competition AND a corporate level strategy for expanding into similar business.Rival-ry-lated diversification300Buys your product AND the consolidation of two firms to capitalize on synergiesCusto-mer-ger400American competitor to the GM Saturn AND concentrating on serving a market niche better through service than rivals.Ford-Focus-ed-Differentiation500Facilitates the World Wide Web & the effect that occurs when the utility from using a good increases as more people use that good.Inter-net-work externalities600Provides a sustainable competitive advantage & a drugstore struggling with a web strategyDistinctive competen-C-VS pharmacyThe ProfThe Prof100I was born in what country?200How many children do I have.300Which of the following have I not done: run a marathon; parasailed; scuba-dived.400For what organization did I work before coming to the PhD program?500Which of the following have I not eaten: kangaroo; ostrich; beaver; shark600Of all my MBA classes, the only one in which I did not get an 'A'.OtherOur Class and School100How many students are registered for this class.200What is our room number?300Who is the largest private employer in Ann Arbor?400What four industries is this class analyzing for the term project?500Who is the dean of the business school?600What student has not missed any classes this term? ................
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