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business unit strategy vs growth strategy?

business unit strategy
New answer on Oct 27, 2023
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Anonymous A asked on Mar 10, 2019

Hello, could someone explain the difference between a BU strategy & growth strategy? isn't it all the same?

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Benjamin
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replied on Oct 27, 2023
Ex-BCG Principal | 8+ years consulting experience in SEA | BCG top interviewer & top performer

Hi,

A business unit strategy simply refers to a strategy created for a business unit and so the key definition here is based on the entity scope (e.g. Snacks business unit for a CPG manufacturer)

A growth strategy is a type of strategy focusing on growth so the key definition here is based on the topic or function f (could be also be revenue, profit etc)

  • There are other types of ‘strategy’ projects - e.g. pricing strategy

Therefore, a BU strategy could be a growth strategy project, but it also may not necessarily be so. 

A growth strategy project could cover one BU, or multiple BUs (depending on the scope).

Hope this clarifies!

 

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Cristian
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replied on Oct 27, 2023
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Vlad
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replied on Mar 11, 2019
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Hi,

It is the definitions that might mean either similar or different things. It really depends on the company structure and objective:

  • It might be the case that the BU is just following the global strategy and has some local autonomy inputs and variations. Growth strategy will be the overall company strategy in that case
  • It might be that the BU is a standalone business, completely different from the core business with its own growth strategy.

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