Strategic Analysis: Sentek Solutions Corporate and Business Strategies

This report provides an executive summary and detailed analysis of the strategic initiatives undertaken by Sentek Solutions, a company specializing in electronic devices. The report delves into the importance of strategic management within an organizational environment, emphasizing how corporate and business strategies can resolve issues and drive growth. It explores the development of corporate strategies, including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and examines various business strategies such as online marketing, product development, and understanding consumer needs. The analysis includes growth platform strategies (horizontal and vertical integration, diversification, and market penetration), consolidation strategies, and global corporate strategies (Porter's Generic Strategy). Additionally, the report covers online business strategies like search engine optimization, social media engagement, and online advertising, offering a comprehensive overview of Sentek Solutions' strategic approaches to achieve market advantage, increase profitability, and expand its business operations. The report concludes with recommendations for future strategic directions.

STRATEGIC PROJECT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The findings in the below report showcases the importance of strategies and their
development within an organisational environment. The report explains implication of corporate
and business strategies within the business environment to resolve certain issues. From the done
findings it has been seen that the strategies such as usage of online marketing, product
development and understanding its consumer needs will allow the Sentek Solutions to achieve
growth and advantage within its business environment. The aim of the report is to develop
corporate strategies where strategies such as Corporate Social Responsibility have been explored.
The other aspect of the report is to develop business strategies where internal and external
strategies of the firm are explored with the usage of right models. These corporate and market
strategies are developed by Sentek Solutions in order to gain new customers.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Corporate strategy..................................................................................................................1
Corporate Social Responsibility.............................................................................................1
Choice of business strategy....................................................................................................5
Evaluation of the strategy and recommendation....................................................................9
Recommendation..................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Strategic management is defined as a branch of management is concerned with
development of strategic vision, setting out objectives, formulation and implementation of
strategies by introducing corrective measures (Höglund, Holmgren Caicedo and Svärdsten,
2018). Managing strategies assists to gain competitive advantages with aim to compete with
several competitors to achieve dominance position in market. It also increases guidance to move
specific direction that defines organisation goals and implement realistic objectives that take
alignment with company's vision (Bromiley, Rau and McShane, 2016). Hence, it assists to
develop more core competencies and advantages for survival and expansion.
The report is based on Sentek Solutions which deals in manufacturing of special
electronic devices. In Europe marketplace, they determined operations and functions which
covers more productivity and effectiveness to attain more goals and objectives. They have aim to
expand their business in different areas of the world with planned activities and huge scope
involved in it. Their objectives are to provide efficiency, productivity and safety with security in
business environment. The report is going to outline the important strategies which are used in
the Sentek Solutions in order to gain better consumer advantage, increase profitability, garner
new support etc.
MAIN BODYCorporate strategy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility refers to a business model which is self-regulation and
helps a company be socially accountable to its public, stakeholders and itself. From the practice
of CSR which is also known as corporate citizenship any organisation can be aware about the
impacts which they are having on all the aspects of society including environmental, economical
and social. For Sentek Solutions engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility refers to that in
their normal course of business, it is operating in such ways which is enhancing the society and
the environment rather than negatively contributing to these aspects.
