Strategic Plans and Risk Management Flashcards

1
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Mintzberg’s Ps of strategy

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Plan (instructions)
Ploy (manoeuvre)
Pattern (of behaviour)
Position 
Perspective
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2
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Positioning-based view

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Identifying opportunities and and developing strategies to take advantage of them

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3
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Resource-based view

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Strategies are developed based on the capabilities of the business

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4
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Strategic analysis

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1) external analysis
2) internal analysis
3) corporate appraisal
4) Mission/goal/objectives
5) Gap analysis

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5
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Strategic choice

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1) Generation
2) Evaluation
3) Selection

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6
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Institutional strategies

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determines method of growth

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7
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Static environment (4Ss)

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Static
Single
Simple
Safe

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8
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Dynamic environment (4Ds)

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Dynamic
Diverse
Difficult
Dangerous

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9
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PESTEL

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Political
Economic
Social/demographical
Technological
Environmental
Legal
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10
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Brand competitors

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similar firms with similar products

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11
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Industry competitors

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similar products but other differences

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12
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Generic competitors

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competing for the same disposable income

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13
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Form competitors

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different products satisfying the same need

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14
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Types of responses to competitors

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Laid back
Tiger
Selective
Stochastic (unpredictable)

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15
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9Ms reviewed in a resources audit

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Machinery
Make-up
Management
Management information
Markets
Materials
Men and Women
Methods
Money
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16
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Primary activities

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Inbound logistics
Operations
Outbound logistics
Marketing and sales
Service
17
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Secondary activities

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Procurement
Human resource management
Technology development
Firm infrastructure

18
Q

Corporate appraisal is also known as a…

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SWOT analysis

19
Q

Gap analysis

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desired future performance compared to expected performance

difference is called the profit gap

20
Q

Cost leadership

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producing the lowest cost in the industry

21
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Differentiation

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provision of a unique service or product

22
Q

Focus/niche

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restriction of activities to part of the market