0: Basics

Question 1

Better business managers gain these 3 qualities from strat mgmt:

Answer 1

• Faster and more accurate analysis
• Better strategic decisions
• Sensitivity to factors that impact on their company’s strategies and performance

Question 2

Pyramidal thinking vs scientific funnel:

high-level structure,

goal

Answer 2

• core message > backup info good for presentations

VS

• research facts > core message good for sci lit

Question 3

Pyramidal thinking:

2 ways to structure

Answer 3

• Logical group = core message, seq. of statements
• Logical chain = core message, thesis antithesis synthesis