BCom Honors (Strategic Management) STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Module code: STM8X09 2014 STUDY GUIDE Lecturer: Miss Anoosha Makka Copyright © University of Johannesburg‚ South Africa Second edition 2008 Printed and published by the University of Johannesburg © All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of research‚ criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 98 of 1978‚ no part of this material may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system
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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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References: Cole‚ R. E. (2011‚ June 22). Research Feature: MIT Sloan Management Review. Retrieved June 20‚ 2015‚ from MIT Sloan Management Review web site: http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what-really-happened-to-toyota/ Greg Ireland‚ R. D.‚ Hoskisson‚ R.‚ & Hitt‚ M. (2009). Understanding Business Strategy: Concepts and Cases. Jurevicius‚ O. (2013‚ 10 14). RBV: Strategic Management Insights. Retrieved from Strategic Management Insights Web site: http://www.strategicmanagementinsight.com/topics/resource-based-view
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STRATEGY MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT Executive Summary In this assignment I will about Nokia as an example of strategic management‚ about the history of Nokia‚ analysis of some of its strategies and the type of tools use to analyse these strategies. Then I talk about the result of this analysis and finally the conclusion. Introduction Example of Strategic Management Organisation Strategic Management is an important process that a company should always take into consideration in order to be successful
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Strategic Management Journal‚ Vol. 13‚ 17-37 (1992) STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING KATHLEEN M. EISENHARDT and MARK J. ZBARACKI Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management‚ Stanford University‚ Stanford‚ California‚ U.S.A. This article reviews the strategic decision making literature by focusing on the dominant paradigms—i.e.‚ rationality and bounded rationality‚ politics and power‚ and garbage can. We review the theory and key empirical support‚ and identify emergent debates
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Master of Business Administration Strategic Management Assessment INTRODUCTION Yum! operates in more than 130 countries with over 40‚000 restaurants. The organisation is one of the operators of QSR (quick service restaurant). Its brands are KFC‚ Taco Bell and Pizza Hut which specialises in chicken‚ food categories in Mexican style and pizza respectively. Yum! restaurant business entered China in 1987 and has established itself within the Chinese market. The organisation has
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Introduction: Defining the mission statement for a company is often one of the most slighted tasks in strategic management. It is much easier for many executives to emphasize operational aspects of long-term management activities rather than making sure short-term activities are in sync with the long-term goals. The principal value of the mission statement is its specification of the firm’s ultimate aims. A firm gains a heightened sense of purpose when its board of directors and its top executives
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STRATEGIC ANALYSIS: KELLOGG’S COMPANY BY ANABUI ESE GLADYS F From a single corn flake to a global presence........ CAN KELLOGG’S REMAIN SUCCESSFUL..? WILL ITS STRATEGY MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE.....? KELLOGG’S “bringing our best to the world”
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Describe the steps in strategic management process . The strategic management process is more than just a set of rules to follow. It is a philosophical approach to business. Upper management must think strategically first‚ then apply that thought to a process. The strategic management process is best implemented when everyone within the firm understands the strategy. Strategic management is a continuous process that appraises the business and industries in which the organization is involved;
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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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