STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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A Assignment 1: Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness The Home Depot is a favorite store of mine. I frequently visit the same location for tools‚ cleaning supplies‚ and just to see the latest products available. The Home Depot was incorporated in 1978 and the first two locations were opened up in Atlanta‚ Georgia. “The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer based on net sales for the fiscal year ending January 29‚ 2012” (Securities Exchange Commission‚ 2012)
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The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usmc/strategic_corporal.htm "The Strategic Corporal: Leadership in the Three Block War" Marines Magazine‚ January 1999 by Gen. Charles C. Krulak Operation Absolute Agility 0611: The African sun had just risen above the hills surrounding the sprawling city and sent its already dazzling rays streaming into the dusty alleyway. Corporal Hernandez felt the sun on his face and knew that today would‚ again
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Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to analyze the industrial and strategic aspects of McDonald ’s. From an Industrial point of view‚ the paper will attempt to dissect the industrial trends of McDonald ’s such as the use of technology and their stance on government and trade regulations. Also‚ the paper will cover the notable changes in McDonald ’s ’ industry environment. In addition‚ using a strategic group map‚ the paper will compare McDonald ’s to companies with similar business
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disadvantages to Kraft Heinz Canada to import coffee from Brazil in order to increase its market share in this category of product‚ which is hot drinks – beverage. Furthermore‚ we searched to understand the local market to have a landscape about the consumption and demand in the Canadian market as well as the regulation to import products from Brazil. We researched in specialized literature‚ in special thought the authors‚ Armstrong‚ Kotler‚ Trifts‚ & Buchwitz‚ Peter Drucker‚ Kraft Heinz Canada‚ MarketLine
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market economy is an important factor ‚ greatly affecting businesses ‚ including apparel industry . Economic situations of the world for many years are constantly variable and tend strong recession . Although the businesses are serious impacted ‚ Zara has succeeded in dominating the market and will not be impacted so much by the extraordinary variety of the global economy . The main reason is that Zara is the fashion brand of Spanish ‚ which do not use monetary fluctuation as dollars and use the
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some new challenges have appeared. Australian organisations are facing skill shortages and an aging workforce. This shortage has been addressed by introduction of new technology in workplaces and influx of immigration workers. Organisations in Australia‚ similar to those in other developed economies‚ are also struggling with changing workforce demographics‚ changing nature of work‚ incorporating and utilizing the rapid advances in technology‚ and addressing globalisation-related challenges such as
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Challenge & Change Exam Review Notes UNIT 1: SOCIAL CHANGE Anthropology: examines development of the human species and human cultures throughout the world. Sociology: looks at the development and structure of human society and how it works Psychology: examines people’s feelings‚ thoughts‚ and personality development Anthropology: Study: examines human species and cultures‚ compares cultures‚ kinship Perspectives on Society & Social Change: believe social change is due to the fact that
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POVERTY AS A CHALLENGE 1. A person is considered poor if his or her income or consumption level falls below a given minimum level necessary to fulfil basic needs. Each country uses an imaginary line that is considered appropriate for its existing level of development and its accepted minimum social norms. This is called the poverty line. While determining the poverty line in India‚ a minimum level of food requirement‚ clothing‚ footwear‚ fuel and light‚ educational and medical requirements‚ etc
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European fast–food industry: the case of McDonald’s’‚ Industrial Relations Journal‚ 33(3)‚ pp Royle‚ T. (2010) ‘Low-road Americanization’ and the global ‘McJob’: a longitudinal analysis of work‚ pay and unionization in the international fast-food industry’‚ Labor History‚ 51(2)‚ pp. Smerd‚ J. (2006) ‘McDonald’s Japan No Longer Serving Up Forced Retirement’‚ Workforce Management‚ 85(16)‚ pp Vignali‚ C. (2001) ‘McDonald’s: “think global‚ act local” – the marketing mix’‚ British Food Journal‚ 103 (2)
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