The development of CSR for Sentek Solutions is seen as an important aspect in to strive
business success in order to create and develop unique selling advantages and capture maximum
market share. Below mentioned are the ways in which corporate social responsibility in Sentek
Solutions is going to provide advantages such as consumer retention, a sustainable environment
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and increasing profitability to the organisation. Below mentioned are the kinds of corporate
responsibilities used by the organisation to achieve growth and success:
Strategic directions with reference to growth platform
Growth platform strategies seek to scale revenues at next level of profitability. It is
generally requiring that opening into new market so that new demographics also using for rolling
out new competitive products (Rees and Smith, 2017). The organisation is suffering from growth
since last one decade, its products and services are loosing reputation within the market and
customers are shifting towards new markets. Following are different types of strategies used by
the organisation in order to resolve these issues: Horizontal integration: The organisation is entering into auto mobile sector from the
current electronic one. The issue which it is facing is in what ways it should acquire new
businesses and in order to achieve growth and success. The horizontal growth strategy
takes existing products and services that are acquired in new business operations and
develops its new products to serve current market needs. The horizontal integration can
allow the organisation to achieve this advantage successfully (Höglund, Holmgren
Caicedo and Mårtensson, 2018). Vertical integration: This kind of growth strategy focuses on greater control of an
operations process with integration of key segment. This aids to control on the flow of
material in different line to generate more income. The issue faced by company in which
it has to set up different management for different businesses under one brand name can
be solved by this approach to vertical integration. Diversification: This growth strategy takes company outside which is usually to develop
more products and services related to the ones which it is serving right now. Sentek
solutions is facing issues in diversify its electronic products to gain brand's reputation and
later enter into new markets to achieve growth. The strategy of diversification can allow
the business to achieve growth and development easily and gain a better market growth
(Chen, Delmas and Lieberman, 2015).
 Market penetration: One major issue which Sentek Solutions is facing is entering into
new markets with new products. The market penetration can allow the business to
penetrate old products in order to gain better market reputation. It is one another growth
strategy that take important consideration and seek with changes in marketing efforts.
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Therefore, it assists to develop local roofing in company to concentrate on market
penetration.
Consolidation strategies for growth
The consolidation strategy makes use of acquiring new and small businesses in order to
develop own products and services. This strategy can be used by Sentek Solution in order resolve
the issue of starting from the edge in automotive industry. From the help of this strategy the
organisation can make acquire small business which are operating within the automotive industry
and start selling them under its own brand name. This strategy allows the organisation to achieve
growth and success. It is best described in merger and acquisition. As a result, Sentek Solutions
can expand their operations and functions into new areas of the market. It allowed stating
regulations at workplace. It is less expensive to grow that compared to open several branches in
different areas of the world (Gomes, Barnes and Mahmood, 2016). Corporation strategy also
successfully develop different advantages that would be beneficial to technically deals with align
mission and dividing several components into smaller one to serve better work.
Global corporate strategies for expansion
Porter's Generic Strategy
In every business, there is ability to perform several functions and operations as globally
which help to utilise internet with its fast delivery methods. Porter's Generic Strategy helps the
business to develop global expansion in order to help to ascertain desired level of results in
systematic manner. As a result, using global resources to cut manufacturing costs supply costs
easily (Ferlie, Crilly and Currie, 2016). Below mentioned are how Porter's strategies can help the
organisation in achieving growth and advantage: Cost leadership: In this aspect, to deal with the issue of selling new products and services
in the new markets, the organisation requires a strategy to ensure growth and success of
these things. Cost leadership also seeks to beat with competition through offering
products and services for lowest prices. Small business needs to focus on global strategy
for expansion that probably summarised that same products and services selling by other
enterprise with high margin on it. This is common strategy which helps to offer products
on low price (Rosenbaum-Elliott, Percy and Pervan, 2015). Market expansion: In United Kingdom, the Sentek Solutions is having large debts from
customers and governments. In order to deal with this issue, the differentiation can
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resolve is also important part of a global strategy. Therefore, it assists to develop
common local items that deliver through diversification. In this consideration, it can be
stated that localisation also looks for common and popular market area with appropriate
resources to satisfy need. In global expansion capabilities, it can be stated that market
expansion strategy is useful that assists to increase localisation which assists to looks for
desired outcomes that helps to satisfy needs of business in successful manner (Sullivan,
Thomas and Rosano, 2018).
