■ Strategic Management - Study Notes
1. Business Models
- Explains how a company creates, delivers, and captures value.
- Examples: B2B, B2C, Subscription, Freemium models.
- Important for strategy and sustainability.
2. Competitive Advantage
- Ability of a firm to outperform rivals.
- Sources: Cost leadership, Differentiation, Innovation.
- Helps build long-term success.
3. McKinsey 7S Framework
- Used for organizational analysis.
- Includes: Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared values, Skills, Style, Staff.
- Helps align internal elements for better performance.
4. Corporate Governance
- System of rules and practices by which companies are directed.
- Ensures accountability, fairness, and transparency.
- Protects stakeholders and improves trust.
5. Strategic Control
- Monitoring and adjusting strategies to meet goals.
- Types: Premise control, Implementation control, Special alert control.
- Ensures strategies remain effective in changing environments.