BUS 704 - Strategy & Policy
Tools for Cases
Strengths - Weaknesses - Opportunities - Threats
SWOT Definitions
FAQ - Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Example Case:
Anita Norris Model Management - 2010
Example Case: Casto Travel -
1998
Example Case:
Circles - 1997
Example Case: Coral
Divers Resort
Example Case:
Earthbound Farm - 2006
Example Case: Rykä, Inc.
- 1993
Example Case:
Silent Witness Enterprises - 2000
Example Case:
The Studio - 2002
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Strategic Alternatives
FAQ - Alternatives
Example Case:
Anita Norris Model Management - 2010
Example Case: Casto Travel -
1998
Example Case:
Circles - 1997
Example Case: Coral
Divers Resort
Example Case:
Douglas Fine Foods - 2008
Example Case:
Earthbound Farm - 2006
Example Case: eBay, Inc. - 1999
Example Case: Nucor
Corporation - 1991
Example Case: Post
Machinery Company, Inc. - 1986
Example Case: Rocky
Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. - 1998
Example Case: Rykä, Inc.
- 1993
Example Case:
Silent Witness Enterprises - 2000
Example Case:
Simons Lumber Company - 1990
Example Case: Starbucks
Corporation
Example Case:
The Studio - 2002
Example Case:
UndergroundHipHop.com -
2007
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Product/Market Life Cycle
Product/Market Lifecycle
- Overview Chart
Product/Market Lifecycle
- Hofer Recommended Strategies Chart
Hofer - Definition of
Business Strategies
Hofer Related to David
Strategies
FAQ - Product/Market
Life Cycle
Sample part B - Life
Cycle
Example Case: Adolph
Coors Company - 1986
Example Case:
Best Buy - 1997
Example Case:
Burt's Bees - 2007
Example Case: Callaway
Golf Company - 2000
Example Case: Cannondale
Corporation - 2000
Example Case:
CarMax Inc. - 2005
Example Case:
Crown Cork & Seal - 1989
Example Case:
Dollar General Corporation - 2003
Example Case:
Edward Jones - 2006
Example Case: Loblaw
Companies Limited - 2003
Example Case: PetSmart - 2009
Example Case:
Singleton Home Medical
Supply - 2005
Example Case: Starbucks
Corporation
Example Case:
Whole Foods Market - 2006
David's Generic Strategies
David's Generic
Strategies
Example Case: Morgan
Motor Car Company - 1992
Example
Case:
Noodles & Company - 2003
Example Case: Perdue
Farms, Inc. - 1995
Porter's Strategies for Competitive Advantage
Porter - Competitive
Strategies
Sample part B -
Porter’s Strategies for Competitive Advantage
FAQ - Porter's Strategies
For Competitive Advantage
Example Case: Callaway
Golf Company - 2000
Example Case: Compufix,
Inc.
Example Case:
Copperfield’s Books Inc. - 2004
Example Case:
Costco Wholesale Corp. - 2009
Example Case:
Diamond
Foods - 2009
Example Case:
Grand Circle Corp - 2002
Example Case:
Holey Soles - 2007
Example Case: Husky Injection
Molding Systems - 1996
Example Case:
Levenger Company - 2005
Example Case: Morgan
Motor Car Company - 1992
Example Case: Progressive Corporation - 1994
Example Case: Quality
Asphalt, Inc. - 1996
Example Case:
Singleton Home Medical
Supply - 2005
Example Case: Victory
Supermarkets - 1998
Example Case:
VIP Mountain Holidays - 2001
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Mission Statement
Mission Statement
Overview #1
Mission Statement
Overview #2
Example of Relation
Between Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Plan
Mission versus Market
Business Objectives
Stakeholder Analysis
Sample part B - Mission
Example Case: Central
Parking - 1999
Example Case:
Costco Wholesale Corp. - 2009
Example Case:
Douglas Fine Foods - 2008
Example Case: Eco-Shred,
Ltd. - 1999
Example Case:
Kroger Company - 2005
Example Case:
Mitchells/Richards - 2005
Example Case: Newell Company
- 1998
Example Case: Perdue
Farms, Inc. - 1995
Example Case: Rocky
Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. - 1998
Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM)
CPM - Competitive Profile
Matrix - Example
FAQ - CPM - Competitive
Profile Matrix
Sample part B - CPM
Example Case: Airborne
Express (A) - 1998
Example Case: Brinker
International, Inc. - 2003
Example Case:
Burt's Bees - 2007
Example Case: CF MotorFreight - 1992
Example Case:
Costco Wholesale Corp. - 2009
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2003
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2000
Example Case:
Edward Jones - 2006
Example Case: Hispanic
Broadcasting Corporation - 2001
Example Case: Loblaw
Companies Limited - 2003
Example Case: Oakwood
Homes Corporation - 2002
Example Case:
Outback Steakhouse - 2004
Example Case: PetSmart - 2009
Example Case:
Singleton Home Medical
Supply - 2005
Example Case: Video
Concepts, Inc.
