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Learning Plan 9 Assignment: Cost, Differentiation, Focus & Strategy
Johnson and Johnson Ansoff Matrix
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Existing
Market Development
Production of Johnson’s baby is split
Diversification
High level of product diversification
into three directions: Items for a
diaper change, bathing items, and
More than 230 subsidiary enterprises, that is,
skin care products.
“Johnson &Johnson Family ( BabyCenter,
ALZA Corporation, ANIMAS Corporation,
use of various sales channels like
L.L.C., and others)
direct or online sales
Use the marketing mix
Markets
Market Penetration
Product Development
Increase sales; continue delivering
products in different regions of Russia
and the entire world.
New Packaging
The assortment is greater than 200titles
including 230 subsidiaries in over fifty
countries. J &J’s products are sold in
over 175countries in all parts of the
world.
New
Modernized products
Generation of new products
Increasing the efforts put in distribution
and promotion processes for instance by
investing more on product advertising.
promotional campaigns that are more
aggressive
Increasing the usage of products by
existing for example, by introducing
customer loyalty schemes.
Existing
New
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Products and Services
Johnson and Johnson Tow’s
Strengths
Product diversification
Weaknesses
Ruined reputation in some
countries
Product innovation
Strategic acquisitions
Reliance on small molecule
drugs
Positive revenue growth
projections
Dependence on launch products’
success
Substantial marketing avenue
Opportunities
Plenty of cross-selling
opportunities
The company specializes in a
variety of products that
complement each other
Potential to Exploit Biologics
Market, for example, antibodies
and therapeutic proteins
Positive change in many
people’s perception of health
SO Strategies
WO Strategies
Continue diversifying products
to capture the increased
consumer demand from health a
perception change
Utilize the niche markets to
reduce the company’s reliance
on the success of launch
products
Utilize the diversified product
line to maximize revenue
through cross-selling
opportunities
Leverage the opportunity to
open new markets to attract
customer
Use product innovation to
exploit the biologics market
Exploit the biologics market to
reduce reliance on small
molecule drugs
Niche markets
Threats
ST Strategies
Utilize the diversified product
Johnson and Johnson's
and marketing avenue to put
pharmaceutical must be
pressure on competitors
approved before getting
released to the market making
WT Strategies
Settle recent lawsuits to improve
the company’s image and
reputation
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it hard to get new products
into the market
Competition
Use the substantial marketing
Focus on producing high-quality
avenue to build the brand’s
products that meet the
image.
regulatory standards
Different countries have
different regulations
Product bans can affect the
brand image of the company
Johnson and Johnson Ansoff Matrix Results
Market Penetration
The Ansoff matrix tool was highly useful in developing strategies. For, market
penetration there were several strategies developed to facilitate it, focusing on increasing the
Johnson and Johnson’s sales of existing products to a market that was already in existence. Some
of the appropriate ways that the market penetration strategy can be achieved include reducing the
prices of products in order to attract the new or existing customers and acquiring a competitor
within the marketplace (Grünig & Kühn, 2018). Another strategy that can be implemented is
increasing the efforts put in distribution and promotion processes for instance by investing more
on product advertising. J & J’s market penetration can also be achieved through the restructuring
of a mature market by eliminating competitors. This can be done by doing promotional
campaigns that are more aggressive in conjunction with a pricing strategy which will be
structured to make the market unattractive for the competitors. Increasing the usage of products
by existing customers is also an effective strategy, and this can be done for example, by
introducing customer loyalty schemes.
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Market Development
Again, strategies that could facilitate the achievement of market development were also
identified. Here the focus will be on new markets or areas in the existing market and selling
larger amounts of the existing product to different people (Gurcaylilar-Yenidogan, & Aksoy,
2018). Some of the strategies that might be useful in doing this include targeting different
geographical markets either locally or abroad. For example, the product can be exported to a new
country. This can involve conducting a PESTEL Analysis, using the CAGE distance framework,
or identifying threats and opportunities in different markets. Again, market development can be
done through the use of various sales channels like direct or online sales if the selling process is
conducted through intermediaries or agents. Another way of doing this is through market
segmentation whereby different groups of people will be targeted based on their gender,
demographic profiles, or age. The use of a marketing mix is also an effective way of achieving
market development as it assists the organization to understand how it can best reposition its
product.
