Forming the enterprises strategy of focusing as a method of achieving its competitive advantages

Abstract

The article deepens the theoretical and methodological foundations of strategic management of determining and achieving competitive advantages of the enterprise. To objectify the evaluation parameters of competitive advantages, a technique of competitive advantage analysis is proposed, which includes the following sequence of stages: determination of the basic strategy of enterprise development by the Thompson-Strickland model, determination of the competitive strategy of enterprise development by the Porter model, analysis of the competitive forces of the enterprise by the Porter model, systematization of components strategic potential of the enterprise according to the Borden-McCarry model; and determination of sustainable competitive advantage of the enterprise. According to the proposed method of analysis of competitive advantages of the enterprise, the following components of strategic potential are attributed to the directions of its strategic focus: product, price, promotion, place, people, process, physical environment. Most focus is on sustainable competitive advantage. According to the results of strategic analysis of a subsidiary's enterprise, its stable competitive advantage is formed. The method of analysis of competitive advantages of the enterprise is described. The essence of forming a focus strategy as a way of achieving competitive advantages of the enterprise is revealed. The disclosure of formation of competitive advantages of the investigated enterprise is improved. The technique of the analysis of competitive advantages of the enterprise through the mechanism of focusing on them is offered. The strategy of focusing the enterprise as a way to achieve its competitive advantages has been formed. The strategy of focusing of the conditional enterprise as a way of achieving its competitive advantages is formed. It is determined that the conditional enterprise has a strong competitive position and slow market growth. A competitive product focus strategy means leading the niche in the services provided, focusing all of the conditional enterprise's efforts on the quality of the services provided.