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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Summary Strategic Management PART A STRATEGIC ANALYSIS Lesson 1 Strategic Schools of Thought and Strategic Discourse Strategy is the long-term direction of an organisation. Strategy and marketing are alike but they have different purposes. The importance of a long-term perspective on strategy is emphasised by the three horizons framework. It suggest that every organisation should think of itself as comprising three types of business or activity‚ defined by their horizons in terms of years
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What is a Strategic Planning? It is a well written mission statement for any organization which drives its business towards its goals - be it profits‚ standards‚ market value‚ customer satisfaction? Can the plan be flexible or adaptable as many of you have discussed here? I believe that every organization need to follow the strategic intent in today’s ever changing world. There are some factors that can be predictable but many factors are not. An organization‚ in order to succeed need to have
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STRAREGIC MANAGEMENT Strategic management analyzes the major initiatives taken by a company’s top management on behalf of owners‚ involving resources and performance in internal and external environments. In management theory and practice‚ a distinction is often made between operational management and strategic management. Operational management is concerned primarily with responses to internal issues such as improving efficiency and controlling costs. Strategic management is concerned primarily
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Title Strategic Planning – Marks and Spencer Course name Student name Muhammad Abid Saeed Introduction This report is based on Marks and Spencer as the researcher is employed by the
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the gloabalized business‚ companies require strategic thinking and only by evolving good corporate strategies can they become strategically competitive. A sustained or sustainable competitive advantage occurs when firm implements a value – creating strategy of which other companies are unable to duplicate the benefits or find it too costly to initiate. Corporate strategy includes the commitments‚ decisions and actions required for a firm to achieve strategic competitiveness and earn above average returns
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Lord Ashcroft International Business School Strategic Management Analysis Department: Economics‚ Strategy‚ Marketing & Enterprise Module Code: MOD001074 Academic Year: 2012/13 Semester/Trimester: 1 1 Contents 1. Key Information ..................................................................................................... 2 2. Introduction to the Module ..................................................................................... 2 3. Intended Learning Outcomes ..
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Strategic Plan‚ Part II: SWOTT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Trends Strategic capabilities Leadership Strong culture Skilled human resources Competitive advantage (differentiation-focused strategies) Effective supply chain management Limited financial resources Emerging consumer needs Many national brands have reached their maturity in their lifecycle Larger organizations have economies of scale strategies (no differentiation‚ no focus on local
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SPACE Matrix Strategic Management Method The SPACE matrix is a management tool used to analyze a company. It is used to determine what type of a strategy a company should undertake. The Strategic Position & ACtion Evaluation matrix or short a SPACE matrix is a strategic management tool that focuses on strategy formulation especially as related to the competitive position of an organization. The SPACE matrix can be used as a basis for other analyses‚ such as the SWOT analysis‚ BCG matrix model
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Strategic Thinking The central research topic of the article “Enhancing the Ability to think strategically: A learning model” (Casey and Goldman 2010) is Strategic thinking‚ the various methods and ways individuals and firms develop the learning of their management. The purpose of the article‚ based on reading the context is to address the issues in strategic thinking theories and propose a research model for strategic thinking. After a series of study on other works on strategic
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