Example Case:
Whole Foods Market - 2006
Example Case:
Zale Corporation - 2004
External Factors Evaluation Matrix (EFE)
EFE - Example
EFE - Factor Ratings
SWOT Definitions
EFE - Meaning of Total
Example
Case:
Better World Books - 2010
Example Case: Clearly
Canadian Beverage Corp. - 1992
Example Case: Compufix,
Inc.
Example Case:
Colorado Creative Music - 2001
Example Case:
Copperfield’s Books Inc. - 2004
Example Case:
Diamond
Foods - 2009
Example Case:
Ensign Security Services - 2002
Example Case:
Grand Circle Corp - 2002
Example Case:
Holey Soles - 2007
Example Case:
Levenger Company - 2005
Example Case: Progressive Corporation - 1994
Example Case: Quality
Asphalt, Inc. - 1996
Example
Case:
Rogers Chocolates - 2007
Example Case:
Simons Lumber Company - 1990
Example Case: Tootsie
Roll Industries, Inc.
Example Case:
VIP Mountain Holidays - 2001
Example Case:
UndergroundHipHop.com -
2007
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Internal Factors Evaluation Matrix (IFE)
IFE - Example
IFE - Factor Ratings
SWOT Definitions
IFE - Meaning of Total
Example
Case:
Better World Books - 2010
Example Case: Clearly
Canadian Beverage Corp. - 1992
Example Case: Compufix,
Inc.
Example Case:
Colorado Creative Music - 2001
Example Case:
Copperfield’s Books Inc. - 2004
Example Case:
Diamond
Foods - 2009
Example Case:
Ensign Security Services - 2002
Example Case:
Grand Circle Corp - 2002
Example Case:
Holey Soles - 2007
Example Case:
Levenger Company - 2005
Example Case: Progressive Corporation - 1994
Example Case: Quality
Asphalt, Inc. - 1996
Example
Case:
Rogers Chocolates - 2007
Example Case:
Simons Lumber Company - 1990
Example Case: Tootsie
Roll Industries, Inc.
Example Case:
UndergroundHipHop.com -
2007
Example Case: Video
Concepts, Inc.
Example Case:
VIP Mountain Holidays - 2001
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Internal/External Matrix (IE)
Internal-External Matrix
Internal-External
Recommendations
Sample part B - I/E
Example
Case:
Better World Books - 2010
Example Case: Clearly
Canadian Beverage Corp. - 1992
Example Case:
Colorado Creative Music - 2001
Example Case: Compufix,
Inc.
Example Case:
Copperfield’s Books Inc. - 2004
Example Case:
Diamond
Foods - 2009
Example Case:
Ensign Security Services - 2002
Example Case:
Grand Circle Corp - 2002
Example Case:
Holey Soles - 2007
Example Case:
Levenger Company - 2005
Example Case: Progressive Corporation - 1994
Example Case: Quality
Asphalt, Inc. - 1996
Example
Case:
Rogers Chocolates - 2007
Example Case:
Simons Lumber Company - 1990
Example Case: Tootsie
Roll Industries, Inc.