Product Development
In product development, Johnson and Johnson will be selling different products to the
same customer or market it is currently serving. The ways of achieving product development
include extending the product for instance through the production of different variants of it or
repackaging the products that exist. Also, related products or services can be developed. In the
service industry, product development can also be attained by shortening the time to market or
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improving customer service or quality o services delivered (Grünig & Morschett, 2017). Other
ways of successful product development are research, development, and innovation, and obtain
detailed insights into the needs and expectations of customers as well as how they keep
changing.
Diversification
Lastly, diversification is an important strategy which is highly risky. Here there is the
least scope for the use of existing expertise or for attaining economies of scale since J &J is
simply trying to sell products that are entirely different to new customers (Grünig & Kühn,
2018). Successful diversification will require the company to understand clearly and have an idea
about the expected gain from the strategy. An honest and critical assessment of the risks involved
is also essential. Balancing risks and rewards in the right manner also leads to successful
diversification. In diversification, the following might be helpful: related diversification,
unrelated diversification, upstream integration of the firm’s suppliers, and downstream
integration of agents or intermediaries.
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References
Grünig, R., & Kühn, R. (2018). Development of Strategic Planning and Its Integration Into
Strategic Management. The Strategy Planning Process (pp. 17-25). Springer,
Berlin, Heidelberg.
Grünig, R., & Morschett, D. (2017). General Strategic Planning as the Starting Point for Going
International for New Markets. In Developing International Strategies (pp. 57-65).
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Gurcaylilar-Yenidogan, T., & Aksoy, S. (2018). Applying Ansoff’S Growth Strategy
Matrix To Innovation Classification. International Journal of Innovation
Management, 22(04), 1850039.
Running head: JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COMPANY
Choose An Organization
Johnson and Johnson Company
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COMPANY.
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Johnson and Johnson Company
Johnson and Johnson is an American intercontinental company which deals with the
manufacture of medical equipment, pharmaceutical and packaged goods for consumers. The
company was founded 132 years ago that is in January 1886. The company is operational in sixty
countries around the globe, but its headquarters is in one Johnson and Johnson Plaza, New
Jersey, Brunswick. Their products are sold in over 170 countries worldwide and just like other
companies Johnson has its website which is www.jnj.com
The company specializes in the production of consumers packaged and pharmaceutical
goods and medical equipment such as surgical materials. These products are such as Johnson and
Johnson is a profit organization. However, they have funded several nonprofit organization to
enable them to achieve their aim of reaching people with health needs widely (Johnson &
Zinkhan, 2015). With Johnson's numerous outlets, they have managed to employ over 134,000
workers in their organizations.
Why Johnson and Johnson?
Johnson and Johnson is a company that offers a pure filed for a student in career or
studies. The company presents students with career opportunities to impact the real world. The
students are offered co-operative programs, internships and even full absorption where they get
to experience continuous support from the company firsthand. Also, there is a connection with
important job assignments through the team and leaders interactions across the company (Chattu,
2015).
Also, through the experience and various opportunities offered, the students can express
their interests and potential. With the global recognition and wide range of products, an
individual is provided the chance to gain knowledge in different fields. With a company like
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COMPANY.
Johnson that has managed to keep its profit for years despite running in over sixty countries, a
young entrepreneur can learn essential and underlying measures of running and growing a
company.
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JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COMPANY.
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References
Johnson, M., & Zinkhan, G. M. (2015). Defining and measuring company image. In Proceedings
of the 1990 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference(pp. 346-350).
Springer, Cham.
Chattu, V. K. (2015). Corporate social responsibility in public health: A case-study on
HIV/AIDS epidemic by Johnson & Johnson company in Africa. Journal of natural
science, biology, and medicine, 6(1), 219.
Running Head: FIVE FORCES AFFECTING HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Five Forces Affecting Healthcare Sector
Broad Analogy
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FIVE FORCES AFFECTING STRATEGY FORMULATION
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Introduction
The five forces analysis is an approach used to analyze the various factors that could
affect the strategies formulated by a given firm and result in performances not expected by the
firm. These five forces determine the competitive advantage any given firm could have if
properly analyzed and reacted upon. These forces include the following;
The intensity of the rivalry
This force examines the degree and intensity of competition from other related firms that
are currently prevailing in the market. It is generally determined by the total number of
competitors in that market. The higher the number of competitors the lower the competitive
rivalry. With a high rivalry in competition, there comes increased advertising and more price
wars leading to adverse effects on that given business (Kunc, M. 2018). When there are two
clinics or hospitals in a given region, the will be two competing firms both seeking a market in
the region. This will, therefore, call for more advertising and other cost-increasing activities
aimed at attracting more customers to the individual firm that carries out these activities. The
implication of this will be decreased profits for the firms. This, therefore, calls for a plan to curb
this force.
