Strategic Management Introduction - “Strategic Management is the management of an organization’s overall purpose‚ to ensure that the needs and enablers of the present are balanced with those of the future.” (Witcher & Chau 2010‚ P.6) In another word‚ it is the overall management of strategy in order to match and obtain the future long-term purpose and objectives. The main application is to achieve and sustain competitive advantages to enable an organization to compete effectively with rivals which
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most slighted tasks in strategic management. It is much easier for many executives to emphasize operational aspects of long-term management activities rather than making sure short-term activities are in sync with the long-term goals. The principal value of the mission statement is its specification of the firm’s ultimate aims. A firm gains a heightened sense of purpose when its board of directors and its top executives address these issues: “What business are we in?” “What customers do we serve
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Self- study questions 2. Identify five key environmental characteristics that could be general opportunities and five key characteristics that could be general threats for most industries. * Suppliers Items make up a large percentage of revenue‚ costly for buyers to switch suppliers * New entrants Barriers of entry‚ entrants at a disadvantage higher cost to set up (regulated policy) * Buyers Could shift if prices‚ quality‚ service and other conditions are not met‚ as they switching
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business prospects: What is the company’s present situation? Where does the company need to go from here? How should it get there? The answers to these basic questions can be achieved by a “strategy”. Porter‚ (1996) defined strategy as “the creation of a unique and valuable position‚ involving a different set of activities”. It is also defined as “a set of related actions that managers take to increase their company’s performance” (Hill & Jones‚ 2007). Another deep definition would be “A company’s
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Strategic management Definition of strategic management Strategic management is defines as the set of decision and action resulting in formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objective of an organization. It involves attention to following nine critical areas: 1. Determining the mission of the company‚ including broad statement about its purpose‚ philosophy and goals. 2. Developing a company profile that reflects internal condition of both capabilities. 3. Assessment
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Ques 1:- “Strategy” and “Strategic Planning” is something that is done once a year which results in a report. Others think it is market position‚ operational effectiveness or an idea or business model. Strategy is choosing to perform different activities that can be preserved and that will provide a sustainable competitive advantage. It is a mental exercise. It is a way of thinking about the world and approaching business. Strategic planning is a process to produce innovative and creative ideas
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Katherine Wilson February 1‚ 2013 Dr. Kunze Organization & Management Chapter 5 Analysis: Strategizing Main Purpose The primary focus of this chapter was to place emphasis on strategic management and how to plan objectives in order to ensure all goals of the company are met. This relates directly with the previous chapter because the P-O-L-C framework is incorporated. The author begins by describing the term strategy. Strategy is a central part of the planning function in P-O-L-C
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Value of Strategic management: * Managers must manager internal activities along with responding to problems posed by the immediate and remote external environments * Immediate external environment: competitors‚ suppliers‚ increasingly scarce resources‚ gov agencies‚ regulations‚ shifts in customer preference * Remote external: economic‚ social‚ political‚ technology‚ * Must be anticipated monitored‚ assessed and incorporated into decision making * Strategic management-
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Chapter 1: A Mandate for Strategic Management Liberty industries‚ a firm founded in 1964‚ specialized in wooden package products‚ such as pallets‚ and was only a tiny three-person organization for nearly a decade. By 1987‚ however‚ the firm’s sales grew by a factor of 20 approaches $20 million a year". The planning system that had always been effective was no longer adequate to meet the challenges facing the organization. t With the help of consultant‚ the firm developed a nine-step
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4 MANAGEMENT DECISION 32‚2 Has today’s dominant marketing mix paradigm become a strait-jacket? A relationship building and management approach may be the answer. From Marketing Mix to Relationship Marketing: Towards a Paradigm Shift in Marketing Christian Grönroos Management Decision‚ Vol. 32 No. 2‚ 1994‚ pp. 4-20 © MCB University Press Limited‚ 0025-1747 The marketing mix management paradigm has dominated marketing thought‚ research and practice since it was introduced
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