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Chapter- 4
Grand Strategies
Diversification) alliances
Consortia
• Horizontal integration
• Vertical integration DOWNSCOPING
Multi business growth strategies Turnaround
• Concentric Diversification Divestiture
• Conglomerate Diversification Liquidation
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Growth strategies
market share.
Strategic alliances
Consortia
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Joint venture (joint ownership)
A child company created and operated for the benefits
of the co-owners (parent companies)
Advantages: easy access to capital, raw materials and
foreign markets
Disadvantages: limited discretion, control, & profits
Parents: Samsung Electronics (Korean) & France
Telecom (French); Child: Orange Mobile Phone
Company (British)
Parents: Chrysler Corp. (US) & Mitsubishi (Japanese);
Child: Diamond Star Company (US)
Bankruptcy
• A company can go to the courts to ask for a
reorganization bankruptcy.
• It persuades its creditors to temporarily freeze
their claim while it undertakes to reorganize and
build the company’s operations back to
profitability.
• The company may close down unprofitable
business divisions, reduce its workforce or
negotiate employee contracts to affordable salary
levels.
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Grand Strategy Selection Matrix
Overcome Weakness
Turnaround Vertical Integration
Divesture Coglomorate Diversification
Liquidation
Maximize Strengths
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