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A Presentation on the

Work of
Prof. CK Prahlad
Life
• Coimbatore Krishnarao Prahalad
(August 8, 1941- April 16, 2010)
• B.Sc in physics from Loyola College, Chennai
• Worked for four years at Union Carbide
• PGDM from IIM, Ahmedabad
• Doctorate at Harvard Business School
• Professor of Corporate Strategy at Ross
Business School, University of Michigan
IDEA!
LEARN!

Core competencies are the collective


learning in the organization, especially
how to coordinate production skills,
integrate multiple streams of
technologies, organization of work and
delivery of value.
3 ACID TESTS

- A core competence should provide


potential access to a wide variety of markets.
- A core competence should make a
significant contribution to the perceived
customer benefits of the end product.
- A core competence should be difficult to
imitate.
SBU vs. CORE COMPETENCE
HOW THEY DID IT!

• Dell
• Haldiram
• Intel
DREAM!

Strategic intent is about


dreaming big, unrealistic goals
that are completely alien to
mundane mission statements
• What is a win?
• If your mission is to create shareholder value, you
have little strategic intent. Think big!
• Thinking realistically never created a Nano!
Think big!
• A strategic intent passes three tests−
• Direction: the big picture, not the detail
• Passion: create compelling reasons for people to
get up to go to work to achieve it: the $2k car for
everyone, not the $15k car with manual
windows
• Challenge: the unrealistic goal creates
excitement
CHALLENGE BARRIERS!

- Build a base of attack just out- side the


market territory that industry leaders
currently occupy.
- Changing the terms of engagement,
refusing to accept the front-runner's
definition of industry.
- Barriers to entry and barriers to imitation.
HOW THEY DID IT!
• SONY
• CANON
• HONDA
• APPLE

FLIPKART WITH COD!


DOWN IS UP!

The deeper you go, the more


the more you earn.
SCOPE
THE KEY!
HOW THEY DID IT!
• GRAMEEN BANK • STD
• NIRMA • CHIC
• TATA NANO • HLL
• RELIANCE TELECOM • Arvind Mills

AZURE POWER!
THANK YOU

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