Chapter 3 - The internal environment: Resources, capabilities and core competencies. The learning objectives for this chapter include: Explain the need for firms to study and understand their internal environment, define value and discuss its importance, describe the differences between tangible and intangible resources,. | Chapter 3 The Internal Environment: Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies Michael A. Hitt R. Duane Ireland Robert E. Hoskisson ©2000 South-Western College Publishing 1 Chapter 3 Internal Environment Chapter 2 External Environment The Strategic Management Process Strategic Intent Strategic Mission Strategic Competitiveness Above Average Returns Feedback Strategy Formulation Chapter 4 Business-Level Strategy Chapter 5 Competitive Dynamics Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy Chapter 8 International Strategy Chapter 9 Cooperative Strategies Chapter 7 Acquisitions & Restructuring Strategy Implementation Chapter 10 Corporate Governance Chapter 11 Structure & Control Chapter 12 Strategic Leadership Chapter 13 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategic Inputs Strategic Actions Strategic Outcomes 2 Chapter 2 External Environment What the Firm Might Do Chapter 3 Internal Environment What the Firm Can Do Sustainable Competitive Advantage 5 Resources * Tangible * Intangible Capabilities Teams | Chapter 3 The Internal Environment: Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies Michael A. Hitt R. Duane Ireland Robert E. Hoskisson ©2000 South-Western College Publishing 1 Chapter 3 Internal Environment Chapter 2 External Environment The Strategic Management Process Strategic Intent Strategic Mission Strategic Competitiveness Above Average Returns Feedback Strategy Formulation Chapter 4 Business-Level Strategy Chapter 5 Competitive Dynamics Chapter 6 Corporate-Level Strategy Chapter 8 International Strategy Chapter 9 Cooperative Strategies Chapter 7 Acquisitions & Restructuring Strategy Implementation Chapter 10 Corporate Governance Chapter 11 Structure & Control Chapter 12 Strategic Leadership Chapter 13 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Strategic Inputs Strategic Actions Strategic Outcomes 2 Chapter 2 External Environment What the Firm Might Do Chapter 3 Internal Environment What the Firm Can Do Sustainable Competitive Advantage 5 Resources * Tangible * Intangible Capabilities Teams of Resources Sources of Core Competencies Competitive Advantage Strategic Competitiveness Above-Average Returns Competitive Advantage Gained through Core Competencies Discovering Core Competencies Discovering Core Competencies Criteria of Sustainable Advantages Value Chain Analysis Valuable Rare Costly to Imitate Nonsubstitutable * * * * * Outsource 7 How do we assemble bundles of Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies to create VALUE for customers? Will environmental changes make our core competencies obsolete? And. Are substitutes available for our core competencies? Are our core competencies easily imitated? Key Questions for Managers in Internal Analysis 14 Conditions Affecting Managerial Decisions About Resources, Capabilities and Core Competencies Uncertainty regarding characteristics of the general and the industry environments, competitor’s actions, and customer’s preferences. Complexity regarding the interrelated causes shaping a firm’s environments and perceptions .
