Lesson 7º

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

 

Strategy, like all company asepcts, usually focuses on obtaining profits and overcoming the capital profitability over the cost of opportunity. In this case, there are two options to consider which can award greater profits in terms of profitability. A company can appoint its efforts to choose an appropriate sector or fight to avhieve a competitive advantgae over its competitors.

We try to achieve a higher profitability. This higher profitability depends fundamentally on two factors:

The sector we are in. For example, stainless steel companies for years were systematically more profitable that those of common steel.

The competitive advantage of our company over the rest in the Sector. Certain companies have been a lot more profitable than the rest of their competitors for years.

We can distinguish corporative strategy from business strategy:

Corporate strategy defines the field of the company in terms of sectors and markets. It selects the field in which the company competes.

Bussiness strategy should worry about how the company is going to compete in the selected market.