What is strategic business unit.. Explain its available models?
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In the field of management, strategic managementinvolves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by an organization's top management on behalf of owners, based on consideration of resources and an assessment of the internal and external environments in which the organization operates.[1][need quotation to verify][2][3]
Strategic management provides overall direction to an enterprise and involves specifying the organization's objectives, developing policies and plans to achieve those objectives, and then allocating resources to implement the plans. [4] Academics and practicing managers have developed numerous models and frameworks to assist in strategic decision-making in the context of complex environments and competitive dynamics.[5] Strategic management is not static in nature; the models often[quantify] include a feedback loop to monitor execution and to inform the next round of planning.[6][7][8]
Michael Porter identifies three principles underlying strategy:[9]
creating a "unique and valuable [market] position"
making trade-offs by choosing "what not to do"
creating "fit" by aligning company activities with one another to support the chosen strategy