Overview of Strategic Management: Strategic management is a level of managerial activity below setting goals and above tactics. Strategic management provides overall direction to the enterprise and is closely related to the field of Organization Studies. In the field of business administration it is useful to talk about "strategic consistency" between the organization and its environment or "strategic consistency." According to Adieu (2007)‚ "there is strategic consistency when the actions of an
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A STRATEGIC FORMULATION PROCESS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING--THE SALEM NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT BY: Michael P. Wallace Salem Fire Dept. Salem‚ New Hampshire An applied research project submitted to the National Fire Academy As part of the Executive Fire Officer Program December 2001 2 ABSTRACT The author of this applied research project asked three questions to determine what type of criteria for strategic formulation and planning
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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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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS POLICY 12TH EDITION THOMAS L. WHEELEN J. DAVID HUNGER Strategic Management: a set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. Includes: • • • • Internal and external environment scanning Strategy formulation Strategy implementation Evaluation and control Pearson Education © 2010 1-2 Phases of Strategic Management: • • • • Phase Phase Phase Phase 1: 2: 3: 4: Basic financial planning Forecast-based
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Mintzberg’s Strategy Continuum: Philosophic and Theoretical Underpinnings Naveed Yazdani Chair Department of Business Administration School of Business & Economics University of Management & Technology Yazdani@umt.edu.pk & naveedyazdani@hotmail.co.uk Abstract This theoretical paper views Henry Mintzberg’s ‘Strategy Safari’ as representing a strategy continuum along which different styles/modes of strategy making and implementing are spread‚ with Prescriptive/Planning style of strategizing at
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Introduction 2.0 Strategic Analysis 2.1 The Strategic Management Process 2.2 Stages of the Strategic Management Process and Contribution to Strategic Management Process 2.3 Definition of Strategic Analysis and Component 2.4 Techniques for Analyzing the External Environment 2.5 Techniques for Analyzing the Internal Environment 2.6 Roles of SWOT Analysis in Strategic Analysis 3.0 Strategy Formulation‚ Evaluation and Choice 3.1 Strategy Formulation stage and Contribution
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Introduction Strategic Management A set of decisions and actions that result in formulation and implementation of plans designated to achieve company’s objectives (Pearce and Robinson‚ 2009:3) Strategic management involves a series of actions/ steps in which the top management analyze the current situation‚ decide on strategies‚ put them in action‚ evaluate and change as desired. It is concerned with planning and implementation Strategic management makes organizations to be proactive
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Chapter 1 63) The goal of strategic management is to A) achieve competitive advantage. B) maintain competitive advantage. C) achieve and maintain competitive advantage. D) eliminate competitive advantage E) eliminate and abolish competitive advantage. 64) Strategic management focuses on integrating management‚ ________‚ and information systems to achieve organizational success. A) marketing B) finance/accounting C) production/operations D) research and development E) all of the above
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What Is Strategic Management? 61. What can be defined as the art and science of formulating‚ implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives? a. Strategy formulation b. Strategy evaluation c. Strategy implementation d. Strategic management e. Strategic leading Ans: d Page: 5 62. ____________ is used to refer to strategic formulation‚ implementation and evaluation‚ with ______________ referring only to strategic formulation. a.
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CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Strategic Management True/False Introduction 1. The underpinnings of strategic management hinge on managers gaining an understanding of competitors‚ markets‚ prices‚ suppliers‚ distributors‚ governments‚ creditors‚ shareholders and customers worldwide. Ans: T Page: 4 2. Although the Internet has increased in popularity‚ it has actually led to increases in company expenses. Ans: F Page 4 3. Consumer e-commerce is five times greater than
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