Blue Ocean Strategy Lecture

1/6/2010

Blue Ocean Strategy

Blue Ocean Strategy (BOS)

“Go where profits and growth are – and where competition isn’t.” Kim & Mauborgne

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The Profit and Growth Consequences of Creating Blue Oceans

What is Blue Ocean Strategy?
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The simultaneous pursuit of differentiation and low cost The aim of BOS is:
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Not to out-perform the competition in the existing industry (a red ocean), But to create new market space (a blue ocean), Thereby making the competition irrelevant

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Red Versus Blue
Red Ocean Strategy Compete in existing market Beat the competition Exploit existing demand Make the value-cost trade-off Blue Ocean Strategy Create uncontested market space Make the competition irrelevant Create and capture new demand Break the value-cost trade-off

Align the whole system of a company’s activities with its strategic choice of differentiation or low cost

Align the whole system of a company’s activities in pursuit of differentiation and low cost

Examples of BOS

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Key Concepts of BOS
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The key conceptual building blocks of BOS are:
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Value innovation Fair process

BOS requires organizations to develop and align the three strategy propositions:
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Value proposition Profit proposition People proposition

Value Innovation: Four Actions Framework (ERRC)

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Criteria for Effective ERRC
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Cost reduction and elimination efforts should focus on nonstrategic activities.
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Important investment affecting organizational performance should not be eliminated.
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Investment in human capital development

Value creation efforts should focus on core competencies improvement.
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Investment in research support Investment in classroom equipments in order to improve learning experience

How Fair Process Affects People’s Attitudes and Behavior
Strategy Formulation Process Attitudes
Fair Process Engagement...