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Services and Solutions
At Business Academics, LLC (We Did It), through a direct managerial approach to the five-step strategy-making/implementing process, the goal is for your organization, if possible, to achieve outstanding solutions. How is this done? This is accomplished by assisting your business with a focused strategy and a managerial commitment to pursuing various choices about how to compete. Business Academics, LLC will help you create or modify products and/or services that attract and please customers, develop and deploy resources to build valuable competitive capabilities, evaluate the operational and functional elements (e.g., production, sales and marketing, distribution, finance, human resources, etc.) of the organization, and help achieve the company’s performance targets.
At Business Academics, LLC, the managerial process of crafting and executing a company’s strategy is an ongoing, continuous process consisting of five key integrated stages:
- Develop a strategic vision and mission that charts the company’s long-term direction and a mission statement that describes the firm’s business.
- Set objectives that measure the organization’s performance and track its progress in the intended long-term direction.
- Craft a strategy that advances the firm to management’s envisioned future and achieves its performance objectives.
- Implement/execute the chosen strategy – efficiently and effectively.
- Evaluate and analyze the external environment and the company’s internal situation and performance to identify, if necessary, corrective adjustments in the company’s long-term direction, objectives, strategy, or approach to strategy execution.
With a concentrated and focused strategic approach, Business Academics, LLC is confident that a company’s well-developed strategy, excellent management practices, and critical marketing functions can be executed as a standout performer in the marketplace.
Our Capabilities – What We Can Offer You
Welcome to the Business Academics Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) Center. Here is what we can offer you:
Strategy
Management
Management
- All aspects of strategy
- The strategic management process – from implementation to execution
- Development of mission and vision statements
- Analysis of the internal and external environment (SWOT)
- Creating a competitive advantage
- Creating value
- Developing, if necessary, international strategies
- Having the proper organizational structure
- Ensuring the
- All aspects of strategy
- The strategic management process – from implementation to execution
- Development of mission and vision statements
- Analysis of the internal and external environment (SWOT)
- Creating a competitive advantage
- Creating value
- Developing, if necessary, international strategies
- Having the proper organizational structure
- Ensuring the correct type of strategic leadership
- Becoming innovative
- Setting clear-cut goals
- Performing financial ratio analysis
- Analyzing corporate culture
Management
Management
Management
- All aspects of leadership and management
- Becoming an exceptional leader
- Dealing with the ever-changing work environment
- Managing across borders (international)
- Dealing with management planning
- Individual and group decision-making
- Understanding the organizational culture
- The role of human resource management
- Dealing with organizational change
- Manag
- All aspects of leadership and management
- Becoming an exceptional leader
- Dealing with the ever-changing work environment
- Managing across borders (international)
- Dealing with management planning
- Individual and group decision-making
- Understanding the organizational culture
- The role of human resource management
- Dealing with organizational change
- Managing individual differences and behaviors
- Motivating your employees
- Dealing with different types of groups and teams
- Understanding the aspects of power, influence, and leadership
- Interpersonal and organizational communication
- Having control systems in place
Marketing
Management
Marketing
- And all aspects of marketing principles
- Understanding today’s marketing
- Understanding the foundations of marketing
- The critical elements of marketing (strategy, planning, and competition)
- What about marketing analytics
- Understanding your customers and the business markets
- Market segmentation, target marketing, and positioning
- Developing the valu
- And all aspects of marketing principles
- Understanding today’s marketing
- Understanding the foundations of marketing
- The critical elements of marketing (strategy, planning, and competition)
- What about marketing analytics
- Understanding your customers and the business markets
- Market segmentation, target marketing, and positioning
- Developing the value of the offering
- What about market segmentation
- Building your brand -
- What about servicing your products
- Managing your prices
- Managing your marketing channels
- What is the right promotional offering
Other Important Information to Review
Even though our job (i.e., our mission) as business consultants is to provide you with world-class strategy, management, and/or marketing consulting services and solutions, we, as university professors, also ask you to take some time to read some good articles and books and watch movies about these three all-important business topics.
Articles to Read
- Schaap, J. I., & Breiter, J. E-Journal of Business & Economic Issues, Fall 2024, Volume XIX, Issue III. It’s All about Strategy Implementation.
