Exam questions Flashcards

1
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Strategic planning process

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Analysis - choice - implementation

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2
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Benefits of strategic planning

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Why do rational?

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3
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Strategy formation

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Rational vs emergent

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4
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View / perspective on strategy

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Positioning vs resource-based

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5
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Wider environmental factors

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PESTEL

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6
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Environmental analysis

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PESTEL

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7
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Competitive environment

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Porter’s five forces

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8
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Market attractiveness

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Porter’s five forces

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9
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Competitive advantage of nations

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Porter’s diamond

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10
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Sources of competitive advantage

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Critical success factors

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11
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Product portfolio analysis (2)

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(1) Product life cycle

(2) BCG matrix

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12
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Resource analysis

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9 Ms

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13
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Corporate appraisal

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SWOT

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14
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Current strategic position

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SWOT

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15
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Basis of strategy

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Porter’s generic strategies

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16
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Competitive positioning (2)

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(1) Brand positioning

(2) Bowman’s clock

17
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Stakeholders

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Mendelow’s matrix

18
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Value drivers

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Value chain

19
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Cost drivers

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Value chain

20
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Strategies for growth

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Ansoff’s matrix

21
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Evaluate strategic options

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Suitability, acceptability, feasibility

22
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Methods of growth

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Lynch’s expansion methods

23
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Organisational structure (2)

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Mintzberg

Handy

24
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Marketing initiatives

25
Marketing plans (3)
Research Segmentation 4 Ps
26
Service marketing
7Ps
27
How to manage change (2)
Lewin's Force field | Lewin's Iceberg
28
Resistance to change (2)
Cultural barriers | Personnel barriers
29
Dealing with resistance to change
Kotter
30
Performance measurement
Balanced scorecard
31
Pricing
4Cs
32
Knowledge management
Tacit / explicit
33
Information
ACCURATE
34
Governance
Direction and control Power source Risk management
35
Factors to consider before entering market
5 forces – attractiveness | Diamond – competitive advantage nations
36
HR management
Hard (autocratic) v Soft (participative)