The threat of new entrants
This force examines the ease or difficulty that potential investors in the industry have in
entering the market and operating as competitors of the already existing firms. The ease or
difficulty in an entry is determined by factors such as the intensity of initial capital required,
economies of scale, well-recognized brands, and control of various inputs required for the
production process. It can be considered in two ways, either as barriers to entry or response by
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the existing firms. Most hospitals in many regions have control of their inputs which are also
produced in limited amounts to avoid misuse and abuse by various consumers (Walker, 2015).
Hospitals also largely operate in large scale that enables them to admit services at reduced prices
and this may be unfavorable for small potential investors who can’t keep up with the prevailing
market prices for the services.
The threat of substitute products
The existence and the prices of other substitute goods also affect the strategy that an
organization chooses to settle on. The existence of substitute goods in the market limit the ability
of a firm to charge high prices on its goods and reduction of the prices of these substitute goods
will also call for the reduction of prices of a firm’s products (Stiglitz, 2015). In the healthcare
industry for instance. When the prices of substitute products of health reduce, the prices charged
for the meds reduce consequently thus the hospitals need to develop an effective strategy to curb
the effects by substitute goods.
Bargaining power of suppliers
This is the power held by the suppliers of raw materials of production, assembling of the
inputs and their disposal which then affect the prices of the goods. When there is a very small
base of suppliers of the various input for production, their bargaining power is high and this
results to increase in the costs of the inputs. The number of physicians and surgeons who offer
healthcare services affects the cost of production. If the number is small, there will be more
wages paid to them due to higher bargaining power thus calling for a strategy to curb their
bargaining power.
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Bargaining power of the consumers
There is more consumer bargaining power in situations where there are a large number of
consumers with a limited number of sellers if consumer purchases large amounts of seller’s
products and ease in the ability to switch seller. If there are many buyers of healthcare in a region
with little healthcare facilities, consumers have more bargaining power that enables them to have
more price cuts that thus reduces the hospital's profits calling for the need for a strategy to curb
this force.
These forces can be curbed by strategies such as diversification of products, cost
leadership, differentiation, focus among many other economic ways of cutting costs and
increasing returns.
FIVE FORCES AFFECTING STRATEGY FORMULATION
References
Kunc, M. (2018). Strategic Analytics: Integrating Management Science to Strategy. Newark:
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Stiglitz, J. E., & Rosengard, J. K. (2015). Economics of the public sector.
Walker, (2015). Marketing Strategy.
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Strategic Analysis for Healthcare
Chapter 11
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Financial Statement and Ratio Analysis
• The analysis of an organization’s financial ratios combines an
internal analysis of the firm’s finances with an external comparison
of the same factors.
• The financial data you choose to look at depends on the particular
organization and the specific industry.
• Financial ratios can be grouped into several broad categories—
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–
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liquidity,
leverage,
activity,
profitability,
growth, and
valuation.
• The analyst should include at least two or three relevant ratios for
each.
