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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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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Centre Maldives 1 1.2 Rationale 1 Strategic management defined and its process 2 1.3 7S model 2 1.4 Triple loop learning 3 2 Process of strategic management followed at Zhujiang Iron and Steel Company (ZISCo) 3 2.1 Strategic factors 3 2.2 Strategic Capabilities 4 2.3 Organisational performance 5 2.4 Inconsistency 6 2.4.1 External inconsistency 6 2.4.2 Internal inconsistency 6 2.5 Gap in strategy formulation 7 2.6 Strategic options available for ZISCo 7 2.7
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Planning and Measuring Performance The Organizational Planning worksheet for Yum! Brands identifies a strategic goal to understand markets and cultures where expansion is desired primarily through Yum Brands International and China. This is a strategic goal versus an operational goal because market research and understanding must be deployed prior to new operations in new regions. Appropriate standards are used to evaluate the goal. Specific tools are effective in measuring the organization’s
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Strategic Planning at Harvard Medical School Phase I: September 2007-September 2008 Report by Jeffrey S. Flier‚ MD Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Introduction This report summarizes the yearlong strategic planning process that I initiated in September 2007 and formally launched in November‚ soon after being named dean. It has been my great pleasure to see our extraordinary community rise to this challenge and to personally get to know and work closely with so many wonderful individuals. I am deeply
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Strategic Planning (ExxonMobil) Abstract Location‚ location‚ location – this seems to be one of the oldest cliché concerning items from retail to widgets. Having the right products in the right place‚ the right form of outlet‚ eager customers and you have the profits just rolling in. This is true even in the petroleum sector. Having the right road‚ great traffic flow and a well-positioned location and Bingo!-Profits just rolling in. This paper is about number one of the world’s multinational
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Slide 02 Company Logo 03 Strategic Planning 04 HR Planning Process 05 External Analysis 06 Internal Analysis 07 Mission‚ Vision‚ and Values Strategy Formulation 09 Strategy Implementation 10 Evaluation 11 08 EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT WE DO! STRATEGIC PLANNING Strategic planning supports the direction a company wants to take. This relates to the organization’s vision‚ mission and its strategic objectives. Human resource planning is integrated with strategic planning through the acquisition of
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levels of planning in order to achieve goals put in place by senior management. Wal-Mart has many different levels of management planning in place to follow through on its goals and objectives. There are many factors that influence Wal-Mart’s strategic‚ tactical‚ operational and contingency planning. Although Wal-Mart has been a very successful corporation throughout its existence‚ it has had to absorb the impact of legal issues‚ ethics‚ and corporate responsibility in its management planning.
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What do you want to do and offer you customers and where you see yourself in the years to come? The first step is the planning process and the final step is controlling what you have planned. These processes are the most critical aspects in Management. 2. Mission and Vision: 2.1 The Mission statement: The mission statement is probably the most important part of the planning process. The mission on any organization should be the basis of the organizations purpose and existence. 2.2 The Vision
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a) Strategic HR Planning Integrated with Business Goals. The development of a human resource strategy that can support the plan of the business needs HRM planning to be included and recognized as an integral part of business planning strategy. The integration of the HR strategy and strategic planning is one of the chief elements that contribute to entrepreneurial excellence. There is a lot of emphasis on the investment in the development of the organizational human resources where the traditional
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