Introduction to Strategic Analysis 1 Every organization needs a strategy. Be it an established business‚ an emerging entrepreneurial venture‚ or a non-profit organization‚ a strategy sets the direction of the enterprise‚ informs priorities and the allocation of scarce resources‚ and helps guide the myriad decisions that an organization makes every day. But what exactly is strategy? Kenneth Andrews provides the following definition: [S]trategy is the pattern of decisions in a company that
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Available online at www.sciencedirect.com Research in Organizational Behavior 28 (2008) 185–206 Ambidexterity as a dynamic capability: Resolving the innovator’s dilemma Charles A. O’Reilly IIIa‚*‚ Michael L. Tushman b a Graduate School of Business‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ CA 94305‚ USA b Harvard Business School‚ Soldiers Field Road‚ Boston‚ MA 02163‚ USA Abstract How do organizations survive in the face of change? Underlying this question is a rich debate about whether organizations
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Unsuccessful Equity Strategic Alliance Strategic alliance can be an advantage for companies. However‚ strategic alliance is hard to be managed as it caused a high number of failures. There are many factors causing the failure of strategic alliance. Different in perception‚ different in culture‚ trust issues and many other that cause alliances to fail (Robynhenderson101’s Blog 2011). There are many companies that have failed in strategic alliance‚ one of them are Suzuki Motor Corporation and Volkswagen
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Prevention/Protection Mission Area Core Capabilities On Monday‚ January 17‚ 1994 at 4.31 a.m. an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 struck a densely populated area of San Fernando Valley. In spite of Los Angeles County considered as one of the greatest prepared regions for earthquakes‚ Northridge was one of the worse disasters financially. They were around 14‚000 aftershocks reported in the magnitude of 4.0-5.0 range. Because of the earthquake people displaced from their homes are estimated
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Statistical quality control refers to using statistical techniques for measuring and improving the quality of processes and includes SPC in addition to other techniques‚ such as sampling plans‚ experimental design‚ variation reduction‚ process capability analysis‚ and
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1.Consider the strategic position of BGD (strengths and weaknesses) and the firm’s strategic capabilities (core competencies). How company can coexist with giant competitors in an international context? (40%) 2.Identify the common elements in the strategies pursued by BGD in its different markets (use Porter’s Generic strategies or Strategic clock). What about strategy implementation and the winning formula? (30%) 3.Critically assess BGD’s capability and resources to continue its international
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business strategy‚ we emphasised the role of the "business environment" in shaping strategic thinking and decision-making. The external environment in which a business operates can create opportunities which a business can exploit‚ as well as threats which could damage a business. However‚ to be in a position to exploit opportunities or respond to threats‚ a business needs to have the right resources and capabilities in place. An important part of business strategy is concerned with ensuring that
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Gender equity is involved in numerous factors of Martha Nussbaum’s human capability framework. First‚ bodily health is impacted from gender inequity. For example‚ Aboriginal women in Canada are experiencing alarming HIV/AIDS rates as they account for nearly 50% of all HIV-positive test reports among Aboriginal people‚ compared with only 16% of their non-Aboriginal counterparts. The Canadian government does not provide Aboriginal communities with access to adequate health care services and this unfair
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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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Summary Strategic Management PART A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS Lesson 1 Strategic Schools of Thought and Strategic Discourse Strategy is the long-term direction of an organisation. Strategy and marketing are alike but they have different purposes. The importance of a long-term perspective on strategy is emphasised by the three horizons framework. It suggest that every organisation should think of itself as comprising three types of business or activity‚ defined by their horizons in terms of years
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