CPA Program – professional level Global Strategy and Leadership Key Concepts and Models Workshop Semester 2 2012 Author: Delyth Samuel Published by Deakin University on behalf of CPA Australia Ltd‚ ABN 64 008 392 452 © CPA Australia Ltd 2012 The contents and any information contained in this document (Information) are for general information only. They are not intended as professional advice. For any professional advice‚ please consult a suitable qualified professional. CPA
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MODULE 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP 1.7 – 1.14 What are the ways strategies can be developed? Approaches to understanding strategy: ❖ Rational - based on a model in which the conception and execution of strategy are treated as discrete‚ sequential activities. Chandler (1962) defined strategies as a straightforward process made up of two chronological activities. The following steps are typical of the method employed in this approach: 1. The establishment
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Definition: A firm pursuing a cost-leadership strategy attempts to gain a competitive advantage primarily by reducing its economic costs below its competitors. If cost-leadership strategies can be implemented by numerous firms in an industry‚ or if no firms face a cost disadvantage in imitating a cost-leadership strategy‚ then being a cost leader does not generate a sustained competitive advantage for a firm. The ability of a valuable cost-leadership competitive strategy to generate a sustained competitive
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Case Study Analysis – Montgomery Ward Year 9 * In the year‚ the company witnessed a significant increase in accounts receivable‚ which could be due to acquisition of Lechmere and its assets may have been added to Montgomery’s revenue * The company also witnessed an increase in its accounts payable—this could also be a transfer from Lechmere * Montgomery’s cash outflow from investing activities increased drastically due to the acquisition. To finance this acquisition‚ the company had
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COST LEADERSHIP STRATEGY Dell Computers have been the industry leader with there cost-leadership strategy. They strive to provide technology and support at a lower unit cost than their competitors. They are a direct model company. Their unique relationship with customers gives Dell the opportunity to know exactly what their customers want and offer products that their customers need. They have a strong focus on being a "market taker" rather than a "market maker". Capitalizing on their ability
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Woldcom’s Whitleblower: 1-which of Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development would you say that Cynthia cooper had reached? Explain. She has reached the universal ethical orientation in which the meaning of right is explained by the decision of conscience in accord with self-chosen ethical principles appealing the logical comprehensiveness and universality. This stage is also concerned of universal principal of justice‚ equality of human rights will respect for the dignity of human beings as
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Exam cases: Kodak Virgin Australia Post Pre-seen exam information Semester 2 2012 Global Strategy and Leadership © CPA Australia Ltd 2012 Case Scenario 1 Kodak case facts Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) was founded in the late 19th century by amateur photographer George Eastman in Rochester‚ New York. With the slogan ‘you press the button‚ we do the rest‚’ Kodak gave consumers the first simple camera in 1888‚ making a cumbersome and complicated process easy to use and readily
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April 17‚ 2017 Lynda Extra Credit 1.Understanding Leadership What is leadership? Leadership skills can be learned and improved. There’s a range of key leadership skills and practices but they fall mainly into four clusters of competencies. Self-awareness‚ building relationships‚ business acumen and organizational strategy. In leadership‚ reputation really is everything. These leadership skills are relevant to every organization‚ and every leadership role‚ whether you’re new to leading‚ or the CEO
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marches in Selma Throughout March of 1965‚ a group of non-violent afro American demonstrators faced assault as they attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery to demand the right to vote for black people. How it started The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches along the 87km long highway from Selma‚ Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were led by nonviolent activists to demonstrate equality and the desire for afro Americans to vote in the United States. It all started
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History essay: Montgomery bus boycott There was once a time when blacks were only slaves in America‚ they had no rights and no freedom. Nowadays segregation has been abolished‚ racism and discrimination have been broken down and blacks are now able to live their lives free as equal citizens in the American society. Blacks in America did not get these civil rights overnight; it was a long and hard fought path to freedom. There were many important events‚ which helped to give blacks civil rights
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