Strategic Audit for iRobot Corporation Case Study I. CurrentSituation A. CurrentPerformance iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference in the home‚ field and workplace. iRobot was founded in 1990 in Delaware‚ Massachusetts and it was the first company to introduce robots into the life of the household and make the robots part of their daily life. In comparison to the other products‚ home products were the most successful ones. Some of the iRobot’s products are: Roomba
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Eight case-lets on Strategic Alliances Case 1: Telefónica and China Unicom In September 2009‚ Telefónica and China Unicom announced a partnership including cooperation in R&D‚ roaming‚ joint procurement of equipment‚ infrastructural development‚ joint development of mobile services and the provision of services to multinational clients. They also announced the purchase of US$1 billion worth of stock in each other making the Spanish operator the largest single investor in the company with 8% of
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U.S. Army War College Carlisle‚ PA AY13 NICIAS: A Classic Study in Strategic Thinking BY Julius A. Rigole LTC‚ USA A guided response paper presented to the faculty of the U.S. Army War College‚ in partial satisfaction of the requirements of the Theory of War and Strategy (TWS) course. The contents of this paper reflect my own personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by the U.S. Army War College or the Department of the Army. 7 September 2012 STS‚ Seminar 25 Root Hall
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Table of Contents Q(1.1.1) 5 Leadership Theory 5 Situational Leadership Theory 6 Transformational leadership Theory 6 Q(1.1.2) 7 Impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions. 7 Impact of leadership styles: 7 Autocratic leadership: 7 Bureaucratic leadership: 8 Democratic leadership: 8 Laissez-Faire Leadership Style: 8 Q(1.1.3) 9 Leadership style adaptation to different future situation: 9 “Leadership style is the typical approach of a particular person
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Prescriptive/Planning mode‚ its impact on the teaching behavior of the teachers of strategic management and‚ the underlying philosophical and theoretical assumptions behind the two extreme end of the strategy continuum. Based on these underpinnings‚ the paper presents some propositions and calls for launching research efforts to test and verify these propositions. The paper proposes to include the strategy continuum view for the teaching of Strategic Management courses at graduate and under-graduate levels in the business
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Examination Paper: Semester II IIBM Institute of Business Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.100 Strategic Management Section A: Objective Type (30 marks) This section consists of multiple choice questions & Short notes type questions. Answer all the questions. Part one questions carry 1 mark each & Part two questions carry 5 marks each. Part One: Multiple choices: 1. A plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal is: a. Tactic
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(SWOT) Matrix‚ Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (SPACE) Matrix‚ Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix‚ Internal External (IE) Matrix‚ Grand Strategy Matrix and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM as Appropriate. Gives Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Strategies 11 8.1 SWOT Matrix 11 8.2 SPACE Matrix 14 8.3 BCG Matrix 15 8.4 IE Matrix 16 8.5: The Grand Strategy Matrix (GSM) 18 8.6 The Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) 20 8.7 Advantage and Disadvantages
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the companies merged to form Unilever that diversified into food products in 1940s. Through the next five decades‚ it emerged as a major fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) multinational operating in several businesses. In 2004‚ the Unilever 2010 strategic plan was put into action with the mission to ‘bring vitality to life’ and ‘to meet everyday needs for nutrition‚ hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good‚ look good‚ and get more out of life’. The corporate strategy is of
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Assignment 3 “Strategic Planning is inextricably interwoven into the entire fabric of management; it is not something separate and distinct from the process of management” (Steiner‚ 1979:7). In simpler terms‚ Steiner goes on further to explain how Strategic Planning is an organizational management activity. This activity is used in order to set priorities‚ focus energy‚ strengthen operations‚ ensure common goals are met‚ establish agreement around intended outcomes/results‚ and assesses/adjust
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objectives of the department/ unit in focus? Do you find these objectives aligned to organization’s strategic goals? Why or why not? b) Critically examine the organizational positioning of the department in terms of structure and power/ authority to influence strategic decision making c) Suggest any five major steps regarding how the department/ unit could be made more effective in contributing towards strategic objectives of the organization. The major objectives
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