Chapter 1a: Strategy and the organisation 1.0 What is an organization? 1.1 An organization as a collection of components 1.1.1 Internal environment An organization can be seen as consisting of the following components: Strategies Structures Systems Skills Staff Style Shared beliefs: Social systems Note: McKinsey’s 7S framework 1.2 Organisations as collections of people and entities 1.2.1 Internal Stakeholders (i) Board of Directors (ii) Managers (iii) Staff (iv) Unions
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There are three levels of thought. The three different levels of thought are: Naïve‚ Selfish and Fair-minded. The naïve level of thought is basically the characteristic of people who don’t care about their own thinking. This kind of person has the thought‚ that they already understand something without thinking about it. A naïve person will believe most everything they see or hear. Generally a person with a naïve level of thought won’t voice his or her own opinions and go along with the flow‚ or
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Strategies exist at a number of levels in an organisation. Taking Yahoo! again as an example‚ it is possible to distinguish at least three different levels of strategy. The top level is corporate-level strategy‚ concerned with the overall scope of an organisation and how value will be added to the different parts (business units) of the organisation. This could include issues of geographical coverage‚ diversity of products/services or business units‚ and how resources are to be allocated between
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There are 6 levels of structural organization. We first begin with the chemical level which consists of atoms and molecules‚ which then combine together to form cells (the basic unit of life) this is known as the cellular level of organization. These cells will come together to form the next level of organization known as Tissue. After that tissue will join together creating organs; the very next level of organization. Organs all perform a particular function individually‚ but when there is more
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Corporate Level Strategy (Video 1) Corporate Level Strategy describes the entire strategic scope of the organization. This is the panoramic view of the organization. It is the strategy by which an organization decides in which product or service markets to compete and in which geographical regions to operate. Normally the organizations‚ who have multiple businesses‚ use corporate level strategy for allocation and distribution of resources i.e. how cash‚ equipment‚ staffing‚ and other resources are
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Three Levels of Prevention Promotion of health and disease prevention is an important factor in health care. There are three levels of prevention: primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary. Primary prevention refers to interventions that promote optimal health and prevent the occurrence of disease‚ injury‚ or disability. Primary prevention advocates health promotion. Primary prevention includes health promotion‚ environmental protection‚ and specific protection against disease or injury. In primary
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* What are the three tropic levels? Producers are organism that captures energy from the sun or from chemical reactions to convert carbon dioxide to organic matter. Consumers in a ecosystem those organisms that derive their energy from feeding on other organisms or their products Decomposers organisms whose feeding action results in decay or rotting of organic material. The primary decomposers are fungi and bacteria. * Give 2 examples of each tropic level that can be found in your town
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Chapter 3: The Multiple Choice 1. a. b. c. d. e. 2. a. b. c. d. e. 3. a. b. c. d. Cellular Level of Organization What are the three main parts of a eukaryotic cell? Plasma membrane‚ organelles‚ cytoplasm Plasma membrane‚ organelles‚ nucleus Plasma membrane‚ cytoplasm‚ organelles Plasma membrane‚ cytoplasm‚ nucleus Plasma membrane‚ cytosol‚ organelles Plasma membranes consist of what three components? Phospholipids‚ glycoproteins‚ water Proteins‚ cholesterol‚ fatty acids Cholesterol‚ fatty acids
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3 Levels of a Product Consumers often think that a product is simply the physical item that he or she buys. In order to actively explore the nature of a product further‚ let’s consider it as three different products - the CORE product‚ the ACTUAL product‚ and finally the AUGMENTED product. This concept is known as the Three Levels of a Product. The CORE product is NOT the tangible physical product. You can’t touch it. That’s because the core product is the BENEFIT of the product that makes
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The Mission Mission which indicates the purpose and activities of the business‚ for example‚ The following table contrasts hard and soft mission statements. Hard | Soft | What business is/does Primary products/services Key processes & technologies Main customer groups Primary markets/segments Principal channels/outlets | Reason for existence Competitive advantages Unique/distinctive features Important philosophical/social issues Image‚ quality‚ style‚ standards Stakeholder
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