1st CASE STUDYWinter term 2012/2013Student: Aitor Martin SantanaProfessor: Ravinder Kaur-LahrmannSubject: Management Tools | THE LEGO GROUP 1. In this case I have identified some key characteristics that are in relation with the strategy that LEGO has been following. In the 1970-1980 decades‚ environment was hostile. There was a huge oil crisis‚ and there were too much difficulties. However‚ LEGO maintained its philosophy‚ and their image of unique and iconic brand. Competence was also hard
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PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCHEM) PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCHEM-5183) 1. COMPANY PROFILE Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd. is a chemical company who engages in the manufacture‚ marketing‚ and sale of chemical products in Malaysia and internationally. The Company offers a diversified range of petrochemical products such as a range of olefin and derivative products‚ including ethylene‚ propylene‚ polyethylene‚ polypropylene‚ mono-ethylene glycol‚ di-ethylene glycols‚ paraxylene‚
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and I‚ as your consultant management accountant will like to enlighten you on the importance of a strategic management accountant in an organisation such as this. While Jessup limited is doing well‚ our operations have reached a stage where we need to better manage our accounting function. As you are unsure of the benefits of a strategic management accountant‚ I will be presenting a report to the board of directors to: a) Explain the key roles of a strategic management accountant in an advertising
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B399 Management Policy and Strategy Tutorial 1 Kent Ip OUHK Course Overview Textbook: Strategic Management and Competitive Advantage – Concepts and Cases‚ 4th edition‚ Barney and Hesterly‚ Pearson Part 1 The tools of Strategic Analysis (Chapter 1 – 3) Part 2 Business Level Strategies (Chapter 4 & 5) Part 3 Corporate Strategies (Chapter 6 – 11) Chapter 1 What is Strategy and the Strategic Management Process? 1.1 What is Strategy and the Strategic Management Process
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development of strategic management Birth of strategic management Strategic management as a discipline originated in the 1950s and 60s. Although there were numerous early contributors to the literature‚ the most influential pioneers were Alfred D. Chandler‚ Philip Selznick‚ Igor Ansoff‚ and Peter Drucker. Alfred Chandler recognized the importance of coordinating the various aspects of management under one all-encompassing strategy. Prior to this time the various functions of management were separate
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NEW BRAND MANAGEMENT Creating and sustaining brand equity long term STRATEGIC J N KAPFERER I THE NEW BRAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC ii ‘After reading Kapferer’s book‚ you’ll never again think of a brand as just a name. Several exciting new ideas and perspectives on brand building are offered that have been absent from our literature.’ Philip Kotler‚ Northwestern University ‘A real thought provoker for marketing and business people. Strategic Brand Management is an essential
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NOTE EVALUATING STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT The strategic management process result in decision that can have significant‚ long lasting consequences. In many organizations‚ strategy evaluation is simply an appraisal of how well an organization has performed. Strategy evaluation includes three basic activities: 1. Examining the underlying bases of firm strategy 2. Comparing expected result with actual result 3. Taking corrective action to ensure that performance conform to plan. Strategy
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Global Strategic Management Executive Summary In the international competitive environment‚ the ability of an organization to develop a transnational organizational capability is the key factor that can help the firm adapt to the changes in the dynamic environment. As the fast rate of globalization renders the traditional ways of doing business irrelevant‚ it is vital for managers to have a global mindset to be effective. Globalization of business has led to the emergence of global strategic
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The management of training 2012 Semester 2 Assignment: Investigating the Strategic Training of Shangri-La Hotel Sydney Lecturer: Professor Ian Hampson Due Date: 19 October 2012 Word Count: 5‚674 Table of contents Introduction 2 Company Background 4 Strategic training in Shangri-la hotels and resorts 5 Shangri-La Care Program 7 Departmental training programs 10 Managerial Training programs 14 Corporate management trainees (inside) and corporate executive
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