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LIQUIDITY RATIOS
Ratio
Current ratio
Quick ratio
(acid test)
CFO ratio
Days cash on hand
Formula
Current assets
Current liabilities
What it tells you
Positive
trend
Ability to pay short term debts
Higher
Cash + Marketable Securities + Receivables
Current liabilities
Financial solvency when
inventory is not easily liquidated
Higher
Cash from operations (aka operating cash flow)
Current liabilities
Is the firm generating enough
cash to cover current operations
Higher
Cash + Marketable securities+ Long term investments
(Operating expense-Depreciation & amortization)/365
Cash available to pay x number of
days average cash outflow
Higher
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Comparator
Peer group
Historical average
Rule of thumb
(>2)
Peer group
Historical average
Rule of thumb
(>1)
Peer group
Historical average
Rule of thumb
(>40%)
Peer group
Historical average
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LEVERAGE RATIOS
Ratio
Formula
What it tells you
Debt-to-totalassets ratio
Debt-to-equity
ratio
Long-term debt-toequity ratio
Times interest
earned ratio
Total liabilities
Total assets
Total liabilities
Total equity (or net assets for non-profits)
Long term liabilities
Total equity (or net assets for non-profits)
Earnings before interest & taxes (aka EBIT)
Interest expense
The percent of total assets being
funded by creditors
The percent of total assets being
funded by firms owners
The amount of long term debt a
firm has compared to equity
How easily a firm can pay interest
due on outstanding debt
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Positive
trend
Comparator
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
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ACTIVITY RATIOS
Ratio
Formula
What it tells you
Total asset
turnover ratio
Fixed asset
turnover
Inventory turnover
Total Revenue (aka sales)
Total assets
Total Revenue (aka sales)
Fixed assets
Total Revenue (aka sales)
Inventory
Receivables
Total Revenue (aka sales)/ 365
Accumulated depreciation
Depreciation expense
The amount of total revenue per
dollar of total assets
A firms ability to effectively
utilize fixed assets
How long sales inventory waits to
be sold
How long it takes to collect
monies due
How old the plant & equipment
is. Newer is better
Average collection
period
Age-of-plant ratio
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Positive
trend
Comparator
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
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PROFITABILITY RATIOS
Ratio
Formula
Revenue per
adjusted discharge
Operating Revenue
(Gross patient revenue/ gross inpatient revenue) x total
discharges
Total operating expense
(Gross patient revenue/ gross inpatient revenue) x total
discharges
Salary and benefit expense
Total operating expense
Operating revenue generated
from patient care services
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Expense associated with patient
care services
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Employee expenses as a percent
of total expenses
Lower
Peer group
Historical average
Net income (profit)
Total assets
Management’s ability to earn a
return on each dollar of assets
Higher
Excess of revenues over expenses
Total assets
In Nonprofit organizations;
Managements ability to earn a
return on each dollar of assets
Higher
Net income (profit)
Shareholders’ equity
Rate of return on stockholders’
investment
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Economic
comparison (avg
weighted cost of
capital)
Peer group
Historical average
Economic
comparison (avg
weighted cost of
capital)
Peer group
Historical average
Operating expense
per adjusted
discharge
Salary and benefits
as a % of operating
expense
Return on assets
(ROA)
Return on total
assets
Return on equity
(ROE)
What it tells you
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Positive
trend
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PROFITABILITY RATIOS (cont.)
Ratio
Return on net
assets
Gross profit margin
Formula
Excess of revenues over expenses
Net assets
Net sales- cost of goods sold
Net sales
Net profit margin
Net income (profit)
Sales revenue
Operating margin
Earnings before interest and taxes (ie, from operations)
Net sales
Cash flow margin
Income before depreciation, interest, taxes
Return on capital
employed
Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT)
Total assets – current liabilities
What it tells you
Positive
trend
Comparator
In Nonprofit organizations; rate
of return in net assets
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Gross profit margin
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
The amount of net profit as a
percent of sales
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Operating profit margin
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Income including non-operation
sources
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
The efficiency with which its
capital is employed
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
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GROWTH RATIOS
Ratio
Revenue increase
Earnings per share
(EPS) *
Dividends
payout ratio *
Formula
This year’s revenue
Last year’s revenue
Net income-preferred stock dividends
Average outstanding shares
Dividends per common share of stock
Earnings per share
What it tells you
Percent increase in revenue year
over year
The amount of profit per share of
stock
The portion of a company's profit
paid relative to each common
share of stock
* For public companies
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Positive
trend
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Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Varies
Peer group
Historical average
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VALUATION RATIOS
(for publicly traded companies)
Ratio
P/E Ratio
Dividend yield
Dividend payout
Cash flow per
share
Price-to-book ratio
PEG ratio
Return on net
worth
Formula
What it tells you
Price per share
Earnings per share
Dividends per share
Price per share
Annual dividends per share
After tax earnings per share
After tax profits + Depreciation
Number of common shares outstanding
Price per share
Total assets-(intangible assets & liabilities)
P/E ratio
Annual earnings per share growth
How much investors are willing to
pay per dollar of earnings.
Dividend payout as a percent of
stock price
Dividend payout as a percent of
profit
Amount of cash per share of stock
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Varies
Peer group
Historical average
Varies
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Compares a firm's market value to
its book value
A stock's value while taking the
company's earnings growth into
consideration
Profit as related to the firm's net
worth
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Higher
Peer group
Historical average
Net Income
Net worth
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trend
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Financial Ratio Analysis
• The internal financial ratio analysis is concerned with
both the current state of the organization and the trend.
