CORPORATE STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SPRING TERM 2015 Course Lecturer: Professor James Rafferty Course Tutor: Mr Tahiru Liedong Course Description The course is concerned with the Strategic Management issues and tasks faced by general managers in organisations. These involve determining the purpose and direction of the organisation, establishing objectives and formulating strategies to achieve them, which take account of changes in the environment
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number of crucial theoretical, empirical and managerial issues in business innovation; 2) to develop the ability to apply theory to real world cases; 3) to develop the ability to critically assess the usefulness of competing or complementary theories. ------------------------------------------------- STUDY MATERIAL Books Burgelman, R.A., Christensen, C.M. and Wheelwright, S.C. (2009). Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill
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Strategic management, corporate responsibility and stakeholder management Integrating corporate responsibility principles and stakeholder approaches into mainstream strategy: a stakeholder-oriented and integrative strategic management framework Takis Katsoulakos and Yannis Katsoulacos Takis Katsoulakos is a Director at INLECOM Ltd, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK. Yannis Katsoulacos is a Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece. Abstract Purpose – The purpose
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10-2-14 Environmental Scan Paper John Trout III Abstract Environmental scan is the vigilant monitoring and evaluation of a firm’s external and internal environments for detecting early signs of opportunities and threats that may influence current and future plans. In strategic planning, an environmental scan can help an organization increase understanding of the internal
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Industry Analysis (Case 1) Paper Instructions and Grade Sheet MAN 4720 Strategic Management Assignment Value - 50 points possible (all team members receive the same grade) Due Date: See syllabus Purpose: Each team will select an industry to study. You will conduct an industry analysis (also called a competitive analysis) of your assigned industry, and to collectively write a paper reporting your results. This paper will require that you apply the concepts that you have learned in
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THE STUDENT: NAME OF THE MODULE: MODULE CODE: SUBMITTED TO: DEPARTMENT: NAME OF THE UNIVERSITY: YEAR: TABLE of CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION: 5 2. BODY OF THE CURRENT TOPIC: 6 2.1 The Key Issue of Facilities Management: 6 2.2 Strategic function of Facilities Management: 6 2.3 Role of Facilities Management in Property Management: 7 2.4 Facilities Management in the direction of Financial Resource Trial: 8 2.5 Role of Facility Manager in Property Management:
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developments in management- and academic literature and application of the ING. Talent, from Greek talanton; Latin talenta; a unit of weight or money. Amsterdam Business School Course: Author: Date: Business Studies Seminar, Final Assignment (Paper) Bekir Gündelik #10481745 23-10-2013 1 Introduction The term “talent” dates back to the ancient world (from Greek talanton; Latin talenta) where it was used to denote a unit of weight or money (Talent, n.d.-a; Tansley, 2011). Subsequently, the
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Business ethics are a pivotal aspect in strategic business finance, or finance in general. Poor ethical practices and immoral acts have been conducted across many years by many individuals and businesses in the business world in regards to finance. This paper will focus on two of the more well-known ethical issues that occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Enron Corporation and WorldCom. This paper will focus on the factors that led to the demise of the corporations, as well as the violations
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Case Study Paper MGT448 – Global Business Strategies October 11, 2011 Professor Dana Moore Gray, Ph.D., APR Case Study – Google in China This case study paper will examine Google’s entry into China. This case study will be focusing on the following topics; the legal, cultural and ethical challenges that Google experienced, the role that the Chinese government played, and a summarization of the operational and strategic challenges that faced Google’s managers. Google in China Looking to
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international relations and progress of the process of globalisation. In this context, American diplomacy is not an exception. In the previous paper, Eisenhower’s Doctrine was analyzed by its essence and objectives in the framework of the requirements of the international relations and possible threat for the national security. The main aim of the present paper is to view American diplomacy in its evolution from Eisenhower’s approach to the modern diplomatic doctrine. Key words: global responsibility
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