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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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS POLICY 12TH EDITION THOMAS L. WHEELEN J. DAVID HUNGER Strategic Management: a set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. Includes: • • • • Internal and external environment scanning Strategy formulation Strategy implementation Evaluation and control Pearson Education © 2010 1-2 Phases of Strategic Management: • • • • Phase Phase Phase Phase 1: 2: 3: 4: Basic financial planning Forecast-based
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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY S HR-3 FEBRUARY 1997 HUMAN RESOURCES AT THE AES CORPORATION: THE CASE OF THE MISSING DEPARTMENT Dennis Bakke‚ the CEO of AES‚ a company that develops‚ builds and operates electric power plants‚ sat in his office late in 1996 and thought about the question that was perennially posed to him: could AES‚ soon to have some 25‚000 people located literally all over the world following a recent purchase of power plants in Kazakhstan‚ continue to operate
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VRIN criteria which defines a firm is deemed to have competitive advantage when it creates more economic value than its competitor (Peteraf and Barney‚ 2003). Suitability is where in the external environment‚ candidates must first determine whether strategic choices are suitable ad compatible (Wu‚ 2010). Figure 1 Valuable There are three reasons which makes this machine a competitive advantage which is it is able to save time‚ save resources and save money. It can save up to 500 hours across
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Introduction: Defining the mission statement for a company is often one of the 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
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Mouse Trap: Woodstream Corporation The company that has been chosen for this case study is Woodstream Corporation. This company was founded in 1832 and was formerly known as Animal Trap Company of America. It manufactures and markets a variety of pest control products including rodent control‚ caring control for pets and different types of mouse traps. It has been around for more than 150 years and marketed over 2500 unique products. Woodstream works to bring innovation to consumers by combining
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Approaches to the strategic management of people There are a number of models of SHRM and in this unit we will look at three: • The best practice view. • The best fit view. • The resourcebased approach. The best practice view This view starts from the premise that a single set or ‘bundle’ of HR policies and practices will lead to better organisational performance‚ sustained over a lengthy period‚ whatever the prevailing business circumstances. What are these socalled best
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chapter 1 Fundamentals of Strategic Management 1 chapter 1 Fundamentals of Strategic Management W hat do Circuit City‚ Washington Mutual‚ Saab‚ Blockbuster‚ and Borders have in common? All of these recognized companies filed for bankruptcy during the past several years. While the situation surrounding each firm is different‚ all of them failed to meet various strategic challenges. Put another way‚ organizations typically do not succeed or fail randomly. Some plan‚ prepare‚ and
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CASE – 1 MANAGING HINDUSTAN UNILEVER STRATEGICALLY Unilever is one of the world’s oldest multinational companies. Its origin goes back to the 19th century when a group of companies operating independently‚ produced soaps and margarine. In 1930‚ 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
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Management Science I Prof. M.Thenmozhi MODULE 9 9.1. Strategy Formulation : An Overview The corporate world is in the process of a global transformation. Mergers‚ acquisitions‚ outsourcing and downsizing are becoming common word everywhere. Privatization is allowing free enterprise to take on functions that previously were the domain of government. International boundaries are fading in importance as businesses take on a more global perspective and the technology of information age is telescoping
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