Business Strategy, Development,
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Application, 4th Canadian Edition u u u u
by Gary Bissonette
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Complete Chapter Solutions Manual
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are included (Ch 1 to 14)
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Chapter 1: Understanding and Managing Today’s Business Enterprise
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ChapteruSummary
Inuthisuchapter,uweuhaveudescribedutheunatureuofubusinessuandudiscussedutheuwaysuinuwhichubusiness
esustriveutoumaintainutheiruviabilityuandurelevancyuthroughuinteractinguwithutheumarketplaceuinuways
uthatumeetutheuneeds,uwants,uandudesiresuofutargeteducustomers.uOurudiscussionufocuseduonutheuinter
actionuofubusinessuasuaucommercialuendeavour,uguidedubyuemployeeuinteractionuandusupportedubyuo
rganizationaluefficiencyuandustructure.uThisuprocessuresultsuinutheudevelopmentuofuaubusinessusyste
muanduultimatelyuaubusinessumodel,uwhichutogetheruareudesignedutoudeliverudesiredugoodsuanduservi
cesutoutheumarketplace.uUtilizinguproductiveuresourcesuatutheirudisposalu(assets,ulabour,ucapital,uandu
managerialuacumen),ubusinessesuseekutoucreateudemand,ugenerateurevenue,uandudriveuauprofitufromut
heusaleuofusuchugoodsuanduservices,utherebyuensuringutheirulong-
termuprofitabilityuandugrowth.uWhileustrivinguforuprofitability,ubusinessesuareubeinguincreasinglyuch
allengedubyucustomers,uandutheumarketplaceuatularge,utoubeugooducorporateucitizens,uacknowledging
utheiruresponsibilityutouactuinuausociallyuacceptableumanneruandurespectingutheufiniteunatureuanduscarc
ityuofuresources.uThisuevolvingurequirementuofubusinessesuisuresultinguinuausignificantuemphasisuonur
esourceusustainabilityuanduenvironmentaluinitiatives.
Touhelpuyouutouunderstanduwhyusomeucompaniesuareumoreusuccessfuluthanuothers,uthisuchapter’sufoc
usuemphasizesu(atuaumacroulevel)utheuimportanceuofupositioning,uandudevelopinguanducommunicatin
guauvalueupropositionutoutheucustomerugrouputhatuaubusinessuisutryingutouattract,uinuaumanneruthatudiff
erentiatesutheubusiness’suproductsuanduservicesufromuthoseuofuitsudirectucompetitorsuanduthatuattempt
sutoudevelopuandusustainuaucompetitiveuadvantageuinutheumarketplace.uTheucreationuofuthisuvalueupro
positionutakesuintouconsiderationubothutangibleuanduintangibleubenefitsuthatutheuproductuoruserviceuo
ffers,uandulooksutoudetermineutheuextentuatuwhichupriceuwillubecomeuaukeyudecisionucriterionuwithinut
heucustomer’supurchaseudecision.uTheuchapteruclosesuwithuaudiscussionuassociateduwithutheuimporta
nceuanduinterrelationshipubetweenustrategyuandutacticsuandutheuneeduforumanagersutourecognizeuthatu
inuorderutoubeusuccessful,ubusinessesunotuonlyuhaveutouproperlyudevelopuauplanuforuservingutheumarke
tplace,ubutualsoumustubeueffectiveuinutheuimplementationuofuthisuplan.
LearninguObjectives
Thisuchapteruisudesignedutouprovideustudentsuwith:
1. Aumacro-leveluunderstandinguofuwhatubusinessuis
2. Anuoverviewuofutheumajorucomponentsuofuaubusinessumodeluanduhowutheirusuccessful
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developmentuanduexecutionudeterminesubusinessuperformance
3. Anuawarenessuofutheuoverarchinguroleuofutheubusinessuowneruoru“C-
suite”umanagementuteam
4. Anuunderstandinguofuhowubusinessesuplan
5. Exposureutoutheuconceptuofuvisionaryuleadership
6. ViauauManagementuReflection,uanuoverviewuofutheurelationshipubetweenubusinessustrategyua
ndubusinessumodeludevelopment,uandutheuimportanceuofusuccessfullyuexecutingubothuforuaub
usinessutouachieveuitsuidentifieduobjectives
AdvanceduTopicsutouEnhanceuLearningu–uApplicableuSupportinguAppendices
Theufollowinguadditionaluappendicesucanubeuaddedutoutheudeliveryuofuthisuchapter’sumaterialsuforui
nstructorsuinteresteduinuofferinguanuadvanceuunderstandinguofuauparticularusubjectumatter.
