be major or minor. They may be strategic‚ tactical or operational in nature. Major dimensions of strategic decisions The major dimensions of strategic decisions are as follows: 1. Strategic issues require top-management decisions: Strategic issues involve thinking in totality of the organization’s objectives in which a considerable amount of risk is involved. Hence‚ problems calling for strategic decisions require to be considered by the top management. 2. Strategic issues involve the allocation of
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The Carnival Dog‚ the Buyer of Diamonds by Ethan Canin What’s the one thing you should never do? Quit? Depends on who you talk to. Steal? Cheat? Eat food from a dented can? Myron Lufkin’s father‚ Abe‚ once told him never get your temperature taken at the hospital. Bring your own thermometer‚ he said; you should see how they wash theirs. He ought to have known; when he was at Yeshiva University he worked as an orderly in the hospital‚ slid patients around on gurneys‚ cleaned steelware. Myron knows
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Chapter 01 Strategic Management Multiple Choice Questions 1. (p. 3) Which of the following is an element of a firm’s remote external environment? A. Competition B. Suppliers C. Government agencies D. Economic and social conditions Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1 2. (p. 3) Which of the following is NOT a part of a firm’s immediate external environment? A. Technological development B. Competitors C. Suppliers D. Government agencies Difficulty: Easy Learning
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TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS Investment decisions may be tactical or strategic. A tactical investment decision generally involves a relatively small amount of funds and does not constitute a major departure from what the firm has been doing in the past. The consideration of a new machine tool by a motor manufacturing company is a tactical decision‚ as is a buy-or-lease decision made by an oil company. Strategic investment decisions involve large sums of money and may also result in a major
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recent copy of BusinessWeek and read the “Corporate Strategies” section. Was the main decision discussed strategic? At what level in the organization was the key decision made? The article Tesla Speeds Past Texas Red Tape to Park Its Battery Plant in Nevada from BusinessWeek website shows the main decision determined to build its giant battery factory in Nevada. Of course it’s a strategic decision based on production requirements. Upper-level managers or directors of board probably make the decision
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STRATEGY AND POLICY How to Structure The Strategic Plan Guidelines Executive Summary This is written to the scope and level of content that an "outsider" can read the summary and grasp the vision‚ mission of the organization‚ its overall goals and objectives‚ major strategic issues and the key strategies implemented to attain the goals. Section 1 – Current situation 1. Brief Background and History of the Company and the Industry 2. Strategic Posture: Current Mission‚ Current
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David "Strategic Management. Concepts and Cases"‚ 9th edition‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ 2003 ISBN 0-13-112372-6 Chapter 1: S.N. Levine‚ The Investment Managers Handbook‚ Irwin Professional Publishing CHAPTER OUTLINE What Is Strategic Management? Key Terms in Strategic Management The Strategic-Management Model Benefits of Strategic Management Why Some Firms Do No Strategic Planning Pitfalls in Strategic Planning Guidelines for Effective Strategic Management Business Ethics and Strategic Management
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Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 MGMT8700: Strategic Management 1 Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 MGMT8700: Strategic Management 2 Strategic Analysis of AirAsia 20442396 Contents Executive Summary 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Scope 1.3 Method 1.4 Background 4 5 5 5 5 5 2. Findings 2.1 Stakeholder Analysis 2.2 Strategic Transformation 2.3 Core Foundation 2.3.1 Mission 2.3.2 Values 6 6 8 9 9 10 2.4 Strategic Intent 2.4.1 Vision 2.4
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Assignment No. 01 (Management) On (i). Strategic Planning (ii). Capital Budgeting (iii). Strategic human resource management (iv). Building customer satisfaction Submitted by: Krishna Kumar Thakur Research Scholar (Management) Assam Don Bosco University krishhh83@gmail.com 09508983355 STRATEGIC PLANNING: Strategic planning is an organizational management activity that is used to set priorities‚ focus energy and resources‚ strengthen operations‚ ensure that employees and other
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Strategic Management Process Monique Hayes-McCallum November 13‚ 2012 MGT/498 Cliff Lavin The Process The basic elements of the strategic management process are environmental scanning which is the gathering of information; strategic formulation & implementation which is the developing of a plan and then putting that plan into action; and evaluation and control or the monitoring of the performance of the plan. Once referred to as “business policy”‚ strategic management is represented
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