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272:, Dog) as a circle whose area represents their size. With different colors, competitors may also be shown. The precise location is determined by the two axes, market Growth as the Y axis, Market Share as the X axis. Alternatively, changes over or two years can be shown by shading or other differences in design.xx. Star products currently have high growth and high market-share. The Question Mark identifies products with low share but high growth. A Cash Cow has high share but low growth. Finally, Dog labels a product which has low growth and low share. 36: 502: 490: 185:(GE) is an example of a company with this sort of business organization. SBUs are able to affect most factors which influence their performance. Managed as separate businesses, they are responsible to a parent corporation. GE has 49 SBUs. 257:, a chart designed by Bruce Henderson for the Boston Consulting Group in 1968, may help corporations to analyze their business units or product lines. This helps the company allocate resources; brand marketing, product management, 452: 438: 163:, or it may be a business into itself or a branch. Corporations may be composed of multiple SBUs, each of which is responsible for its own 100: 72: 347: 53: 79: 86: 422: 119: 68: 57: 522: 17: 372: 317: 480: 93: 382: 352: 204:
A SBU is generally defined by what it has in common, as well as the traditional aspects defined by
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model which focusses on the business unit, i.e. a firm's activities within a particular industry.
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When using this matrix, SBUs can appear within any of the four quadrants (Star, Question Mark,
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There are three factors that are generally seen as determining the success of an SBU:
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For an example, see Robert Cushman, "Norton's Top Down, Bottom-Up Planning Process",
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the degree to which an SBU shares functional programs and facilities with other SBUs.
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which focuses on product offering and market segment. SBUs typically have a discrete
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when referring to SBUs or an aggregation of SBUs that share such commonalities.
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the way in which the corporation handles new changes in the market.
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Business unit within the overall corporate identity
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