 Sourcing: The continuous change in governmental policies makes it hard for the
organisation to source its raw materials easily. In order to resolve this issues the
organisation can make use of sourcing. It is one of the essential strategies for large
enterprise which cut costs and increase profitability as well. When the business is able to
source material or labour, its significant cut costs that greatly affect to net profitability of
the company. Hence, in Sentek Solutions to communicate outcomes in different areas of
the world. However, sourcing not always determines with cost cutting efforts. As a result,
offering sustainable farming practices helps to the community to give consumers robust
and different flavour options (Makadok, Burton and Barney, 2018).
Cooperative partnership strategies
This corporate strategy is designed to take several advantages with strategic alliance.
Therefore, when company assists to promote another enterprise with marketing and promotion, it
looks for increasing successful brand awareness, service quality and products as well. These
types of partners are seeking to make qualitative products and services. The firm is facing issues
in the threats of new entrants within the organisation. With the help of development of strategic
alliance with different budget in line with each product and service (Eskerod and Jepsen, 2016).
Online business strategies
Business can also use different kinds of online strategies in the market, that helps to
engage several clients to create sales streams. Large corporation work at dominating with search
engine and advertising via keywords (Starr, Ganco and Campbell, 2018). Hence, small business
can utilise online strategies for growth. The organisation is making use of the below strategies in
order to deal with new entrants and easily launch its products and services in the market: Search engine optimisation: Its competitors are having an advantage over selling of
products and services online. The strategy of SEO works with developing website, blogs
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and other online content in business. It is one of the greatest brand awareness which
successfully develop to search something online. Brand is digital footprint that is
presented to consumers and well-written aspects (Turner, Way and Witteman, 2017). Social media engagement: Social Media is another important advantage which is
allowing the new entrants to promote their products and services in the new markets.
Engaging with its customers on social media can allow the organisation to gain a good
customer advantage. In many corporations large and small social media mainly influence
to distribute information that deals and engage for target audience and customers.
Facebook, Twitter, etc. are social media tools that helps to Sentek Solutions to increase
their brand performances.
 Online advertisement and sales funnels: Its competitors are selling its products and
services with the help of online advertisements which the company is lacking. It is
important for the organisation to do the same. In order to expand its business online, it
can be stated that advertisement and sales funnels helps to attain overall goals and
objectives at workplace. In this consideration, cost leadership strategy develops with right
unique selling proposition for target customers (Höglund, Holmgren Caicedo and
Mårtensson, 2018).
Choice of business strategy
In order to successfully develop different products and services of Sentek Solutions, the
company facing different challenges. With the help of specific strategies' product strengths,
pricing and acquire another aspect can be successfully taken that helps to gain more success at
workplace (Rosenbaum-Elliott, Percy and Pervan, 2015). The internal and external business
strategies are used by the organisation in order to resolve the issue of customer orientation, lack
of growth, product development etc. Following are different strategies which will be successfully
implemented in systematic manner:
Internal Strategies – ADOPTED FROM ORGANISATIONAL INTERNAL BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT Growth strategy for new products and features: Sentek Solutions is entering in
automotive industry and it is still new to the markets which it is serving. In order to
resolve the issue of gaining market advantage while launching new products and services
the organisation can make use of growth strategy. Growth strategy for new products and
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features entails with introducing new products which adding new features in existing. In
small business, it can be forced to modify and increase product line that keep competitors
as well. With using new technology and competitive company, it can be stated that in
Sentek Solutions adding new features successfully. In this kind of strategy, the chosen
business can easily promote their pro ducts and services with experiment that create
positive infrastructure in the company (Sullivan, Thomas and Rosano, 2018). As a result,
it increases more significant results for existing market conditions. Structure of the
business must be effective that helps to focus on creation of several advantages. Adding
new feature and discover technology helps to keep up with consumer demand so that
business goes very long that ascertained with creativity and effectiveness. Acquisition strategy to gain competitive advantages: It is difficult for the Sentek
Solutions to set foot in automotive industry in its initial stage. The acquisition strategy
can help the organisation in acquiring the companies which are dealing in auto mobiles
and with the help of implementation of extra capital, Sentek Solutions can easily deal
with gaining competitive advantages. This is because, it helps to entail with more product
line which would be helpful to expand business operations in new areas (Makadok,
Burton and Barney, 2018). On the basis of creativity and effectiveness, it can be stated
that more business development for competitive business advantages. In the market, there
are several competitors exists that deals in term of gaining more profitability. As a result,
it can be stated that the chosen business needs to focus on advertisement which would be
beneficial to produce their own products. When company is only selling product, it can
be stated that operations can be successfully expand that would be beneficial to attain
more productive results in successful manner. Hence, it is essential to look upon
competitive advantage’s aspects of the business (Höglund, Holmgren Caicedo and
Mårtensson, 2018).
