CHAPTER 6

Strategic Options Generation

Ansoff’s Growth Vector Matrix

Ansoff’s (1965) growth vector matrix describes how a combination of an organization’s activities in existing and new markets with existing and new products can lead to growth. It provides a useful framework for thinking about potential strategic options available to an organization. If a gap has been identified as a result of the SWOT analysis the various growth strategies shown in Figure 6.1, provides a good basis for ways to fill the gap.

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Figure 6.1 Growth strategies to fill the profits gap

The strategies indicated on the matrix are not the only strategic options available ...

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