Framework For Analysis Of Strategy Research Articles

Analysis and Reflection on the Strategy Benchmarking of Power Battery Management in China and Europe

In 2023, the European Union (EU) enacted the Regulation on Batteries and Waste Batteries (hereinafter referred to as the New Law on Batteries), which strengthens the regulatory framework for the entire lifecycle of power batteries. This development presents both challenges and opportunities for global power battery manufacturers and operators. As a significant player in the global power battery industry chain and the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles and power batteries, China must systematically assess the impact of global battery management strategies, including the EU’s New Law on Batteries, from a lifecycle perspective. This understanding is crucial for maintaining China’s competitive edge in the global power battery market and achieving mutually beneficial outcomes in international trade negotiations. This paper constructs a strategy analysis framework based on the lifecycle approach. By summarizing the power battery management strategies of both the EU and China, it provides a comprehensive overview of strategies across different countries, highlights the key regulatory focus areas, and offers relevant strategy recommendations. The main conclusions and insights are as follows: (1) The New Law on Batteries achieves lifecycle regulation from “cradle” to “grave” and back to “cradle”. (2) China emphasizes the management of waste power batteries, with an increasingly robust strategy system at the recycling stage, yet lacks comprehensive measures for other lifecycle stages. (3) The EU has established a comprehensive lifecycle strategy management system centered on the New Law on Batteries, characterized by strong coordination and a synergistic combination of strategies across different sectors. Finally, this paper identifies three major compliance challenges posed by the New Law on Batteries, necessitating enhanced strategy development and implementation in the areas of carbon footprint management, circular economy, and digital battery passports.

Resilience-based post-earthquake recovery strategies for substation systems

Electrical substation systems require significant manpower and material resources for repair after an earthquake; thus, repair efficiency directly affects economic loss. To quantify the functional recovery process of substation systems, this study proposes a seismic resilience assessment framework based on the functional characteristics of substation systems. Reliability models of the equipment and systems were constructed to characterise the structural connection features and power transmission paths of substation systems, and the system functional state matrix was obtained through a seismic simulation. Moreover, factors influencing functional recovery and repair path control parameters were proposed to determine efficient post-earthquake recovery strategies. The Monte Carlo method was used to construct a post-earthquake recovery strategy analysis framework for a substation system. By analysing a typical 220 kV substation using static-based repair strategies, we obtained the functional recovery process and seismic resilience level. Furthermore, based on the actual functional requirements, a dynamic recovery strategy analysis method was proposed based on an improved genetic algorithm. Notably, optimal recovery strategies for different earthquake intensities and recovery priorities were obtained through iterative reproduction analysis.

Research on the R&D Strategies of Iron and Steel Enterprises Based on Semantic Topic Analysis of Patents

R&D strategies play a decisive role in the promotion of enterprise innovation output and innovation ability. In order to thoroughly investigate the R&D strategies of iron and steel enterprises, an R&D strategy analysis framework based on R&D semantic topic analysis and outlier behavior detection was proposed. Additionally, empirical research on R&D layout and direction, R&D quality, and the achievement maintenance strategy of enterprises, from both macro and micro perspectives, was conducted. The feasibility of the R&D strategy analysis framework was verified. Additionally, the results show that, in terms of R&D topic layout strategy, most enterprises adopted a stable maintenance strategy after quickly completing the layout; regarding the R&D focus strategy, most enterprises focused on R&D fields and carried out strategic management; for R&D quality control strategy, some enterprises adopted a strategy of prolonging the duration of invention patents, and high-quality outputs with a long lifetime were developed rapidly. These research results have reference value for Chinese enterprises, to adjust their R&D strategies, and for the government, to formulate supporting policies.

