Planned answer - strategy Flashcards

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Expected strategy Q - headings

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  • Introduction
  • Strategy and its importance
  • Understanding of today point
  • Vision, future point
  • Rational strategy - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps
  • Emergent strategies
  • Conclusion
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Expected strategy Q - strategy and its importance

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  • Define strategy
  • Mention today and future points
  • Discuss lack of strategy previously
  • Discuss issues facing ETI and need for strategy moving forwards
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Expected strategy Q - understanding of today point

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  • Discuss need for understanding of today position
  • Discuss PESTEL, Porter’s 5 forces, VRIO
  • Mention business consultant for above
  • SWOT analysis
  • Mention opportunities to strengths and weaknesses to threats
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Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 3 strengths

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Size

Ownership/control

Business trained directors

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Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 4 weaknesses

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Financial position

Lack of synergy

Brand

Employee retention

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Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 3 opportunities

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Remote work

Electric vehicles

Strategic partnerships

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Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 4 threats

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Predators

Tech changes

Foreign worker difficulties

Ownership disagreements

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Expected strategy Q - vision, future point

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  • Discuss need for vision
  • Discuss lack of defined vision previously and likely mix of visions
  • Discuss need for new vision to be org wide
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Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Plan

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  • Discuss options put forward by external consultants
  • Discuss ‘going nuclear’
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Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Pattern

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  • Discuss pattern for past behaviours forming a sort of emergent strategy
  • Discuss avoiding past behaviour
  • Discuss building elements of past behaviour in
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Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Position

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  • Mention strategic tools used already
  • Is this the right time to consider growth strategy at all?
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Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Perspective

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  • Mention perspectives of uni professors
  • Mention customer perspective re. brand
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Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Ploy

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  • Mention focus on staff expertise
  • Mention focus on environmental issues
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Expected strategy Q - Emergent strategies

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  • Discuss and define
  • Discuss need for awareness and responsiveness
  • Mention combo of rational, deliberate with emergent to form realised strategy
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