- Schaap, J. I. & González, A. F. The International Journal for Business Education, Winter 2023, Volume 165, No. 1, Article 8. Are the Mission Statements of Two Large U.S. Public Business University Systems Inspiring? You Decide!
- Schaap, J. I. & González, A. F. E-Journal of Business & Economic Issues, Spring 2021, Volume XV, Issue I, ISSN# 2158-303X. Are the Vision Statements of Fortune 50 Companies Convincing? You Can Make That Decision.
- Schaap, J. I. & Schaap, J. L. E-Journal of Business & Economic Issues, Fall 2020, Volume XV, Issue II, ISSN #: 2158-303X. Do Fortune 50 Companies Have Compelling Mission Statements? We will let you decide.
- Schaap, J. Journal of Marketing and Strategic Management. Volume 12, 2018, 108-127. Effective Use of Strategic Leadership in Business: A Review.
- Schaap, J. Strategic Management Review. January 2012, Volume 6, Issue 1, 98-121. Strategy Implementation: Can Organizations Attain Outstanding Performance?
- Trahms, C. A., & Diegnau, M. Journal of Education for Business. 2024, Volume 99, No. 3. Dogs Start Talking: Experiential Learning in Strategic Management.
- Sotoducho-Pelec, L. International Journal of Contemporary Management. 2017, Volume 16, Number 4. The Importance of Trust in the Implementation of the Strategic Management Process.
- Pan, C-C., Sivo, S. A., & Goldsmith, C. TechTrends. 2016, Number 60. A Prelude to Strategic Management of an online Enterprise.
- Radomska, J. International Journal of Contemporary Management. 2014, Volume 13, Issue 3. The Role of Managers in Effective Strategy Implementation.
- Oyebode, O., & Orji, R. Behavior & Information technology. 2023, Vol. 42, No. 13. Persuasive strategy implementation choices and their effectiveness: towards personalized systems.
- Lewis, B. J. Journal of Management in Engineering. May/June 1995. If You Know Where You Want to Go, You May Get There
- Gulati, R. Journal of Healthcare Management. October 2016, Volume 61, Issue 5. Vision Statement Quality and Organizational Performance in U. S. Hospitals.
- Spallina, J. M. The Journal of Oncology Management. January/February 2004. Strategic Planning—Getting Started: Mission, vision, and Values.
- McKibban, T. AANA Journal. April 2004, Vol. 72, No. 2. Mission, Vision, and Core Values: The Foundation of Our Strategic Plan.
- Temkin, M. Journal of Business Forecasting. Winter 2022-2023. Combining Tactical & Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage.
- Gong, Q., Wu, Y., Lin, H., Sun, Z., & Liang, R. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. 2024. Fostering Green Innovation for Corporate Competitive Advantages in Big Data Era: The Role of Institutional Benefits.
- Finster, M. P., & Hernke, M. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 2014, Volume 18, Number 5. Benefits Organizations Pursue when Seeking Competitive Advantage by Improving Environmental Performance.
- Porter, M. E. Harvard Business Review. November - December 1996. What is Strategy?
- Mankins, M., & Gottfredson, M. Harvard Business Review. Strategy-Making in Turbulent Times.
- Mayer-Schonberger, V. Harvard Business Review. August 24, 2023. Using ChatGPT to Make Better Decisions.
- Taylor, B. Harvard Business Review. March 10, 2015. Fix Their Problem, Win the Deal.
- Ryan, T. Harvard Business Review. June 16, 2022. CEOs, Here’s How to Lead in an Era of Constant Change.
- Schaap, J. I. & Breiter, J. E-Journal of Business & Economic Issues, Summer 2023, Volume XVIII, Issue II, ISSN No. 2158-303X. Ten Reasons Why Companies Keep Failing – An Update.
- Schaap, J. Journal of International Management Studies, Volume 14, Number 2, August 2019, 60-68. The Peter Principle: Is This Phenomenon in Decline or Growing? A Review.
- Vilchez-Roman, C., Vara-Horna, A., & Vargas-Bianchi. Journal of Education for Business. 2023, Vol. 98, No. 1. Bringing Managers Closer to Paper: Measuring the relevance of business and management research.
