Definition: strategic management is the set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of an organization. It involves all the four functions of management. Strategic plans provide a common vision for the whole organization. The strategic management process is a series of steps that formulates the strategic planning‚ implementation and evaluation. Step 1: The first step is identifying organization’s current mission‚ objectives and strategies. Every organization
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Ethics in Strategic Management Dr. Paul Doherty‚ University of Waterloo Background This course discusses the major areas of concern in the field of business ethics today. In recent years the topic of business ethics has become increasingly important. This is because ethical choices are intrinsic to all business decisions. Unfortunately it appears that there is no satisfactory standard of ethical action that is agreeable to everyone that a manager can use to make specific operational decisions
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Management Chapter 10 Planning and Strategic Management Planning Overview Importance of Goals: Goals provide a sense of direction Goals focus our efforts Goals guide our plans and decisions Goals help us evaluate our progress The importance of planning at organizations The Hierarchy of Organization Plans Strategic Plans – Plans designed to meet an organization’s board goals. Operational Plans – Plans that contain details for carrying out‚ or implementing‚ those
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be major or minor. They may be strategic‚ tactical or operational in nature. Major dimensions of strategic decisions The major dimensions of strategic decisions are as follows: 1. Strategic issues require top-management decisions: Strategic issues involve thinking in totality of the organization’s objectives in which a considerable amount of risk is involved. Hence‚ problems calling for strategic decisions require to be considered by the top management. 2. Strategic issues involve the allocation of
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concerned with the analysis of the issues being faced by the organisation Research in Motion‚ in the competitive environment in which it is operating. This report also contrasts the earlier and the current position of R.I.M. and analyses its environment and its strategy it has adopted in the recent times. The objectives of the study are (i) To understand the competitive environment in which R.I.M. is operating. (ii) To identify and describe the market scenario and the issues being faced by R.I
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Chapter 8 Strategic Management The Importance of Strategic Management 1. __________________ is the collection of managerial decisions and actions that determine the long-run performance of an organization. a. Planning b. Goal-oriented management c. Strategic management d. Leadership (c) 2. Studies of the factors that contribute to organizational performance have shown _____________ relationship between strategic planning and performance. a. no b. a mixed c. a negative d. a positive
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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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BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS 1.0 BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 1. Introduction Strategic management has several benefits in the management of community based projects. It enables the management to move away from budget-oriented planning which is insufficient considering the changing environment in the operations of projects. Therefore‚ strategic management provides overall direction to the organisation in having and/or pursuing its vision‚ mission and
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traditional accounting have been unable to meet these changes new management themes have evolved which in turn has resulted in the development of strategic management accounting. Strategic management accounting aims to provide relevant information to an organization’s management to enable them to make strategic plans and strategic decisions. The emphasis is on external information on competitors‚ customers‚ markets‚ and environment and so on. Organizations cannot rely on financial information alone
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Strategic Management Definition 1. “Strategic management can be defined as the art and science of formulating‚ implementing and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization to achieve its objectives.” David‚ F.R. (2009). 2. “An integrative management field that combines analysis‚ formulation‚ and implementation in the quest for competitive advantage.” Rothaermel‚ F. T. (2012) 3. “Strategic management includes understanding the strategic position of an organisation‚ making
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