Planned answer - strategy Flashcards
Expected strategy Q - headings
- Introduction
- Strategy and its importance
- Understanding of today point
- Vision, future point
- Rational strategy - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps
- Emergent strategies
- Conclusion
Expected strategy Q - strategy and its importance
- Define strategy
- Mention today and future points
- Discuss lack of strategy previously
- Discuss issues facing ETI and need for strategy moving forwards
Expected strategy Q - understanding of today point
- 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
Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 3 strengths
Size
Ownership/control
Business trained directors
Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 4 weaknesses
Financial position
Lack of synergy
Brand
Employee retention
Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 3 opportunities
Remote work
Electric vehicles
Strategic partnerships
Expected strategy Q - SWOT - 4 threats
Predators
Tech changes
Foreign worker difficulties
Ownership disagreements
Expected strategy Q - vision, future point
- Discuss need for vision
- Discuss lack of defined vision previously and likely mix of visions
- Discuss need for new vision to be org wide
Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Plan
- Discuss options put forward by external consultants
- Discuss ‘going nuclear’
Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Pattern
- Discuss pattern for past behaviours forming a sort of emergent strategy
- Discuss avoiding past behaviour
- Discuss building elements of past behaviour in
Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Position
- Mention strategic tools used already
- Is this the right time to consider growth strategy at all?
Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Perspective
- Mention perspectives of uni professors
- Mention customer perspective re. brand
Expected strategy Q - Mintzberg’s 5 Ps - Ploy
- Mention focus on staff expertise
- Mention focus on environmental issues
Expected strategy Q - Emergent strategies
- Discuss and define
- Discuss need for awareness and responsiveness
- Mention combo of rational, deliberate with emergent to form realised strategy