(a) Define stakeholders. Describe some potential organizational stakeholders and why are stakeholders important? (6mrks) Stakeholders are individuals or groups that have a stake in‚ or are influenced by the organization’s decisions and actions. They can‚ in turn‚ influence the organization’s actions‚ objectives and policies. The lecture cited examples of potential organizational stakeholders are shareholders (owners)‚ customers‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ trade associates‚ political action groups‚
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QSPM: The Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) is a viable tool for making strategy-formulation decisions. This powerful basis will assist managers of a firm to take alternative feasible strategies for their particular business. For developing a QSPM‚ there are six major steps as follows: Step 1 Make a list of the firm’s key external opportunities/threats and internal strengths/weaknesses. As we have done in SWOT analysis before. Step 2 Assign weights to each key external and internal
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A critical consideration of the contribution of strategic management and strategic thinking processes to organisational performance. Strategic management and strategic thinking processes make a significant contribution to organisational performance. A strategy‚ according to Robbins and Barnwell (2002‚ p. 139) is “the adoption of courses of action and the allocation of resources necessary to achieve the organisation’s goals”. It is important for organisations to achieve their goals‚ as this can
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Leadership and Management HRM 3125 Individual Report Seminar Tutor: Sara Calvo Wednesday 5pm class Student Name: Lu Wenfei Student Number: M00423814 Date 1st May 2013 Table of content 1. Summary 4 2. Introduction 5 5. External environmental analysis 7 5.1 Pest Analysis 7 5.1.1 Political 8 The activities of Kellogg
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ALIGNMENT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC ORIENTATION Mrs. Aparna Gaur Faculty HR & IT International Business School‚ Kota Rajasthan‚ India tel. 0744-6999364‚ 982898990‚9829035702 hiaparnagaur@yahoo.com Mr. Arun Deshmukh Faculty Marketing & IB International Business School‚ Kota Rajasthan‚ India tel. 0744-6999364‚ 9571006798 arund178@gmail.com Abstract Purpose This paper focuses on the value of knowledge management (KM) for strategic management of organizations. While
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‘Strategic Management’ is a very complex term as many eminent researchers and scholars have had different views and conclusions on strategy. According to White (2004)‚ “Strategic Management involves both systematically developing an idea together with its implications and testing the empirical validity & usefulness of that idea against the real world.” Thus strategy is not only about planning for future but also about confirming the validity of the hypothesis considered and implementing it successfully
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QUESTION 1 In a BCG Matrix‚ all divisions are called question marks‚ stars‚ cash cows or dogs. Define each of these terms. Question Marks division is Quadrant I have a low relative market share position‚ yet they compete in a high-growth industry. Generally these firms’ cash needs are high and their cash generation is low. These businesses are called question marks because the organization must decide whether to strengthen them by pursuing an intensive strategy (market penetration‚ market development
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requested analysis of the overall position of Walmart. The memo will first discuss the current position of Walmart. This will be followed by two issues‚ woman working in walmart not getting paid as much as men as well as not having very many upper management positions‚ and the perception that Walmart ruins small communities way of life once they open up their doors. The memo will then give a reccommendation for how to fix and improve the company to allow it to prosper in the future. Overview Walmart
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serve as a foundation for an effective strategy management process. It is important to establish a clear‚ repeated‚ and ongoing strategy management process to increase the chances of a successful business. Strategy management can be the biggest challenger for a corporation of all types. It is important to develop a management strategy but also a change in mindset once the strategies are in place. After having this implemented for a year‚ management should reevaluate to determine which strategies
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