Example Case:
UndergroundHipHop.com -
2007
Example Case:
VIP Mountain Holidays - 2001
Example Case:
Williams-Sonoma - 1990
Market and Market Share Theory
Market Share Theory
Market Share Examples #1
Market Share Examples #2
Example of
Market Definition
Mission versus Market
FAQ - Market Definition
& Market Share
Sample part B - Market
Share
Example Case: Adolph
Coors Company - 1986
Example Case: American
Greetings - 1986
Example Case:
Anita Norris Model Management - 2010
Example Case:
Best Buy - 1997
Example Case: Brinker
International, Inc. - 2003
Example Case: Callaway
Golf Company - 2000
Example Case: Cannondale
Corporation - 2000
Example Case: Capital One Financial -
2000
Example Case:
CarMax Inc. - 2005
Example Case: CF MotorFreight - 1992
Example Case: Clearly
Canadian Beverage Corp. - 1992
Example Case:
Costco Wholesale Corp. - 2009
Example Case:
Crown Cork & Seal - 1989
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2003
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2000
Example Case:
Dollar General Corporation - 2003
Example Case:
Douglas Fine Foods - 2008
Example Case:
Edmunds.com - 2000
Example Case:
Edward Jones - 2006
Example Case: Hispanic
Broadcasting Corporation - 2001
Example Case:
Mitchells/Richards - 2005
Example Case: Nucor
Corporation - 1991
Example Case: Oakwood
Homes Corporation - 2002
Example Case:
Outback Steakhouse - 2004
Example Case: Perrigo
Company
Example Case: Robert Mondavi
- 1999
Example Case:
Singleton Home Medical
Supply - 2005
Example Case: Starbucks
Corporation
Example Case: Tootsie
Roll Industries, Inc.
Example Case:
Whole Foods Market - 2006
Example Case:
Zale Corporation - 2004
BCG Matrix
BCG Overview
Sample part B - BCG
FAQ - BCG
Example Case: Airborne
Express (A) - 1998
Example Case: Brinker
International, Inc. - 2003
Example Case:
Burt's Bees - 2007
Example Case: Cannondale
Corporation - 2000
Example Case:
Crown Cork & Seal - 1989
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2003
Example Case: Darden
Restaurants, Inc. - 2000
Example Case:
Dollar General Corporation - 2003
Example Case:
Edward Jones - 2006
Example Case: Hispanic
Broadcasting Corporation -2001
Example Case: Loblaw
Companies Limited - 2003
Example Case: PetSmart - 2009
Example Case: Oakwood
Homes Corporation - 2002
Example Case:
Whole Foods Market - 2006
Example Case:
Zale Corporation - 2004
GE Matrix
General Electric Matrix
(new)
General Electric Matrix
(old)
Market Characteristics
Example GE Industry
Attractiveness
FAQ - GE Matrix
Sample part B - GE
Example
Case:
Aaron's - 2010
Example Case: Adolph
Coors Company - 1986
Example Case: American
Greetings - 1986
Example Case:
Anita Norris Model Management - 2010
Example Case:
Best Buy - 1997
Example
Case:
Better World Books - 2010
Example Case: Callaway
Golf Company - 2000
Example Case:
Capital One Financial -
2000
Example Case: Central
Parking - 1999
Example Case: Circles - 1997
Example Case:
Colorado Creative Music - 2001
Example Case:
Crown Cork & Seal - 1989
Example Case:
Dollar General Corporation - 2003
Example Case:
Earthbound Farm - 2006
Example Case: Eco-Shred,
Ltd. - 1999
Example Case:
Ensign Security Services - 2002
Example Case:
Green Mountain Coffee - 2003
Example
Case:
MK II Corporation - 2008
Example
Case:
Noodles & Company - 2003
Example Case: Perrigo
Company
Example
Case:
Rogers Chocolates - 2007
Example Case:
Silent Witness Enterprises - 2000
Example Case: Starbucks
Corporation
Example Case:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
- 2006
Example Case:
The Studio - 2002
Example Case: Video
Concepts, Inc.
Rumelt's Evaluation Criteria
Rumelt's Criteria
FAQ - Rumelt's
Evaluation Criteria
Example
Case:
Aaron's - 2010
Example Case:
Capital One Financial -
2000
Example Case:
CarMax Inc. - 2005
Example Case: CF MotorFreight - 1992
Example Case:
Edmunds.com - 2000
Example Case:
Green Mountain Coffee - 2003
Example Case:
Kroger Company - 2005
Example Case:
Mitchells/Richards - 2005
Example
Case:
MK II Corporation - 2008
Example Case: Morgan
Motor Car Company - 1992
Example
Case:
Noodles & Company - 2003
Example Case:
Outback Steakhouse - 2004
Example Case: Perdue
Farms, Inc. - 1995
Example Case: Robert Mondavi
- 1999
Example Case:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
- 2006
Final Question - Recommendation & Support
FAQ - Question 4 -
Recommendation & Support
Sample Answer With
Headers For Question 4 for BUS 704
Sample Outline Question
4A for BUS 704
- R. S. Kulzick - Last Revised 12/20/2008 -