Exam questions Flashcards
Strategic planning process
Analysis - choice - implementation
Benefits of strategic planning
Why do rational?
Strategy formation
Rational vs emergent
View / perspective on strategy
Positioning vs resource-based
Wider environmental factors
PESTEL
Environmental analysis
PESTEL
Competitive environment
Porter’s five forces
Market attractiveness
Porter’s five forces
Competitive advantage of nations
Porter’s diamond
Sources of competitive advantage
Critical success factors
Product portfolio analysis (2)
(1) Product life cycle
(2) BCG matrix
Resource analysis
9 Ms
Corporate appraisal
SWOT
Current strategic position
SWOT
Basis of strategy
Porter’s generic strategies
Competitive positioning (2)
(1) Brand positioning
(2) Bowman’s clock
Stakeholders
Mendelow’s matrix
Value drivers
Value chain
Cost drivers
Value chain
Strategies for growth
Ansoff’s matrix
Evaluate strategic options
Suitability, acceptability, feasibility
Methods of growth
Lynch’s expansion methods
Organisational structure (2)
Mintzberg
Handy
Marketing initiatives
4Ps