CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL B-SCHOOL AN NAME : (NAME TO APPEAR ON THE CERTIFICATE) REF NO : COURSE : MBA 3rd Semester SUBJECT: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY : 1 The Ahmedabad based Astral Poly Technik Ltd. is manufacturing and provider of chlorinated poly vinyal chloride (CPVC) piping and plumbing systems. Mr Sandeep Engineer‚ its managing director reported a strategic decision of manufacturing and marketing the ‘Blaze master’ fire sprinkler system under an agreement with the $ 4 billion global
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Allow me to introduce myself as Raj‚ from Chandigarh‚ India having applied for admission in Langara College‚ Canada. Since my parents came from a modest financial background‚ it was my maternal grandmother who supported my education throughout. I have successfully completed my Matriculation from ICSE Board in March 2010 and Senior Secondary in Commerce stream from CBSE Board in March‚ 2013. Going further in my pursuit of higher studies‚ having done a fair bit of research
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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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Strategic management Definition of strategic management Strategic management is defines as the set of decision and action resulting in formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objective of an organization. It involves attention to following nine critical areas: 1. Determining the mission of the company‚ including broad statement about its purpose‚ philosophy and goals. 2. Developing a company profile that reflects internal condition of both capabilities. 3. Assessment
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BB309 – Strategic Management Tutorial Questions Chapter 1 – Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness TRUE or FALSE QUESTIONS 1. Strategic competitiveness is achieved when a firm successfully formulates and implements a value creating strategy. (True or False) 2. The goal of strategic management is to develop a competitive advantage that is permanent. (True or False) 3. Average returns are returns in excess of what an investor expects to earn from other investments with
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the gloabalized business‚ companies require strategic thinking and only by evolving good corporate strategies can they become strategically competitive. A sustained or sustainable competitive advantage occurs when firm implements a value – creating strategy of which other companies are unable to duplicate the benefits or find it too costly to initiate. Corporate strategy includes the commitments‚ decisions and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn above average returns
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Hammond/Design Pics/Corbis Strategic Management Inputs Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness‚ 2 The External Environment: Opportunities‚ Threats‚ Industry Competition‚ and Competitor Analysis‚ 32 The Internal Organization: Resources‚ Capabilities‚ Core Competencies‚ and Competitive Advantages‚ 68 Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness Studying this chapter should provide you with the strategic management knowledge needed to: 1. Define strategic competitiveness‚ strategy
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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 plan was put into action with the mission to ‘bring vitality to life’ and ‘to meet everyday needs for nutrition‚ hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good‚ look good‚ and get more out of life’. The corporate strategy is of
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Topic 1 – Strategic Leadership: Managing the strategy (H&J: Chapter 1) Actions in business are frequently directed at the achievement of superior performance‚ therefore a strategy can be defined as “an action a company takes to attain superior performance” (Hill and Jones‚ 2107). It is important to understand that this definition is one of many. Contrary to some views that there is one single definition of strategy‚ we argue that there is no such universally accepted definition and that
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Finance‚ as a field‚ had always fascinated me right from my undergraduate college days. I believe my penchant for this field stems from the fact that Finance runs in my family. My grandfather was an accountant‚ my mother is a postgraduate in economics and my father has a keen interest in keeping up-to-date with the markets. During my days at Engineering College I used to help my father to manage his portfolio of equities and other financial instruments. This was the time I learnt
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