RUNNING HEAD: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS 1 Strategic Management and Strategic Competitiveness XXXXXXXX Strayer University BUS 499 Business Administration Capstone XXXXXXXX April 18‚ 2013 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS 2 With offices in more than 30 countries‚ Red Hat‚ founded in 1993‚ is the world’s leading provider of open source solutions‚ using a community-powered approach
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and bustle of everyday life‚ more and more people are taking advantage of stopping at the nearest coffee shop for a pick-me-up. Coffee shops are on the rise in many local communities. These stores are popping up everywhere‚ from the local Starbucks or Einstein chains‚ to the small local coffee shop opened by the couple down the street. This paper will discuss the strategy planning management must go through when opening up a new coffee shop. It will define the strategic plan and identify the critical
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STRATEGIC PLANNING – process of attaching strategies and tactics to each objectives set for the organization. Planning – strategic process for achieving future objectives of service enterprise. COMPONENTS: 1. Mission – describes current purpose and values of the organization. it is why organization exist. It should be audited on an actual basis 2. Vision – describes the potential purposes. The mission of an organization deals with the present while vision is concerned with the future direction of
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Strategic Management Fred R David (1997) states that strategic management can be defined as the art and science of formulating‚ implementing and evaluating cross functional decisions that enable the organisation to achieve its objectives. νAs the definition suggests‚ strategic management focuses on integrating management‚ marketing‚ finance/accounting‚ production/operations‚ research and development and computer information systems to achieve organizational success νStrategic management is a
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Introduction 2.0 Strategic Analysis 2.1 The Strategic Management Process 2.2 Stages of the Strategic Management Process and Contribution to Strategic Management Process 2.3 Definition of Strategic Analysis and Component 2.4 Techniques for Analyzing the External Environment 2.5 Techniques for Analyzing the Internal Environment 2.6 Roles of SWOT Analysis in Strategic Analysis 3.0 Strategy Formulation‚ Evaluation and Choice 3.1 Strategy Formulation stage and Contribution
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING Andy Adcroft STRUCTURE • Why do things happen? • Generic Strategies • Criticisms of generic strategies WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN? Norms and what has happened before Environment Analysis Roles and wider functions Creation of options Organisational Analysis What we want to achieve Emotions‚ power desires‚ goals Age and frequency of behaviours What I want from this job Habits‚ rituals and routines Social factors Decisions are taken and implemented
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Strategic decision making into 3 modes: Entrepreneurial mode – where formulation of strategy is done by a single person. Focus is on opportunities and growth. Advantage is the speed with which strategy can be formulated and implemented. Disadvantage is that does not consider problems that may arise in the processes. Strategy is characterized by bold decisions. For example WIPRO Infotech ‚ Apple computers Adaptive mode – it is characterized by reactive solutions than proactive search for new opportunities
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The implementation phase of strategic management is often referred to as the “action stage”. “Strategy implementation includes developing a strategy-supportive culture‚ creating an effective organizational structure‚ redirecting marketing efforts‚ preparing budgets‚ developing and utilizing information systems‚ and linking employee compensation to organization performance”. (David‚ 2011)‚ (p. 6). Implementation is a very important part of strategic management because it is the most difficult
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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS POLICY 12TH EDITION THOMAS L. WHEELEN J. DAVID HUNGER Strategic Management: a set of managerial decisions and actions that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. Includes: • • • • Internal and external environment scanning Strategy formulation Strategy implementation Evaluation and control Pearson Education © 2010 1-2 Phases of Strategic Management: • • • • Phase Phase Phase Phase 1: 2: 3: 4: Basic financial planning Forecast-based
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MB0052- Strategic Management & Business Policy Assignment Set-I What is meant by strategy ? Differentiate between goals and objectives? Answer: Strategy is the method by which an organization systematically achieves its future objectives. A business cannot progress for a long term without a reliable strategy. Strategy is a common direction set for the company and its various components to accomplish a desired position in the future. A meticulous planning process results in strategy. It is
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