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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PEP STORES: AN EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANISATION INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Like most organisations‚ Pep stores was concerned with the long-term sustainability of the organisation‚ profits/financial performance‚ market performance and the satisfying its stakeholders‚ including the shareholders. With these factors often contradicting each other it is clear Pep stores struggled through the 1990’s balance these competing forces in other to achieve their organisational objectives
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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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Why Crystal Pepsi and Others Failed We live in a day and age where marketing and advertising is stronger then ever. It is essentially in our face every where we turn‚ from the clothes we wear to the music we listen to and even the device we use to listen to our music. Marketing and advertising touches our lives everyday without our really ever even noticing it. Marketing professionals have a difficult challenge before them in figuring out a way to create a public interest‚ and a want for their
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Inbound logistics for the Pepsi and Coca Cola consisted of largely the same operations. Both companies purchase their own ingredients through use of future contracts (to avoid market volatility) and produce their concentrate from their own facilities. Once this is done‚ these companies send their concentrate out to bottlers upon approval of contract for bottling company. Once the bottling company receives the shipment of concentration‚ it is diluted to the correct concentration by adding the correct
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Models’‚ International Journal Of Electronic Commerce‚ 9(1)‚ pp. 163-180. Morrow Jr.‚ J. L.‚ Sirmon‚ D. G.‚ Hitt‚ M. A.‚ & Holcomb‚ T. R. (2007) ‘Creating value in the face of declining performance: firm strategies and organizational recovery’‚ Strategic Management Journal‚ 28(3)‚ pp. 271-283. Pestle Analysis‚ (2014) ‘Poland Country Profile’‚ pp. 14-46. Research and‚ M. (2012) Research and Markets: GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd.: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis. Business Wire (English)
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19/11/2010 Master II Management Financier (Financial Management) Mr Xavier LEPERS References Johnson G.‚ Scholes K.‚ Whittington R. (2006)‚ Exploring Corporate Strategy‚ Prentice Hall‚ 7th edition. Barney J. & Hansen W (2006) Strategic J W. (2006)‚ Management & Competitive Advantage‚ Pearson Education. Garrette B‚ Dussauge P & Durand R (Coord)‚ Strategor‚ 5ème édition‚ Dunod‚ 2009. 2 Chapter 1: Introducing Strategy 3 1 19/11/2010 Chapter 1: Introducing Strategy From competition
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Siddhartha Chitla STRATEGIC SOURCING OPERATIONAL MANAGEMANT CONTENTS ABSTRACT 3 Introduction 3 OBJECTIVES 4 METHODOLOGY OF STUDY 5 ISSUE AND DISCUSSION 5 CONCLUSION 9 LIMITATION 10 1. Loss Of Managerial Control 10 2. Hidden Costs 10 3. Threat to Security and Confidentiality 10 4. Quality Problems 10 5. Tied to the Financial Well-Being of Another Company 11 REFERENCE 11 ABSTRACT Strategic sourcing is critical for firms practicing the principles of supply
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING (MNG301-A) Module Overview: Topics 1-7 2013 Semester 2 1 Open Rubric Contents 1. Administrative matters 2. Course overview per topic 3. Interactive exercises 4. Upcoming examination 5. Time out! 2 Administrative matters Lecturers: Mr. SK Bhoya Mrs. NV Moraka -Contact details: (012) 429-4220 or Busman@unisa.ac.za Assignments: Two Compulsory assignments due dates: 12 September 2013 and 03 October 2013
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into a slump. Meer‚ of New Musical Express summed it up nicely stating that “The dance culture as a whole got lazy”. In this strategic investigation into the company‚ the following components will be examined; the most important issues in the Ministry’s environment which shaped the company’s development both in the early years and in its latest period‚ what capabilities the company had developed over its decade or so of existence and how relevant they still were in 2004‚ who the major stakeholders
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