Strategic Management Assignment 1 Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 2 2. Advantages of Strategic Planning 2.1. Financial Advantage 2 3. Disadvantage of Strategic Planning 3.1 Distortions and Deceptions 3 4. Friedman view of business social responsibility 3 5. Having a look at Sasol’s Social contribution 5 6. References 6 1. Introduction There are a number of advantages and disadvantages of strategic
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Foundations of Planning Facilitator: S. Ali Jafari CASE Understanding Powerful Role of Your Experience in Finetuning Your Judgment Contd… • Those who cannot remember past are fated to repeat it. -George Santayana -George • Bad judgment can come form bad memory. -L. William Seidman -L. • Only thing new in world is history you don’t know. don’t -Harry S. Truman -Harry • Farther backward you can look farther forward you are likely to see. -Winston Churchill -Winston Contd… Contd… Understanding
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Strategic Planning and Management Development Throughout the business industry the people who are most associated with the business process has found strategic planning and management development "requires constant shifting back and forth between long-run and short-run thinking" (Dess and Miller‚ 5). Planning is a business process that involves one or more people (depending on the type business) whom decide where the business ’s objectives lie and how to initially accomplish them over a period
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objectives and core values as it pertains to nursing services; • discuss the elements/ components of planning; • enumerate the types and phases of strategic planning; • understand the importance of formulating mission‚ vision‚ value statements‚ objectives and philosophy act as a basis for any organization; and • understand the purposes and benefits of strategic planning. Elements/ Components of planning Forecasting or Estimate the future Set Objectives/Goals and Determine Results Desired Develop and
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tool‚ the strategic planning process has received a lot of criticism over time‚ among them is the difficulty in implementing strategies due to the separation between formulation and implementation of strategy" (MINTZBERG‚ 1994 pp 479 ). Jick (2001)‚ conceives that while much research has been done on strategy‚ not enough focus has been given to the implementation of planned actions. It’s as if the two go hand in hand based on previous studies. If one is going to practice strategic planning they would
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Human Resource Planning The process that connects an organization’s strategic plan with its human resource needs is called human resource planning. The process ensures that staffing needs are addressed to achieve the organization’s objectives. Human resource planning is important because it helps an organization maintain a competitive edge and retain employees. Human resource planning determines the supply and demand of employees‚ according to the needs and wants of the business and its customers
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Global Strategic Planning As a home grown U.S. company Starbuck ’s quickly saturated its market‚ and hence several years ago looked at the global market for growth. One of these global markets is China‚ the most populous nation and home of the record breaking double digit gross domestic product or GDP rates. However‚ the Chinese culture is so much different that the U.S. culture‚ in fact some Chinese observers would say that the two cultures are apposite‚ hence careful strategic planning enhances
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Strategic Planning Case: The Future of the Great Italian Food Company As each member of the family has a different perspective of where they want the restaurant to go‚ a strong recommendation would be to start by following the steps in the strategic management process: Step 1 – Establishment of Mission‚ Vision‚ Goals Step 2 – Analysis of External Opportunities and Threats Step 3 – Analysis Internal Strengths and Weaknesses Step 4 - SWOT Analysis and Strategy Formulation Step 5 – Strategy
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LITERATURE REVIEW OF STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND SCENARIO PLANNING Introduction In an increasingly uncertain global economic climate‚ the challenges facing businesses today have changed significantly over the past few decades‚ and equally so have academic perspectives and topical management trends. With consumers becoming more sophisticated and demanding than ever‚ in addition to technology advancing at such a rapid pace‚ it appears crucial for leaders of industry to utilize a multitude of business
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Chapter 7 Foundations of Planning True/False Questions WHAT IS PLANNING? 1. Planning is concerned with how objectives are to be accomplished‚ not what is to be accomplished. (False; easy; p. 184) 2. If a manager refuses to write anything down or share his plans with others in the organization‚ he is not truly planning. (False; moderate; p. 184) WHY DO MANAGERS PLAN? 3. Planning provides direction to managers and nonmanagers alike. (True; easy; p. 185) 4. Even without planning‚ departments and individuals
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