External Strategies – ADOPTED FROM THE PESTLE FACTORS Finding new market for products: It is difficult for the organisation to look for new
markets where it can sell its products and its competitors are having less advantage. In
order to solve this, the organisation can make use of several advantages to grow their
operations and functions in new areas. As a result, it can be stated that chosen areas will
be successfully develop with large consideration. Finding new market for products can be
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successfully develop with cost leadership that assists to establish business network to
produce product at less than product for all competitors (Gomes, Barnes and Mahmood,
2016). This strategy work to ascertained with preferred brand in Sentek Solutions.
Dealing in new market assists to maintain creativeness that would be shown desired level
of aspects at workplace to keep products and services as per customer demand. Product differentiation strategy: The competitors of Sentek Solutions are having same
products as the company is having. In order to resolve this issue of product differentiation
small businesses also develop their significant advantages to attain competitive edge. In
this consideration, it is essential to adding something new products and services that
develop by Sentek Solutions. When the company using this strategy, they can set
competitors position that helps to build brand loyalty. As a result, it helps to focus on
desired level of goals at workplace. Furthermore, there are different ways to and
differentiate products from its competitors. In this way, it can be stated that competitive
advantages will be successfully gained to make certain characteristics of products which
is important to deliver products and services to attain more creative results at workplace
(Turner, Way and Witteman, 2017). There are different secondary activities ascertained
that is useful to set purchasing and human resource functions at workplace. Price skimming strategy: The price skimming strategy involves charging high prices for
a particular product in introductory phase. The organisation needs to make use of
products and services where its products are going to be charged at high rates in the
market in their initial phases. It can help the organisation with the issue of having less
advantage in the suffering economy of United Kingdom. Therefore, this strategy helps to
tell about special things that assists to ascertained work with new technology.
Productivity also increases which attract quickly to see more profits and revenue in
business (Rosenbaum-Elliott, Percy and Pervan, 2015). In Sentek Solutions new type of
product must be introduce to increase their technical prosperity to attract people with
competition that relatively done in quick manner. As a result, reaping with production of
products and services helps to expand technical aspects within the organisation. As a
result, it would be beneficial to focus on creativeness.
THE ANSOFF MATRIX MODEL
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Existing Markets
Market Penetration: The organisation is producing new products in order to enter into
the auto mobile industry. The current competition of UK's market is large (Haines, 2016). To
deal with this issue, the organisation can penetrate its current electronic products in to the
markets of United Kingdom to ensure proper growth and advantage.
Product Development: It is important for the organisation to develop its products in
existing markets where there is still a large requirement. It can help the organisation in achieving
set growth and development as its auto mobile products will be available to its existing markets
of electronic products and its issue of growth orientation in the economy will be resolved.
New Markets
Market Development: In order to develop its products in new markets. It is important
that Sentek Solutions develops its products into new markets. It can allow the organisation to
grow and maintain its products advantage within the current scenario (Rosenbaum-Elliott, Percy
and Pervan, 2015)s. This can make sure that the organisation is achieving growth and is
consumer-centric. These overall efforts can resolve the issue of lack of market growth and
development within the organisational environment.
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Illustration 1: Ansoff Market Growth Matrix
(Source: Ansoff Matrix, Strategic Management, 2017)