Module Handbook [Strategic Management] [19-6B02-00L] Module Leader: Deborah FitzGerald-Moore 2008-2009 Level [6] Undergraduate (September Intake) Faculty of Organisation and Management Events Management Subject Group Faculty of Organisation and Management Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB Contents WHAT’S THIS MODULE ABOUT? 1 MODULE TEAM CONTACT DETAILS 1 MODULE OVERVIEW 2 SCHEDULE OF STUDY 3 READING LIST 6 TASK BRIEF 1 - COURSEWORK
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communicate and make decision. Strategic management takes a panoramic view of this changing corporate terrain and attempts to show how large and small firms can be more effective and efficient not only in today's world but tomorrow as well. Strategic management is the set of managerial decisions and action that determines the way for the long-range performance of the company. It includes environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control. It emphasizes the
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communicate and make decision. Strategic management takes a panoramic view of this changing corporate terrain and attempts to show how large and small firms can be more effective and efficient not only in today's world but tomorrow as well. Strategic management is the set of managerial decisions and action that determines the way for the long-range performance of the company. It includes environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, evaluation and control. It emphasizes the
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Assignment 2: FedEx Strategic Options and Opportunities Anthony Anderson JWI 540: Strategy Dr. John Dorociak 8/3/2014 Executive Summary This paper will provide discussion and analysis concerning various strategic options and opportunities as they relate to the FedEx Corporation (FDX) in their current industry market. Competition will be assessed to create an understanding of the current landscape of the industry from the
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Elaborate the major policies of the firm. 2. Define the objectives of the firm. 3. Develop strategies and the long-range plan for achieving these objectives. 4. Must develop an organization which most efficiently carries out the company’s strategic plan. 5. Must develop the operating policies which ease the burden of decision-making to carry out the plan. 6. Be involved in controlling the operations of the firm and in problem solving. Definitions 1. Major Policies Major policies
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BS2232 Business Policy Session 1 – Introduction to Business Policy and Strategic Management Dr. Carola Wolf Term 1, 2012/2013 Business Policy and Strategic Management Business policy is the study of the roles and responsibilities of managers at all levels of the organization (top, middle, lower level management), the significant issues affecting organizational success and the decisions affecting organization in long-run. Business Policy demands a broadened understanding of how competition
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STRATEGIC CHOICE AND EVALUATION PAPER Strategic Choice and Evaluation Paper Strategic, Planning, and Implementation/STR-581 Instructor: Sidney Morse April 09, 2012 According to www.wellsfargo.com, “Wells Fargo and Company is a diversified financial services company that provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgages, consumer, and commercial financial services through more than 9,000 stores and 12, 211 ATMs and the Internet across the United States and Internationally. Wells Fargo
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Bahria University Karachi Campus Course Outline – “Strategic Management” Aims & Objectives: 1. Development and reinforcement of a general management point of view -- the capacity to view the firm from an overall perspective, in the context of its environment. 2. Development of an understanding of fundamental concepts in strategic management: the role of the general manager, the levels and components of strategy, competitive analysis, and organizational evolution and change. 3. Development
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designed to achieve its objecti ves, it is most likely engaging in _________. A) strategic manageme nt B) strategy utilization C) strategic processing D) strategic formali ty A) strategic management Of the following, which one is least likely to be considered a critical task associated with an organization's strategic management proce ss? A) Evaluation of the process for use in future decision making B ) Evaluation of options relative to the company's mission C) Decrea sing the levels of hierarchy
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SESSION 1 Strategic management 3 parts: * diagnosis * choices * deployment part 1 the manager needs to define the positioning of a company according to: its external env, its internal capacities and its stakeholders = scanning the env = exploring and exploiting capabilities part2 based on the diagnosis, the manager determines the different options available at: the corporate level, the business unit level and the operational level = corporate level decisions = business-level
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