November14, 2012
STR 581
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Research Proposal for Starbucks
Strategic planning is the process of gathering information from stakeholders, market players, professional entity, and government agency. The purpose of gathering information is formulating a realistic and a workable framework that any organization can implement and work with. Evaluation of information is a key aspect in determine the kind of plans that the organization wish to a chive over certain a period. Strategic planning ensures the implementation is, crafted well, and parties involved be acquitted with it. Developing a good Strategic plan helps a company to implement its missions and visions effectively, and helps the company to evaluate its weakness and asset (Pearson & Robinson, 2011).
Proposed Research Outline of Application
1. Executive summary, this should include brief and exact information on objectives and hypothesis of Strategic planning.
2. Purpose of the document the aim of this is to give the reader of the research the idea and aims of formulating this document. It should include the purpose intended to be use.
3. Specific goals for Strategic planning, the basic achievement of the Strategic planning and research intends to achieve.
4. Understanding Strategic planning, this should show how the cycle of Strategic planning works and how effective it should be.
5. Cycle of Strategic planning and development, is coming up this certain targets set in a way that facilitates growth and development of an organization.
6. Collecting and analyzing information from various sources to facilitate setting of goals and target that are achievable. Prevailing society conditions may affect the prevailing the outcome of the business if not looked into. Certain issues like government regulation, taxes, and rate of inflation is considered.
7. Identifying critical issues and to what extent do they affect the business, this factors should be looked in both external
References: Pearson, J. A., & Robinson, R. B. (2011). Strategic management: Formulation, implementation, and control (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Matthew, Blackstone. Strategic Planning. New York: Nelson inc. 2010