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What is a Strategic Business Unit? Meaning.

Strategic Business Unit is an organizational entity of a company that is given the responsibility to serve the particular demands of one business area and therefore has its own mission, objectives and business strategy. Acronym is SBU. Contrary to the use of the word "business unit" in everyday life, an SBU in the strategic management sense is normally an entire division in large corporations.

The SBU is the subject of Business (level) Strategy. While the entire corporation is the subject of Corporate (level) Strategy.

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Market Definition at the SBU Level
A market definition at an SBU is defined in the same way as it would for an entire company. But there are 2 differences between market definition at the company level and at the SBU level:
1. Bec...

Managing a Strategic Business Unit (SBU)
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Strategy Planning for Cooperative Investment Guarantee Fund
Hi, I am planing for SBUs at Cooperative Investment Guarantee Fund in the I.R. Iran.
I have to design an action plan (operation plan) that is based on the strategic goals and objectives but in t...

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Common Pitfalls of Organizations with Business Units

SBU's, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Synergy
An organization based on business units certainly has its merits. For example, each business unit can have its own strat...

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Diversification Strategy and Portfolio Management

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