AppendixuAu–uAnalyzinguBusinessuSituationsu(SCQAuMethod)
AppendixuBu–uTheuBusinessuModeluanduProfitability
ManagementuReflectionu–uTheuBusinessuDecision-MakinguLandscape
Beinguinubusinessugoesubeyondusimplyudevelopinguyouruvalueupropositionuanduunderstandinguitsua
ssetubaseuanducostustructure.uItuisuaboutubeinguableutouunderstandutheumacrouenvironmentuarounduyo
u;utheuresources,ucapability,uanducapacityuthatuyouupossess;uandutheuabilityutoucommunicateutoutheu
marketplaceutheuuniquenessuanduimportanceuofutheuproducts/servicesuyouuoffer.uAtuitsucoreubase,ud
evelopinguandumanaginguaubusinessurequiresuitsuowners/managersuto:
createuauvisionuofutheuopportunityuinutheumarketplace
confirmuthatutheumarketusizeuofucustomersuisulargeuenoughuthat,uonceucommercialized,utheuo
pportunityucanuenableutheuorganizationutoumakeuauprofituandusustainuthisuprofitabilityuforuth
euanticipateduplanningucycleuandubeyond
confirmuthatuaupositionuwithinutheumarketuisufeasible,uwhichuwilluenableutheucompanyutouc
ompeteuinuaumanneruthatuisusuperiorutouitsudirectucompetition
confirmuthatutheumarketusituationuwillustayuconstantulonguenoughuforutheubusinessuplanutoub
eudevelopeduanduexecuteduconfirmuthatutheubusinessuhasutheuresourceubaseuandutheucapabil
ityutouexecuteutheustrategy
executeutheustrategyuinuanuefficientuandueffectiveumanner,uachievingutheuobjectivesusetuf
orthuwithinutheubusinessuplanucreated
Asuthisuprocessudemonstratesu(seeuFigureu1.12),ubeinguinubusinessuisureallyuauquestionuofudevelopi
ngustrategyuanduexecutingutacticsuacrossuyourubusinessumodel.uStrategyuisutheudevelopmentuofuplan
suandudecisionsuthatuwilluguideutheudirectionuofutheufirmuandudetermineuitsulong-
termuperformance.uStrategyufocusesuonutheuvisionuofutheufirmuandutheuopportunityuitubelievesuexistsui
nutheumarketplace.uItualsouchecksuthatutheulifeuexpectancyuofutheuproductuoruserviceuisulonguenoughut
ouensureuthatutheuinitialuinvestmentucanubeurecovereduanduthatutheufirmucanumakeuauprofit.uFinally,ust
rategyudevelopmentuassessesuwhetherutheufirmuhasutheucompetenciesuanduresourcesutoucompeteuinut
hisutargetedumarket.uTacticsuareutheuimmediate-termuactionsuthatuaufirmuexecutesuto
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u u u
Application, 4th Canadian Edition u u u u
by Gary Bissonette
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Complete Chapter Solutions Manual
u u u u
are included (Ch 1 to 14)
u u u u u
** Immediate Download
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** Swift Response
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** All Chapters included
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** Excel Files included
u u u
, INSTRUCTOR’SuMANUAL
Chapter 1: Understanding and Managing Today’s Business Enterprise
u u u u u u u
ChapteruSummary
Inuthisuchapter,uweuhaveudescribedutheunatureuofubusinessuandudiscussedutheuwaysuinuwhichubusiness
esustriveutoumaintainutheiruviabilityuandurelevancyuthroughuinteractinguwithutheumarketplaceuinuways
uthatumeetutheuneeds,uwants,uandudesiresuofutargeteducustomers.uOurudiscussionufocuseduonutheuinter
actionuofubusinessuasuaucommercialuendeavour,uguidedubyuemployeeuinteractionuandusupportedubyuo
rganizationaluefficiencyuandustructure.uThisuprocessuresultsuinutheudevelopmentuofuaubusinessusyste
muanduultimatelyuaubusinessumodel,uwhichutogetheruareudesignedutoudeliverudesiredugoodsuanduservi
cesutoutheumarketplace.uUtilizinguproductiveuresourcesuatutheirudisposalu(assets,ulabour,ucapital,uandu
managerialuacumen),ubusinessesuseekutoucreateudemand,ugenerateurevenue,uandudriveuauprofitufromut
heusaleuofusuchugoodsuanduservices,utherebyuensuringutheirulong-
termuprofitabilityuandugrowth.uWhileustrivinguforuprofitability,ubusinessesuareubeinguincreasinglyuch
allengedubyucustomers,uandutheumarketplaceuatularge,utoubeugooducorporateucitizens,uacknowledging
utheiruresponsibilityutouactuinuausociallyuacceptableumanneruandurespectingutheufiniteunatureuanduscarc
ityuofuresources.uThisuevolvingurequirementuofubusinessesuisuresultinguinuausignificantuemphasisuonur
esourceusustainabilityuanduenvironmentaluinitiatives.