- Allison-Bunnell, J., Jenner, A., & Dominick. College and Research Libraries. May 2024. Leaning Into the Future, Together: Applying Business Process Management to Increase Efficiency and Manage Change in Archives and Special Collections.
- Antczak, J. International Journal of Contemporary Management. 2023, Vol 60, Issue 1. Determinants of Business Management in the Digital Age.
- Watterston, B., & Ehrich, L. C. School Leadership & Management. 2024, Vol. 44, No. 2. Women’s Leadership Development is Everybody’s Business: If not now, when?
- Cerutti, P. S., Costa, C., Pauli, J., & Laval, L. C. 2023, Vol. 20, No. 5. Brazilian Business Review. Relationship Between Leadership Style and conflicts in Family Businesses.
- Morrison, J. L., Oladunjoye, G. T., & Onyefulu, C. March/April 2007. Journal of Education for Business. An Assessment of Research Supervision: A Leadership Model Enhancing Current Practices in Business and Management.
- Markman, A. June 15, 2018. Harvard Business Review. 3 Ways to Identify Cultural Differences on a Global Team.
- Mauboussin, M. J. October 9, 2012. Harvard Business Review. Four Steps to Measuring What Matters. • Beshears, J., & Gino, F. May 12, 2015. Harvard Business Review. How to Make Better Decisions.
- Wilkin, K. October 31, 2022. Harvard Business Review. Should You Fire a Bad Hire?
- Gallo, A. February 7, 2011. Harvard Business Review. Making Sure Your Employees Succeed.
- Fernandez, J., Landis, K, & Lee, J. January 25. 2024. Harvard Business Review. Becoming More Collaborative When Impulse Is to Be Territorial.
- Oncken, Jr., W., &Wass, D. L. November-December 1999. Harvard Business Review. Management Time: Who’s Got the Monkey? • McKeown, G. December 15, 2023. Harvard Business Review. How to Handle an Emotionally Charged Negotiation.
- MacKay, H. B. March-April 1990. Harvard Business Review. CEO Hits the Road (and Other Sales Tales).
- Kwan, L. B. March-April 2019. Harvard Business Review. The Collaboration Blind Spot.
- Canavan, C, & Laird, P. W. OAH Magazine of History, January 2010. Advertising and the Rise of Big Business.
- Chaves, T. J., Rocha, T. V., Reuther, J., & Galhanone, R. F. Internext, 2017, Vol. 12 No. 1. Social Business in Multination corporations: An Analysis of Marketing Practices.
- Robinson, N., & Shan, J. Texas Review of Entertainment and Sports Law, Vol. 22, Issue 1. Taxing the Legitimate Business of Social Media Marketing in the Age of Influence.
- Li, S., Lu, H., Dou, Q, Wang, R., & Yu, Z. Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 2021, Vol. 41. Continuous marketing in the social business platform based on identifying consumer boring products.
- Faris, R. January 29, 2014. Harvard Business Review. How to Build Brand Religion. 28 • Jacobides, M. G., & Reeves, M. September-October 2020. Harvard Business Review. Adapt Your Business to the New Reality.
- Eggers, F., Vriens, M., Verhulst, R., Talwar., J. S., & Collis, A. May 29, 2024. Harvard Business Review. Why You Should Be Tracking Customer Surplus Value
- Morse, G. July 7, 2014. Harvard Business Review. A Method for Better Marketing Decisions.
- Kirby, J. February 12, 2013. Harvard Business Review. When Advertising Meets the Meme.
- Washington, Z, & Roberts, L. M. March 4, 2019. Harvard Business Review. Women of Color Get Less Support at Work. Here’s How Managers Can Change That.
- Braddock, R. June 14, 2018. Harvard Business Review. To Compete with Amazon, Big-Name Consumer Brands Have to Become More Like It.
- Esenduran, G., Letizia, P., & Ovchinnikow, A. March 9, 2022. Harvard Business Review. Why You Should Allow Returns on Customized Products.
- Firestone, K. April 9, 2013. Harvard Business Review. “Actually,” She Said, “He Works for Me.”
Books to Peruse
- Essentials of Strategic Management – The Quest for Competitive Advantage, Fourteenth Edition, by Gamble, Peteraf, Thompson, Jr.