• Knowing that the organization is at “point X” is
important to the strategist; even more important,
however, is observing a trend and predicting where that
trend will lead without intervention.
• To carry out this kind of observation, the analyst needs
to assemble three to five consecutive years of data.
• The relevant ratios can be selected from the list in the
previous slides or from Exhibit 11.1 in your book.
• Once the data has been recorded and reviewed, the
analyst should create a list of implications for strategy.
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Financial Ratio Analysis
• Simply looking at the organization’s financial ratios, however, does
not tell an analyst all there is to know.
• The data needs to be compared to some reference point.
• Though standards exist for every financial ratio, in competitive
analysis and strategy development, the relevant comparison is to the
firm’s competitors, then to the industry within which the firm
competes.
• This is because each industry has its own norms.
• As an example, it may be self-evident to an analyst that a firm has
an extremely high debt-to-equity ratio simply by looking at the
numbers.
• On the other hand, in addition to knowing that, the strategist would
also like to know how highly leveraged the firm’s competitors are
and what the norm is for the particular industry.
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Financial Ratio Analysis
• An even more powerful tool is looking at competitors
using five years of financial data.
• This allows the analyst to identify trends for the
competitors.
• The strategist would like to identify deteriorating or
improving competitor conditions.
• Emerging competitor weaknesses can be exploited, and
emerging competitor strengths need to be defended
against.
• Improving or degrading competitor trends can also be a
warning sign for a firm’s own vulnerability.
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Exercise
• Divide into groups.
• Select which ratios are most relevant for the
organization you are studying and explain why.
• If time permits, research the numbers for your
firm and its competitors.
• Use the space provided on page 79 of your
book.
• What implications for strategy emerge?
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Running head: STRATEGIC FIT OUTLINE
Strategic Fit Outline
(Outline of previous assignments for this course)
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STRATEGIC FIT OUTLINE
Organization information
GlaxoSmithKline is an international pharmaceutical giant, is the organization under
analysis. It provides a wide variety of products and services, which include; oral healthcare
(through the production of toothpaste), treatment of diseases (through the manufacture of
medicines), nutritional care (through the manufacture of food supplements and vitamins) (Uribe,
García-Galbis, & Espinosa, 2017).
The company has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of
the FTSE 100 Index. As of August 2016, it had a market capitalization of £81 billion (around
$107 billion), the fourth largest on the London Stock Exchange. It has a secondary listing on the
New York Stock Exchange ("effect of market volatility and firm size towards the difference of
market reaction around stock-split announcement in Indonesia stock exchange," 2016).
Corporate Mission
Christina care Health care system is a non- profit health care organization committed to
healthcare service delivery to communities through; Leadership and excellence in the delivery of
quality healthcare services at affordable rates, Expanding the heights of biomedical knowledge
through research, Improving healthcare status in the community through awareness of diseases
and ways of disease prevention and Enhancing access to medical care through the expansion of
medical access to underserved citizens (Nair & Chen, 2018).
Quality patient care is the company focus. Providing excellent and quality medical service,
support information in the health sector through research and proper medical education are an
essential aspect of our mission. The mission was founded on ethical and cultural perspectives of
the Declaration of the independence which inspires happiness to all American citizens.
Research and competitive analysis
The five forces analysis is an approach used to analyze the various factors that could affect
the strategies formulated by a given firm and result in performances not expected by the firm.
These five forces determine the competitive advantage any given firm could have if properly
analyzed and reacted upon (Omsa, Abdullah, & Jamali, 2017).
These actors are the intensity of the rivalry, the threat of new entrants, the risk of substitute
products, bargaining power of suppliers, the bargaining power of the consumers. These factors
affect the revenue collected amount by the respective company.
Broad analysis
5-forces
The five forces analysis is an approach used to analyze the various factors that could affect
the strategies formulated by a given firm and result in performances not expected by the firm.
These five forces determine the competitive advantage any given firm could have if properly
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analyzed and reacted upon. These forces include the following; the intensity of the rivalry, the
threat of new entrants, the risk of substitute products, bargaining power of suppliers, bargaining
power of the consumers (Dulčić, Gnjidić, & Alfirević, 2016).
