2011 WINTER EXAMINATION Module Code: SP Programme(s): MBA/MSc Marketing Student ID: Module Title: Strategic Planning Seat Number: Exam Date: Exam Duration: 05 January 2011 3 hours No. of Pages (including cover sheet): 3 ALLOWABLE MATERIALS Open Book Examination Non-programmable calculator permitted INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Answer 3 questions out of 9 2. All questions carry equal marks. 3. This exam is worth 50% of the final marks for this module. You are required to
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Mid Term Exam Distinguish between Strategic and Tactical Management Submitted by: For: Management 5000‚ Spring 2‚ 2013 Webster University 1- Please distinguish between Strategic and Tactical Management and refer to the areas of application for each of them. Strategic Management is the process of determining mission‚ vision‚ values‚ goals‚ objectives‚ roles and‚ responsibilities of an organization; its strategic plan. Tactical Management is the process of selecting among appropriate
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Title: Strategic Operations Issues Assignment topic Using your own organisation or a local organisation that you know well‚ identify a strategic operations issue or problem that needs to be addressed. Describe the organisation briefly and briefly explain the specific operational issue‚ problem or process that needs to be addressed and provide clear details of its functions within the organisation; analyse the problem using a concept covered in the subject; consider the performance objectives of
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Strategic planning is a management tool‚ as with any management tool‚ it is used for one purpose only: to help an organization do a better job - to focus its energy‚ to ensure that members of the organization are working toward the same goals‚ to assess and adjust the organization ’s direction in response to a changing environment. Basically‚ strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is‚ what it does‚ and why
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Strategic Plan and Presentation STR/581 King Freeborn Uyere March 10‚ 2014 Suchitra Veera Week Six Executive Summary E TRADE was the first online trading company which makes them a leader in innovative business. The company was founded in 1982 and became an IPO in 1996. The headquarters is in New York City. They are a brokerage and investing company. E TRADE provides tools that help individuals achieve their long-term investing goals by cutting out the middle
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Verizon’s global presence extends to over 30 countries in the Americas‚ Europe‚ Asia and the Pacific. As a company of this size‚ corporate planning is a vital function to deal external and internal factors‚ in which‚ the company’s goals or objectives are achieved. In addition‚ a well-defined strategic planning implemented will be the guidelines in dealing with each factor‚ such as‚ rapid change‚ globalization‚ technology‚ e-business‚ innovation‚ diversity‚ and ethics. We will break down each factor as
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Strategic planning relates to leadership through your willingness to adapt and change your way of thinking as well as being honest with your plan thereby being realistic. For a successful technology‚ reality must take precedence over public relations‚ for nature cannot be fooled (Feynman‚ 1986). Strategic planning relates to both your personal and professional way of life. For instance‚ you plan to have a family‚ your financial budget‚ determining necessities vs. luxuries. When you deviate from a
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1- Define strategic planning and briefly describe the four steps that lead managers and the firm through the strategic planning process. Discuss the role marketing plays in this process. Strategic planning The process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization’s goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities . Defining a Market-Oriented Mission An organization exists to accomplish something‚ and this purpose should be
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far back as Sun Tzu. In military writings one of the main objectives of the strategist is to infer the enemy‟s true intentions. Strategic management is a broad term that encompasses the full spectrum of activities required for the effective setting‚ implementation‚ monitoring and control of strategy in an organisation. The practical and theoretical basis of strategic management can be traced back over many centuries of human endeavour. Strategy implementation then relies on another set of leadership
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Performance with a Purpose: PepsiCo ’s Strategic and Operational Plans Kendre Adams MGT 521 October 9‚ 2014 Professor Eric McMath Performance with a Purpose: PepsiCo ’s Strategic and Operational Plans PepsiCo is a global food and beverage organization that strives to keep a diverse product portfolio. PepsiCo’s main competitors include The Coca Cola Company‚ Nabisco‚ Nestle‚ and Kellogg’s. In total‚ PepsiCo portfolio consists of 22 brands. Strategic planning can be defined as a deliberate program
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