Assessment of technology strategies for sustainable tourism planning

PurposeAn essential requirement for tourism planning and policymaking is to review past strategies. The development of future roadmaps depends on a robust strategy validation process. The research analyses the technology strategies in Goa from 1962–2017 and highlights the impact of technology on tourism in Goa.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents a unique methodology that integrates tourism area life cycle (TALC) and Mintzberg’s strategy analysis framework to evaluate strategies at a tourism destination.FindingsThe findings show that most technological advancements have taken place during the period 1989–2008. Both deliberate and emergent strategies were identified. Development of technology altered the type of tourism practiced in Goa. The use of internet facilitated the growth of tourism.Research limitations/implicationsThis study clarifies the styles of public planning for tourism. It provides the foundation for strategic planning process.Practical implicationsEffective and efficient use of policy through technology road mapping can aid in co-creating a sustainable tourism destination for the future.Social implicationsThe strategic evaluation framework can be used in any tourism destinations to identify past strategies and assess its impact on the future.Originality/valueThe paper presents a unique methodology that integrates TALC and Mintzberg’s strategy analysis framework to evaluate strategies at a tourism destination. The research proposes a strategic evaluation process that recognizes past strategies to validate the strategic analysis process.

디지털어스 기업들의 전략 비교를 통한 공간정보산업 핵심성공요인의 발견

Spatial information has influenced government policy formation, business strategy implementation, and our everyday life enormously. Digital earth enterprises providing global spatial data services emerge as spatial data industry grows rapidly. So it is highly desirable to grasp recent trends in the industry and find critical success factors (CSFs) for the digital earth firms. The purpose of this study is to compare strategies of digital earth enterprises and find CSFs for them. In addition, strategy analysis framework elaborations, systematic analysis of spatial data industry and market segmentation based on value chain are also performed to trace and cope with the volatile industry environment. Derived CSFs are as follows. First, acquisition of differentiated high quality spatial data is needed. Second, customer oriented convergent contents should be developed. Third, advanced platform functionalities must be provided to consumers. Finally, construction of efficient and effective global value chain is desirable.

Development and application of the Imperial College Obesity Strategy Assessment Framework for analysing local obesity strategies

Obesity is a major public health issue because of its increasing prevalence and impact on health. The management of overweight and obesity has been a government priority for many years. However, overweight and obesity management at a local level has often been ineffective. Although there is a need to examine obesity strategies and policies for local populations, there is currently no readily available framework for evaluating local obesity strategies. We therefore developed a framework, the Imperial College Obesity Strategy Assessment Framework (IC-OSAF), for examining the content of local obesity strategies. We adapted two previous policy analysis frameworks (Bardach's Eightfold Path Framework and Collins' Health Policy Analysis Framework) and used these with information from national guidelines to develop an obesity strategy analysis framework. We then piloted this framework using the obesity strategy for one London primary care trust (PCT). The framework was applied successfully and helped identify limitations and omissions in the PCT obesity management strategy. The IC-OSAF is a practical, easy-to-use tool for the analysis of local obesity management strategies. The framework can help identify gaps and limitations in strategies to help reduce variations in obesity management between PCTs.

Strategic and Organisational Challenges of Internationalisation in Financial Services

The rapid international expansion by financial services firms since the early 1990s has occurred in the absence of any consistent evidence of such growth being associated with performance gains. Opportunism and imitation are identified as the key drivers of cross-border expansion, suggesting that internationalisation strategies need to be based on a more rigorous analysis of the sources of cross-border value creation. Applying Ghemawat's ‘Triple-A’ global strategy analysis framework identifies the sources of value creation from internationalisation in financial services, but also reveals the internal diversity of the financial services sector with regard to product and national market differences. Hence internationalisation strategies need to be uniquely tailored to the positioning and competitive advantages of individual financial services companies. These complexities of internationalisation strategy in financial services pose massive challenges to strategy implementation. The greatest management problem for financial services multinationals is to design structures and systems that can reconcile the (often very) divergent strategic requirements of different products and markets. The scale of this problem increases with additional product and international diversity. The organisational structures and systems of coordination and control that have proven effective for industrial multinationals have been less successful for financial services multinationals, partly because of the latters' greater strategic complexity and partly because the requirements for effective risk management create major barriers to decentralization. Given these challenges, financial services firms need to avoid the overconfidence that has characterised their aggressive international expansion of recent years, and adopt cross-border strategies that are sequential, experimental and adaptive.