These forces can be curbed by strategies such as diversification of products, cost
leadership, differentiation, focus among many other economic ways of cutting costs and
increasing returns.
PEST
PEST is the abbreviation of the factors that affect the company which is: political factors,
economic factors, social and technological factors. These are the factors that affect the company
both internally and externally enabling it to accomplish its goals or diminish the strategies. These
factors are vital and are profoundly addressed by the firm (Herlambang, Sugiharto, & Rohmana,
2017).
The company has to focus on the latest delivery techniques and other technical advances in
their field. A sophisticated professional system would mean better production and distribution of
the products, and thus a broader population can benefit from the products.
Benchmark
Benchmark analysis encompasses the PEST analysis factors: political factors, economic
factors, social and technological factors. These are the factors that affect the company both
internally and externally enabling it to accomplish its goals or diminish the strategies. These
factors are vital and are profoundly addressed by the firm (Akbar, 2018).
These factors are explained with the division of their control strategy. When these factors
are considered seriously the company succeeds, the act like production functions that affect the
output of the company.
SWOT-Generic & EFE
In SWOT and EFE analysis we examine the Johnson and Johnson Company. Johnson and
Johnson is a profit organization that specializes in the production of medical equipment,
consumer and pharmaceutical products. The company has been in operation for 132 years. It
operates in sixty countries although its products get sold in 170 countries in total. The company’s
products cater to the needs of both men and women and babies too. For example, the company
produces a baby powder that is mostly used by babies; even newborn babies (Stawski, 2013).
The company’s main aim is to make it easy for individuals to access healthcare products by
making them affordable and reachable.
It also focuses on creating healthy communities by providing products that help individuals
to stay healthy. This part focuses on analyzing the external factors that have an impact on the
company. External factors include the opportunities that the company can exploit, and the threats
include the entities that threaten the well-being of the company.
Financial statement
McKinsey 7 or BCG
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A BCG matrix is a technique which is built on the idea that products can be categorized
based on their share and performance in the market. In order to understand the concept of BCG,
it is essential to understand the various key factors and principles that it is built on and these are
market share and the market growth rate ("BCG Growth-Share Matrix," 2017). This paper will
aim to develop a focused analysis that determines the BCG Matrix within the healthcare
industry.
In the BCG matrix, the healthcare sector's growth rate is monitored, depending on how it is
laid out, an organization's role and engagement will be recognized by its scope. Through this, it,
therefore, becomes possible to know and measure the market share the same organization enjoys
as it will be a correspondence of the growth rate of the same.
Generic Strategies
Ansoff and TOWs
In a strategy consolidation from the Ansoff and TOWS matrices, “Expand into adjacent
counties,” “Expand into urgent care,” “Place satellite locations,” “Open cancer center,” and “Buy
out private practices” could all be grouped together. A title of “Facility Expansion” could be
placed above these strategies, and that could become an overarching strategy (Hogue, 2015).
Likewise, many Ansoff and TOWS example strategies could be consolidated under other
overarching strategies, such as “Service Expansion,” for instance.
First, the overarching strategies can be compared against one another. For example, the
facility expansion strategy would be compared with service expansion. At the second level, the
sub-strategies under an overarching strategy can be evaluated and then either retained or
discarded. In the facility expansion example, the analyst would decide whether to maintain or
reject “Expand into adjacent counties,” “Expand into urgent care,” “Place satellite locations,”
“Open cancer center,” and “Buy out private practices.”
Strategic Fit Results
In strategy selection, the financial investment required to support implementation is a
significant criterion, as is the amount of time needed to recoup the investment and profit
potential. The QSPM model might show one proposal to be superior to the others in a strategic
sense; however, the organization might not have the financial resources to successfully
implement and maintain that strategy ("Monetary Policy," 2017).
In a survey of 1,139 executives by McKinsey & Company, 75 percent said companies that
get the best results use a balanced mix of financial and strategic targets; only 11 percent
disagreed. The point behind these findings is that a strategic fit is not enough. One needs both a
strategic fit and a financial fit. A complete economic analysis, using factors such as depreciation,
tax effect, and so on, is beyond the scope of this book ("Dynamic Strategic Fit in Organization
Design in Shariah Banks in Indonesian," 2017). However, this chapter introduces several
important financial analysis measures, including net present value, internal rate of return,
profitability index, payback period, and the probability of success.
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STRATEGIC FIT OUTLINE
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