What challenges might a business face when trying to implement the Classical strategy and how can these be overcome?

Implementing the Classical strategy can pose several challenges for a business. Firstly, this strategy assumes that the business environment is predictable and stable, which is not always the case. Market trends, customer preferences, and competitive landscapes can change rapidly, making it difficult to maintain a sustainable advantage. Secondly, the Classical strategy relies on superior size, differentiation, or capabilities. Not all businesses may have these advantages, especially startups or small businesses. To overcome these challenges, businesses can incorporate flexibility into their strategy to adapt to changes in the environment. They can also focus on building unique capabilities or differentiators that give them a competitive edge.

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Classical – classical approach to strategy assumes that the world is predictable, that the basis of competition is stable and that advantage, once obtained, is sustainable. Given that the business leaders have no control over their environment, they seek to position themselves optimally within it based on superior size, differentiation or capabilities. Adaptive – adaptive strategy is used when the business environment is neither predictable nor malleable. "When prediction is hard and advantage is short-lived, the only shield against continuous disruption is a readiness and an ability to repeatedly change oneself. In an adaptive environment, winning comes from adapting to change by continuously experimenting and identifying new options more quickly and economically than others," the experts say. Visionary – a visionary approach assumes that an environment can be created or re-created by the business itself. Although the environment may appear uncertain to others, visionary leaders win b...

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