Strategic management - major intended and emergent initiatives taken by general managers on behalf of owners‚ - involving utilisation of resources‚ to enhance the performance of firms in their external environments. It entails specifying the organisation’s mission‚ vision and objectives‚ developing policies and plans‚ often in terms of projects and programs‚ which are designed to achieve these objectives‚ and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans‚ projects and
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2011 WINTER EXAMINATION Module Code: SP Programme(s): MBA/MSc Marketing Student ID: Module Title: Strategic Planning Seat Number: Exam Date: Exam Duration: 05 January 2011 3 hours No. of Pages (including cover sheet): 3 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS Open Book Examination Non-programmable calculator permitted INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Answer 3 questions out of 9 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. This exam is worth 50% of the final marks for this module. You are required to
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Statement of Purpose Pranav Dinakar My mos t cheri s hed drea m i s to s ee mys el f a s a n MBA gra dua te contri buti ng i mmens el y towa rds the devel opment of Indus tri a l ventures tha t wi l l eventua l l y ca ter to the needs of the s oci ety. My undergra dua te ma jor wa s i n the fi el d of Fi na nce a nd thi s s ubs equentl y hel ped me to ga i n knowl edge rega rdi ng the va ri ous economi c a nd fi na nci a l trends of di fferent countri es a nd the regi me they fol l ow‚a s we ha
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Chapter 1 What is Strategic Management? - A process for situation analysis and strategy formulation‚ implementation and evaluation. Using an example‚ explain the strategic management process. – A process is a series of interrelated and continuous steps leading to an outcome. * Situational Analysis- Required before deciding upon a strategic direction it involves scanning and evaluating. * Strategy Formulation- developing and choosing appropriate strategies(guided by the analysis) and incudes
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of the Texas Governor and Texas Lieutenant Governor. Also‚ a conclusion will be drawn about who has more power and why. The governor of Texas is perceived to be a weak governor (compared with others across the fifty states) which stems from conditions dating back to the new Texas Constitution. The reason for this is that Texas had to disperse power (after the Civil War) among the lieutenant governor‚ the governor‚ and the speaker in order to keep a balance of powers. The Governor of Texas has
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2011 Strategic Thinking Article Summary In the article “Enhancing that ability to think strategically: A learning model”‚ the authors shows that: Studies have recognized the absence of strategic thinking as a major lack in organizations performances (Casey;Goldman‚2010) and that strategic thinking is an activity stipulated to benefit organizations (Casey;Goldman‚2010). The purpose of the article is to bring awareness and to gain understanding of the development of strategic thinking to
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It is always difficult to foretell what kind of a person a child will grow into in the future. This axiom can apply to me perfectly. In my elementary school‚ I won the second prize for XX and this cultivated in me the ambition to become a mathematician. However‚ as I grew up‚ I found my real interest was in chemistry. This interest led me to be fascinated with all the subjects related to it‚ Applied Chemistry during my undergraduate program and Chemical Engineering during my Master’s program. What
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AUTO MUTE FOR AUDIO DECK (Automatically Mute Your Audio System when you receive a call) Muting car’s audio deck‚ while talking on cell phone is an important yet difficult task. This project is designed to solve the problem. A sensitive IR transmitter and receiver pair is designed and fixed to a cell phone holder. Always the cell phone should be placed in the holder. The transmitter unit continuously transmits IR rays. These IR rays are interrupted by the cell phone. Whenever the cell phone
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Mechanical Engineering. This has always fascinated me and I am keen to continue my academic pursuit in this field. Personally‚ I have always cherished a dream to become an Engineer‚ a dream that was innate and developed slowly over the years. Right from my school days‚ I found myself fascinated by the intricacies of mathematics and physics‚ which spurn their web of aura around me‚ a web that I sought to unravel in countless problems solving sessions I have always felt a strong need for achievement‚ which has
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After a good deal of self-evaluation I have decided to pursue graduate studies in Management Information Systems. It is my undying interest and constant endeavour in the field of Mathematics and Statistics‚ that made me what i am today and had been a strong motivational force for all these years. After considering my aptitude and the type of work that I enjoy most‚ I am convinced that I want to take up a career in research in Data Analysis. This decision followed naturally after carefully considering
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