Touhelpuyouutouunderstanduwhyusomeucompaniesuareumoreusuccessfuluthanuothers,uthisuchapter’sufoc
usuemphasizesu(atuaumacroulevel)utheuimportanceuofupositioning,uandudevelopinguanducommunicatin
guauvalueupropositionutoutheucustomerugrouputhatuaubusinessuisutryingutouattract,uinuaumanneruthatudiff
erentiatesutheubusiness’suproductsuanduservicesufromuthoseuofuitsudirectucompetitorsuanduthatuattempt
sutoudevelopuandusustainuaucompetitiveuadvantageuinutheumarketplace.uTheucreationuofuthisuvalueupro
positionutakesuintouconsiderationubothutangibleuanduintangibleubenefitsuthatutheuproductuoruserviceuo
ffers,uandulooksutoudetermineutheuextentuatuwhichupriceuwillubecomeuaukeyudecisionucriterionuwithinut
heucustomer’supurchaseudecision.uTheuchapteruclosesuwithuaudiscussionuassociateduwithutheuimporta
nceuanduinterrelationshipubetweenustrategyuandutacticsuandutheuneeduforumanagersutourecognizeuthatu
inuorderutoubeusuccessful,ubusinessesunotuonlyuhaveutouproperlyudevelopuauplanuforuservingutheumarke
tplace,ubutualsoumustubeueffectiveuinutheuimplementationuofuthisuplan.
LearninguObjectives
Thisuchapteruisudesignedutouprovideustudentsuwith:
1. Aumacro-leveluunderstandinguofuwhatubusinessuis
2. Anuoverviewuofutheumajorucomponentsuofuaubusinessumodeluanduhowutheirusuccessful
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developmentuanduexecutionudeterminesubusinessuperformance
3. Anuawarenessuofutheuoverarchinguroleuofutheubusinessuowneruoru“C-
suite”umanagementuteam
4. Anuunderstandinguofuhowubusinessesuplan
5. Exposureutoutheuconceptuofuvisionaryuleadership
6. ViauauManagementuReflection,uanuoverviewuofutheurelationshipubetweenubusinessustrategyua
ndubusinessumodeludevelopment,uandutheuimportanceuofusuccessfullyuexecutingubothuforuaub
usinessutouachieveuitsuidentifieduobjectives
AdvanceduTopicsutouEnhanceuLearningu–uApplicableuSupportinguAppendices
Theufollowinguadditionaluappendicesucanubeuaddedutoutheudeliveryuofuthisuchapter’sumaterialsuforui
nstructorsuinteresteduinuofferinguanuadvanceuunderstandinguofuauparticularusubjectumatter.
AppendixuAu–uAnalyzinguBusinessuSituationsu(SCQAuMethod)
AppendixuBu–uTheuBusinessuModeluanduProfitability
ManagementuReflectionu–uTheuBusinessuDecision-MakinguLandscape
Beinguinubusinessugoesubeyondusimplyudevelopinguyouruvalueupropositionuanduunderstandinguitsua
ssetubaseuanducostustructure.uItuisuaboutubeinguableutouunderstandutheumacrouenvironmentuarounduyo
u;utheuresources,ucapability,uanducapacityuthatuyouupossess;uandutheuabilityutoucommunicateutoutheu
marketplaceutheuuniquenessuanduimportanceuofutheuproducts/servicesuyouuoffer.uAtuitsucoreubase,ud
evelopinguandumanaginguaubusinessurequiresuitsuowners/managersuto:
createuauvisionuofutheuopportunityuinutheumarketplace
confirmuthatutheumarketusizeuofucustomersuisulargeuenoughuthat,uonceucommercialized,utheuo
pportunityucanuenableutheuorganizationutoumakeuauprofituandusustainuthisuprofitabilityuforuth
euanticipateduplanningucycleuandubeyond
confirmuthatuaupositionuwithinutheumarketuisufeasible,uwhichuwilluenableutheucompanyutouc
ompeteuinuaumanneruthatuisusuperiorutouitsudirectucompetition
confirmuthatutheumarketusituationuwillustayuconstantulonguenoughuforutheubusinessuplanutoub
eudevelopeduanduexecuteduconfirmuthatutheubusinessuhasutheuresourceubaseuandutheucapabil
ityutouexecuteutheustrategy
executeutheustrategyuinuanuefficientuandueffectiveumanner,uachievingutheuobjectivesusetuf
orthuwithinutheubusinessuplanucreated
Asuthisuprocessudemonstratesu(seeuFigureu1.12),ubeinguinubusinessuisureallyuauquestionuofudevelopi
ngustrategyuanduexecutingutacticsuacrossuyourubusinessumodel.uStrategyuisutheudevelopmentuofuplan
suandudecisionsuthatuwilluguideutheudirectionuofutheufirmuandudetermineuitsulong-
termuperformance.uStrategyufocusesuonutheuvisionuofutheufirmuandutheuopportunityuitubelievesuexistsui
nutheumarketplace.uItualsouchecksuthatutheulifeuexpectancyuofutheuproductuoruserviceuisulonguenoughut
ouensureuthatutheuinitialuinvestmentucanubeurecovereduanduthatutheufirmucanumakeuauprofit.uFinally,ust
rategyudevelopmentuassessesuwhetherutheufirmuhasutheucompetenciesuanduresourcesutoucompeteuinut
hisutargetedumarket.uTacticsuareutheuimmediate-termuactionsuthatuaufirmuexecutesuto
1-2
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e too with solutions set.
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