- On Grand Strategy, by John Lewis Gaddis
- Vision, Mission, Values, Aspirations – Do They Matter? By S. Schreim
- Strategic Audits: A Necessity for Transforming Business, by Parbatee Chang
- Making Great Strategy – Arguing for Organizational Advantage, by Jesper Sorensen and Glenn Carroll
- Grow the Pie, by Alex Edmans
- Start with the Vision, by Steven & Rob Shallenberger
- Elevate – The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking, by Rich Horwath
- Analysis without Paralysis – 12 Tools to Make Better Strategic Decisions, by B. E. Bensoussan and Craig S. Fleisher
- Leading with Vision, by Gonnie Hagemann, Simon Vetter, and John Maketa
- The Book on Strategic Management, by Luiz Antonio Gabriel • Strategic Management Made Simple, by Terry Schmidt
- The Lords of Strategy, by Walter Kiechel III
- The Six Disciplines of Strategic Thinking, by Michael D. Watkins
- The Art of Action – How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Result, by Stephen Bungay
- Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths, by Scott Keller and Mary Meaney
- The End of Competitive Advantage, by Rita Gunther McGrath
- A New Way to Think, by Roger L. Martin
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by S. R. Covey
- Leading Change, by J. P. Kotter
- The Ten Commandments for Business Failure, by Donald Keough
- Billion Dollar Lessons, by Paul B. Carroll and Chunka Mui
- Introduction to Leadership, by Peter Northouse
- WOOF – Why Ordinary Organizations Fail, by Lori Turner-Wilson
- Good to Great, by Jim Collins
- Built to Last – Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras
- Lead with Purpose – Giving Your Organization a Reason to Believe in Itself, by John Baldoni
- The Peter Principle – Why Things Always Go Wrong, by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull
- Bringing Out the Best in People, by Alan Loy McGinnis
- Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, by M. H. Bazerman and Don A. Moore
- Start Something that Matters, by Blake Mycoskie
- Leading at a Higher Level, Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performing Organizations Third Edition, by Ken Blanchard
- Strategies for Managing a Multigenerational Workforce: Leading CEOs on Overcoming Challenges and Building a Cohesive Team (Inside the Minds), by Robert S. Weiss
- The Power of Positive Leadership: How and Why Positive Leaders Transform Teams and Organizations and Change the World, by Jon Gordon
- Turn the Ship Around, The True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders, by L. David Marquet
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You, by John C. Maxwell
- The 1-Page Marketing Plan, by Allan Dib
- Using Behavioral Science in Marketing, by Nancy Harhut
- The Classic Guide to Creating Great Ads, by Luke Sullivan
- Contagious – Why Things Catch On, by Jonah Berger
- Consumer.ology – The Market Research Myth, the Truth about Consumers, and the Psychology of Shopping, by Philip Graves
- It Starts with One – Changing Individuals Changes Organizations, by J. S. Black and Hal B. Gregersen
- Brainfluence – 100 Ways to Persuade and Convince Consumers with Neuromarketing, by Roger Dooley
- Accelerating Growth: A Blueprint for Strategic Transformation, by Vern Davenport
- Elevate Your Excellence: The Power of Doing Ordinary Things Extraordinarily Well, by Dave Anderson
- Measure What Matters: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth, by John Doerr
- $100M Leads: How to Get Strangers to Want to Buy Your Stuff, by Alex Hormozi
- 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy, by Hamilton Helmer
- People Buy You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Business, by Jeb Blount
- Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI, by Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, Rodney Zemmel
- Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great, by Joshua Medcalf
- What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How successful people become even more successful, by Marshall Goldsmith
Movies to Watch
- Moneyball
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Rush
- The Angel’s Share
- Too Big to Fail
- The Social Network
- Soul Kitchen
- Kinky Boots
- Dogtown and Z-Boys
- A Few Good Men
- Saving Private Ryan
- Ocean’s 11
- The Martian
- Inception
- Steve Jobs
- Dead Poets Society
- Apollo 13
- Remember the Titans
- The Intern
- The King’s Speech
- Hidden Figures
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Thank you for Smoking
- The Founder
- Up in the Air
- The Social Network
- The Joneses
- The Great Hack
- The LEGO Movie
- Groundhog Day
- What Women Want
- The Great Showman
- Crazy People
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